Koji Tsuruta Movies

  • 1968
    The Bandits

    The Bandits

    The Bandits

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    Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits.

    The Bandits
  • 1967
    Tears of Banishment

    Tears of Banishment

    Tears of Banishment

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    Ninkyo with Kôji Tsuruta. An elderly yakuza brother tries to clear an underling’s name.

    Tears of Banishment
  • 1964
    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza

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    An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an...

    Two Lives, Two Yakuza
  • 1966
    Rub Out the Past

    Rub Out the Past

    Rub Out the Past

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    A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.

    Rub Out the Past
  • 1963
    Life of Hishakaku 2

    Life of Hishakaku 2

    Life of Hishakaku 2

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    Upon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain their turf from their rival, Domoto family. To...

    Life of Hishakaku 2
  • 1965
    The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

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    The Tattooed Lord
  • 1971
    The Gambler's Counterattack

    The Gambler's Counterattack

    The Gambler's Counterattack

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    Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect...

    The Gambler's Counterattack
  • 1967
    Three Gamblers

    Three Gamblers

    Three Gamblers

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    Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.

    Three Gamblers
  • 1962
    365 Nights

    365 Nights

    365 Nights

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    A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is...

    365 Nights
  • 1970
    A Wad of Notes

    A Wad of Notes

    A Wad of Notes

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    A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back...

    A Wad of Notes
  • 1963
    Life of Hishakaku

    Life of Hishakaku

    Life of Hishakaku

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    After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness,...

    Life of Hishakaku
  • 1968
    Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

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    Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

    Human Torpedoes
  • 1957
    Oshidori kenkagasa

    Oshidori kenkagasa

    Oshidori kenkagasa

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    Oshidori kenkagasa
  • 1968
    Scoundrel

    Scoundrel

    Scoundrel

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    Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, lacking any sense of either duty or chivalry. When...

    Scoundrel
  • 1962
    Mid-August Commotion

    Mid-August Commotion

    Mid-August Commotion

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    A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General...

    Mid-August Commotion
  • 1950
    Battle of Roses

    Battle of Roses

    Battle of Roses

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    A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheated bathroom.

    Battle of Roses
  • 1967
    Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II

    Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II

    Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II

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    The fourth part in the series "Code Between Brothers". The story takes place in Fukagawa, Tokyo, at the beginning of the Showa era, where five...

    Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
  • 1967
    Dissolution Rites

    Dissolution Rites

    Dissolution Rites

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    Sawaki is released from prison after serving eight years for murdering a rival gang leader in order to obtain the land rights to a landfill for the...

    Dissolution Rites
  • 1970
    The Drifting Gambler

    The Drifting Gambler

    The Drifting Gambler

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    8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.

    The Drifting Gambler
  • 1965
    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

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    The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.

    The Kingdom of Jirocho 4