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Sonny Chiba

1939-01-23 (85 years old) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Sonny Chiba (born January 23, 1939 - August 19, 2021), also known as Shin'ichi Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Born in Fukuoka, Chiba played a variety of sports in high school, including baseball and volleyball. He also practiced gymnastics and participated at the National Sports Festival of Japan in his third year. When he was a university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984. Chiba's career began in the 1960s, when he starred in two tokusatsu superhero shows. In his first role, he replaced Susumu Wajima as the main character Kōtarō Ran/Seven Color Mask in Seven Color Mask (Nana-iro Kamen) in the second half of the series. However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film The Street Fighter. Before retiring, Chiba had also appeared in a number of English language American films, including Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Fast & Furious 3: Tokyo Drift (2006). Chiba died of COVID-19 complications at the hospital in Tokyo on 19 August 2021, at the age of 82. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonny Chiba, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part II - Judgement
0 %|Jul 29, 2024
Action, Crime, Drama
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
0 %|Oct 30, 2023
Action, Drama, Crime
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Shakespeare In Tokyo
70 %|Oct 28, 2018
Drama
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Gokudō tenka fubu
0 %|Jan 27, 2017
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Masaaki Hatsumi: Living Ninja Legend
100 %|Jul 2, 2016
Documentary
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Biohazard: The Stage
90 %|Oct 22, 2015
Horror, Mystery
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Take a Chance
100 %|Jun 29, 2015
Action, Drama
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The Noise
100 %|May 23, 2015
Comedy, Fantasy
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Kabukicho High School
0 %|May 3, 2014
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Unification Of Japan 2
0 %|Oct 4, 2013
Crime
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Don's Road 9
95 %|Aug 15, 2013
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Unification Of Japan
53 %|Jul 13, 2013
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Don's Road 8
0 %|Mar 15, 2013
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Don's Road 7
0 %|Feb 21, 2013
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Sushi Girl: A Documentary
0 %|Feb 19, 2013
Documentary
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Don's Road 6
0 %|Jan 1, 2013
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Sushi Girl
55.629999999999995 %|Dec 7, 2012
Thriller, Crime
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The Legend of Space Sheriff Gavan
100 %|Oct 20, 2012
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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修羅の花道2
0 %|Mar 25, 2012
Crime
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修羅の花道
0 %|Jan 14, 2012
Action, Drama
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
79.89 %|Mar 27, 2011
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Yakuza Legacy
0 %|Feb 25, 2009
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Oyaji
100 %|Aug 25, 2007
Action, Drama
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
65.11999999999999 %|Jun 3, 2006
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tarantino's Mind
69.74000000000001 %|Jan 4, 2006
TV Movie, Comedy
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Legend of Seven Monks
48 %|Jan 1, 2006
Action
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New Shadow Warriors VI: The Final Chapter
0 %|Feb 6, 2005
Action, Drama, Adventure, War
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New Shadow Warriors V: Hattori Hanzo vs Onmyoji
0 %|Feb 5, 2005
Action, Drama, Crime
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Survive Style 5+
72 %|Sep 25, 2004
Mystery, Comedy, Thriller
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New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
70 %|Sep 20, 2004
Action, War, Drama
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
79 %|Apr 16, 2004
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Explosive City
65 %|Jan 1, 2004
Action, Crime
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
79.71000000000001 %|Oct 10, 2003
Action, Crime
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New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
70 %|Sep 19, 2003
Action, War, Drama
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Battle Royale II: Requiem
49 %|Jul 5, 2003
Action, Thriller
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New Shadow Warriors II
100 %|May 24, 2003
Action, War, Drama
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New Shadow Warriors
100 %|Mar 22, 2003
Action, War, Drama
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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
67 %|Sep 21, 2002
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Akumyoh 2
0 %|Nov 20, 2001
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Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
0 %|Oct 21, 2000
Music, Comedy
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Born to Be King
63 %|Jul 21, 2000
Action, Crime, Thriller
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The Storm Riders
64.02 %|Jul 18, 1998
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
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Body Count
57 %|Apr 22, 1995
Thriller, Action
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Immortal Combat
