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Jingi naki tatakai: Hiroshima shito hen (1973) -- It's the fight of the year, maybe the decade, as two of the sport's fiercest warriors square off in a rematch of their bout nearly three years ago. Who will win? We break it down.
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) -- A dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen.
Jingi naki tatakai: Hiroshima shito hen (1973) -- We sat down with Ultimate Fighter season eight finalist Phillipe Nover to talk about life in the TUF house, living with Junie Browning, and how he likes his chances against Efrain Escudero in the final.
Jingi naki tatakai: Hiroshima shito hen (1973) -- Babalu Sobral is profiled
Jingi naki tatakai: Chojo sakusen (1974) -- Open-ended Trailer from Home Vision

Overview

Date of Birth:
3 July 1930, Mito, Japan more
Date of Death:
12 January 2003, Tokyo, Japan more
Trivia:
When told he had terminal cancer and only a few months to live, doctors... more
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Down 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
24 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Batoru rowaiaru II: Chinkonka (2003)   2003 - 4.7 (7,699)
AKAs:
  • Batoru rowaiaru II: Rekuiemu (Japan: alternative title)
  • Battle Royale 2: Revenge (UK: DVD title)
  • Battle Royale II (USA)
  • Battle Royale II: Requiem (literal English title)
- 2. Clock Tower 3 (2002) (VG) 2002 - 8.2 (69)
- 3. Batoru rowaiaru (2000)   2000 - 8.0 (46,079)
AKAs:
  • Battle Royale (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
- 4. Omocha (1999)   1999 - 7.1 (103)
AKAs:
  • The Geisha House (USA)
- 5. The Eaters (1997) (TV) 1997 - -
- 6. Abe ichizoku (1995) (TV) 1995 - 7.2 (9)
- 7. Chushingura gaiden yotsuya kaidan (1994)   1994 - 7.1 (48)
AKAs:
  • Crest of Betrayal (International: English title)
- 8. Itsuka giragirasuruhi (1992)   1992 - 6.7 (146)
AKAs:
  • Double Cross (USA)
  • Triple Cross (UK)
- 9. Hana no ran (1988)   1988 - 6.8 (35)
AKAs:
  • A Chaos of Flowers (informal literal English title)
  • The Rage of Love (International: English title)
- 10. Hissatsu 4: Urami harashimasu (1987)   1987 - 7.9 (30)
AKAs:
  • Sure Death Revenge (UK)
  • Sure-Fire Death 4: We Will Avenge You (USA: literal English title)
- 11. Kataku no hito (1986)   1986 - 7.2 (33)
AKAs:
  • House on Fire (International: English title)
- 12. Shanhai bansukingu (1984)   1984 - 5.9 (9)
AKAs:
  • Shanghai Rhapsody (International: English title)
- 13. Satomi hakken-den (1983)   1983 - 6.3 (374)
AKAs:
  • Legend of Eight Samurai (International: English title)
  • Legend of the Eight Samurai (USA: dubbed version)
- 14. Jinsei gekijo (1983)   1983 - -
AKAs:
  • Theatre of Life
- 15. Kamata koshin-kyoku (1982)   1982 - 7.2 (163)
AKAs:
  • Fall Guy
- 16. Dôtonborigawa (1982)   1982 - 6.4 (37)
AKAs:
  • Lovers Lost
- 17. Makai tenshô (1981)   1981 - 6.3 (309)
AKAs:
  • Makai tenshô: Samurai Reincarnation (International: English title)
  • Samurai Reincarnation (USA)
- 18. Seishun no mon (1981)   1981 - 5.8 (5)
AKAs:
  • The Gate of Youth (USA)
- 19. Fukkatsu no hi (1980)   1980 - 6.2 (738)
AKAs:
  • Day of Resurrection (USA)
  • The End (USA: video title)
  • Virus (Japan: English title)
- 20. Ako-Jo danzetsu (1978)   1978 - 6.9 (115)
AKAs:
  • Last of the Ako Clan (International: English title: literal title)
  • Swords of Vengeance (USA: video title)
  • The Fall of Ako Castle (USA)
- 21. Uchu kara no messeji (1978)   1978 - 4.2 (265)
AKAs:
  • Message from Space (International: English title)
  • Message from Space: Galactic Wars
  • Return to Jelucia (USA: cable TV title)
