Hiroshi Date Movies

  • 1970
    Thugs of Shinjuku

    Thugs of Shinjuku

    Thugs of Shinjuku

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    Fresh out of jail, a smart-mouth wise guy Goro takes the name “Big Brother Katsumata.” Not fitting in well with established gangs, he...

    Thugs of Shinjuku
  • 1976
    A Kawachi Rascal's Song

    A Kawachi Rascal's Song

    A Kawachi Rascal's Song

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    Even after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white taxi. He likes to gamble, although he doesn't have a...

    A Kawachi Rascal's Song
  • 1973
    The Ando Gang Documentary Film

    The Ando Gang Documentary Film

    The Ando Gang Documentary Film

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    This biopic of notorious yakuza-turned-actor Noboru Ando focuses on the days leading to his arrest after the shooting of businessman Hideki Yokoi.

    The Ando Gang Documentary Film
  • 1963
    The Life of a Horse-Trader

    The Life of a Horse-Trader

    The Life of a Horse-Trader

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    Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yonetaro fell asleep after being kicked by a sick...

    The Life of a Horse-Trader
  • 1976
    Festival Champ

    Festival Champ

    Festival Champ

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    Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls in love with a stripper while delivering his...

    Festival Champ
  • 1972
    A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

    A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

    A Narcotics Agent's Ballad

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    Undercover cop Kikuchi teams up with the Okinawa local police to clean up the narcotics and prostitution underworld.

    A Narcotics Agent's Ballad
  • 1969
    Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

    Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

    Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

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    An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

    Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
  • 1968
    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

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    With his penultimate film, Uchida revisited one of his popular prewar titles, 1936’s Theatre of Life, an adaptation of Shiro Ozaki’s...

    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
  • 1967
    Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

    Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

    Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

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    Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
  • 1974
    Violent Fraternity

    Violent Fraternity

    Violent Fraternity

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    Set in Shibuya in 1949, this is another film based on real life former yakuza boss Noboru Ando's memoirs.

    Violent Fraternity
  • 1997
    Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga

    Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga

    Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga

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    Live-action adaptation of the "Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga" manga by Akira Miyashita.

    Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga