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Gambler Collection

Gambler (Bakuto) is a series of 10 ninkyo films starring Koji Tsuruta produced by Toei between 1964 and 1971. Not to be confused with Tsuruta and Toei's Gamblers (Bakuchi-uchi) series.

10 movies 1964 – 1971 15h 29m total 6 snapshots 93 solvers

Movies in this collection

Bakuto
Bakuto

Bakuto

1964 1h 33m Dir. Shigehiro Ozawa

The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss wants to get into politics. He makes a deal with the Osaka Railway Company, leaving many poor people homeless.

Kangoku bakuto
Kangoku bakuto

Kangoku bakuto

1964 1h 35m Dir. Shigehiro Ozawa

A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series Gambler / Bakuto directed by Shigehiro Ozawa.

Bakuto tai tekiya
Bakuto tai tekiya

Bakuto tai tekiya

1964 1h 31m Dir. Shigehiro Ozawa

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will stop at nothing to undermine the vendors and take over the territory. Masakichi will do all he can to protect and support the people.

Bakuto Shichi-nin
Bakuto Shichi-nin

Bakuto Shichi-nin

1966 1h 32m Dir. Shigehiro Ozawa

Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys.

San-nin no bakuto
San-nin no bakuto

San-nin no bakuto

1967 1h 25m Dir. Shigehiro Ozawa

Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.

Bakuto kaisan-shiki
Bakuto kaisan-shiki

Bakuto kaisan-shiki

1968 1h 31m Dir. Kinji Fukasaku

The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.

Bakuto retsuden
Bakuto retsuden

Bakuto retsuden

1968 1h 38m Dir. Shigehiro Ozawa

Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.

Fudatsuki bakuto
Fudatsuki bakuto

Fudatsuki bakuto

1970 1h 34m Dir. Shigehiro Ozawa

A lone gambler tries to keep a yakuza family from taking over a festival in Kitakyushu. After away from his hometown for 13 years, Ryuji comes back and saves the town that is becoming run-down from yakuza’s ill deeds.

Bakuto gaijin butai
Bakuto gaijin butai

Bakuto gaijin butai

1971 1h 33m Dir. Kinji Fukasaku
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A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

Bakuto kirikomi-tai
Bakuto kirikomi-tai

Bakuto kirikomi-tai

1971 1h 37m Dir. Junya Satō

Aiba is a gang boss who has just got out of jail, and finds everything has changed. His old gang has broken up, and only a few people still respect him. So he becomes a consultant to another gang who are about to be clobbered by a much larger gang moving in from out of town.

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