Daisuke Awaji
Popularity:0.1447
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1932-02-06
Place of Birth:Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Also Known As:Daisuke Awachia, 阿波地大辅

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader...

Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows (1963)
During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son of the former shogun.

Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.

Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas (1967)
A trio of heroic ninjas use their superhuman powers and high tech gadgets to fight evil warlords in feudal Japan in this Toei-produced theatrical...

Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie (1969)
Heroic masked ninja Akakage (Red Shadow) and his two companions fight evil warlords in feudal Japan with their superhuman powers and high tech...

Gambler: Victory Without Death (1967)
Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by...

Mukōmizu no kenka kasa (1962)
1962 Japanese movie

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room (1969)
Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her...

Kanto Street Peddlers Clan: Violent Loyalty (1970)
The second film in the Kanto Street Peddlers Clan series starring Bunta Sugawara.

Japan's Don (1977)
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.

The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy (1963)
Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago.

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968)
A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza...

Brothers Serving Time (1969)
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers....

The Spear of Heroism (1961)
Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The...

Hikage-Mono (1972)
A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita

While Traveling (1962)
In this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to Hanagasa for an incognito Lord (Kotaro Satomi) to...

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972)
The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help...

The South Sea Wolf (1961)
Namie's in trouble again, getting snatched by an evil gang in search of treasure. Kirimaru sets out to rescue his sweetheart, and falls in with a...

Wicked Priest (1968)
During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief...

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (1972)
President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is...

Enlisted Yakuza (1968)
It is the third film in the Gokudo series. In this episode, set in 1937, the main character of the series gang leader Shimamura is drafted into the...

Magistrate of Dice (1961)
Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as...

Gamblers (1967)
Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had...

Skull Coins (1962)
The mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure, and the battle for them will make your heart beat...

Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji...

Third Generation Boss (1974)
Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.

Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws (1961)
This time, sword-saint Yagyu Jubei battles the evil corruption in Akizuki Village, with the help of his friend, a samurai named Matashichiro. This...

The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List (1963)
When the country is in peril, Lord Yagyu Tajima summons his son Yagyu Jubei to retrieve the mystical Yagyu Scroll in order to save all of Japan. This...

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974)
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family...

Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword (1961)
This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival...

Kagemaru of the Iga Clan (1963)
A group of Iga ninja risk their lives to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu from the villianous Koga Ninja. Kagemaru uses his amazing Iga ninja skills to fight...

Black Rain (1989)
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to...

Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Ryuko was raised by her father, a gambler named Senzo Yano in Kumamoto, Kyushu, after her mother died when she was little. When she turned 18 years...

Doberman Cop (1977)
Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into...

Revenge (1964)
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The...

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new...

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new...

Sure Death 4 (1987)
Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in...

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle...

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game (1969)
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her...

Fall Guy (1982)
Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes...

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple (1964)
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments....

Yakuza on Foot (1969)
An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking. When she goes to China to make a deal,...

The Yakuza Code Still Lives (1976)
After spending eight years in prison for murder, Hiroshi leaves his yakuza family to start a new life as a labor racketeer.

Samurai Wolf (1966)
This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind...

Samurai Wolf II (1967)
Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his...

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a...

Trials of an Okinawa Village (1971)
A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers,...

Code Between Brothers 5 (1967)
Saburo Kitajima, one of Japan’s most famous Enka singers, returns in the fifth of the Kyodai Jingi series. During the early 20th century, Ryuji...

Code Between Brothers (1966)
Famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima stars as Katsuji, a traveling craps artist who finds great camaraderie on the road.

Code Between Brothers 6 (1967)
Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.

Yakuza G-Men (1965)
34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold.

Code Between Brothers 2 (1966)
The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo.

Yakuza of the Present (1973)
In the roaring 1970s, a man who has left the world of the yakuza to become the owner of a sushi restaurant decides to rise up again when he sees his...

A Revengeful Raid (1962)
In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young...

The Great Duel (1964)
In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home...

Company Buggers (1975)
Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain.

Tears of Banishment (1967)
Ninkyo with Kôji Tsuruta. An elderly yakuza brother tries to clear an underling’s name.

The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)
Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own,...

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971)
The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu the Red Peony began her soul-searching journey after her...

Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)
Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.

Yakuza of Seki (1963)
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo,...

Ninja's Mark (1968)
When the Shogun Tokugawa III is in bed with a girl, she turns into a monster. The court believes she is Ninja Magic, used to frighten the lord off...

The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody...

Sword of Wind and Clouds (1963)
This gripping historical drama depicts a clash of swordsmen, secret government spies, mysterious thieves, robbers and roving samurai who want to take...

Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)
Using a lesser mobster as bait a government agent infiltrates a narcotics-smuggling gang to try to capture the boss. But his survival has a price.

Tokaido Fullhouse (1963)
When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent...

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival (1967)
A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song.

The Bandits (1968)
Action drama about a Japanese gangster in Manchuria circa 1932, who finally joins some Chinese mountain bandits.

The Domain: White Blade (1967)
The Domain: White Blade

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in...

Case of Umon: Red Lizard (1962)
Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard.

Watari, the Ninja Boy (1966)
In old Japan, the legend of the ninja lives on in Watari, the Ninja Boy, a motion picture like no other. This is the story of a young boy with...

The Shogun Assassins (1979)
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Traveling of Two Young Men (1961)
At the crowded Komatsuya in Kawadome, travellers are holding a secret art contest to relieve boredom. However, a thief goes around. During the sudden...

Japanese Humanity and Justice (1977)
When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed.