Personal Info
Birth date
1910-07-24 (115 Years)
Day of death
1965-11-02
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Kotobukicho, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
阿部九州男
Kusuo Abe
Biography
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Filmography
13 Assassins
7.4
Overview:
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.Ikiru
8.309
Overview:
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.Gamblers and Racketeers
NYR
Overview:
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. Ryutaro Kijima is senior son to Masakichi, though disowned, he keeps interest in the family from a distance. He will be there for his father and his hot tempered younger brother Katsuo, if they should need his loyal help.The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
6
Overview:
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on the path to fame and fortune. One of the smartest and strongest of all the gang bosses, he went on to survive the end of the samurai era and become a successful businessman. But first, he must survive against all odds in order to build his reputation and develop his strength. Powerful portrayals of the group are led by the great Tsuruta Koji with help from the likes of Matsukata Hiroki.The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
NYR
Overview:
The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
6
Overview:
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
6.8
Overview:
A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true identity and intentions.Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
7.2
Overview:
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
NYR
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Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
7
Overview:
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
7
Overview:
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.Miyamoto Musashi
7.3
Overview:
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicious. He sides with the Toyotomi at Sekigahara, and as a result finds himself on the losing side of the historic battle. He and his friend Matahachi manage to escape the slaughter although the latter is wounded in his leg. They stumble across the young Akemi who makes her living with her mother Oko by robbing corpses of their armor and anything else they can sell. Oko takes it into her head to seduce Matahachi, which she does first by skillfully sucking the gangrene from his blood, and then just by sucking.A Revengeful Raid
5
Overview:
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 yakuza named Eijiro after he runs afoul of the new samurai officials who have taken over his hometown. Expertly portrayed by Kitaoji Kinya (son of the all-time great star Ichikawa Utaemon), this young man stands up for the townspeople and puts his life on the line. Jirocho, played by superstar Nakamura Kinnosuke, a boss known for his honor and valor soon finds himself involved in the feud which will only end in a brutal showdown.The Scroll’s Secret
6
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Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period.Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
7.3
Overview:
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters making appearances: Otsu (Musashi's great love), Akemi, Matahachi (his former fellow soldier), old lady Osugi (still doggedly trying to defeat Musashi), and even the return of Priest Takuan (the man responsible for his journey towards enlightenment). But most of all, the boastful, long-haired and long-sworded Sasaki Kojiro.Hero of the Red Light District
8.6
Overview:
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.The Mysterious Cape
6
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Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he begins to suspect that things are not what they seem at Ryujin Misaki. Intent on discovering the truth, Saotome launches a private investigation.The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
6
Overview:
One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on to everlasting fame. Many of the gang members have become household names although their backgrounds and how they came to join the group are mostly lost in the mists of a time gone by. This is the tale of Masa, who arrived in Shimizu Port hungry and down on his luck. His adventures contain some light-hearted moments as he meets up with the other gang members and goes on to join the group and become one of their best swordsmen. A truly exciting tale starring the ever-popular Okawa Hashizo along with all-time great Okochi Denjiro.Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
NYR
Overview:
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.Blind Monk Swordsman
