Takuzō Kawatani
Acting
Biography
Takuzo Kawatani was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 165 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains.
Born: July 21, 1941
Place of Birth: Changchun, Jilin, China
Known For
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Bunta Sugawara replaces Koji Tsuruta as the leading man for this sequel of Okoma, the Orphan Gambler.
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Kidnapping Blues
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.
A Scarred Life
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
Three Gamblers
Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.
Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group
A nasty schoolgirl does what she pleases, under the protection of her father, who is the school principal. Another girl is not so nasty, but she is determined and tough enough to contest the girl's gang in a democratic vote - and win. That causes her trouble in school, just when her own father, who owns a truck transport company, is murdered in a fake car accident by an American mobster. Before the girl can react, her naive mother has signed over the company to the mobster, and accepted him as her lover. Repentant, the mother starts drinking, and the good schoolgirl ties up with a halfbreed young man, who also has a grudge against Americans. He starts spying on the gangsters, discovers they are dealing in drugs, but is killed before he can report it. The good girl will lead her team in a desperation assault on the mobsters - and the police will eventually arrive just in time for the showdown.
Tora-san's Island Encounter
Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.
Harimao
A movie about Yutaka Tani, also known as " Malay Tiger Harimao, " who was active on the Malay Peninsula during the Pacific War
The Life of Chikuzan
After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named Takahashi Chikuzan became a musical sensation. This biographical drama chronicles his wanderings and his life, with a particular focus on his humble beginnings as a peasant on a remote and arid island.
Jeans Blues: No Future
Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster friends and ends up making off with all their ill-gotten gains, much to their disapproval. The two misfits end up meeting after a car crash and soon end up on the road together in (another) stolen car. It's not long before the police take an interest in the crimes, and of course the gangsters are hot on Jiri's heels; meaning the two must scarper across Japan by any means necessary.
Filmography
as Tosaku Satoh
as Kyozo Shigeta
as Koichi
as Takuzō
as Ryukichi Ineda
as Sergeant Major Nagata
as Tani Tamakichi
as Dayon (voice) / Kemunpasu (voice)
as Umaemon
as Mori Kojiro
as 野々村泰輔
as Yasuke
as Kogoro Katsura
as Sakai
as Ichiro Makabe
as Sgt. Ido
as Irujun Im
as Farmer
as Tajibee
as Dan
as Inspector Hotta
as Sanji
as Hiyoshi Kinoshita
as Kazuto Tonoma
as Senta
as Teruhisa Yoshinaga
as Detective Kajiyama
as Saburo Tanimura
as Kazunari Tsugawa
as Katsuo Rojo
as Hisamatsu
as Tetsuya bessho
as Yakuza underling
as Mr Zen
as Rokuzo
as Moriya Hitoshi
as Kiyoshi
as Ishimatsu
as Skull Crushed Yakuza Thug Ôshima
as Policeman at hospital
as Uno
as Katsuji Saijo
as Detective B
as Mitsuo Iwashita
as Ryoichi Enami
as Guard
as Prisoner
as Yakuza henchman
as Murata
as Gang member
as Togo Shinkawa (thug)
as Yakuza
as Kazuo Tsukamoto
as Thug
as Yakuza
as Henchman
as Tatsuo
as Iwase
as Soldier
as Guard
as Henchman
as Yakuza henchman
as Umekichi
as Henchman
as Yakuza henchman
as Prison Guard