Kōsaku Yamashita — Director (57)

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The Biggest Gamble (1969) IMDb TMDB
戦後最大の賭場 
other title: 戦後最大の賭場 
When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.

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Bloodiest Flower (1971) IMDb TMDB
日本女侠伝 血斗乱れ花
director: Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Sumiko Fuji / Ken Takakura …
other title: 日本女侠伝 血斗乱れ花
A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the natural hardships, a more serious threat to Tei and her mine, the menacing presence of rival mining gangs who sense her vulnerability... Nihon jokyo-den:ketto midarw-bana is an outstanding drama, highlighted by wonderful characterizations/performances. Yamashita's excellent direction maintains a rich emotional flow from the opening seconds to the last. Intense and bloody encounters punctuate throughout the engaging multi layered tale!

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Fate Deals the Card of Death (1971) IMDb TMDB
博奕打ち いのち札
other title: 博奕打ち いのち札
Seijiro and Shizue meet in Niigata and fall in love. Seijiro has to go back to Tokyo soon after, and they promise each other to meet again a year later. However, Seijiro gets jailed for five years. Unable to find him, Shizue gets married to a yakuza boss who can help her family business.

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Father of the Kamikaze (1974) IMDb TMDB
あゝ決戦航空隊
other title: Â kessen kôkûtai / あゝ決戦航空隊
Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.

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A Lively Geisha (1970) IMDb TMDB
日本女侠伝 鉄火芸者
other title: 日本女侠伝 鉄火芸者
Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When she learns of the trouble Yukichi's business is facing, she stands ready to come to his aid, and thus repay a debt that's long overdue.

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Samurai Geisha (1969) WikiData IMDb TMDB
日本女侠伝 侠客芸者
director: Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Sumiko Fuji / Ken Takakura …
other title: 日本女侠伝 侠客芸者 / Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha
Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era. A stellar all-star cast, a thrilling story, and Takakura Ken's violent swordplay, make this a classic Yakuza movie!

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Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969) IMDb TMDB
緋牡丹博徒 鉄火場列伝
other title: Lady Yakuza 5 - Chronique des joueurs / Lady Yakuza Red Peony Gambler 5: Biographies of a Gambling Room …
Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebted to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her yakuza ways behind. When a dispute breaks out for the gambling rights to a local festival, the villagers are harassed by a gang of thugs. When the harassment turns violent, Oryu must decide wither to keep her promise or protect the villagers.