Shigeru Kōyama
Birthday: 1929-01-16
Place of Birth: Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Black Rain
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They...
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Azumi 2: Death or Love
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Ma...
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Kwaidan
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four fol...
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Bayside Shakedown
Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierar...
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47 Ronin
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force...
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Samurai Rebellion
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband ...
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s ...
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Afraid to Die
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on crimi...
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The Shootist: Final Episode
Matsushita decides to make a new journey by meeting a fateful woman, Askako, while being chased by a...
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Kill!
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved...
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Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...
A doctor who died at a young age due to the metastasis of a malignant tumor to the lungs after cutti...
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Antarctica
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expeditio...
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Gunman's Alley
Nitani is an undercover drug enforcement agent in Kobe who not only busts two rival drug gangs but a...
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The Man Who Stole the Sun
A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on...
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Inn of Evil
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly pro...
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Heat Wave
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi househo...
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Beyond Outrage
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggl...
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Red Lion
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo...
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Shogunate Secret Ninja
Lord Tokugawa Tsunatoyo, bound for Edo to be sworn in as the next shogun, is the target of merciless...
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Assassin's Target: Iemitsu
A vicious plot that would change the course of Japanese history is set in motion when assassins cons...
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Mount Hakkoda
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the wint...
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The Two Musashis
Toru Emori leads the cast as Hirate Musashi while a Hiroshi Fujioka competes with him as Okamoto Mu...
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The Unbroken
Onchi was exiled to posts around Asia and Africa due to his work as head of a labor union for Nation...
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The Creature Called Man
A top police-guard, charged with protecting a visiting politician and ruthless dictator, contends wi...
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The Yoshida School
Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting...
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Judge and Jeopardy
It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headles...
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Gray Sunset
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he ...
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Bayside Shakedown 2
The movie takes place again in the fictional Wangan Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Departm...
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Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
Young widow Ine is suffering under the harsh treatment of her mother in law. As a former Geisha, Ine...
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An Inlet of Muddy Water
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about th...
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Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins
The federal lord of Kofu, Tunatoyo (Tsutomu Isobe), was elected to be the next General. On his way o...
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Lullaby of Death
Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seek...
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Dora-heita
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, us...
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The Sea and Poison
Two interns and a nurse are interrogated by American MPs for their involvement in an atrocity during...
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Midwinter Camellia
Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko...
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Roar of the Crowd
Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tob...
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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under t...
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Moment of Demon
Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, a young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a ne...
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For the coming day
Miyo Hanayama works as a home care nurse, supporting the home care of patients who are close to dea...
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A Flame at the Pier
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama...
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Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in ...
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Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an a...
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I Am a Cat
Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of f...
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Shag
Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ai...
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Blood Type: Blue
UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blu...
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Home Sweet Home
"Home Sweet Home" deals with a family who, unable to cope with their aging grandfather's worsening d...
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Taikoki
Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is ...
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The Ambitious
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shog...
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Monument to Holy Service
A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon....
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Solar Eclipse
When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, gr...
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Black Report
After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for ...
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Onihei's Detective Records
A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill....
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August without Emperor
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese gove...
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Rainbow Kids
A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they pro...
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The Last Swordsman
Personal tale of Okita Soji who fights to survive in a world without pity in the merciless era of th...
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Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the ...
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The Eccentric Shinza
Shinza is known for his stubborn personality and continues to hold a low-ranking position as a magis...
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Killers on Parade
A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews whe...
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Queen Bee
To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's...
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Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend....
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Lifetime Insecurity
In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to...
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The Man in White
After his father figure - a yakuza boss, is murdered, Azusa Moribe goes on a killing spree to exact ...
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Kandagawa
Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a ...
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Der Lindenbaum
A young woman, Asami, searches for the man who helps her quest to enter medical school....
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Seventeen Ninja
This remake of the classic film features the addition of Chiba Shinichi and Natsuyagi Isao as politi...
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The Song of Love
Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician ...
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Estate Inheritance
The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce batt...
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Revenge
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, l...
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Sweet Revenge
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. Hi...
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Main Line to Terror
Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart a...
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Graveyard of Honor
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. B...
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Diary of Early Winter Shower
Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in lo...
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Good-bye Moscow
Ex-jazz pianist turned promoter finds he is successful, but empty. When an entrepreneur sends him to...
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New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
Shippuu (Hayate) appeared suddenly dead. However, he fell into the hands of Sarutobi for due to his ...
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Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country unde...
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Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
Master swordsman Akiyama Kohei’s simple life in retirement is jarred into violent sword action when ...
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Whirlpool of Flesh
During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparen...
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The Rapacious Jailbreaker
Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a ...
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Blood End
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time ...
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The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss....
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Inspector General Kanjuro Sano conspires with the future shogun twin brother. They replace Ieyoshi T...
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The Soup of Heaven
Follows the life of an Office Lady who gets through her tedious work days by dreaming of a legendary...
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Yakuza Ladies 2
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza ...
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Port Arthur
Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified position...
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Ningen Gari
A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs ...
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The Shootout
A run-in with the police once again puts three former reformatory inmates on the wrong side of the l...
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Futari no onna
After Emiko, a bookstore owner, is driven to suicide by loan sharks, her orphaned son Eisuke decides...
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The Black Scar
A yakuza frames another yakuza who goes to jail for 5 years. When he is released he goes to seek rev...
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The Imperial Navy
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the...
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The Sound of Waves
On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls ...
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Noh Mask Murders
The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will su...
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Akitsu Hot Springs
Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal s...
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Surgical Designs in Flames
A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a seri...
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Zero
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilo...
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The Battle of Okinawa
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imp...
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Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
Recently released from prison for a murder sentence, a yakuza boss's wife leaves Hong Kong for a fre...
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The Fossil
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a gli...
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Willful Murder
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service...
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The Corporation
Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion o...
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Mr. Rookie
Ohara Koji is no ordinary Rookie. He is the Hanshin Tigers' secret weapon. Who would have thought th...
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Black Dead Ball
A talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball world ...
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Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who di...
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Japan's Longest Day
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and th...
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a s...
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The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoo...
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The School of Flesh
A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy m...
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死体持参花嫁事件
The mysterious behavior and psychology of a woman who gave birth to and abandoned her lover's childr...
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あぶない！財テク主婦の株体験
A housewife who wins a large fortune in the stock market becomes obsessed with financial strategies ...
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The Great Shogunate Battle
The early days of the Tokugawa shogunate are brought to light in this exciting historical tale of br...
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Akechi Kogoro vs. Kindaichi Kosuke
The two most famous Japanese mystery characters have come together to solve a crime. A year ago, a m...
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High Teen
Terasaki, the new history teacher at the Senior High School, finds encouragement in the words of his...
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Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi
Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi was a pair of television jidaigeki series on TV Asahi in Japan. The firs...
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The Unruly Ronin's Journey II
Formerly a covert spy under the shogunate, ronin Azami Onijuro and his carefree companion, ronin, jo...
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The 8-Tomb Village
A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries ...
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Himeyuri no To
The Girls' Division of Okinawa Normal School and the First Okinawa Prefectural High School for Girls...
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