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Nenji Kobayashi Filmography

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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)

In the bustling, high-stress world of Japanese hospitals, a 37-year-old maverick emerges, disrupting the status...

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The Hidden Blade (2004)

In the shifting sands of mid-19th Century Japan, three samurai comrades – Yaichiro, Munezo, and...

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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

Nestled in the heartland of 19th century Japan, there exists a humble rural village, its...

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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

Entrapped in a web of deceit woven by the treacherous Sugimi (Natsuyagi Isao), a detective...

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)

In the dark underbelly of a merciless prison, a woman known as Matsu, or 'Scorpion'...

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Street Mobster (1972)

In the gritty cinematic universe of Kinji Fukasaku's "Street Mobster" (1972), we meet Okita, a...

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What a Wonderful Family! (2016)

For her birthday, the grandma of a traditional Tokyo family asks her apathetic husband a...

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Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)

The story centers on a group of young people who travel back in time when...

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Message from Space (1978)

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out...

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What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017)

In this sequel to the first It's A Wonderful Family, the characters who are still...

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Doberman Cop (1977)

A tough-as-nails cop from Okinawa investigates a savage murder in Tokyo's nightlife district. Originally dismissed...

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Yakuza Graveyard (1976)

When a cop is transferred to a new precinct it is obvious that the area's...

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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976)

Sugawara plays Nozaki, a laborer who swears allegiance to a sympathetic crime boss, only to...

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Why Not? (1981)

Near the turbulent end of the Edo era, a man returning to Japan after exile...

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Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972)

The son of a murder crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans...

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Tracked (1985)

A man who is jailed for murdering his family after he confessed, escapes. His only...