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Date of Birth:
16 February
1931
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Kita-Kyushu City, Japan
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Qian li zou dan qi
(2005) .... Gou-ichi Takata
... aka Riding Alone (International: English title: informal short title)
... aka Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (USA: new title)
... aka Tanki, senri o hashiru. (Japan)
... aka
Kalpazontas monos hiliades milia (Greece: DVD title) [el]
... aka
Lelki vándorúton (Hungary) [hu]
... aka
Mille miglia lontano (Italy) [it]
... aka
Min lange rejse (Denmark) [da]
... aka
Rida ensam i tusen mil (Sweden) [sv]
... aka
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (Germany: DVD title) [de]
... aka
Tysiace mil samotnosci (Poland) [pl]
... aka
Um Longo Caminho (Brazil: festival title) [pt]
... aka
Un largo y doloroso camino (Argentina: DVD title) [es]
Hotaru
(2001) .... Yamaoka Shûji
... aka The Firefly (USA)
... aka
Le chemin des lucioles (France) [fr]
Poppoya
(1999) .... Otomatsu Sato
... aka Railroad Man (USA)
Shijushichinin no shikaku
(1994) ....
Kuranosuke Oishi
... aka 47 Ronin
... aka
Les 47 rônins (France) [fr]
Mr. Baseball
(1992) .... Uchiyama, Dragon's Manager
... aka
Campione per forza (Italy) [it]
... aka
De Olhos em Bico (Portugal) [pt]
... aka
En buffel i tehuset (Sweden) [sv]
... aka
M. Baseball (Canada: French title) [fr]
... aka
Um Peixe Fora d'Água (Brazil) [pt]
A un
(1989) .... Kadokura
... aka Buddies (USA)
Black Rain
(1989/I) .... Masahiro
... aka
Black Rain (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
... aka
Lluvia negra (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
... aka
Black Rain (Spain) [es]
... aka
Black Rain (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
... aka
Black Rain - pioggia sporca (Italy) [it]
... aka
Chuva Negra (Portugal) [pt]
... aka
Crna kisa (Serbia) [sr]
... aka
Czarny deszcz (Poland) [pl]
... aka
Fekete esö (Hungary) [hu]
... aka
Geshem Shahor (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
... aka
Kafti vrohi (Greece) [el]
... aka
Kara yagmur (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka
Must vihm (Estonia) [et]
... aka
Musta sade (Finland) [fi]
Umi e, See You
(1988)
... aka See You (International: English title)
Yasha
(1985) .... Shuji
... aka Demon
Izakaya Chôji
(1983) .... Eiji
Nankyoku monogatari
(1983) .... Akira Ushioda
... aka Antarctica (Japan: subtitle) (Japan: English title)
... aka
Antarctica (France) [fr]
Kaikyô
(1982) .... Go Akutsu
... aka
Der längste Tunnel (East Germany) [de]
Keiji monogatari
(1982) .... Detective Mikami
Eki Station
(1981) .... Eiji Mikami
... aka Station (USA)
Haruka naru yama no yobigoe
(1980) .... Kosaku Tajima
... aka A Distant Cry from Spring (USA)
Dôran
(1980) .... Keisuke Miyagi
Yasei no shômei
(1978) .... Takeshi Ajisawa
... aka Never Give Up (International: English title)
Fuyu no hana
(1978) .... Hidetsugu Kano
... aka Winter's Flower (International: English title)
Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi
(1977) .... Yusaku Shima
... aka The Yellow Handkerchief (USA)
... aka The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness
Hakkodasan
(1977) .... Captain Tokushima
... aka Mount Hakkoda (literal English title)
Kimi yo fundo no kawa wo watare
(1976)
Shinkansen daibakuha
(1975) .... Tetsuo Okita
... aka Bullet Train
... aka Super-Express 109 (Europe: English title)
... aka The Bullet Train
... aka
Helvetesexpressen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka
Pánico en el Tokio Express (Spain) [es]
... aka
Panik im Tokioexpreß (West Germany) [de]
... aka
Süper express 109 - Cehennem treni (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka
Super Express 109 (France) [fr]
Daidatsugoku
(1975) .... Ichiro Kozue
Nihon ninkyo-do: gekitotsu-hen
(1975) .... Ichizo Ryuzaki
The Yakuza
(1974) (as Takakura Ken) .... Tanaka Ken
... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
... aka
Yakuza (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
... aka
Jakuza (Serbia) [sr]
... aka
Operação Yakuza (Brazil) [pt]
... aka
Yakusa (France) [fr]
... aka
Yakuza (Italy) [it]
... aka
Yakuza (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka
Yakuza - blodets brödraskap (Sweden) [sv]
... aka
Yakuza - den hemmelige liga (Denmark) [da]
... aka
Yakuza - samuraitten kirous (Finland) [fi]
Mushuku
(1974)
San-daime Shumei
(1974)
Yadonashi
(1974) .... Joukichi
Gendai ninkyô-shi
(1973) .... Ryoichi Shimaya
Golgo 13
(1973) ....