- 22. Yagyû ichizoku no inbô (1978)   1978 - 7.2 (529)
AKAs:
  • Intrigue of the Yagyu Clan (International: English title: literal title)
  • The Shogun's Samurai (USA)
  • The Yagyu Conspiracy
  • Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (USA)
- 23. Doberuman deka (1977)   1977 - 7.8 (43)
AKAs:
  • Detective Doberman (International: English title)
  • The Doberman Cop
- 24. Hokuriku dairi senso (1977)   1977 - 7.8 (40)
AKAs:
  • Hokuriku Proxy War (USA: literal English title)
  • Hokuriku: Proxy War (Japan: English title)
  • Proxy War in Hokuriku
- 25. Shin jingi naki tatakai: Kumicho saigo no hi (1976)   1976 - 8.9 (10)
AKAs:
  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Boss's Last Days (International: English title)
- 26. Bôsô panikku: Daigekitotsu (1976) 1976 - -
- 27. Yakuza no hakaba: Kuchinashi no hana (1976)   1976 - 7.3 (263)
AKAs:
  • Yakuza Burial: Jasmine Flower (USA: festival title)
  • Yakuza Graveyard (UK)
- 28. Shin jingi naki tatakai: Kumicho no kubi (1975)   1975 - 9.2 (17)
AKAs:
  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Boss's Head (International: English title)
- 29. Kenkei tai soshiki boryoku (1975)   1975 - 7.0 (162)
AKAs:
  • Cops vs. Thugs (Europe: English title)
- 30. Jingi no hakaba (1975)   1975 - 7.4 (515)
AKAs:
  • Death of Honor
  • Graveyard of Honor (USA)
  • Psycho Junkie (USA: bootleg title)
- 31. Shikingen gôdatsu (1975) 1975 - 5.4 (5)
- 32. Shin jingi naki tatakai (1974)   1974 - 8.9 (19)
AKAs:
  • New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (International: English title)
- 33. Jingi naki tatakai: Kanketsu-hen (1974)   1974 - 7.6 (216)
AKAs:
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity 5: Final Episode
  • Final Episode (USA: video title)
  • The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 5: Final Episode (USA: DVD box title)
- 34. Jingi naki tatakai: Chojo sakusen (1974)   1974 - 7.4 (227)
AKAs:
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity 4: Police Tactics
  • Police Tactics (USA: video title)
  • The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 4: Police Tactics (USA: DVD box title)
- 35. Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi senso (1973)   1973 - 7.4 (283)
AKAs:
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
  • The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 3: Proxy War (USA: DVD box title)
  • The Yakuza Papers: Proxy War (USA: DVD title)
- 36. Jingi naki tatakai: Hiroshima shito hen (1973)   1973 - 7.7 (368)
AKAs:
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deathmatch in Hiroshima
  • Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (USA: DVD title)
  • The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 2: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (USA: DVD box title)
- 37. Jingi naki tatakai (1973)   1973 - 7.3 (1,026)
AKAs:
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity (Canada: English title)
  • Battles Without Honour and Humanity (International: English title)
  • Tarnished Code of Yakuza (Australia)
  • The Yakuza Papers
  • War Without a Code
- 38. Hito-kiri Yota: Kyoken San-kyodai (1972)   1972 - 7.7 (28)
AKAs:
  • Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (Japan: English title)
- 39. Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota (1972)   1972 - 7.2 (316)
AKAs:
  • Street Mobster (International: English title) (UK: DVD title)
  • Modern Yakuza: Outlaw Killer (USA: festival title)
- 40. Gunki hatameku motoni (1972)   1972 - 8.0 (280)
AKAs:
  • Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
  • Under the Fluttering Military Flag
