Bang-ho Cho
Known for Acting
Born
November 19, 1956
Died
December 9, 1997 (age 41)
Birthplace
Osaka, Japan
Filmography
35 films, 3 shows
Known for Acting
Born
November 19, 1956
Died
December 9, 1997 (age 41)
Birthplace
Osaka, Japan
Filmography
35 films, 3 shows

Eko Eko Azarak: Misa the Dark Angel
1998 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Misa Kuroi is a good witch, but wherever she goes, evil follows. When a dying girl appears out of nowhere shouting Misa's name, our heroine goes to work. Following the clues, Misa transfers to the prestigious Saint Salem School for Girls and joins the Drama Club. Soon all the girls depart for a mysterious Drama Camp, deep in the woods.

Apartment Wife '98: Dangerous Affair
1997 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
Voyeurism, eavesdropping, stalking, and sexual assault. Yuki, a newlywed living in a housing complex, finds her daily life gradually corrupted by abnormal sexuality... What kind of sex hell does this married woman fall into?! Yuki's past. A chance encounter with a man she met at the scene of a suicide attempt. After getting married, Yuki sealed that day away in her body and moved to a huge housing complex. However, the man from that time, Saito, appears and Yuki is embraced once again. Saito strangles Yuki. Yuki feels an abnormal excitement in the ecstasy of heading towards "death". But there was a man watching them. In exchange for a recording tape, Yuki is forced to undress and descends into a life of sex and degeneracy...
The Things We Liked
The Things We Liked
1997 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Two girls decide to move in with two boys in an apartment in crowded Tokyo. As much as they all like each other initially, they cannot prevent a domestic disaster from occurring.

An Angel with Many Scars
1997 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
An odd journey starts as Mitsuru, a private detective, and a boy, whom a dying mobster entrusts to him, decide to go to northern Japan in search of the boy’s mother, and the detective’s buddy Hisashi joins them later.

The Human Chair
1997 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
After seeing her husband off to work, the young author identified only as Yoshiko sets off to read the large collection of letters she received from other young authors. These are often letters containing samples of their work for critique. One large envelope contains a letter. The letter-writer does not provide his name. The letter is a confession of crimes. The letter-writer has no family or friends, and claims to be "ugly beyond description". He is a chair maker and loves his work and all the chairs he creates, even going so far as to claim some sort of intangible connection to his work.

Tokyo Mafia: Battle for Shinjuku
1996 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Former hitman Ginya Yabuki (Riki Takeuchi) left the mafia and split somewhat contentiously with his longtime former partner. Years later, that same ex-partner has emerged as the head of a very dangerous crime syndicate and Yabuki is forced to confront his former partner, which may start an all-out war within the Tokyo Mafia.

Like Grains of Sand
1995 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
A coming-of-age story. Shuji, a Japanese teen, is falling in love with his friend Hiroyuki, however, Hiroyuki is attracted to Kasane, the new girl in their class.

How Old Is the River?
1995 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
Three brothers, their father missing and tensions boiling, gather at their rural summer house; soon enough, they're unexpectedly joined by a female cousin.

Mitabi no kaikyô
1995 · 2h 3m
country: Japan

The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy
1992 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a wily stockbroker named Yasuda.
Mystery Experience Zone: Really Scary Stories: Ghost Photos sent to you & Ghost Detectives
Mystery Experience Zone: Really Scary Stories: Ghost Photos sent to you & Ghost Detectives
1992 · 54m
country: Japan
Story teller Kinya Aikawa serves as a guide in this horror drama series, which is presented in an omnibus format with two stories each based on the stories of people who have experienced horror. Kanako (Yasuko Sawaguchi) looks through the viewfinder of a second-hand camera she bought and sees a boy with a look of hatred on his face staring back at her. When she looks up, the boy is gone, and when she looks through the viewfinder again, she sees the boy staring back at her. Kanako is now haunted by the spirit of the boy and the adults who are close to him....

Hiruko the Goblin
1991 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.

Door II: Tokyo Diary
1991 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there’s always at risk no matter how good the money is.

March Comes In Like a Lion
1991 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
Set in Tokyo, Ice brings her amnesiac older brother Haruo home from the hospital to care for him. He is reluctant to go, until Ice tells him that she is his lover. Since he has no memory of his sister Ice, he obliges her. How long until his memory returns?

Skinless Night
1991 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
A porn film director supports his wife and child while facing the complexities of the industry. Upon rediscovering an 18mm film he made as a student, he starts to question his life.

Balloon
1990 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
Youngsters find work as part-time festival street vendors and flourish in work, friendship and love.

Violent Cop
1989 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.

Yakuza Ladies 2
1987 · 2h
country: Japan
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she grows into her new role, she manages to assert control and increase the influence of her organization. But when her husband is released from prison, she finds him a changed man, lacking the character necessary to be a powerful yakuza leader. Conflict ensues and their marriage is challenged by a desire for power.

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.

Taboo X Perversion
1985 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A young woman has feelings for her older cousin but he is obsessed with blonds. When a European temptress comes for a visit his fantasies come true. But he soon finds out that she likes it really kinky.

Shoya no umi
1984 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
A wealthy man has relationships with a married woman, an office lady and a high school girl. Two of them are friends, two are sisters and one leaves him frustrated.

Mijukuna Kahanshin
1984 · 1h 6m
country: Japan

Banned: Woman's Secret Pictures
1983 · 1h 9m
country: Japan
A man spies on an upper class woman having an illicit affair and blackmails her for sex. But she’s not the delicate flower that she appears to be.

Double Bed
1983 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Kato is a small time TV producer. He has a wife Masako, and a young son Taro. Kato also has a friend Yamazaki who he knew since college. Yamazaki has a girl friend Riko who lives with her younger sister Yuko who's an actress. Yamazaki is a lyric writer/womanizer and he starts to have an affair with Masako, but he's still going out with Riko.

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.

Akuma no hitojichi
1983 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
An office lady, heartbroken after a failed romance with her boss, visits her favorite villa to try and heal her wounds, attempting suicide. Suddenly, bank robbers, escaping their pursuers, break into the villa. She is assaulted by one of the three men, but her hatred for him eventually transforms into love, and she experiences the ultimate physical pleasure.

Time and Tide
1983 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat.

Shunga
1983 · 1h 13m
country: Japan
An envelope of obscene woodblock prints makes a perverse connection between a violent homeless boxer, a feckless husband and a wife with a past trauma.

Attack on a Bakery
1982 · 16m
country: Japan
Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami.

Anne's Lullaby
1982 · 1h 4m
country: Japan
A single woman has a series of messy relationships while feeling that her maternal clock is running out.

Zeccho shimai ochiru
1982 · 1h 8m
country: Japan
Mika, who used to be a call girl, is being pursued by a man that brokers prostitution. Her mother Yoshimi and older sister Mayumi also sold their bodies. But now, Mayumi will marry Soejima, a trading company man. Mika is happy to have a respectable relative and starts a part-time job at a pachinko parlor...

Tattoo
1982 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
An ardent culture-vulture youth, previously charged for the murder of a woman when he was young, plans to hold hostage a local bank.

The Unspoiled Diamond
1982 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
A college student has an affair with a married, middle-aged teacher.

Empire of Kids: A Rowdy War
1981 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Sequel to Izutsu's Gaki teikoku

Empire of Kids
1981 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge their own path through a multitude of rival gangs in Kita and Minami, including the Hokushin Alliance, backed by the yakuza, the Hope Association, and various other minor factions, including Zainichi Korean groups. What follows is a wild, fast-paced story of violence, revenge, betrayal, and discrimination, that never loses its sense of humor.