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    Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi 1969 POSTER

    Shôwa zankyô-den: Karajishi jingi

    1969

    Japanese

    7.1

    3

    Action

    Crime

    japan

    showa

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    yakuza

    Masahiro Makino Masahiro Makino Director Ken Takakura Ken Takakura as Kôji Fujiyama Kôji Fujiyama as Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as Kôichi Yamada Kôichi Yamada as
    Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...
    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 1965 POSTER

    Brutal Tales of Chivalry

    1965

    Japanese

    6.9

    4

    Action

    Crime

    japan

    showa

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    yakuza

    Kiyoshi Saeki Kiyoshi Saeki Director Kôsaku Okano Kôsaku Okano as Michitarô Mizushima Michitarô Mizushima as Iwasa Hiroki Matsukata Hiroki Matsukata as Masa Ken Takakura Ken Takakura as Seiji Terajima
    After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.
    The Family Game 1983 POSTER

    The Family Game

    1983

    Japanese

    7.1

    3

    75%

    75%

    Action

    brothers

    Comedy

    Drama

    japanese family

    showa

    showa era

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    tutor

    Yoshimitsu Morita Yoshimitsu Morita Director Kazuko Shirakawa Kazuko Shirakawa as Mieko's mother Yoneko Matsukane Yoneko Matsukane as Shigeyuki's English teacher Yoshihiro Katô Yoshihiro Katô as Shigeyuki's gymnastic teacher Ichirôta Miyakawa Ichirôta Miyakawa as Shigeyuki, the younger brother
    A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic success; but the younger son is a rebellious goof-off for whom a tutor must be hired. The tutor, played by the prototypical bad boy actor Matsuda Yusaku, proceeds to blow the entire family apart.
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