Yutaro Ban — Actor (11)
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
東海道お化け道中
director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda / Yoshiyuki Kuroda actor: Kōjirō Hongō / Pepe Hozumi
other title: La Légende des Yokai / 東海道お化け道中
In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl's grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yokai Monsters to step in.
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData
竜馬暗殺
director: Kazuo Kuroki actor: Yoshio Harada / Renji Ishibashi
other title: L'assassinat de Ryoma / 竜馬暗殺
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), the imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
Haunted Castle (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
秘録怪猫伝
director: Tokuzō Tanaka actor: Kōjirō Hongō / Naomi Kobayashi
other title: 秘録怪猫伝
This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This cat, a symbol of vengeance in human disguise, takes revenge for the death of its master as well as for the corruption in the feudal system.
A Certain Killer (1967) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
ある殺し屋
director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Yumiko Nogawa
other title: Le Silencieux / ある殺し屋
A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
御用牙
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Shintarō Katsu / Yukiji Asaoka
other title: Hanzo the Razor – Sword of Justice / Hanzo The Razor 1 : L'épée de la justice
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of having ties with a reputed criminal on the loose.
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
新座頭市 破れ!唐人剣
director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda / Hsu Tseng-Hung actor: Shintarō Katsu / Jimmy Wang Yu
other title: Zatoichi meets the One Armed Swordsman / La Légende de Zatoïchi, Vol. 22 : Zatoïchi contre le Sabreur manchot
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are — an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant — Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
新座頭市物語・折れた杖
director: Shintarō Katsu actor: Shintarō Katsu / Kiwako Taichi
other title: Zatôichi in Desperation / La Légende de Zatoïchi, Vol. 24 : La Blessure
After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel - but this causes more problems than solves them.
Death at an Old Mansion (1975) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
本陣殺人事件
director: Yoichi Takabayashi actor: Akira Nakao / Takahiro Tamura
other title: 本陣殺人事件
A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowed overnight and the killer left no tracks. It is up to an amateur detective to figure out what happened. Carefully and systematically, he pieces together the clues in this locked room mystery.
Daimajin (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
大魔神
director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda actor: Miwa Takada / Yoshihiko Aoyama
other title: Daimajin - Frankensteins Monster erwacht / Majin
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
The Water Was So Clear (1973) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
餓鬼草紙
director: Yoichi Takabayashi actor: Sachie Matsuda / Yutaro Ban
other title: L'eau était si claire / 餓鬼草紙
A Buddhist priest rescues a homeless girl and brings her into his temple's household. Soon she becomes an essential part of the place. One night she is raped by a young man who then becomes her lover. The priest happens on them one night as they make love before the temple shrine, and he becomes erotically obsessed.