49 %|May 6, 1994
Adventure, Action
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The Triple Cross
62 %|Sep 12, 1992
Drama, Action, Crime
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Iron Eagle III
41 %|Jan 9, 1992
Action, Thriller
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Fighting Fist
50 %|Jan 1, 1992
Action, Drama, Adventure
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Yakuza Warfare
60 %|Nov 9, 1991
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Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
65 %|Jan 3, 1991
History, War
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
0 %|Dec 31, 1990
TV Movie
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Shingo's Ten Duels
0 %|Jan 1, 1990
Drama
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Seventeen Ninja
0 %|Jan 1, 1990
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Sensei
0 %|Apr 8, 1989
Drama
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Shogun's Shadow
68 %|Jan 14, 1989
History, Action
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Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
0 %|Jul 12, 1988
War, Action, Drama, History
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Sure Death 4
66 %|Jun 6, 1987
Drama
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Taikoki
80 %|Jan 1, 1987
Drama, History
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Cabaret
47 %|Apr 26, 1986
Drama, Crime, Music
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The Last True Yakuza
48 %|Nov 16, 1985
Drama, Crime
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Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
75 %|Mar 14, 1985
Documentary
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Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers!
60 %|Dec 22, 1984
Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction
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Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy
50 %|Aug 4, 1984
Comedy, Action
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Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie
60 %|Jul 14, 1984
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The Awesome Circus Bastard
0 %|Apr 1, 1984
Thriller, Mystery
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Legend of the Eight Samurai
58 %|Dec 10, 1983
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Action
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Kabamaru the Ninja Boy
50 %|Aug 6, 1983
Comedy
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Ninja Wars
56 %|Dec 18, 1982
Action, Drama
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Fall Guy
60 %|Oct 9, 1982
Drama, Comedy
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Kamikaze, the Adventurer
56 %|Nov 7, 1981
Action, Adventure, Crime
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Roaring Fire
63.33 %|Aug 8, 1981
Action, Crime, Drama, Comedy
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The Bushido Blade
54 %|Jun 19, 1981
History, Action, Drama
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Samurai Reincarnation
59 %|Jun 6, 1981
Action, Fantasy, Horror
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Shogun's Ninja
61 %|Nov 15, 1980
Action, Adventure
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Virus
63 %|Jun 26, 1980
Horror, Science Fiction, Drama
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Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
0 %|Apr 17, 1980
Drama, TV Movie
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
67 %|Apr 5, 1980
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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G.I. Samurai
60 %|Sep 17, 1979
Action, Science Fiction, War
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The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
58 %|Aug 4, 1979
Action, Crime
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Dead Angle
70 %|Jul 4, 1979
Crime, Thriller, Drama
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Hunter in the Dark
65 %|Jun 17, 1979
Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
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The Fall of Ako Castle
66 %|Oct 28, 1978
Action, Drama, History
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The Okinawa War of Ten Years
57 %|Jun 3, 1978
Crime
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Message from Space
58 %|Apr 29, 1978
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Shogun's Samurai
71 %|Jan 21, 1978
Action, Drama, Adventure
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The Visitor in the Eye
60 %|Nov 26, 1977
Science Fiction, Mystery
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Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
54 %|Sep 15, 1977
Action, Adventure, Crime
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Truckster of Guts
0 %|Aug 6, 1977
Comedy, Action, Romance
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Doberman Cop
66.53999999999999 %|Jul 2, 1977
Crime, Action
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Japanese Humanity and Justice
0 %|May 28, 1977
Drama, Crime
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Karate for Life
66 %|May 14, 1977
Action
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Hokuriku Proxy War
68 %|Feb 26, 1977
Drama, Crime, Action, Comedy
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Soul of Chiba
60 %|Feb 11, 1977
Action
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Japan's Don
75 %|Jan 22, 1977
Crime, Drama
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The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
70 %|Sep 4, 1976
Drama, Action, Crime
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Jail Breakers
52 %|Jun 19, 1976