NYR
Overview:
This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death” who has his own dark past. The prototype for the later two yakuza priest series with Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Apparently so. And the swordsman motif seems to have been concurrent with Daiei's first ZATOICHI production.Edo Purebreed
NYR
Overview:
Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the vassal of Kaga Clan's accounting officer, Shinagawa Daihachi demands that Omon serve him tea in his mansion and she refuses, the clan's samurai abduct her setting in motion a series of events that will bring the two firefighters into a world of danger and excitement. Jirokichi, leader of the Edo firefighting team "Ha-gumi" must first rescue Omon from the clutches of the vile Kaga Clan's retainers.Kenpu Renpeikan
NYR
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Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
NYR
Overview:
His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamura enthusiastically plays the young Jirocho from Shimizu in this chivalrous story.Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
7
Overview:
In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-rival Sasaki Kojiro; and lastly the large cast of characters rendezvouses for a fateful finale.Acting
1967The Domain: White Blade as Unknown
1966The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown as Unknown
1965True Osaka Grit as Unknown
1965Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro as Fuchikawa Goroku
1965The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry as Unknown
1965The Tattooed Lord as Unknown
1965The Domain: The Naniwa Story as Unknown
1964Gamblers and Racketeers as Unknown
1964Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall as Unknown
1964Blind Monk Swordsman as Unknown
1964The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 as Unknown
1964A Laughable Journey as Unknown
1964Vanquished Foes as Unknown
1964Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple as Fuchikawa Goroku
1963Sasuke and His Comedians as Unknown
196313 Assassins as Gunjiro Mitsuhashi
1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 as Unknown
1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 as Unknown
1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin as Unknown
1963Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style as Uncle
1963Seventeen Ninja as Unknown
1963Tenamonya Sandogasa as Unknown
1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai as Unknown
1963Road In the Mist as Unknown
1963Street of Wandering Men as Unknown
1963Tattoo of Love as Unknown
1963関東遊侠伝 利根の朝焼け as Unknown
1963The Mysterious Cape as Ito Gunbei
1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights as Unknown
1962Revenge for His Lover as Unknown
1962A Revengeful Raid as Unknown
1962The Warrior from Kishu as Tsutsui Heizaemon
1962Drunken Sword as Unknown
1962Keepers of Order as Unknown
1962The Phantom Goblin as Unknown
1962Yakuza Official as Unknown
1962The Bandits as Unknown
1962Denshichi Torimonocho: Man without Shadow as Unknown
1962The Princess and the Bearded Lord as Unknown
1962Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 as Unknown
1962In Search of Mother as Shichigoro
1962Good Rascals as Abe Isemori
1962Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido as Unknown
1961Travels of Gonkuro as Unknown
1961Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia as Unknown
1961Yakuza Princess of Edo as Yami no Dogoro
1961Law in Ghost Island as Unknown
1961Himalayan Wanderer as Unknown
1961Travel with Ghost as Unknown
1961Miyamoto Musashi as Fuchikawa Goroku
1961Bride of White Castle as Unknown
1961Samurai Knights as Unknown
1961Mask of the Moon as Unknown
1961Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō as Unknown
1961Magistrate of Dice as Unknown
1961A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji as Unknown
1961Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword as Unknown
1961An Edo Magistrate as Unknown
1961Samurai Hawk as Unknown
1961Yagyu Chronicles 1: Secret Scrolls as Unknown
1961Edo Purebreed as Unknown
1961Unruly Lion as Unknown
1961Obugyō-sama to musume-tachi as Unknown
1961Flowers on the Road as Unknown
1961Wakatono senryō hada as Unknown
1961Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders as Unknown
1960Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region as Unknown
1960Morning Breeze in Edo as Unknown
1960The Pirates as Unknown
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain as Unknown
1960Hero of the Red Light District as Unknown
1960The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor as Unknown
1960Unwieldy Brothers as Unknown
1960Sunny and Cloudy Days as Unknown