Golgo 13
Yamaguchi-gumi San-daime
(1973)
Shin abashiri bangaichi: arashi yobu danpu jingi
(1972)
Junko intai kinen eiga: Kantô hizakura ikka
(1972) .... Kuramoto
... aka Cherry Blossom Fire Gang (International: English title)
... aka Kantô hizakura ikka (Japan: short title)
... aka The Red Cherry Blossom Family (International: English title: bootleg title)
Bakuchi-uchi Gaiden
(1972)
Bokyo Komori-uta
(1972)
Showa zankyo-den: Yabure-gasa
(1972)
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Dai-Dassou
(1971)
Ninkyo-retsuden: Otoko
(1971)
Nihon yakuza-den: Sôchiyô e no michi
(1971) .... Ryutaro Fudo
... aka The Path of the King (International: English title)
Gorotsuki mushuku
(1971)
Nihon jokyo-den: ketto midare-bana
(1971)
... aka Duel of Swirling Flowers (International: English title)
Nihon kyokaku-den: Dosu
(1971)
Shin abashiri bangaichi: Arashi yobu shiretoko-misaki
(1971)
Showa zankyo-den: hoero karajishi
(1971)
Too Late the Hero
(1970) .... Maj. Yamaguchi
... aka Robert Aldrichs's Too Late the Hero (International: English title: complete title)
... aka Suicide Run (USA: TV title)
... aka
Así nacen los héroes (Argentina) [es]
... aka
Assim Nascem os Heróis (Brazil) [pt]
... aka
Comando en el mar de China (Spain) [es]
... aka
De sidste helte (Denmark) [da]
... aka
Himmelfahrtskommando Okinawa (West Germany) [de]
... aka
Kahramanlar alayi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
... aka
Likainen partio (Finland) [fi]
... aka
Megsemmisítését elrendelem (Hungary) [hu]
... aka
Non è più tempo di eroi (Italy) [it]
... aka
Självmordspatrullen (Sweden) [sv]
... aka
Spózniony bohater (Poland) [pl]
... aka
Trop tard pour les héros (France) [fr]
... aka
Zu spät für Helden (Austria) [de]
... aka
Zu spät für Helden - Antreten zum Verrecken (West Germany) [de]
Nippon dabi katsukyu
(1970)
Bakuto-ikka
(1970)
Nihon jokyo-den: makka na dokyo-bana
(1970)
... aka Brave Red Flower of the North (International: English title)
Nihon kyokaku-den: Nobori Ryu
(1970)
Saigo no tokkôtai
(1970)
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Dai Shinrin no Ketto
(1970)
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Hagure Okami
(1970)
Showa zankyo-den: Shinde morai masu
(1970)
... aka Hell Is Man's Destiny
Sutemi no Narazu-mono
(1970)
Yukyo-retsuden
(1970)
Hibotan bakuto: hanafuda shobu
(1969) .... Shogo Hanaoka
... aka Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match
... aka Red Peony: The Hanafuda Game
... aka
La giocatrice della peonia scarlatta - Una partita di hanafuda (Italy: DVD title) [it]
... aka
La pivoine rouge (France) [fr]
Hibotan bakuto: nidaime shumei
(1969)
... aka Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony (International: English title)
Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha
(1969)
... aka Chivalrous Geisha (International: English title)
... aka Samurai Geisha (International: English title)
Nihon kyokaku-den: hana to ryu
(1969)
... aka The Flower and the Dragon
Sengo Saidai no Toba
(1969)
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi: Saihate no Nagare-mono
(1969)
... aka The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (International: English title)
Showa zankyo-den: Hito-kiri karajishi
(1969)
Showa zankyo-den: Karajishi jingi
(1969)
... aka The Man with the Dragon Tattoo
Tosei-nin Retsuden
(1969)
Bakuto retsuden
(1968)
Gion matsuri
(1968)
... aka Festival of Gion
... aka Gion Festival
... aka Kurobe's Sun
... aka The Day the Sun Rose
Jinsei-gekijô: Hishakaku to kiratsune
(1968)
Gorotsuki
(1968)
Koya no toseinin
(1968) .... Ken Kato
... aka The Drifting Avenger
... aka
Matantza, o skliros timoros (Greece) [el]
Gokuchu no kaoyaku
(1968)
Hibotan bakuto
(1968) .... Shogo Hanaoka
... aka Lady Yakuza
... aka Red Peony Gambler (International: English title)
Kyokaku Retsuden
(1968)
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Zetsuenjô
(1968)
Shin Abashiri Bangaichi
(1968)
... aka The Man from Abashiri Jail Strikes Again (International: English title)
Abashiri Bangaichi: Fubuki no Toso
(1967)
... aka The Man from Abashiri Jail: Duel in the Snow Storm (International: English title)
Abashiri Bangaichi: Ketto Reika 30 do
(1967)
Abashiri Bangaichi: Aku eno Chosen
(1967)
... aka Challenge for Glory (International: English title)
 dôki no sakura
(1967)
... aka Diaries of the Kamikaze (International: English title)
Kyokotsu ichidai
(1967)
... aka The Chivalrous Life (International: English title)
Nihon kyokaku-den: kirikomi
(1967)
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Shira-ha no Sakazuki
(1967)
Showa zankyo-den: Chizome no karajishi
(1967)
... aka Dragon Tattoo: Full of Blood (International: English title)
Zigoku no okite ni asu wa nai
(1966) .... Ichiro Takita
Kamikaze yarô
(1966)
... aka
La pantera amarilla (Spain) [es]
... aka
Young Kamikaze & Co. - K.M. jagt Feuervogel (West Germany) [de]
Abashiri Bangaichi: Dai-setsugen no Taiketsu
(1966)
Abashiri Bangaichi: Koya no taiketsu
(1966)
... aka Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Wind
Abashiri Bangaichi: Nangoku no Taiketsu
(1966)
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Kaminari-mon no Ketto
(1966)
Nihon Kyokaku-den: Ketto Kanda-matsuri
(1966)
Otoko no shôbu
(1966)
... aka A Man's Warrior Spirit (informal literal English title)
... aka Men's Fighting
Showa zankyo-den: Ippiki okami
(1966)
Showa zankyo-den: Karajishi botan
(1966)
Abashiri Bangaichi: Hokkai-hen
(1965)
Abashiri Bangaichi: Bokyo-hen
(1965)
... aka Abashiri Prison 3
... aka Duel on the Wharf
Showa zankyo-den
(1965)
... aka Brutal Tales of Chivalry (International: English title)
Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô
(1965) ....
