The best Koji Tsuruta’s movies

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

06/12/1924- 16/06/1987
Today we present the best Koji Tsuruta’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Koji Tsuruta’s movies.
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.5/10
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.

Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man
6.6/10
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
7.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/10/1952
  • Character: Noboru Okada
A childless middle-aged couple faces a marital crisis of sorts.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.3/10
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.

The Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy
6.9/10
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 20/11/1969
An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.

The Revenge and the Death

The Revenge and the Death
A gritty, noirish gangster saga.

Yakuza War: Japanese Godfather

Yakuza War: Japanese Godfather
6.8/10
  • Release: 22/01/1977
  • Character: Shuhei Tatsumi
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
6.7/10
The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog
7.3/10
A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
6.9/10
  • Release: 03/02/1966
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

Gate of Youth

Gate of Youth
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/01/1981
  • Character: Yabetora
The story of Shinsuke, a young man who lives through a stormy life as a poverty-stricken coal miner. Ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of his life. Shinsuke's father a group leader at the mine, dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a friendly Harley-riding yakuza boss. This movie has it all, drama, romance, sex, yakuza and violence! It is based on a story by Hiroyuki Itsuki that was originally serialized in the magazine Shukan Gendai in 1969-70.

Big Time Gambling Boss

Big Time Gambling Boss
7.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 14/01/1968
  • Character: Shinjiro Nakai
Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer and suggests they choose Matsuda, who is in prison. Other clan members oppose and Ishido is elected. When Matsuda is freed, he doesn't accept this decision.

Down with The Big Boss

Down with The Big Boss
5.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 24/03/1979
  • Character: Eikichi Arita
In pre-war Japan, two members of a large yakuza syndicate instigate a turf war that embroils the highest echelons of Tokyo's underworld.

Japan Organised Crime Boss

Japan Organised Crime Boss
7/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 17/04/1969
  • Character: Tsukamoto
Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
6.3/10
Duke Togo (codename: Golgo 13) is a ruthless assassin who's accepted a tricky assignment from an American drug syndicate. His mission is to "rub out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His main obstacle is the relentless Detective 'Smitty' Smith, determined to stop Togo no matter the cost. The result is an explosive adventure through the seamy, violent streets of Hong Kong.

The Thinking Leaf

The Thinking Leaf
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/05/1962
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Storm Over the Pacific

Storm Over the Pacific
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 26/04/1960
  • Character: Lt. Tomonari
Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government's righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway.

The Yellow Climate

The Yellow Climate
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 23/09/1961
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

The Challenge

The Challenge
5.8/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 28/03/1962
  • Character: Kuroki
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.

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