Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles. Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka. This subject was covered in one of his most famous movies, Showa Zankyo-den (Remnants...

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The Longest Tunnel

As Go Akutsu

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Black Rain

As Masahiro

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Operation Diamond

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The Yellow Handkerchief

As Yusaku Shima

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47 Ronin

As Kuranosuke Oishi

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Tokyo Gang Vs. Hong Kong Gang

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South Pacific Waves Are High

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A Dead Drifter

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Never Give Up

As Takeshi Ajisawa

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Rogue

As Isamu Oba

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The Yakuza

As Tanaka Ken

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Men Fighting Whales

As Yosuke Yamagami

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Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles

As Gou-ichi Takata

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Tokyo Untouchable

As Yoshio Harada

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The Kamikaze Guy

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Antarctica

As Ushioda

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Bad Angel

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The Bullet Train

As Tetsuo Okita

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Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues

As Tarô Mannen

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Mr. Baseball

As Uchiyama

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Tenka no Kaidanji Senpû Tarô

As Tarô Senpû

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Railroad Man

As Otomatsu Sato

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Kyôkatsu

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Red Peony Gambler

As Naoki Katagiri

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Manhunt

As Morioka

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Main Street in the Underworld

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An Outlaw

As Minami

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A Distant Cry from Spring

As Kosaku Tajima

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Golgo 13

As Duke Togo / Golgo 13

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Hell's Companion

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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

As Shogo Hanaoka

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The Outsiders

As Ichitaro Kazamori

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Tokyo's Business District

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Brave Red Flower of the North

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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

As Sasaki Kojiro

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Mount Hakkoda

As Captain Tokushima

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Buddies

As Kadokura

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Station

As Eiji Mikami

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A Fugitive from the Past

As Ajimura

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Dearest

As Eiji Shimakura

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf

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Demon

As Shuji

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Manchurian Sunset

As Shintaro

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo

As Hanada Hidejiro

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry

As Seiji Terajima

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Showdown in Blood

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If You're Man Enough

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Abashiri Prison

As Shinichi Tachibana

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Wolves, Pigs & Men

As Jiro Kuroki, the second brother

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All Rascals

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The Man

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Karate Cop

As Detective Mikami

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Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

As Yoshio Harada

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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

As Kuramoto

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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

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Winter's Flower

As Hidetsugu Kano

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The Firefly

As Yamaoka Shuji

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G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization

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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

As Self (archive footage)

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The Domain

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The Homeless

As Jokichi Anabuki

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A Portrait of the Author

As Self

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Too Late the Hero

As Major Yamaguchi

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love

As Hidejiro Hanada

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Lightning Karate Blow

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Prison Boss

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Choji Snack Bar

As Eiji

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The Day the Sun Rose

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The Path of the King

As Ryutaro Fudo

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The Deep Blue Sea

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Classmates

As First Lieutenant Kenmochi

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The Last Kamikaze

As Koji Yashiro

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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

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The Revolt

As Keisuke Miyagi

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With Songs in My Heart

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The Sand City in Manchuria

As Hari

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Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

As Shin'ichi Tachibana

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri

As Katsuji Suehiro

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Flower, Storm and Gangster

As 'Smiley' Ken

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Romance Freestyle

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Four Hours of Terror

As Captain Yamamoto

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Devil's Nursery Rhyme

As Kosuke Kindaichi

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Jet Air Base 101

As Jiro Nakata

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Detective Duel

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Sister with Sister

As Hiroshi Ishioka

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A Fishwife's Tale

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Glorious Fights

As Ichiro Takita

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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

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The International Gang of Kobe

As Masato Dan

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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka

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Ken San

As Self

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365 Nights

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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san

As Kenichi Oka

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Tales of President Mito

As Sukesaburo Sasa

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Man of the World 2

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No Advice Taken

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Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

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The Bullet and the Horse

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Patience Has An End

As Isamu Tekada

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House of Gamblers

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The Pledge

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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

As Kenichi Hanamura

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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

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Black Rain: Making The Film

As Self (archive footage)

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Eleven Gangsters

As Sawagami

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The Second Bullet is Marked

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die

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Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6

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The Chivalrous Life

As Ryuma Ibuki

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2

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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

As Shinichi Tachibana

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Jakoman and Tetsu

As Tetsu

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Samurai Geisha

As Shimada Seikichi

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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

As Sasaki Kojiro

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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

As Sasaki Kojiro

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A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm

As Shin-ichi Tachibana

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The Domain: Flower and Dragon

As Kingoro Tamai

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

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Life of Hishakaku

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Song of Kagoshima

As Shuhei Tategami

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The Drifting Avenger

As Ken Kato

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Yakuza of the Present

As Ryoichi Shimaya

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Beyond the Seasonal Wind

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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

As Saburo Aizawa

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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

As Shinichi Tachibana

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Third Generation Boss

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape

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Brothers Serving Time

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Gambler's Legacy

As Tsukuda Ginjiro

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Bloodiest Flower

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Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

As Koji Yashiro

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Man of Thirteen Eyes

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Mother Peacock

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The Escape

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The Biggest Gamble

As Shuzo Honjo

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The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado

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Man of the World

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The Happy Family

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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

As Asano

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Great Jailbreak

As Ichiro Kozue

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The Japan Derby Race

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The Big Boss

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Lullaby for a Tough Guy

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Men in a Rough Town

As Fumio Sone

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Storm Party

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Employee Full of Fight

As Tani

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town

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Japan's Top Gangster

As Kazuo Taoka

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Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

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The Boss

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow

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Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

As Shin-ichi Tachibana

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri

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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

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Lady Sen and Hideyori

As Naomori

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The Domain: The Naniwa Story

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The Domain: Rising Dragon

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Showdown of Men

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The Domain: White Blade

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The Domain: Severed Relations

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Dagger

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The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

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The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

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The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate

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Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

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See You

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A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life

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The Great Road

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Hell's Juggler

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Duel of the Underworld

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Hell's Kitchen

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Histories of the Chivalrous

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The Chop Professor

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Yukyo-retsuden

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Gambler Biography

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The detective whose path was crossed by a snake

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Older brother

As Eiji

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SMAP×SMAP

As Bistro Guest

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An Elegy of Tyrole

As Tateishi Jiro

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Korekara: Umibe no Tabibitotachi