- 41. Bakuto gaijin butai (1971)   1971 - 7.4 (279)
AKAs:
  • Sympathy for the Underdog (International: English title) (USA: DVD title)
  • Gambler: Foreign Opposition (USA: festival title)
  • Gamblers in Okinawa (International: English title)
- 42. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)   (Japanese sequences) 1970 - 7.5 (9,490)
AKAs:
  • Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Attack on Pearl Harbor (Australia)
- 43. Kimi ga wakamono nara (1970)   1970 - 6.9 (110)
AKAs:
  • If You Were Young: Rage (USA)
  • Our Dear Buddies (USA)
- 44. Chi-zome no daimon (1970) 1970 - -
- 45. Kuro bara no yakata (1969)   1969 - 6.1 (62)
AKAs:
  • Black Rose (USA)
  • Black Rose Mansion (International: English title)
  • Mansion of the Black Rose
- 46. Nihon boryoku-dan: Kumicho (1969)   1969 - 6.8 (83)
AKAs:
  • Japan Organized Crime Boss (USA)
- 47. The Green Slime (1968)   1968 - 3.3 (1,124)
AKAs:
  • After the Destruction of Space Station Gamma: Big Military Operation
  • Battle Beyond the Stars
  • Death and the Green Slime
  • Gamma #3 Big Military Space Operation
  • Gamma sango uchu daisakusen (Japan)
  • The Battle of Space Station Gamma
- 48. Kyokatsu koso Waga Jinsei (1968)   1968 - 7.2 (136)
AKAs:
  • Blackmail Is My Business (USA)
  • Blackmail Is My Life (USA: DVD title)
  • Call Me Blackmail! (USA)
- 49. Kuro tokage (1968)   1968 - 7.1 (193)
AKAs:
  • Black Lizard
- 50. Bakuto Kaisan-shiki (1968) 1968 - -
- 51. Kaisan shiki (1967) 1967 - -
- 52. Kamikaze yarô (1966) 1966 - -
- 53. Odoshi (1966) 1966 - -
- 54. Hokkai no Abare-Ryu (1966) 1966 - -
- 55. Showa saidai no kaoyaku (1966) 1966 - -
- 56. Ôkami to buta to ningen (1964)   1964 - 7.8 (28)
AKAs:
  • Wolves, Pigs & Men (International: English title)
  • Wolves, Pigs and People (USA: festival title)
- 57. Jakoman to Tetsu (1964)   1964 - 8.2 (27)
AKAs:
  • Jakoman and Tetsu
  • Jyakoman to Tetsu (Japan: alternative transliteration)
- 58. Gang domei (1963)   1963 - -
AKAs:
  • Gyangu 7 (Japan: informal title)
- 59. Gyangu tai G-men (1962)   1962 - 9.9 (6)
AKAs:
  • Gang vs. G-Men (literal English title)
  • Gyangu 4 (Japan: informal title)
- 60. Hokori takaki chosen (1962)   1962 - 6.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • The Proud Challenge (USA: literal English title)
- 61. Fûraibô tantei: Akai tani no sangeki (1961)   1961 - 10.0 (7)
AKAs:
  • Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley (USA: literal English title)
  • The Drifting Detective
- 62. Funky Hat no kaidanji: Nisenman-en no ude (1961)   1961 - 8.8 (11)
AKAs:
  • Vigilante in the Funky Hat: 200,000 Yen Arm
- 63. Hakuchu no buraikan (1961)   1961 - 5.7 (26)
AKAs:
  • Greed in Broad Daylight (USA)
  • High Noon for Gangsters (USA)
- 64. Funky Hat no kaidanji (1961)   1961 - -
AKAs:
  • Vigilante in the Funky Hat
- 65. Fûraibô tantei: Misaki o wataru kuroi kaze (1961) 1961 - -
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Yagyû ichizoku no imbô (2008) (TV) (idea) 2008 - -
- 2. Chushingura gaiden yotsuya kaidan (1994)   (writer) 1994 - 7.1 (48)
AKAs:
  • Crest of Betrayal (International: English title)
- 3. Hana no ran (1988)   (writer) 1988 - 6.8 (35)
AKAs:
  • A Chaos of Flowers (informal literal English title)
  • The Rage of Love (International: English title)
- 4. Hissatsu 4: Urami harashimasu (1987)   (writer) 1987 - 7.9 (30)
AKAs:
  • Sure Death Revenge (UK)
  • Sure-Fire Death 4: We Will Avenge You (USA: literal English title)
- 5. Shanhai bansukingu (1984)   (writer) 1984 - 5.9 (9)
AKAs:
  • Shanghai Rhapsody (International: English title)
- 6. Satomi hakken-den (1983)   (writer) 1983 - 6.3 (374)