Sasaki Kojiro
... aka Duel at Ganrule Isle (Australia)
... aka Miyamoto Musashi: Musashi vs Kojiro
Zoku Abashiri Bangaichi
(1965)
Abashiri Bangaichi
(1965)
... aka Abashiri Prison
Kiga kaikyo
(1965) .... Ajimura
... aka A Fugitive from the Past (International: English title)
... aka Straits of Hunger (Japan: English title: festival title)
... aka
Le détroit de la faim (France: festival title) [fr]
Nihon Kyokaku-den: kanto-hen
(1965)
Nihon Kyokaku-den: naniwa-hen
(1965)
Ôkami to buta to ningen
(1964) .... Jiro, the second brother
... aka Wolves, Pigs & Men (International: English title)
... aka Wolves, Pigs and People (USA: festival title)
... aka
Le salaire du crime (France) [fr]
Ankokugai odori
(1964) .... Tetsuya Shinobu
Irezumi totsugekitai
(1964)
Narazu-mono
(1964) .... Minami
Jakoman to Tetsu
(1964) ....
Tetsu
... aka Jakoman and Tetsu
... aka Jyakoman to Tetsu (Japan: alternative transliteration)
Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji no ketto
(1964) ....
Sasaki Kojiro
... aka Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji (USA)
Nihon kyokaku-den
(1964)
Tôkyô gyangu tai Honkon gyangu
(1964)
... aka Gyangu 9 (Japan: informal title)
... aka Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang (literal English title)
Gyangu chûshingura
(1963)
... aka Gang Chushingura
... aka Gyangu 8 (Japan: informal title)
Miyamoto Musashi: Nitoryu kaigen
(1963) ....
Sasaki Kojiro
... aka Birth of two Sword Style
... aka Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel Against Yagyu
... aka Two-Sword Fencing Is Born (International: English title)
Ankokugai saidai no kettou
(1963)
... aka Duel of the Underworld (informal literal English title)
Tokyo Untouchable: Dasso
(1963) .... Yoshio Harada
Ankokugai no kaoyaku: juichinin no gyangu
(1963) .... Sawagami
... aka Boss of the Underworld: Gang of 11 (informal literal English title)
... aka Gyangu 5 (Japan: informal title)
Jinsei gekijo: hisha kaku
(1963)
Yumin-gai no Judan
(1962)
... aka Operation Diamond (International: English title)
Tokyo antachaburu
(1962) .... Yoshio Harada
... aka Tokyo Untouchables (literal English title)
Ankoku-gai saigo no hi
(1962)
... aka Hell's Kitchen (International: English title)
... aka The Underworld's Last Day (informal English title)
Koi to Taiyo to Gang
(1962)
... aka Gyangu 2 (Japan: informal title)
Sen-hime to Hideyori
(1962) .... Naomori
Hana to arashi to gyangu
(1961)
... aka Gyangu 1 (Japan: informal title)
... aka The Flower, the Storm, and the Gang
Akuma no temari-uta
(1961) ....
Kindaichi Kou-Suke
... aka The Devil's Ballad (International: English title)
Beran me-e geisha makari tôru
(1961)
Otoko nara yattemiro
(1960)
... aka If You're a Man, Check It Out (informal literal English title)
Ôinaru tabiji
(1960) .... Kozo's second son
Ôzora no muhômono
(1960)
... aka The Untamed of the Sky (informal literal English title)
Zoku beran me-e geisha
(1960)
Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan
(1959)
... aka Altitude 7000 Meters: Four Hours of Terror (literal English title)
Mori to mizuumi no matsuri
(1958) .... Ichitaro Kazamori
... aka The Outsiders (International: English title)
Kisetsufu no kanatani
(1958)
Daigaku no Ishimatsu
(1957)
Nippon G-men
(1956)
Choppu sensei
(1956)
... aka Professor Chop (literal English title)
Denkô karate uchi
(1956)
Denkô ryûsei karate uchi
(1956)
Self:
"Kurôzu appu gendai"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Today's Close Up (Japan: English title)
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