Kazuki Kitamura — Actor (25)
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The Accomplice (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
共犯者
director: Kazuhiro Kiuchi actor: Naoto Takenaka / Kyoko Koizumi …
other title: 共犯者
This hard-boiled action starring Naoto Takenaka is directed by popular manga artist Kazuhiro Kiuchi. 8 years ago Brazilian mafioso Carlos had brought the Japanese yakuza organization to its knees. He breaks out of prison while being transported back to Brazil and then begins to seek to get even with the organization.
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Blazing Famiglia (2012) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
莫逆家族 バクギャクファミーリア
director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri actor: Yoshimi Tokui / Kento Hayashi …
other title: 莫逆家族 バクギャクファミーリア
"Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi Tokui) was once the leader of the most feared motorcycle gang in the Kanto area. Now, Tetsu Hino is middle-aged man who is looked down upon by his rebellious son Shuhei (Kento Hayashi). One day, Tetsu and his old biker gang gather together again after the daughter of a member is assaulted. Tetsu, worried about his day to day life, nevertheless regains the passion from his biker days. Tetsu then finds out that Ken Igarashi (Jun Murakami) is the man behind the attack. Ken Igarashi has had a grudge against Tetsu for a long time.
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Time Limit (2003) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
タイムリミット
director: Kaizo Hayashi actor: Yutaka Takenouchi / Ayumi Ishida …
other title: タイムリミット
Mizusawa (Takenouchi Yutaka), an explosives expert, is arrested and charged with a string of bank robberies. Because he is a flight risk, Detective Kayama (Ogata Ken) is assigned to transport Mizusawa to Shizuoka for questioning. On the way, Kayama receives word that the hotel where his wife and daughter are attending a party has been rigged with a time bomb. Being a "by-the-book" kind of cop, Kayama refuses to abandon his job and return to help his family. Meanwhile, the hotel is swarming with police and the bomb squad who are searching for the bomb and the culprit. Time is almost up. Mizusawa claims that he is the only who who can deactivate the bomb.
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The Return (2019) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
帰郷
director: Shigemichi Sugita actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Takako Tokiwa …
other title: 帰郷
Tatsuya Nakadai, the world’s greatest living actor, returns to the screen in a brilliant adaptation of a story by novelist Shuhei Fujisawa. A traveling gambler known as “Funeral Uno” he is now 86 years old and returning to his hometown for the first time in 30 years. Partly told in flashbacks, he is forced to face his lifelong nemesis, Boss Kyuzo, a vile yakuza portrayed by another superstar of samurai cinema, Atsuo Nakamura! Before the two old gamblers can settle a 30-year-old score they must put their lives on the line in a game of dice that can only lead to a bloody sword duel the likes of which has never before been seen! Superb performances all around in a film loaded with surprises and exciting swordplay!
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Turn (2001) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
ターン
director: Hideyuki Hirayama actor: Riho Makise / Kantarô Nakamura …
other title: ターン
Maki is a talented copper plate artist, however, just before her first gallery show, she gets struck by a truck. When she comes to she is at home. When she ventures outside, the city is deserted and she knows something is deeply wrong. Each day repeats; she wakes up at 2:15 in the afternoon. Gradually things start change, the phone rings, and she finds that she is not alone...
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Onibi: The Fire Within (1997) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
鬼火
director: Rokurō Mochizuki actor: Yoshio Harada / Reiko Kataoka …
other title: Onibi - Feuerkreis / 鬼火
After spending over half his life in prison, ex-hitman Kunihiro is determined to go straight. But the shortcomings of the new gangs mean that he is soon having to call on his old-school yakuza talents. And when he falls for Asako, a beautiful piano player, she unknowingly ignites a fire within Kuni that will immolate everything and everybody around him. Regarded by many as his masterpiece, Onibi has all the hallmarks of a Mochizuki film, with the gangster elements tightly compressed and controlled to allow space in which a subdued romance can bloom. Coming from a background in porno cinema, this master of sexual relations injects a fresh passion and tension into the macho world of the yakuza film.
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Minazuki (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
皆月
director: Rokurō Mochizuki actor: Eiji Okuda / Kazuki Kitamura …
other title: 皆月
Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.
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Samurai Cat 2: A Tropical Adventure (2015) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
猫侍 南の島へ行く
director: Takeshi Watanabe actor: Kazuki Kitamura / Hana Kino …
other title: 猫侍 南の島へ行く
The Edo period. Once a famous swordsman, Kyutaro Madarame, aka “Madara the Devil,” is now a masterless samurai. When a white cat called Tamanojo appears before Kyutaro, the encounter changes him forever. Starring Kazuki Kitamura. This offbeat tale of samurai spirit and adorable animal antics returns to the screen on a breathtaking scale!
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Samurai Cat: The Movie (2014) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
猫侍
director: Yoshitaka Yamaguchi / Takeshi Watanabe actor: Kazuki Kitamura / Misako Renbutsu …
other title: Samurai Cat / Neko zamurai (Samurai Cat) …
The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.
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Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) [Movie] TMDB Skybridge IMDb WikiData
あずみ2 Death or Love
director: Shusuke Kaneko actor: Aya Ueto / Yuma Ishigaki …
other title: Azumi 2 / Azumi 2 - Amor ou Morte …
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.
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Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie (2004) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
怪談新耳袋 劇場版
director: Keita Amemiya / Shunichi Hirano … actor: Naoto Takenaka / Yasufumi Hayashi …
other title: Tales of Terror from Tokyo Vol. II / 怪談新耳袋 劇場版
8 short stories comprise this anthology movie, based on the Tales of Terror TV series. The segments are, in order: The Night Watchman (directed by Akio Yoshida), Wisps of Smoke (Kosuke Suzuki), Gloves (Hirohisa Sasaki), The Weight (Kosuke Suzuki), Full-Length Mirror (Ryuta Miyake), Line of Sight (Keisuke Toyoshima), The Promise (Keita Amemiya) and Hisao (Shun'ichi Hirano).
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Blood and Bones (2004) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
血と骨
director: Yōichi Sai actor: Takeshi Kitano / Hirofumi Arai …
other title: Blood and bones / 血と骨
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.