AKAs:
  • Legend of Eight Samurai (International: English title)
  • Legend of the Eight Samurai (USA: dubbed version)
- 7. Jinsei gekijo (1983)   (writer) 1983 - -
AKAs:
  • Theatre of Life
- 8. Dôtonborigawa (1982)   (writer) 1982 - 6.4 (37)
AKAs:
  • Lovers Lost
- 9. Makai tenshô (1981)   (writer) 1981 - 6.3 (309)
AKAs:
  • Makai tenshô: Samurai Reincarnation (International: English title)
  • Samurai Reincarnation (USA)
- 10. Fukkatsu no hi (1980)   (screenplay) 1980 - 6.2 (738)
AKAs:
  • Day of Resurrection (USA)
  • The End (USA: video title)
  • Virus (Japan: English title)
- 11. Uchu kara no messeji (1978)   (story) 1978 - 4.2 (265)
AKAs:
  • Message from Space (International: English title)
  • Message from Space: Galactic Wars
  • Return to Jelucia (USA: cable TV title)
- 12. Yagyû ichizoku no inbô (1978)   (writer) 1978 - 7.2 (529)
AKAs:
  • Intrigue of the Yagyu Clan (International: English title: literal title)
  • The Shogun's Samurai (USA)
  • The Yagyu Conspiracy
  • Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (USA)
- 13. Bôsô panikku: Daigekitotsu (1976) (writer) 1976 - -
- 14. Gendai yakuza: hito-kiri yota (1972)   (writer) 1972 - 7.2 (316)
AKAs:
  • Street Mobster (International: English title) (UK: DVD title)
  • Modern Yakuza: Outlaw Killer (USA: festival title)
- 15. Gunki hatameku motoni (1972)   (writer) 1972 - 8.0 (280)
AKAs:
  • Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
  • Under the Fluttering Military Flag
- 16. Bakuto gaijin butai (1971)   (writer) 1971 - 7.4 (279)
AKAs:
  • Sympathy for the Underdog (International: English title) (USA: DVD title)
  • Gambler: Foreign Opposition (USA: festival title)
  • Gamblers in Okinawa (International: English title)
- 17. Kimi ga wakamono nara (1970)   (writer) 1970 - 6.9 (110)
AKAs:
  • If You Were Young: Rage (USA)
  • Our Dear Buddies (USA)
- 18. Chi-zome no daimon (1970) (writer) 1970 - -
- 19. Kuro bara no yakata (1969)   (writer) 1969 - 6.1 (62)
AKAs:
  • Black Rose (USA)
  • Black Rose Mansion (International: English title)
  • Mansion of the Black Rose
- 20. Nihon boryoku-dan: Kumicho (1969)   (writer) 1969 - 6.8 (83)
AKAs:
  • Japan Organized Crime Boss (USA)
- 21. Kaisan shiki (1967) (writer) 1967 - -
- 22. Kamikaze yarô (1966) (writer) 1966 - -
- 23. Odoshi (1966) (writer) 1966 - -
- 24. Ôkami to buta to ningen (1964)   (writer) 1964 - 7.8 (28)
AKAs:
  • Wolves, Pigs & Men (International: English title)
  • Wolves, Pigs and People (USA: festival title)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Batoru rowaiaru (2000)   (producer) 2000 - 8.0 (46,079)
AKAs:
  • Battle Royale (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
- 2. Omocha (1999)   (planner) 1999 - 7.1 (103)
AKAs:
  • The Geisha House (USA)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Rampo (1994)   Film Director 1994 - 6.6 (349)
AKAs:
  • The Mystery of Rampo (USA: DVD box title)
- 2. Ningen no shômei (1977)   Shibue, Assistant Lieutenant 1977 - 6.6 (89)
AKAs:
  • Proof of the Man
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Clock Tower 3 (2002) (VG) (director: original concept movie) 2002 - 8.2 (69)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Little Red Riding Hood (2009) (V) (special thanks) 2009 - 9.3 (8)
- 2. Black Santa's Revenge (2007) (special thanks) 2007 - 7.4 (45)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 6.6 (12)
- 2. Eiga kantoku tte nanda! (2006)   Himself 2006 - -
AKAs:
  • What's a Director? (International: English title)
- 3. Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (2003) (TV) 2003 - 7.5 (16)

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