Crime, Action
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The Rugby Star
100 %|May 15, 1976
Action, Comedy
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Karate Warriors
70 %|Apr 10, 1976
Drama, Action, Crime
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The Machine Gun Dragon
63 %|Feb 28, 1976
Action, Crime
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The Killing Machine
53 %|Feb 1, 1976
Drama, Action
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Dragon Princess
58 %|Jan 31, 1976
Action
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Karate Bear Fighter
68 %|Dec 27, 1975
Action, Adventure
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The Decisive Power of Aikido
78 %|Nov 22, 1975
History, Action
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Detonation: Violent Riders
80 %|Sep 20, 1975
Action
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Karate Bullfighter
65 %|Aug 9, 1975
Action, Drama
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The Bullet Train
68 %|Jul 5, 1975
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Wolf Guy
60.709999999999994 %|Apr 4, 1975
Crime, Horror, Action
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13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
60 %|Mar 8, 1975
Action, Crime, Drama
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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
55 %|Dec 28, 1974
Action, Comedy, Crime
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The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
55 %|Nov 22, 1974
Action, Crime
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Sister Street Fighter
66.98 %|Aug 31, 1974
Action, Crime
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The Executioner
65.42 %|Aug 10, 1974
Action
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Return of the Street Fighter
59 %|Apr 27, 1974
Action
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The Street Fighter
69 %|Feb 2, 1974
Action, Crime
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Karate Killer
59 %|Oct 13, 1973
Crime, Action
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Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
0 %|Sep 15, 1973
Crime, Action
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Robot Detective: The Movie
0 %|Jul 18, 1973
Science Fiction
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The Bodyguard
46 %|Jun 30, 1973
Action, Thriller
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The Horrible Obsessions
65 %|Dec 16, 1972
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Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences
65 %|Nov 7, 1972
Crime, Action, Drama
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
81 %|Oct 25, 1972
Action, Drama
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A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
70 %|Sep 6, 1972
Crime, Thriller
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Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
67 %|Jan 11, 1972
Action
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Kamikaze Cop, No Epitaph to Us
0 %|Dec 1, 1971
Crime, Drama
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Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair
0 %|Apr 15, 1971
Action, Crime
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The Last Kamikaze
60 %|Oct 29, 1970
War, Drama
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A Kamikaze Cop
58 %|May 23, 1970
Action, Crime, Drama
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
70 %|Oct 16, 1969
Drama, History
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Delinquent Boss: Wolves of the City
70 %|Jan 18, 1969
Action, Crime
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
60 %|Jun 1, 1968
War, Drama
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Army Intelligence
0 %|Feb 9, 1968
Thriller
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Human Torpedoes
0 %|Jan 3, 1968
War, Drama
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The Rickshaw Man’s Son
0 %|Dec 1, 1967
Drama
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Game of Chance 3
60 %|Oct 21, 1967
Action, Drama, Crime
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King of the Gang
0 %|Aug 25, 1967
Crime
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North Sea Chivalry
0 %|Jun 29, 1967
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Classmates
65 %|Jun 3, 1967
Drama, War
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Game of Chance 2
60 %|Apr 1, 1967
Crime, Drama
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Organized Violence
60 %|Feb 25, 1967
Crime
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The Golden Bat
58 %|Dec 21, 1966
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
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Game of Chance
60 %|Oct 22, 1966
Action
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Dash to the Sun
0 %|Sep 8, 1966
Music
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
0 %|Aug 13, 1966
Action, Crime
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Terror Beneath the Sea
53 %|Jul 1, 1966
Horror, Science Fiction
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The Kamikaze Guy
50 %|Jun 4, 1966
Action, Crime, Drama
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Night Bitch
0 %|Feb 3, 1966
Crime, Drama
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
0 %|Dec 31, 1965
Action
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Code of Ruffians
50 %|Dec 4, 1965
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Yakuza G-Men
0 %|Nov 13, 1965
Crime
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
68 %|May 1, 1965
Crime, Comedy
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おゝい雲!
0 %|May 1, 1965
Drama, Comedy
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That Cute Girl
0 %|Mar 31, 1965
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Two Lives, Two Yakuza
0 %|Sep 23, 1964
Crime, Drama
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Here Because of You
55 %|May 23, 1964
Drama
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Judo Hall Demon
0 %|Feb 2, 1964
Drama
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Orders from Hell
0 %|Jan 9, 1964
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A Life of Intimidation
0 %|Dec 7, 1963
Action, Crime, Drama
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
50 %|Oct 20, 1963
Crime
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The Navy
0 %|Aug 13, 1963
War, Drama
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Song of Yakuza
0 %|Aug 8, 1963
Drama, Action, Crime
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浅草の侠客
0 %|Jul 31, 1963
Crime
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Judo Life
0 %|Apr 21, 1963
Drama
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Fearful Witch
0 %|Dec 16, 1962
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The King
0 %|Nov 23, 1962
Drama
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Gang vs. G-Men
60 %|Nov 2, 1962
Crime
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Mid-August Commotion
0 %|Aug 22, 1962
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Four Sisters
60 %|Jul 1, 1962
Drama
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Zankokuna tsuki
0 %|May 27, 1962
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All Rascals
0 %|Mar 21, 1962
Crime
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The Escape
70 %|Mar 14, 1962
Thriller
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Love School
0 %|Feb 28, 1962
Drama
actor
Tale of a Company Boss 3
0 %|Nov 1, 1961
Comedy
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Police Precinct Part 17
0 %|Sep 13, 1961
Crime, Drama
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
60 %|Sep 13, 1961
Crime, Action
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Man with the Funky Hat
0 %|Aug 5, 1961
Crime, Action
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Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
60 %|Jun 22, 1961
Crime, Action
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Police Department Story Pt.15: Alibi
0 %|Jan 26, 1961
Crime, Mystery
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Invasion of the Neptune Men
27.200000000000003 %|Jan 1, 1961
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

Series

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Layout
0 %|Dec 7, 2021
Drama, Action & Adventure
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Samurai Banners
75 %|Jan 7, 2007
Drama, War & Politics
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Team Astro
73 %|Aug 10, 2005
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Wind and Cloud
73 %|Jun 8, 2002
Drama
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Shotgun Marriage
80 %|Jul 2, 2001
Drama, Comedy
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Seiryuu Densetsu
0 %|Oct 19, 1996
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Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
0 %|Apr 14, 1992
Drama
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Takeda Shingen
0 %|Jan 1, 1991
Drama
actor
Oda Nobunaga
0 %|Jan 1, 1989
actor
Tokugawa Ieyasu
0 %|Jan 1, 1988
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Space Sheriff Sharivan
81 %|Mar 4, 1983
Action & Adventure
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Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
100 %|Oct 19, 1982
Drama, Action & Adventure
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Space Sheriff Gavan
79 %|Mar 5, 1982
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Yagyu's Secret Quest
0 %|Oct 14, 1980
Drama
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Shadow Warriors
80 %|Apr 1, 1980
Drama, Action & Adventure
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The Yagyu Conspiracy
70 %|Oct 3, 1978
Drama
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Juujiro
0 %|Apr 15, 1978
Drama
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Daihijôsen
0 %|Jan 1, 1976
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The Bodyguard
0 %|Jan 1, 1974
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Robot Detective
87 %|Apr 5, 1973
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Messenger of Allah
0 %|Jul 7, 1960
Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family
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Nanairo Kamen
0 %|Jun 3, 1959
Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy