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Akira Kobayashi Filmography

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Rusty Knife (1958)

In the heart of Udaka, a city reborn from the ashes of war yet already...

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Retaliation (1968)

After serving an eight-year sentence, Jiro, a former convict with a past steeped in loyalty,...

Poster of Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)

Yakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family affiliations...

Poster of Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)

Conflicts between Hirono's family and Yamamori's family (and their allies) are made more tense by...

Poster of Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a...

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Hungry Soul (1956)

Two women start relationships with men who are considered wrong to them.

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Violent Streets (1974)

A retired yakuza is caught in the middle of a growing conflict between two rival...

Poster of Hungry Soul, Part II

Hungry Soul, Part II (1956)

The conclusion to Yûzô Kawashima's Hungry Soul.

Poster of The Tokyo Mighty Guy

The Tokyo Mighty Guy (1960)

After mastering the art of French cuisine, young Jiro (Akira Kobayashi) returns to Japan and...

Poster of The Rambling Guitarist

The Rambling Guitarist (1959)

Shinji (Akira Kobayashi), a wandering street musician, gets involved with a mob boss, Akitsu (Nobuo...

Poster of The Boy Who Came Back

The Boy Who Came Back (1958)

Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a...

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Three Seconds to Zero Hour (1967)

A lightning-paced 60's crime film from Japan's Nikkatsu Studios, 3 SECONDS TO EXPLOSION packs enough...

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The Perfect Game (1958)

A group of five college students decide to jinx a bicycle race in their favor...

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Kanto Wanderer (1963)

Three schoolgirls are infatuated with a yakuza, Katsuta, of the Izu Clan. They meet another...