Movies: Jirô Chiba

  • 1980
    Kagemusha

    Kagemusha (1980)

    Kagemusha

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    Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor tak...

    Kagemusha
  • 1975
    The Return of Sister Street Fighter

    The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975)

    The Return of Sister Street Fighter

    6.31975HD

    When Koryu's childhood friend Shurei is abducted by gangsters, the desperate young woman recruits a female martial artist and a tough-as-nails stranger to join her for a dangerous rescue mission....

    The Return of Sister Street Fighter
  • 1974
    The Street Fighter

    The Street Fighter (1974)

    The Street Fighter

    6.91974HD

    Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions....

    The Street Fighter
  • 1982
    Farewell to the Land

    Farewell to the Land (1982)

    Farewell to the Land

    4.41982HD

    Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother wh...

    Farewell to the Land
  • 1978
    Shogun's Samurai

    Shogun's Samurai (1978)

    Shogun's Samurai

    7.11978HD

    Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadana...

    Shogun's Samurai
  • 1976
    Yakuza Graveyard

    Yakuza Graveyard (1976)

    Yakuza Graveyard

    6.41976HD

    A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice....

    Yakuza Graveyard
  • 1977
    Hokuriku Proxy War

    Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)

    Hokuriku Proxy War

    6.81977HD

    In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada,...

    Hokuriku Proxy War
  • 1975
    Wolf Guy

    Wolf Guy (1975)

    Wolf Guy

    6.01975HD

    Akira Inugami is the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered ...

    Wolf Guy
  • 1982
    Tattoo

    Tattoo (1982)

    Tattoo

    5.21982HD

    An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank....

    Tattoo
  • 1980
    Port Arthur

    Port Arthur (1980)

    Port Arthur

    7.61980HD

    Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a ...

    Port Arthur
  • 1972
    Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

    Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972)

    Kamen Rider vs. Shocker

    5.81972HD

    Professor Daidōji has developed a gravity machine called the GX Device. Unfortunately, Shocker wants it; so they attack the professor and destroy his laboratory, but come home empty-handed. Shocker's agents find out that the plans for the GX Device a...

    Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
  • 1975
    Karate Bullfighter

    Karate Bullfighter (1975)

    Karate Bullfighter

    6.51975HD

    Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He relu...

    Karate Bullfighter
  • 1970
    Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

    Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate (1970)

    Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate

    6.41970HD

    An undercover cop insinuates himself into a yakuza family. Managing to avert an assassination attack on the boss he is assigned to kill a rival boss....

    Kamikaze Cop, Marihuana Syndicate
  • 1976
    Dragon Princess

    Dragon Princess (1976)

    Dragon Princess

    5.81976HD

    A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He trains his daughter (Etsuko Shihomi) with the intention of her avenging not only himself but a murdered friend....

    Dragon Princess
  • 1976
    Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

    Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger? (1976)

    Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?

    71976HD

    Yasuaki Kurata plays a masked ring brawler who is out for revenge against an evil, megalomaniac entrepreneur played by Japan's most reliable bad guy of the '70's, Masashi Ishibashi....

    Which Is Stronger, Karate or the Tiger?
  • 1971
    Go Go Kamen Rider

    Go Go Kamen Rider (1971)

    Go Go Kamen Rider

    7.31971HD

    The Shocker Organization sends two of its Inhumanoids to destroy an atomic plant, but their plan is foiled by an invisible barrier that surrounds the complex. Because of this, they abduct a top soccer player and convert him into Tokageron, a lizard I...

    Go Go Kamen Rider
  • 1981
    The Blazing Valiant

    The Blazing Valiant (1981)

    The Blazing Valiant

    51981HD

    Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in tribal warfare in Africa where the family had been living throughout most of Jo's life. Once the funeral was over, he missed the boat that was going to take him back ho...

    The Blazing Valiant
  • 1976
    The Machine Gun Dragon

    The Machine Gun Dragon (1976)

    The Machine Gun Dragon

    6.31976HD

    Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia....

    The Machine Gun Dragon
  • 1977
    Japan's Don

    Japan's Don (1977)

    Japan's Don

    7.51977HD

    A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters....

    Japan's Don
  • 1973
    Robot Detective: The Movie

    Robot Detective: The Movie (1973)

    Robot Detective: The Movie

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    Robot Detective K and his human colleagues battle the criminal organization BADDO. Theatrical release re-edited from episodes 1-9, 11, and 12 of the TV series with newly-added narration....

    Robot Detective: The Movie