Akira Kobayashi Movies

  • 1969
    The Elder Sister

    The Elder Sister

    The Elder Sister

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    Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.

    The Elder Sister
  • 1967
    The Singing Gunman

    The Singing Gunman

    The Singing Gunman

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    Fourth film in the Aitsu series. The outlaw-cum-travelling guitarist discovers that his friend has been killed by the gangsters who held up the...

    The Singing Gunman
  • 1959
    Friendship of Jazz

    Friendship of Jazz

    Friendship of Jazz

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    Kenichi, who lives like a stray dog among fellow gangsters, finds his love for the first time while the police are trying to catch him on suspicion...

    Friendship of Jazz
  • 1993
    Emperor of Upheaval

    Emperor of Upheaval

    Emperor of Upheaval

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    The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate like a ruthless conglomerate -- and thriving.

    Emperor of Upheaval
  • 1963
    Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

    Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

    Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary

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    A kidnapping occurred over a seven-million-dollar diamond that was sewn into his stomach. Takuya Nikaido, the hero of Kamideki, challenges the...

    Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
  • 1963
    Badge of the Night

    Badge of the Night

    Badge of the Night

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    A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose missing person search soon becomes a murder case....

    Badge of the Night
  • 1975
    The Murder Corps

    The Murder Corps

    The Murder Corps

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    A violent upstart forms an alliance with the powerful Tensei-kai syndicate to fight on the front lines of an underworld war and take over all of...

    The Murder Corps
  • 1964
    Traveling Alone with a Guitar

    Traveling Alone with a Guitar

    Traveling Alone with a Guitar

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    Kobayashi Akira stars as a wandering musician, who lost his brother and lover to dishonest rival Henmi. The third work in Nikkatsu's "Gambler" series.

    Traveling Alone with a Guitar
  • 1960
    The Guitarist from the Sea

    The Guitarist from the Sea

    The Guitarist from the Sea

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    Plans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza group, which intends to use the island as a relay base...

    The Guitarist from the Sea
  • 1960
    The Angry Rambler

    The Angry Rambler

    The Angry Rambler

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    Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.

    The Angry Rambler
  • 1960
    The Poem of the Blue Star

    The Poem of the Blue Star

    The Poem of the Blue Star

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    Might Guy Akira's unique action drama depicts the bizarre fate of a young doctor who vows to avenge his girlfriend, who was shot by a yakuza on a...

    The Poem of the Blue Star
  • 1966
    新遊侠伝

    新遊侠伝

    新遊侠伝

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    In this town, Kagosuke and Ryukichi of the Okamoto family, who are deeply committed to the yakuza way, are straightforward and justice-loving...

    新遊侠伝
  • 1965
    Bastards Without Borders

    Bastards Without Borders

    Bastards Without Borders

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    Counterfeit Japanese dollars are connected to a large-scale underground drug organization. An action masterpiece with Akira Kobayashi, in the role of...

    Bastards Without Borders
  • 1970
    Sign of the Jack

    Sign of the Jack

    Sign of the Jack

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    Hanamura, widely known in gangland a professional trouble shooter has the sign of the Jack tattooed on his chest. His follower is his sworn partner...

    Sign of the Jack
  • 1974
    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

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    With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.

    The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
  • 1959
    I Will Challenge

    I Will Challenge

    I Will Challenge

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    Akira, a student who is professionally engaged in boxing, aspires to follow in the footsteps of his late father and become a champion when, during...

    I Will Challenge
  • 1959
    Wakai hyou no mure

    Wakai hyou no mure

    Wakai hyou no mure

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    A blockbuster youth action film that explodes with the charm of Maiko Guy and Akira, based on the serialized novel in Nikkan Sports by Yoshirō...

    Wakai hyou no mure
  • 1961
    The Plateau Man

    The Plateau Man

    The Plateau Man

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    Japanese Western set at a mountain ranch in Kyushu.

    The Plateau Man
  • 1959
    Gunshū no naka no taiyō

    Gunshū no naka no taiyō

    Gunshū no naka no taiyō

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    This coming-of-age drama depicts Ozaki, Takei, Minami, and Onoki, four men trained in the rugby club and brimming with intelligence and a sense of...

    Gunshū no naka no taiyō
  • 1959
    Tokyo no Kodoku

    Tokyo no Kodoku

    Tokyo no Kodoku

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    A coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for Rookie of the Year honors and love.

    Tokyo no Kodoku