The second film in the “Suruga yukyoden” series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho’s wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.

Suruga yukyoden.mp4

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https://nitro.download/view/DC26F8193969D1E/Suruga_yukyoden.mp4

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

The post Tokuzô Tanaka – Surugayu kyoden yabure tekka (1964) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.

Title: Vagabonds from Badgerville (Hanakurabe tanuki dochu, lit. “On the Road to the Tanuki Flower Contest”)
Director: Tokuzo Tanaka:
Screenwriter: Fuji Yahiro
Cast: Raizo Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Shintaro Katsu

Hana kurabe tanuki.mkv

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Runtime: 	1h 19mn
Size: 	752 MiB
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https://nitro.download/view/CED1A66A0038C3C/Hana_kurabe_tanuki.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

The post Tokuzô Tanaka – Hanakurabe tanuki dochu AKA Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

SYNOPSIS:
A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence.

The.Betrayal.1966.576p.BluRay.AAC1.0.x264-Slope.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 26 min
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https://nitro.download/view/A75077CABEE8B3B/The.Betrayal.1966.576p.BluRay.AAC1.0.x264-Slope.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Tokuzô Tanaka – Daisatsujin orochi AKA The Betrayal (1966) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involving Kyoshiro in the conflict against his will is a bad idea.

Nemuri.Kyoshiro.10.1968.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 21 min
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https://nitro.download/view/92AB2617A39A006/Nemuri.Kyoshiro.10.1968.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Tokuzô Tanaka – Nemuri Kyôshirô: Onna jigoku AKA Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman (1968) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

After Kyoshiro disposes of a half-dozen ambushers (and thus demonstrating his skill), their master, Lord Maeda, sends his ward Chisa to seduce him and set him agasinst his enemy, Chen Sun. Chen is trying to protect a document that, if revealed, will cause the downfall of Maeda’s Clan, an event Chen would relish. Deception is piled upon treachery, and to solve the mystery, Kyoshiro must find a man who is already dead, and get him to reveal the secret of The Chinese Jade. And then, of course, everyone will want him dead!

Nemuri.Kyoshiro.01.1963.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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https://nitro.download/view/6B9A8612AC34E9B/Nemuri.Kyoshiro.01.1963.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Tokuzô Tanaka – Nemuri Kyôshirô: Sappôchô AKA Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

As the war escalates, Omiya and Arita join the reinforcement troops stationed in Northern Manchuria. While waiting for Soviet attack, the duo still manage to rankle their superiors.

Heitai.yakuza.daidasso.1966.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 27 min
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https://nitro.download/view/EB58EBF7298C962/Heitai.yakuza.daidasso.1966.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Tokuzô Tanaka – Heitai yakuza daidasso AKA Hoodlum Soldier’s Flight to Freedom (1966) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

letterboxd:
In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, a graduate of the famed Nakano School of Spies inaugurated by Colonel Kusanagi, to investigate the matter. Arriving in Shanghai, he disguises himself as a Chinese coolie and sets out to watch for developments, the only clue being a silver dollar found beside what was left of the victim.

Rikugun.Nakano.gakko.Ryu-sango.shirei.1967.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-LA.mkv

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Runtime:	1h 27mn
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https://nitro.download/view/D3C41B89356882E/Rikugun.Nakano.gakko.Ryu-sango.shirei.1967.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-LA.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:None

The post Tokuzô Tanaka – Rikugun Nakano gakko: Ryu-sango shirei (1967) first appeared on Cinema of the World.