Kayo Matsuo — Actor (42)
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Chivalrous Life (1965)
渡世一代 IMDb TMDB
Buichi Saitō actor: Hideki Takahashi / Masako Izumi …
other title: 渡世一代
In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the police about the source of funds for the Daido Federation, to which he belonged. The creditor, Izo, visited the local police station daily, worried about the safety of his boss, and himself came to the attention of the police. Izo embarks on a journey to escape, but in the meantime, the new rising yakuza Dojima plans to kill Iizuka...
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint (1968)
続やくざ坊主 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Shintarō Katsu / Yukiji Asaoka …
other title: 続やくざ坊主 / The Hoodlum Priest
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Katsu Shintaro as he tries to help a woman who may be the heir to a fortune get what is rightfully hers. Matsuo Kayo, who first rose to international stardom as ‘the supreme ninja’ in “Shogun Assassin” gives an outstanding performance in this clever and exciting caper tale set in the samurai era. Ryuzen agrees to help her, but is he just in it for himself, and is she really who she claims to be? When they come up against Boss Tobei it’s a virtual free-for-all as everyone struggles to walk away with a fortune in gold!
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The Protector (1966)
のれん一代　女侠 IMDb TMDB
Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hibari Misora / Yoichi Hayashi …
other title: のれん一代　女侠
Mine, the only daughter of Kiyagen, is faced with running the family's timber business when her father falls ill. Under a great deal of pressure to continue the five generation long run of the business, Mine is put to the ultimate test when a former gangster sets his sights on closing her down.
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Velvet Hustler (1967)
紅の流れ星 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Toshio Masuda actor: Tetsuya Watari / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 紅の流れ星
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.
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My Second Brother (1959)
にあんちゃん WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Shōhei Imamura actor: Hiroyuki Nagato / Kayo Matsuo …
other title: Il diario di Sueko - Il secondo fratello / O Meu Segundo Irmão …
The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
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Japan's Top Gangster (1973)
山口組三代目 IMDb TMDB
Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Ken Takakura / Tetsuro Tamba …
other title: 山口組三代目
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang. This epic film is the first part of greatest true-life series based on autobiography of the Yamaguchi-gumi's third leader, Taoka Kazuo.
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Carmen from Kawachi (1966)
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Seijun Suzuki actor: Yumiko Nogawa / Kōji Wada …
other title: 河内カルメン / Carmen de Kawachi …
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko’s house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time.