Tōru Abe — Actor (87)
Dancing Sisters (1957) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
お転婆三人姉妹 踊る太陽
other title: お転婆三人姉妹 踊る太陽
It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".
Wait for Tomorrow (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
あした晴れるか
other title: あした晴れるか
Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company which offers him an assignment to "Cover Tokyo" with a camera. But he is disillusioned when he is told he must work together with Miharu, a good looking girl in the film company's publicity department. Then the fun begins.
Harbor Rats (1957) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
海の野郎ども
other title: 海の野郎ども
A scrap iron carrier arrived at Tokyo bay. The ship swarmed with the stevedores, the souvenir seller and the hookers. The crews of ship were oppressed by arrogant captain and his officers. The crews caused an uprising. A manager of stevedore ordered his employee leader to suppress an uprising...
The Eagle and the Hawk (1957) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
鷲と鷹
other title: 鷲と鷹 / Washi to taka
In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew of a rusty cargo ship Kaiyo Maru. One is a troublemaker with bad attitudes, Senkichi Nomura, who pursues an enemy in order to take revenge for his father's death. The other is Keizo Sasaki, a buff, eagle-eyed man on board for a certain mission.
The Blazing Valiant (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
燃える勇者
director: Tōru Dobashi actor: Hiroyuki Sanada / Kazue Itō
other title: 燃える勇者
Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in Africa where the family had been living throughout most of Jo's life. Once the funeral was over, he missed the boat that was going to take him back home, and, because of an altered itinerary, he ends up stopping in a town for awhile -- striking up an acquaintance with a teenager and her grandfather when he captures their runaway horse. He would have been glad to leave after the proper amenities were completed, but the girl's journalist brother is murdered -- he was getting too close to wrapping a major news story. At that point, Jo and a friend cannot easily drop the matter as though nothing had occurred, and the two start to track down the source of the trouble -- a factory that makes poison gas for Third World buyers. Now their task is to dismantle the operation, prevent one train shipment from arriving at a transfer point, and find the journalist's killer.
Game of Chance (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
浪曲子守唄
other title: 浪曲子守唄 / Game Of Chance
Bungo becomes a single parent when his wife leaves him because of his drinking and gambling. Deciding to quit his vices, he works menial jobs, drifting from city to city. However, not completely losing his gambling tastes, he became a hunted man and must escape to Tokyo after he was found cheating at dice. Bungo and his son Kenichi comes upon the Kizaki Family in Asakusa, where more troubles are awaiting them...
Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
北海の暴れ竜
other title: Le Dragon sauvage d'Hokkaido / 北海の暴れ竜
The son of a prominent member of a fishing community returns home after a stint with the yakuza to find his father has died under orders of a local gang leader. He sets out to avenge his father, keeping his plans secret from his mother who is cold to him since his perceived abandonment of the family. This wonderful, if little-seen, Fukasaku gem deals with family, community and what it means to do right by both.
The Scarred Crest (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
新・男の紋章 度胸一番
other title: 新・男の紋章 度胸一番
A war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he finds himself torn by the death of an old friend - the son of crime kingpin Kiyomiya. A death Ryuji feels responsible for.
Girl Boss Blues: Queen Bee's Counterattack (1971) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
女番長ブルース 牝蜂の逆襲
director: Norifumi Suzuki actor: Reiko Ike / Yukie Kagawa
other title: 女番長ブルース 牝蜂の逆襲 / El contraataque de la abeja reina
In the 1970s, the Japanese youth emancipation also found its way into the yakuza (crime) societies. A Girl Boss may have a choice between bikes, and between boyfriends. But she has to defend her choices the hard way, as her triumph and power over the girls' gang is questioned by her female rivals, and the all powerful Yakuza Boss. She inspires loyalty to her girls, and to men to the extent of many of them literally giving their lives for her - in a world of knife and gun fighting, bike and car chasing, and violent death.