Hiroshi Shimizu
Known for Acting
Japanese actor.
Born
February 11, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Filmography
40 films, 3 shows
Known for Acting
Japanese actor.
Born
February 11, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Filmography
40 films, 3 shows

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 2
2015 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
The second 'Kanto Gangster Federation' film.

Kanto Gangster Federation: Chapter 1
2014 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
The first 'Kanto Gangster Federation' film.

History of Yakuza Conflict: Nishinari Conflict
2014
country: Japan

The Law of Asuras
2012 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
Saji (Motomiya Yasukaze) and his junior Tera (Yamaguchi Yoshiyuki) are members of the Kicchou Clan, a fearless yakuza group known for its long history within Yokohama. The pair are close with the captain of the group, Godou (Ozawa Kazuyoshi), whom they admire as being a devout follower of the yakuza ideal of chivalry, and the three function much like a close-knit trio of brothers. The Kicchou-kai have so far maintained a balance with the rival Hama Family, who have territory across the river. However, tragedy begins to march on Saji, Tera, and Godou when suddenly the Chairman of the Kicchou Clan is assassinated by a member of the Hama Family ...

The Successful Businessmen Handbook III: Economic Tactics You Can Learn from the Yakuza
2007 · 1h 17m
country: Unknown
Sometimes, yakuza must face shrewd civilians even more cunning than themselves, armed only with ethics. What are the 'negotiation tactics' you can learn from yakuza beyond fights and threats!? The unparalleled negotiation skills of the yakuza, refined to perfection, are now revealed!!

Reawaken
2006 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
A lonely accountant adjusting to big city life, a struggling manga artist forced to conclude her series and a millennial convenience store clerk without direction; three women decades apart all bound by one inescapable fate.

Damned Files 1
2004 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
This is the first volume of a series of one-part horror dramas based on rumored haunted places, real-life stories, and accidents that occurred in various regions, and which have had a nationwide impact since being aired on Nagoya TV in July 2003.

Incessant Hell: The Vile Road of Finance
2003 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Kiryu Mamoru, a subordinate boss of the Tomogashira Group, earns a living through the shady business of "yamikin" or underground lending. He preys on desperate customers who cannot get loans from legitimate lenders, charging exorbitant interest rates of 30% in 10 days or even 90% in some cases, in violation of the law. With the backing of his yakuza group, he employs extremely vicious and unethical methods...

Yumeko's Nightmare
2002 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
There's no limit to what you can see in your dreams...

Confinement Escape: The Woman Who Bloomed in Hell
1999 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Atsushi, a former member of the Self-Defense Forces, meets Naoko after picking up a lost cell phone. The two fall in love and share a passionate relationship. One day, Naoko suddenly vanishes. When Atsushi coincidentally sees her again, she confesses that she is the wife of a yakuza member and wants to escape her sadistic husband. Atsushi promises to run away with her. However, they are quickly found—Atsushi is left critically injured, and Naoko is taken captive and subjected to cruel mistreatment. Filled with love for Naoko and fury toward the yakuza, Atsushi storms the villa to rescue her.

D
1998 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Kawamata is a psychotic soldier who fell in with the Russian Special Operation Forces. It was at this time that Kawamata became the guinea pig for this secret scientific research organization. The Russians wanted to ensure that they were ahead of the U.S. in the arms race, and used this organization to develop a mobile combat suit, armed to the teeth with all kinds of weapons imaginable. During his tenure on the project, Kawamata met Matsuzaki, a twisted scientist who was kicked out of Japan...

Unlucky Monkey
1998 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be a profitable mistake for Yamazaki, an amateur crook who ends up with 80 million yen after a string of improbable accidents. But having so much cash doesn't make his life is any easier. In fact, it gets much more complicated when Yamazaki stabs a hairdresser by mistake and instantly becomes a hunted fugitive. He's just one unlucky monkey but can he turn his luck around?

The Spiral
1998 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.

Postman Blues
1997 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.

Confinement Escape: Sex Slave
1997 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
One after the other, women who are having lesbian relationships with psychiatrist Yumi are found brutally murdered with their internal organs exposed. Saegusa, a detective and the lover of Miyuki, a female teacher and patient of the doctor, investigates the case. During the investigation, a gang rape case at a school emerges. The victim is Miyuki and the school doctor is Yumi. The culprit has already been found brutally murdered. Meanwhile, Miyuki has been held captive by the perpetrator, with a wire around her neck and forced to masturbate and fondled with oil.

Dangan Runner
1996 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store. The store's clerk, a washed-up rock star, chases the thief and literally runs into a Yakuza to whom he owes money. Thus begins an all-night, three-way pursuit through the streets of Tokyo.

Assassination
1996 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
"Assassination" - Adaptation of Hermann Hesse's novel "Demian". A young man's detachment from and revolt against the superficial ideals of the world of appearances and eventually awakens into a realization of self. Max Demian is his childhood friend and mentor.

Be-Bop High School 2
1996 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
Fighting is strong but female is weak, Toru & Hiroshi rampage over a female college student!

MARKS
1995 · 2h 18m
country: Japan
Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...

Female Prisoner Executioner Maria
1994 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Not to be confused with the 1995 theatrical film directed by Shûji Kataoka. In "Female Prisoner Punisher Maria," a wronged woman transforms into a fierce avenger within the confines of a brutal women's prison. Amidst betrayal and violence, she unleashes revenge on those who wronged her, blending grit with empowerment in a harrowing journey.

Mahjong Demon 2: With a White Blade on His Back
1993 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
A young professional mahjong player, Sakurai Shoichi (Shimizu Kentaro), who graduated from university, was employed at a real estate company. While on a business trip with the company president (Hamada Akira) to a secluded hot spring town, he learns that an elderly couple who are the president's benefactors are in trouble. The old man was a former gambler who ran the town with honor and compassion, but his business was taken away by an emerging gangster (Hiura Tsutomu). When Sakurai Shoichi finds out that the emerging gangster is making a shady profit from mahjong, he offers to play as a substitute for the player without payment.

Mahjong Madness : 10 Years Early!
1993 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
Idol vehicle Mahjong flick

Kwaidan
1992
country: Japan

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat
1991 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
A woman who, disguised as a beggar, turns out to be a formidable assassin, is charged by a warden to infiltrate a women's prison, to run the one that took his eye with a wooden spoon carved from a knife - a woman named Nami Matsushima, known within the walls under the nickname of Scorpion.

Skyscraper Hunting
1991 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
The ASH (Abnormal Species Humanoid) first appeared in the beginning of the 1980s. They looked like humans, but they weren't. The ASH can be identified by a pulsating appendage on their back; it resembles an embossed root clutching the spine. These humanoid creatures have the power to destroy telepathically via a deadly impulse which hemorrhages brain cells. Their goal is to populate the planet via random sexual contact and then take control. There are special police units who fight the ASH. This top secret organization is called The Society For Environment Protection and its agents are called psychosists

World Apartment Horror
1991 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A Yakuza underling is given the assignment to rid an apartment of its tenants within a week. He tries a variety of desperate tactics to no avail. Soon his problems get worse as an evil spirit makes its presence known.

Evil Dead Trap
1988 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.

No More Comics!
1986 · 2h 7m
country: Japan
Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story.

No More God, No More Love
1985 · 2h 2m
country: Japan
Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength as he makes his way through a succession of dubious jobs, illegal schemes, and brutal romances.

Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
1984 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession and while being chased by unknown people, Atsuko tries to solve the mystery of her family origins.

Mermaid Legend
1984 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
A married couple of abalone divers must confront ruthless investors taking over their coastline.

Detective Story
1983 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.

The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
1983 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations.

Yokohama BJ Blues
1981 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a private detective.

The Beast to Die
1980 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
A policeman is murdered and his gun, stolen, used to commit the next crime. Detective Kashiwagi, who is leading the investigation, learns that the author of the killings "walks like a dead man".

Rape Hunter: Target Woman
1980 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
Fuyuko, a married woman filled with grief after a miscarriage, has an affair with a younger man and finds herself involved in a robbery plot. For Fuyuko, who is at an impasse, there is no longer "family", "love" and "freedom".

1941
1979 · 1h 58m
country: United States
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

The Execution Game
1979 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
The third movie in Tōru Murakawa's Game trilogy about a hitman. Narumi is set up by a mysterious woman. Abducted and tortured, Narumi is forced to take on a difficult job. The target is a veteran killer as good as him.

No Grave for Us
1979 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...

The Most Dangerous Game
1978 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
The first movie of Tôru Murakawa’s “Game” trilogy, in which an assassin hired to recover a kidnap victim becomes embroiled in a vicious power struggle between two large corporations over a sizable government defence contract.