Tatsuo Endō — Actor (81)
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint (1968) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
続やくざ坊主
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Shintarō Katsu / Yukiji Asaoka …
other title: 続やくざ坊主
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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Lone Wolf Isazo (1968) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ひとり狼
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Mayumi Ogawa …
other title: ひとり狼
Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling. One late fall at an inn in Kiso Fukushima, Isazo befriends a young boy whose mother turns out to be his old love Yoshino, with whom he was not unable to consummate a marriage due to the class differences between them.
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House of Gamblers (1970) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
博徒一家
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ken Takakura / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 博徒一家
Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family goons, by retaliating on his own. After injuring the head of Tanuma's family, and slaying others along the way, he then surrenders to the law and serves time.
Before his last year to serve, the head of the Aramasa family falls ill and decides to retire, Ryoji miss chance to be successor, his old friend is reluctant but accepts. Now this gives the Tanuma family a chance for revenge! But with Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sekine) always having your back, how can you go wrong?
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Gambler's Legacy (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
渡世人列伝
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 渡世人列伝
A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of a dragon who is said to be responsible for the death of their former leader.
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A Scarred Life (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
傷だらけの人生
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 傷だらけの人生
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
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Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (1971) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
女渡世人
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Sumiko Fuji / Koji Tsuruta …
other title: 女渡世人
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true "Matatabi" (wandering gambler) feeling.
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Eight Men to Kill (1972) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
賞金首 一瞬八人斬り
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Minoru Ōki …
other title: Bounty Hunter 3: Eight Men to Kill / 賞金首 一瞬八人斬り …
The third movie following the exploits of bounty hunter Shikoro Ichibei. The theft of almost a half ton of gold from the shogunate's official mine threatens to bankrupt the government of Japan. Despite a desperate search the gold has not been found, causing officials of the Tokugawa bakufu to call on their most skillful secret agent, Shikoro Ichibei.
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Gambler (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
博徒
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Koji Tsuruta / Hiroki Matsukata …
other title: 博徒
The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss wants to get into politics. He makes a deal with the Osaka Railway Company, leaving many poor people homeless. Tachibana engages in a fierce battle with villains for the poor.
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Gamblers and Racketeers (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
博徒対テキ屋
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Koji Tsuruta …
other title: 博徒対テキ屋
Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.
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The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers (1974) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
極道VSまむし
director: Sadao Nakajima actor: Bunta Sugawara / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 極道VSまむし
A crossover between Wakayama's Gokudo and Sugawara Mamushi series. Gokudo runs a restaurant and makes Takuzo Kawatani his kitchen bitch. He tries to do the same for the Mamushi bros. but the boys don't play along, which pisses Gokudo off. Things get worse when he starts helping a young teacher and Bunta has a crush on a pretty girl... and unbeknownst to them it's the same woman! Yes, the film has not one but two romantic subplots! Of course it all ends in bloodshed.
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The Protector (1966) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
のれん一代　女侠
director: 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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Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
鼠小僧次郎吉
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Masako Akeboshi / Ryōnosuke Azuma …
other title: 鼠小僧次郎吉
Nezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo during the Edo period. His exploits have been commemorated in kabuki theatre, folk songs, jidaigeki, and modern pop culture.
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Three Yakuza (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
股旅　三人やくざ
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Tatsuya Nakadai …
other title: 股旅　三人やくざ
A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. Part 1: A man is on the run after killing two Hasshu Officials to avenge his Boss. He must make a life or death decision as he is asked to protect a gang from attack. Part 2: A pair of gamblers chased out of a crooked game must fight not only their pursuers, but the ghosts of their pasts as well. Part 3: A wanderer who wants to live according to the Yakuza Code, but is not sure that he can do so when asked to save a town from an evil official.
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The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
まむしの兄弟　傷害恐喝十八犯
director: Sadao Nakajima actor: Bunta Sugawara / Tsunehiko Watase …
other title: まむしの兄弟　傷害恐喝十八犯
Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. Sugawara tries to overcome a traumatic experience of getting in bed blindfolded with a girl who turned out to be an old granny. Later he and Kawaji try to settle down in a neighbourhood harassed by businessman yakuza Bin Amatsu.
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Yakuza on Foot (1969) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
旅に出た極道
director: Junya Satō actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Bunta Sugawara …
other title: 旅に出た極道
An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking. When she goes to China to make a deal, things get botched pretty badly. Shimamura must travel to save her and recoup his employers’ losses.