Jakoman and Tetsu is a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa and Senkichi Taniguchi that was based on the novel Nishin gyogyo (Herring Fishery) by Keizo Kajino...

Jakoman and Tetsu (ジャコ萬と鉄, Jakoman to Tetsu), also known as One-Eyed Captain and Tetsu is a 1964 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku based on an earlier...

his breakthrough hit in 1964 with Ken Takakura starring in Jakoman and Tetsu. From 1966 to 1971, he created several modern gang films for Toei usually...

before becoming a full director), as well as his little-known contributions to theater, television and literature. All the following are Japanese productions...

Four film studios. Toei's predecessor, the Toyoko Eiga Company, Ltd. (東横映画, Tō-Yoko Eiga, "Toyoko Films"), was incorporated in 1938. It was founded by Keita...

age of 95. Snow Trail (銀嶺の果て, Ginrei no hate) (1947) Jakoman and Tetsu (ジャコ万と鉄, Jakoman to Tetsu) (1949), from a script by Akira Kurosawa Escape at Dawn...

as Jūgo Tatsumura Tange Sazen (1963) 13 Assassins (1963) Jakoman and Tetsu (1964) as Jakoman Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) as Sakon Shiba Dojo yaburi (1964)...

to shatter and some of the green slime to attach to Halversen's space suit. The detonation is a success and Flora is destroyed. The crew returns to Gamma...

by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is the first of two unrelated Fukasaku films to star Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū, the other being Samurai...

Gunji's imprisonment comes to the island planning to seize control of the territory. Gunji and his men are soon forced to engage in an epic battle for...

eight dog-warriors who can lift it, of which he and his companion are two. To defeat the evil queen Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki) who killed her family, they...

men's clothing to escape the hotel unnoticed. Sanae is told to stay in her room at her father's house, but his housekeeper Hina works to kidnap her along...

1910, in Kashiwara, Osaka. As a child, he would often walk miles to the nearest theater to watch silent adventure and ninja films in the afternoons. At the...

abandoning him and thousands of Christians to be massacred by the Tokugawa regime, swearing vengeance. Gaining the power to resurrect the dead, he tempts, resurrects...

senaka ni higa atarô (1963) Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama (1964) - Miri Jakoman to Tetsu (1964) Narazumono (1964) Nihon kyôkaku-den (1964) - Kumeji Korosareta...

Kenta Fukasaku, who co-wrote the screenplay with Norio Kida. It is the sequel to the 2000 film Battle Royale, which in turn was based on the 1999 novel of...

gangster who runs a brothel that films its clients to blackmail them and the blackmailers force him to give up all of the film reels in exchange for his...

as Methodist missionaries, were some of the Japanese citizens encouraged to live in Shandong by the Japanese government during its occupation before the...

his blessing for Yamanaka to pursue Yasuko, only to then call on him to kill three of Katsutoshi's men who were planning to assassinate the Otomo Family...

to collect Yamamori and provide Makio with a clean gun to kill Boss Asada. Makio then allows himself to be arrested for his crime and is sentenced to...

Affectionately referred to as "Ken-san" by audiences, he was best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brought to his roles. He won the...

Hirono has to switch parole guarantors to avoid going back to jail, recommending Hirono's former boss Yoshio Yamamori, who he renounced loyalty to years earlier...

about the one-sided verdict, vow to return to Edo to take vengeance on Kira. They wait a year for an opportune time to make their move. Kira retires and...

Tanpo Tetsuya Watari was originally set to play Hirotani, but had to step down due to illness. The role then went to Hiroki Matsukata. "Kenkei tai Soshiki...

equivalent to Western and swashbuckler films. Chanbara is a sub-category of jidaigeki, which equates to period drama. Jidaigeki may refer to a story set...

two-syllable codeword (i.e., totsugeki raigeki 突撃雷撃, "lightning attack"), used to indicate that complete surprise had been achieved. The film was released in...

distribution in several countries; Toei refused to sell the film to any United States distributor for over a decade due to concerns about potential controversy and...

to arrest him and gets a life sentence, and Shinkai is stabbed to death before he can board a train to escape the city. Hirono is then paroled due to...

Tokuji Owada, but Kusunoki, strung out on heroin, is unable to perform the hit. Kuroda is forced to do it himself and gets a seven-year sentence for murder...

transferred to a new beat in Osaka. Kuroiwa is sleeping with the widow of a man he killed and she demands that he give her enough money to open up her...