Makoto Satō — Actor (73)
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Ai・Mai・Me (1990) [Movie] TMDB
曖・昧・Me
director: Tousuke Sato actor: Nae Yuuki / Ryo Hayakawa …
other title: 曖・昧・Me
Kaoruko, the daughter of a doctor and attending a prestigious high school in Fukuoka, was vaguely anxious about the future. She's even more scared when her friend Natsumi invites her to membership-based prostitution club.
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Admiral Yamamoto (1968) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
director: Seiji Maruyama actor: Toshirō Mifune / Yūzō Kayama …
other title: Almirante Yamamoto / 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 …
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
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The Retreat from Kiska (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
太平洋奇跡の作戦　キスカ
director: Seiji Maruyama actor: Toshirō Mifune / So Yamamura …
other title: 太平洋奇跡の作戦　キスカ / Taiheiyō Kiseki no Sakusen Kisuka
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
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Whirlwind (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
士魂魔道 大龍巻
director: Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshirō Mifune / Akihiko Hirata …
other title: Tourbillon / 士魂魔道 大龍巻
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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Bonds of Love (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
愛のきずな
director: Takashi Tsuboshima actor: Mari Sono / Makoto Fujita …
other title: 愛のきずな
Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei's life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the mountains in Nagano and sets in motion an unthinkable, tragic chain of events.
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Counterstroke (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
吼えろ脱獄囚
director: Jun Fukuda actor: Makoto Satō / Yōsuke Natsuki …
other title: 吼えろ脱獄囚
Ryusuke and Joe Oki escape from prison. Ryusuke was incarcerated for killing his younger brother Yasuhiko, who was a bouncer at the cabaret "Three Cats" and Junko's lover who worked at the same restaurant. Of course, Ryusuke did not commit this crime...
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The Mad Atlantic (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
怒涛一万浬
director: Jun Fukuda actor: Toshirō Mifune / Tatsuya Mihashi …
other title: 怒涛一万浬 / 10,000 Miles of Stormy Seas …
Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they ever have, creating enmity and exhaustion. Just when the ship has taken a huge catch of tuna in its nets, Murakami learns that his ship is the only one in position to rescue the crew of another ship, sinking in a storm. He must choose between saving the catch or saving lives. Either choice may mean his ruin.
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Miyamoto Musashi (1973) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
宮本武蔵
director: Tai Katō actor: Hideki Takahashi / Jirō Tamiya …
other title: 宮本武蔵
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
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The Big Boss (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
暗黒街の顔役
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Koji Tsuruta / Seizaburō Kawazu …
other title: 暗黒街の顔役 / Ombres dans la nuit
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
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Blood for Blood (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
流血の抗争
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Joe Shishido / Makoto Satō …
other title: 流血の抗争
The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the city has sprouted into a boomtown and business is good. Two of the most infamous mobs of Tokyo want a piece of the pie. As out-of-town yakuza flood the city overnight, the crime boss of the Akiba family, Tezuka (Joe Shishido), is released from prison after a five year sentence. He does not like the "change" he sees.