1960The Man of Seven Faces as Yozo Yamaoka
1960照る日くもる日 后篇 as Unknown
1960Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger as Unknown
1960The Samurai Markets as Unknown
1960Official with a Tattoo as Tokaiya Nizaemon
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road as Unknown
1960Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill as Unknown
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba as Unknown
1960Lord of Red Banner as Unknown
1960The Second Bullet is Marked as Unknown
1960Samurai Vagabonds as Unknown
1960Road of Chivalry as Unknown
1960Benten Kozo as Unknown
1959An Actor's Revenge as Unknown
1959Evil Man of Edo as Chobei
1959Case of the Hidden Coin as Unknown
1959Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda as Unknown
1959The Medicine Case as Tosuke
1959A Young Rabble 2 as Unknown
1959Eight Brave Brothers 3 as Unknown
1959Eight Brave Brothers 2 as Unknown
1959Eight Brave Brothers as Unknown
1959A Spectacular Showdown as Unknown
1959The Edo Official and Apprentice as Unknown
1959Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun as Unknown
1959Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy as Unknown
1959Happily Tied to the Road as Heijuro
1959Bride of Peacock Castle as Unknown
1959Whirlwind Magistrate as Unknown
1959The Forbidden Castle as Unknown
1959The Unleashed Lord as Unknown
1959The Bastards of Lawless Town as Unknown
1958Girl with the Fire Banner as Unknown
1958Fighting Disposition as Unknown
1958The Purple Hood as Unknown
1958Epic Crash as Unknown
1958The Envoy as Unknown
1958Kunisada Chuji as Unknown
1958Ghost Story on Passage as Unknown
1958Three for The Road as Unknown
1958Eight Views of Samurai as Unknown
1958Seven from Edo as Unknown
1958Souls in the Moonlight II as Kanbei Utabe
1958Edo Girl Detective as Unknown
1958Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War as Prime Minister Ito
1958The Scroll’s Secret as Unknown
1958A Chivalrous Spirit as Unknown
1957Glorious Standard Bearer as Unknown
1957Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer as Unknown
1957Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge as Unknown
1957Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge as Unknown
1957Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2 as Unknown
1957Shadow Over Fuji as Unknown
1957Goblin's Highway as Unknown
1957修羅八荒 猛襲伏魔殿 as Unknown
1957Red peonies on the skin as Unknown
1957The Fighting on The Trial as Unknown
1957Rebellion as Unknown
1957Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War as Hirobumi Itō
1957Case of Young Lord 5: Death of a Beauty at Midnight as Unknown
1957Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood as Unknown
1957Pirates Magistrate as Unknown
1957Flowers on the Trail as Unknown
1957Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed as Umaka Hiroki
1957Shimizu Port of Chivalry as Unknown
1956神変美女桜 as Unknown
1956Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets as Mitsumasa Yonai
1956Appeal on the Cross as Hotta Genba
1956The Happy Wanderer as Unknown
1956Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7 as Unknown
1956鍔鳴浪人 as Unknown
1955Morishige no demakase shinshi as Unknown
1955Nonki saiban as Unknown
1955Chutaro of Banba as Unknown
1955Goblin Warrior as Unknown
1954Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion as Unknown
1954Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto as Temma Tsujikaze
1954Kenkyō edo-murasaki as Unknown
1954Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5 as Unknown
1954続南国太平記 薩南の嵐 as Unknown
1954Koina no Ginpei as Unknown
1953Omatsuri hanjiro as Unknown
1953Princess Finds Her Prince as Unknown
1953Merciless Blade Part 3 as Unknown
1953近藤勇 池田屋騒動 as Unknown
1953Merciless Blade as Unknown
1953珍説忠臣蔵 as Horibe Yasubei
1952Jirocho Rises in Fame as Unknown
1952Ikiru as City Assemblyman
1952大当り黄金狂時代 as Unknown
1952Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 as Unknown
1952Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 as Unknown
1951Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star as Unknown
1951Five Men of Edo as Yume no Ichirobei
1951Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind as Unknown
1951Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon as Unknown
1950Song of Love as Unknown
1949A Bullet Hole Underground as Unknown
1948Nocturnal Gate as Unknown
1946Meiji no kyōdai as Unknown
1945A Baby Given by a Fox as Unknown
1944Kenpu Renpeikan as Amano Hachiro
1942Oichi no kata as Unknown
1941Zakuro Ikkaku as Unknown
1938Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki as Unknown
1937Iwami Jūtarō as Unknown
1937Utsunomiya tsuritenjō as Unknown
1936Tenjiku Tokubei as Tokubei Tenjiku
1936Kaibyô saga no yozakura as Unknown
1932Kessen Kojinyama as Chokichi