Movies: Asao Koike

  • 1967
    Gamblers

    Gamblers (1967)

    Gamblers

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    Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had tattooed the magnificent dragon on Tsuruta’s back, is now a dissolute, bitter drunk living with his son ...

    Gamblers
  • 1964
    The Hunter's Diary

    The Hunter's Diary (1964)

    The Hunter's Diary

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    Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo – after spending the day as an elite businessman, he flirts around in the evenings. He even rents a secret apartment where he keeps record of his girl hunts in his diary, the ‘Hunter’s Dia...

    The Hunter's Diary
  • 1973
    Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

    Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)

    Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

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    An assassin is mistaken for a doctor and threatened by a band of masterless warriors, but they realize their mistake and retreat into the darkness. Days later, he is asked to kill the doctor's brother. What secrets are these men hiding?...

    Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
  • 1971
    A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code

    A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code (1971)

    A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code

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    A young yakuza soldier is torn between staying in his current life or leaving his family when his boss refuses to follow their ancient code of ethics....

    A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code
  • 1959
    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

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    On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder....

    I Want to Be a Shellfish
  • 1969
    Lefty Fencer

    Lefty Fencer (1969)

    Lefty Fencer

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    As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was after her family's most treasured possession, the famed Drenched Swallow sword. As an adult, she has become a skilled swordswoman and lives a carefree lif...

    Lefty Fencer
  • 1971
    Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger

    Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger (1971)

    Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger

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    Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation....

    Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
  • 1963
    Jidanya

    Jidanya (1963)

    Jidanya

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    Every day a car accident happens in the city. The involved parties are prey to the settlement agents (jidanya), mediators between the parts and the insurance companies to avoid time-consuming legal actions that could come when no settlement is reach...

    Jidanya
  • 1976
    The Racketeer Ishimatsu

    The Racketeer Ishimatsu (1976)

    The Racketeer Ishimatsu

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    Action-comedy film featuring the adventures of an itinerant merchant (Hiroki Matsukata) that becomes an unlikely hero....

    The Racketeer Ishimatsu
  • 1971
    Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods

    Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods (1971)

    Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods

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    The local yakuza gangs dominating the port of Yokohama do not take well the invasion of their territory by a daring biker gang, led by a girl in black leather outfit and cowboy hat - reminiscent of the earlier war victors. Old and new grudges lead th...

    Delinquent Girl Boss: Ballad of Yokohama Hoods
  • 1969
    Gambler's Legacy

    Gambler's Legacy (1969)

    Gambler's Legacy

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    A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of a dragon who is said to be responsible for the death of their former leader....

    Gambler's Legacy
  • 1981
    Rennyo and His Mother

    Rennyo and His Mother (1981)

    Rennyo and His Mother

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    Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to the legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident ...

    Rennyo and His Mother
  • 1983
    Nogare no machi

    Nogare no machi (1983)

    Nogare no machi

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    Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata....

    Nogare no machi
  • 1969
    Kanto Woman Fortitude

    Kanto Woman Fortitude (1969)

    Kanto Woman Fortitude

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    Kanto Woman Fortitude
  • 1967
    The Gambler's Law

    The Gambler's Law (1967)

    The Gambler's Law

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    The Gambler's Law
  • 1965
    The Black Gambler

    The Black Gambler (1965)

    The Black Gambler

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    Place your bets! Koji Himuro (Akira Kobayashi) is a makeout artist with unparalleled gambling skills. Shortly after his return to Tokyo, he is invited to attend a reception being held at the Suvenian Embassy of Tokyo. This “reception” was an undercov...

    The Black Gambler
  • 1982
    Ninja Hunt

    Ninja Hunt (1982)

    Ninja Hunt

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    It's a rare occasion when a noted filmmaker like Yamauchi Tetsuya gets to re-visit a previous film, and in this re-make of NINJA GARI, he not only does that, but has created an even better piece. While the original from 1964 starred the great old-tim...

    Ninja Hunt
  • 1971
    The Armed Organization

    The Armed Organization (1971)

    The Armed Organization

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    Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsurata as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisabur...

    The Armed Organization
  • 1972
    Companion to Hell

    Companion to Hell (1972)

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    Companion to Hell
  • 1983
    Kanei Command Performance

    Kanei Command Performance (1983)

    Kanei Command Performance

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    During the reign of Shogun Iemitsu, a great martial arts tournament was held to determine whether or not Iemitsu was to remain in power or cede it to his uncle, Yornobu, the 10th son of Ieyasu. Among the contestants were many expert swordsmen who hav...

    Kanei Command Performance