Takamaru Sasaki — Actor (42)
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Kagebôshi: The Shadow Avenger (1959) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
影法師捕物帖
director: Nobuo Nakagawa actor: Kanjūrō Arashi / Ryūzaburō Nakamura …
other title: 影法師捕物帖
For the poor, Edo is Hell on Earth, starving under the rule of Tanuma Okitsugi, corrupt councilor to the shogun. But the courageous vagabond called “Kageboshi” (Shadow Avenger), will fight for the common folk, robbing the rich so the people will have rice. Tanuma’s henchmen will hire an evil swordsman to pose as Kageboshi, starting a wave of murder, kidnapping and robbery, searching for two antique sword-guards that will reveal the hiding place of a fortune in buried gold. But who will claim the gold? The poor of Edo, or the conniving Tanuma? Only Kageboshi’s flashing sword, tearing through Tanuma’s bloodthirsty minions, can forestall his wicked schemes.
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Yakuza Princess of Edo (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
花のお江戸のやくざ姫
director: Eiichi Kudō actor: Hibari Misora / Kōtarō Satomi …
other title: 花のお江戸のやくざ姫
Tsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo’s father, the grinder Yasujiro, was asked to sharpen a sword called Kongomaru, which was planned to be presented to the shogun Iemitsu, but he died due to a yakuza attack. In addition, the sword was stolen, and Ochiyo’s sister was also kidnapped.
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Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
紫右京之介逆一文字斬り
director: Yasuto Hasegawa actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Ryōhei Uchida …
other title: 紫右京之介逆一文字斬り
In this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to avenge his father's death continues. His discovery of a mysterious note written by his father, Inspector Sena, held a clue to the inspector's murder 18 years ago. As Ukyunosuke continues further with his investigation into the conspiracy to uncover the truth behind his father's death, he must confront those eager to take his life. The great Okawa Hashizo shines in one of his signature roles bringing the ultimate conclusion of this epic tale of murder and revenge!
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Won't Stand for Dying (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
殺られてたまるか
director: Eijirō Wakabayashi actor: Tatsuo Umemiya / Yoshiko Mita …
other title: 殺られてたまるか
The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...
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Three-Headed Tower (1956) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
三つ首塔
director: Tsuneo Kobayashi / Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Hizuru Takachiho …
other title: 三つ首塔 / Three Headed Tower
Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the conditions of the will. One month later after, Takato Shunsaku is found. Murdered. At the birthday party of Otone's uncle. With Shunsaku dead and thus making it impossible for Otone to marry him, the inheritence is to split amongst all (living) family members. And yes, as always, that means that the potential successors get killed off one by one. But Kosuke Kindaichi is on the trail...
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The Lost Alibi (1960) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
黒い画集　あるサラリーマンの証言
director: Hiromichi Horikawa actor: Keiju Kobayashi / Chisako Hara …
other title: 黒い画集　あるサラリーマンの証言
Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.