Known for Acting
Masaaki Daimon is an actor, known for Godzilla contre Mecanik Monster (1974), Shurayukihime (1973) and Tempyo no iraka (1980).
Born
March 10, 1949 (age 77)
Birthplace
Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Filmography
39 films, 5 shows


Go! Go! Sakura Club
2023 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
76-year-old Oda Momojiro (Fuji), who lost his beloved wife and was living a lonely life, reunites with Sakura (Yamaguchi Karin), with whom he worked together as a rugby club manager during their student days. When Sakura learns that the day care service she runs is in danger of going bankrupt, she gathers her former rugby club friends and devise a plan...


Unification of Japan 46
2021 · 1h 13m
country: Japan
Himuro and Tamura confront Kenichi Uchida, an elder from Onomichi, regarding a case involving Ezaki, vice president of the West Japan Mutsumikai. After a discussion, Ezaki himself attempts to apologize directly, but is assassinated by Saito, who has just been released from prison, and Minamida of the Okamura group. Himuro and Tamura feel responsible and try to take the blame, but...


Unification of Japan 45
2021 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
Hiroki Saito, chairman of the Ryuseikai and an ally of Himuro and his friends since their days in Yokohama, has been released from Hiroshima Prison after a long prison sentence. Saito tries to make amends for his time in prison by volunteering to be the commanding officer of a special attack team that is heading to Tokyo, but Himuro and his friends stop him from doing so. Meanwhile, Saito's obscene friends start a fight...


Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2
2009 · 1h 16m
country: Japan
Ōtani Ryūzō (Ryu Daisuke), head of the Ōtani-gumi within the Tōdō-gumi, is stripped of his position due to the scheming of Serizawa Daijirō (Kawano Taro), head of the Serizawa-gumi. With Serizawa taking over as the new wakagashira, the Tōdō-gumi rapidly transforms into an economic yakuza group. They begin extorting indiscriminately under the guise of “regional revitalization association fees.” Even the store run by the wife of Mikasa Yūji (Musashi Ken)—who is still serving time—falls victim to this ruthless scheme. Osaka’s Minami district is thrown into chaos by Serizawa’s insatiable ambition. And so begins a new yakuza war, fought in the name of old-school ninkyōdō and honor!


稲穂の無頼 ~哀しき相克~
2009
country: Unknown


Claimer: Case 2
2008 · 1h 9m
country: Japan
Natsumi Miyata is divorced from her husband and raising her 5-year-old son by herself. She works in the Customer Service Department of a confectionery company. She is busy handling the complaints that come in every day. One day, Natsumi receives a phone call. She hears a woman's sobbing voice coming from the other end of the line.


2009: Lost Memories
2002 · 2h 16m
country: South Korea
A failed assassination attempt in Harbin, China in 1909 changes the course of history. Now two JBI agents must find the connections between it and an ancient Korean artifact.


Crow: Sleepless Angels
1999 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
Yakuza Underworld Murder Story


Kagerō 4
1998 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
In the Tosa in the early Showa era, the fourth series of Tempo active series that depicts the activity of the woman trainer involved in the conflict of two pairs of confrontation yakuza.


The Girl of Silence
1995 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
14 year old Nakamura is sexually abused by her stepfather. She invents a friend who is coming to her rescue when she really needs it.


This Is Shinogi
1994 · 1h 30m
country: Unknown
An office worker who happens to end up helping a yakuza


Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
1992 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”


Yakuza Ladies 3
1989 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?


Goryokaku
1988 · 4h 50m
country: Japan
After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of the emperor signaled the complete end of the feudal system and Japan’s entry into the modern world as those brave samurai tried to halt progress and learned that the age of modern warfare and weaponry had passed them by. Swords were no match for rifles and cannons, nor was any man a match for the power of the imperial flag. Japanese loyalty to the emperor has long defined the nation and culture despite the changing times.


The Wives of Rokumeikan
1988 · 2h 25m
country: Japan
A blockbuster drama that depicts the lives of the people who colored the dawn of modern Japan, centering on a woman who rose from a courtesan to the wife of the prime minister, and through the wives of former Meiji military commanders, many of whom were geishas.


