Kiwako Taichi — Actor (13)
Flower and Dragon (1973) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
花と龍・青雲篇、愛憎篇、怒濤篇
director: Tai Katō actor: Tetsuya Watari / Yoshiko Kayama
other title: 花と龍・青雲篇、愛憎篇、怒濤篇
Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.
Messengers to Satsuma (1982) [Movie] TMDB
薩摩飛脚
director: Kazuo Mori actor: Mikijiro Hira / Kiwako Taichi
other title: 薩摩飛脚
By all indications, an anti-government conspiracy is brewing in the Satsuma Domain. Already seven oniwaban spies sent by the shogunate have infiltrated Satsuma in order to scout everything on the spot. However, they had all disappeared, and it was unclear whether they were alive or dead. Kenzaburo Kamiya and Iori Matsumura successfully infiltrate as the eighth and ninth spies and witness law-breaking exercises using a cannon. However, soon Satsuma men found them and drove them to the cliff...
Song of Kagoshima (1962) [Movie] TMDB
民謡の旅 桜島 おてもやん
other title: 民謡の旅 桜島 おてもやん
Yumemi, the president of Shirayuri Tours, visits Kagoshima in an attempt to save the contract with Satsuma Inn. After learning about the abrupt cancellation of the contract with the family-run Satsuma Inn in Kagoshima, Yumemi, launches her own investigation into the matter. Amidst her efforts to resume her company’s contract with the inn, Yumemi finds herself personally involved in the inn’s family affairs and with their guests in a surprising discover of love and friendship.
Bullet Wound (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
弾痕
other title: 弾痕
Yuzo Kayama is an American-Japanese operative working for the US to uncover an arms deal between an American seller and Chinese communists, and to take out both parties. After almost getting assassinated himself, he takes a wounded civilian with him despite living in a world where no one can be trusted.
Hibari the Traveling Performer (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ひばりの母恋いギター
other title: ひばりの母恋いギター
Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?
An Ode to Yakuza (1970) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
やくざ絶唱
other title: Ode Au Yakuza / やくざ絶唱
Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
悪名 縄張荒らし
other title: 悪名 縄張荒らし
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza.