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    Kunie Tanaka

    1932-11-23 (92 years old) in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

    Kunie Tanaka (田中 邦衛 Tanaka Kunie, November 23, 1932 - March 24, 2021) was a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well, and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared in Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan. He has been nominated for five Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Best Supporting Actor statuette for Gakko in 1993. He appeared as the lecherous Shinjiro Ishiyama, nicknamed Aodaishō, the antagonist of the hero, played by Yūzō Kayama, in all of the Wakadaishō series of films. The character Kizaru, from Eiichiro Oda's manga series One Piece, is modeled after Tanaka.

    Movies

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    The Last Ronin
    63 %|Dec 18, 2010
    Drama, History
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    The Hidden Blade
    74 %|Oct 30, 2004
    Drama, Romance
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    Fukumimi
    0 %|Sep 13, 2003
    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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    The Boat to Heaven
    0 %|Sep 13, 2003
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    北の国から 記憶 前編
    0 %|Aug 23, 2003
    Drama
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    Resurrection
    56 %|Jan 18, 2003
    Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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    Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
    0 %|Sep 7, 2002
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Kewaishi
    70 %|Feb 9, 2002
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    All About Our House
    59 %|Jun 9, 2001
    Comedy
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    As the River Flows
    0 %|Apr 29, 2000
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    The Rainbow Seeker 2
    0 %|Dec 27, 1997
    Comedy
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    The Rainbow Seeker
    0 %|Dec 28, 1996
    Comedy
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    Oishinbo
    0 %|Apr 13, 1996
    Drama
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    Tora-san to the Rescue
    70 %|Dec 23, 1995
    Comedy
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    Salaryman Senka
    0 %|Dec 23, 1995
    Comedy, Drama
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    北の国から ’95秘密 後編
    0 %|Jun 10, 1995
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
    60 %|Jun 9, 1995
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Free and Easy Special
    75 %|Jul 16, 1994
    Comedy
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    A Class to Remember
    75 %|Nov 6, 1993
    Drama
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    Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
    66 %|Feb 6, 1993
    Action, Thriller
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    Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
    60 %|May 22, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Luminous Moss
    55 %|Apr 25, 1992
    Drama
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    My Sons
    79 %|Oct 12, 1991
    Comedy, Romance
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    Castle of Sand
    0 %|Oct 1, 1991
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    A Desirable Marriage
    0 %|May 18, 1991
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    The love song of farewell later
    0 %|May 1, 1991
    Drama, Romance
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    Shy Security
    0 %|Apr 13, 1991
    Drama, Romance
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    Mourning Work
    0 %|Mar 20, 1991
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    Kamigata Kugaizoshi
    10 %|Feb 9, 1991
    Drama
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    Baian the Assassin
    0 %|Dec 26, 1990
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    Ronin-gai
    59 %|Aug 18, 1990
    History, Drama, Action
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    Tasmania Story
    90 %|Jun 21, 1990
    Drama
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    Hoshi wo tsugu mono
    0 %|Feb 3, 1990
    Drama, Fantasy
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    Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
    80 %|Mar 31, 1989
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Love on a Daily Basis
    10 %|Dec 17, 1988
    Romance
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    Yojo no jidai
    0 %|Oct 29, 1988
    Mystery
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    Tomorrow
    75 %|Aug 13, 1988
    Drama
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    Oración
    60 %|Jul 23, 1988
    Drama
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    Take Me Out to the Snowland
    60 %|Nov 21, 1987
    Comedy, Romance
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    Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
    60 %|Mar 27, 1987
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The House of Wedlock
    0 %|Oct 18, 1986
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    Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
    50 %|Oct 10, 1986
    Drama, Comedy
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    Early Spring Story
    63 %|Sep 14, 1985
    Drama, Romance
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    Demon
    77 %|Aug 31, 1985
    Drama
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    Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
    50 %|Sep 27, 1984
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
    60 %|Apr 28, 1984
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Sukanpin Walk
    50 %|Feb 11, 1984
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    Tokimeki Coast Story
    0 %|Jan 1, 1984
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    Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
    0 %|Dec 29, 1983
    Action, Drama, History
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    Choji Snack Bar
    70 %|Nov 12, 1983
    Drama
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    Nogare no machi
    0 %|Oct 15, 1983
    Crime
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    Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
    0 %|Aug 19, 1983
    Drama, History
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    The Undercover Ninja Organization
    0 %|Jul 12, 1983
    History, Action, Drama
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    Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
    0 %|Mar 24, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
    0 %|Feb 11, 1983
    Drama, Action, History
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    Highschool Scramble
    0 %|Dec 18, 1982
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    Tonga Adventure Family
    0 %|Nov 25, 1982
    Drama
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    Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
    0 %|Nov 19, 1982
    Action, Drama, History
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    The Shootout
    50 %|Sep 15, 1982
    Drama, Crime, Action
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    Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
    0 %|Jul 9, 1982
    Action, Drama, History
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    Karate Cop
    0 %|Apr 17, 1982
    Action, Comedy, Romance
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    At This Late Date, the Charleston
    63 %|Dec 19, 1981
    Comedy
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    Station
    61 %|Nov 7, 1981
    Drama, Thriller, Romance
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    Private Detective DOBU 1
    0 %|Jan 1, 1981
    Action, Drama
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    May Love Be Restored
    0 %|Apr 29, 1980
    Drama
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    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
    67 %|Apr 5, 1980
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Revolt
    60 %|Jan 15, 1980
    War, Drama
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    The Last Game
    0 %|Nov 3, 1979
    Drama, War
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    The Fixer
    60 %|Oct 27, 1979
    Crime
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    Troubleman Laughs and Kills
    0 %|Aug 4, 1979
    Comedy
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    White Love
    50 %|Aug 3, 1979
    Romance
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    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
    57 %|Jul 14, 1979
    Comedy, Mystery
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    The Inferno
    70 %|Jun 3, 1979
    Horror
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    Murder in the Doll House
    65 %|Apr 28, 1979
    Mystery, Horror
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    Down with The Big Boss
    0 %|Mar 24, 1979
    Drama, Crime
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    Nichiren
    0 %|Mar 10, 1979
    History, Drama
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    The Truck Rascals Go to The North
    100 %|Dec 23, 1978
    Comedy, Action, Romance
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    Pink Lady's Motion Picture
    55 %|Dec 16, 1978
    Fantasy, Music
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    Blood Type: Blue
    62 %|Nov 23, 1978
    Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
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    Never Give Up
    57 %|Oct 7, 1978
    Drama, Action, Thriller
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    Dynamite Don-Don
    70 %|Oct 7, 1978
    Action, Comedy
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    The Demon
    64.55 %|Oct 7, 1978
    Drama
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    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
    62 %|Jul 1, 1978
    Action, Adventure, Drama
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    Winter's Flower
    62 %|Jun 17, 1978
    Crime, Drama
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    幽霊列車
    0 %|Jan 14, 1978
    Mystery
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    The Extravagant Cops
    0 %|Dec 24, 1977
    Comedy
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    Village of Eight Gravestones
    66 %|Oct 29, 1977
    Thriller, Horror, Mystery
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    Sugata Sanshiro
    0 %|Oct 29, 1977
    Drama, Action
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    The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
    73 %|Sep 17, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    Seasonal Wind
    0 %|Jul 16, 1977
    Romance, Drama
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    Japan's Don
    75 %|Jan 22, 1977
    Crime, Drama
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    Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
    0 %|Dec 25, 1976
    Crime
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    Hangyaku no Tabi
    0 %|Sep 4, 1976
    Action
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    Hobo General
    0 %|Apr 24, 1976
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    The Machine Gun Dragon
    63 %|Feb 28, 1976
    Action, Crime
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    Manhunt
    64 %|Feb 11, 1976
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    The Wild Trucker
    70 %|Dec 27, 1975
    Action, Comedy, Romance
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    The International Gang of Kobe
    57 %|Oct 14, 1975
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Company Buggers
    70 %|Aug 9, 1975
    Crime
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    The Bullet Train
    68 %|Jul 5, 1975
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Light of Africa
    60 %|Jun 21, 1975
    Drama, Comedy
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    Shimane Prison Riot
    50 %|Jun 7, 1975
    Action, Crime
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    Cops vs. Thugs
    62 %|Apr 26, 1975
    Drama, Action, Crime
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    Great Jailbreak
    70 %|Apr 5, 1975
    Action, Crime
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    Battle Cry
    60 %|Mar 14, 1975
    Comedy, Drama, War
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    Graveyard of Honor
    67 %|Feb 15, 1975
    Crime, Action
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    Doterai Man
    90 %|Feb 1, 1975
    Drama
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    New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
    53 %|Dec 28, 1974
    Drama, Crime, Action
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    Third Generation Boss
    0 %|Aug 10, 1974
    Crime
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    Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
    65.5 %|Aug 3, 1974
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    Evil of Dracula
    67 %|Jul 20, 1974
    Horror, Mystery
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    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
    73 %|Jun 29, 1974
    Action, Drama, Crime
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    Machi no Hi
    0 %|Apr 27, 1974
    Comedy
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    Yakuza of the Present
    0 %|Oct 27, 1973
    Crime, Drama
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    Stray Dog
    70 %|Sep 29, 1973
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
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    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
    72 %|Sep 25, 1973
    Action, Drama, Crime
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    Japan's Top Gangster
    0 %|Aug 11, 1973
    Action, Crime
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    The School Deviate Waru
    0 %|Mar 31, 1973
    Action
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    Deeper Than Blue
    0 %|Feb 10, 1973
    Drama
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    Battles Without Honor and Humanity
    74 %|Jan 13, 1973
    Drama, Crime
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    Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
    64 %|Oct 25, 1972
    Action, Crime
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    My Voiceless Friends
    0 %|Apr 29, 1972
    Drama
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    Summer Soldiers
    60 %|Mar 25, 1972
    Drama, War
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    Zorome no San Kyoudai
    0 %|Jan 15, 1972
    Action, Drama, Crime
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    The Wolves
    73 %|Oct 30, 1971
    Crime, Drama
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    The Battle of Okinawa
    75 %|Aug 14, 1971
    War, History
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    The Instant Services Bureau
    90 %|Aug 7, 1971
    Comedy
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    Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
    0 %|Jul 24, 1971
    Comedy
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    Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
    78 %|Apr 28, 1971
    Comedy
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    Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
    0 %|Mar 6, 1971
    Crime, Drama
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    Banner of the Young
    0 %|Nov 28, 1970
    Drama
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    Dodes'ka-den
    70 %|Oct 31, 1970
    Drama
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    The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
    0 %|Sep 9, 1970
    Action, Romance
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    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
    67 %|Aug 12, 1970
    Adventure, Action, Drama
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    Charming Men
    0 %|Jun 13, 1970
    Comedy
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    Bravo, Young Guy
    0 %|May 27, 1970
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    Rebel Against Glory
    0 %|Apr 4, 1970
    Action
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    Duel at Fort Ezo
    54 %|Feb 9, 1970
    Action
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    Zoku Isoginchaku
    0 %|Feb 7, 1970
    Comedy
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    The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
    0 %|Nov 22, 1969
    Crime, Comedy
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    Tenchu!
    70 %|Aug 9, 1969
    History, Action, Drama
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    Forward, Young People!
    0 %|May 10, 1969
    Drama, Fantasy
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    Goyokin
    75 %|May 1, 1969
    Drama, Action
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    Outlaw: Black Dagger
    64 %|Dec 28, 1968
    Action, Crime, Thriller
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    Angel's Lover
    0 %|Dec 28, 1968
    Comedy, Drama
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    Young People
    0 %|Dec 16, 1968
    Drama
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    The Day the Sun Rose
    70 %|Nov 23, 1968
    Drama
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    In Broad Daylight
    0 %|Oct 26, 1968
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    The Human Bullet
    61 %|Oct 22, 1968
    Comedy, Drama, War
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    Three Rogues
    0 %|Oct 19, 1968
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Women and Miso Soup
    0 %|Jul 4, 1968
    Drama
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    The Woman Champion
    0 %|Jul 1, 1968
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    Hymn to a Tired Man
    78 %|Jun 8, 1968
    Drama
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    Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
    68 %|Apr 28, 1968
    Crime, Action, Thriller
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    Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
    0 %|Apr 20, 1967
    Action, Drama
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    Game of Chance 2
    60 %|Apr 1, 1967
    Crime, Drama
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    River of Forever
    0 %|Feb 19, 1967
    Drama
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    Birth of a Fighter
    70 %|Feb 4, 1967
    Drama, Action
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    Let's Go! Young Guy
    0 %|Jan 1, 1967
    Comedy
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    Debt of Honor
    0 %|Dec 24, 1966
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    Golden Ninja
    0 %|Dec 13, 1966
    Comedy, Adventure
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    Koto—The Lake of Tears
    65 %|Nov 13, 1966
    Romance, Drama
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    Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
    0 %|Aug 13, 1966
    Action, Crime
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    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
    70 %|Aug 12, 1966
    Drama
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    The Face of Another
    78 %|Jul 15, 1966
    Drama, Science Fiction
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    The Front Line Showdown
    0 %|Jul 13, 1966
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    Arupusu no wakadaishô
    0 %|May 28, 1966
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Bullet and the Horse
    0 %|Apr 23, 1966
    Crime
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    The Sword of Doom
    76.92 %|Feb 25, 1966
    Action, Drama
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    The Threat
    68 %|Feb 17, 1966
    Crime, Action, Thriller
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    Silence Has No Wings
    70 %|Feb 11, 1966
    Drama
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    Cash Calls Hell
    76 %|Jan 15, 1966
    Action, Drama, Crime
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    Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
    0 %|Dec 31, 1965
    Action
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    Campus A Go-Go
    85 %|Dec 19, 1965
    Drama, Music
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    Yakuza G-Men
    0 %|Nov 13, 1965
    Crime
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    Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
    0 %|Oct 31, 1965
    Action, Crime
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    Sword of the Beast
    75 %|Sep 18, 1965
    Action, Drama
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    Young Guy at Sea
    0 %|Aug 8, 1965
    Comedy, Action, Romance
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    Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
    60 %|Jul 10, 1965
    Action, Crime
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    Three Yakuza
    78 %|May 22, 1965
    Action, Adventure
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    The Last Judgment
    0 %|May 16, 1965
    Drama
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    Abashiri Prison
    70 %|Apr 18, 1965
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    Tale of Ninja Duty
    10 %|Feb 25, 1965
    Action
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    Kwaidan
    77 %|Jan 6, 1965
    Horror, Fantasy, Drama
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    Red Diamond
    0 %|Oct 14, 1964
    Comedy
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    Shingo's Final Duel
    0 %|May 23, 1964
    History, Action
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    The Desperate
    70 %|Apr 18, 1964
    Drama, Crime
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    Punishment of a Lawless Villian
    0 %|Mar 25, 1964
    Crime, Action
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    Sasuke and His Comedians
    58 %|Dec 11, 1963
    Fantasy, Action, Comedy
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    Okashina yatsu
    0 %|Nov 1, 1963
    Comedy
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    The Young Ace in Hawaii
    0 %|Aug 11, 1963
    Comedy
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    A Fishmonger's Tour
    0 %|Jan 15, 1963
    Drama
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    College Champ
    0 %|Jul 14, 1962
    Comedy
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    Pitfall
    73 %|Jul 1, 1962
    Mystery, Fantasy, Crime
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    Operation Sewer Rats
    0 %|Jun 1, 1962
    War, Drama
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    The Crimson Sky
    0 %|Mar 21, 1962
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    The Inheritance
    72 %|Feb 16, 1962
    Drama
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    Pride of the Campus
    0 %|Feb 10, 1962
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    Sanjuro
    79 %|Jan 1, 1962
    Drama, Action, Comedy
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    Blood on the Sea
    0 %|Aug 13, 1961
    Adventure
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    Sir Galahad in Campus
    0 %|Jul 8, 1961
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    Big Shots Die at Dawn
    62 %|Apr 9, 1961
    Crime, Action
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    Hidden Fangs
    0 %|Feb 8, 1961
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    The Merciless Trap
    70 %|Feb 1, 1961
    Thriller
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    The Bad Sleep Well
    77 %|Sep 19, 1960
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    The Sun's Burial
    65 %|Aug 9, 1960
    Drama
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    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
    82 %|Nov 20, 1959
    War, Drama, History
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    The Story of Pure Love
    68 %|Oct 15, 1957
    Romance, Drama

    Series

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    Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
    0 %|Nov 17, 1993
    Mystery
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    Baian the Assassin
    100 %|Oct 9, 1991
    Crime
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    Private Detective Dobu
    0 %|Apr 10, 1991
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Rice Curry
    0 %|Apr 3, 1986
    Drama
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    Kita no kuni kara
    90 %|Oct 9, 1981
    Family
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    Older brother
    0 %|Oct 7, 1977
    Drama
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    The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
    0 %|Apr 6, 1975
    Drama
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    Submersion of Japan
    0 %|Oct 6, 1974
    Drama