Leave My Girl Alone
1986 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…


美人母娘3人 ああ華麗なる結婚サギ
1986 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Three beautiful mothers and daughters, oh, the splendid marriage scam


Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki
1985 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Koji Tadokoro, the manager of a hot bento shop, lives an ordinary life with his girlfriend Noriko Kinoshita, who works at a nearby supermarket and loves sex. Tonight they are having sex, as if they are going to try to break the Guinness World Record, when suddenly the window opens and Nakagawa, a middle school classmate, appears. Shimizu, who had become a film director, has died. The two go to the funeral, and on the way home they pass a man accompanied by a beautiful woman. That man is none other than his childhood friend, Kimio Kondo. Kimio is the epitome of a money man. He is a doctor working at a university hospital, and on the side, he writes new music lyrics and is popular with nurses and popular singers. The three are excited to see each other again after a long time, and plan a class reunion trip to Kimio's luxurious mansion...


Zero
1984 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.


Legend of the Assassin
1984 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
The Saika clan, that had succeeded in battle against the large armies of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, had in the Tokugawa era of Ieyasu, been driven into the mountains 7 generations later, forced into subsistence hunting. A man comes to them offering revenge: to assassinate current Tokugawa Shogun Yoshimune. (Made-for-TV movie)


Ningyo Sashichi: The Cat’s Golden Claws of Death
1984 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Sashichi is a dapper and handsome man. He is called a doll Sashichi because he is "a nice man like a doll." On top of that, he is a considerable young boss. This is a story in that Kanda solves the murder spree in Edo where a famous boss of Otamaga pond, Sashichi lives in.


Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey
1982 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
The night in Ginza was shimmering with neon lights. A grand celebration was being held for the seventh anniversary of the club "Ayako." Among the celebrities gathered for the beautiful Madame Ayako were Ayako's patron, businessman Hisamatsu Kozo; Madame Kahoru of "Black Pearl"; Madame Reiko of "La Bonne"; and the drunken, disheveled Fukiko, the owner of "Pahiyon," who relentlessly insulted Ayako. The next day, Fukiko jumped from the roof of a building. Her suicide, the result of her failure to attract customers, seemed to symbolize the harshness of Ginza beneath its glamor.


Good Luck Love
1981 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.


Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.


Rennyo and His Mother
1981 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to the legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident at the age of six when his mother summoned him and told him about his destiny to revive the fortunes of the Honganji school to which he was the next in line. She then mysteriously disappeared from the temple. Taking her words to heart, from a background of great poverty and hardship, at the age of 16 he set out to spread the word across the land.


An Ocean to Cross
1980 · 2h
country: Japan
Set in Japan's Tenpyou era (729-749 CE), four young monks are sent to China to study Buddhism and bring a high priest back to Japan with them. The film tells the tale of the four monks' youth and the life and times of the high priest Ganjin.


Tree of Youth
1977 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Takeshi, bound to be an outlaw youth, boards at the home of his female schoolmate who works at the family restaurant in devil-may-care Akasaka.


Barefoot in Blue Jeans
1975
country: Japan
Coming-of-age comedy set in Yokosuka.


Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.


Statue in Fire
1974 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).


The Four Roughnecks
1974 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Gimme gimme gimme! Yusaku Matsuda and his gang are on the hunt for women, money and more money! Takeo Natsuki (Yusaku Matsuda) was just released from prison. He was the leader of three rascals; all they did was cause trouble. When they meet a girl whose father is resisting a forced eviction to make way for a construction site, they come up with their own plans to solve the problem.


Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mechanical weapon.


Lady Snowblood
1973 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.


The Origin of Twenty Years Old
1973 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
On June 24, 1969, Etsuko Takano, a 20-year-old third-year student at Ritsumeikan University, jumped in front of a train and died instantly. She left no suicide note, but did leave over a dozen diaries. This film is based on her writings.


Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa
1973 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike


Wild Cop
1973 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Based on the comic Gokiburi Deka.


Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
1973 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike


Did the Red Bird Escape?
1973 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A young outlaw can’t escape his rebellious past despite connections to a well-to-do family.


Games
1971 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
A 16-year-old girl works in a factory to pay her late father’s debt. When she makes up her mind to become a hostess, a boy approaches her with kind and gentle manners...(Also occasionally known in English as “Play”)