Personal Info
Birth date
1937-01-03 (88 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Minowa, Nagano, Japan
Also known as
唐泽民贤
唐沢 民賢
からさわ みんけん
Tamikata Karasawa
Minken Karasawa
Biography
Minken Karasawa (唐沢 民賢, Karasawa Minken, January 3, 1937) is a Japanese actor and talent from Minowa Town, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Filmography
Kamen Rider
6.4
Overview:
Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.Professional Killers
7.3
Overview:
A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...Legend of the Eight Samurai
5.9
Overview:
The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Shizu. In the process of trying to capture her, the clan murders her entire family, but Princess Shizu escapes their clutches. She enlists the aid of eight samurai warriors, possessors of powerful magic crystal, led by Dosetsu (Sonny Chiba!) to help rescue the remaining members of her court and revenge her family. Along the way, they must fight undead warriors, evil spirits, poisonous beauties and a giant centipede.Orgies of Edo
5.8
Overview:
Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.42
Overview:
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.The Street Fighter
6.918
Overview:
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
7.317
Overview:
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 their thirst for power.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.Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
7.024
Overview:
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 dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
7.4
Overview:
Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.Doberman Cop
6.7
Overview:
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 the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth.The Tattooed Hitman
6
Overview:
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 is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can the tattooed hitman fend off the entire Japanese mafia as he searches for the man who wants him dead?Eleven Samurai
7.56
Overview:
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.The Red Silk Gambler
7.7
Overview:
With her first love that unfolded in the battlefield in her heart, and with a short sword and a pillbox as her weapons, female gambler Okatsu the Tiger Lily travels from gambling site to gambling site. Surrounding her are Omon, an outlaw star blind lone gambler; Onaka, a thief who’s after Okatsu to avenge her father’s death; Ohide, a tattoo artist whose back is covered by a dragon tattoo; and Oryu, a young girl sold as a prostitute to a gambling family.The Shogun Assassins
5
Overview:
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.Story of a Nymphomaniac
5
Overview:
Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social position. To even attempt that she first needs to get out of the Buddhist monastery she is working at...The Mad Fox
7.4
Overview:
A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters.The Rapacious Jailbreaker
6.5
Overview:
Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.The Great Shogunate Battle
6
Overview:
The early days of the Tokugawa shogunate are brought to light in this exciting historical tale of broken vows and violent swordplay. In an ambush the heir to the shogun’s seat is brutally cut down by those who hope to install the emperor’s 5th son as military leader of the nation.Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes
NYR
Overview:
A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed and vandalized, streets teeming with panicked citizens. Is Ijyuin Tanomo, highly-placed official of Owari clan, secretly using deadly ninja to foment riot and rebellion? Narumiya Shinbei, a lone samurai spy adept at ninjutsu must uncover the hidden hand orchestrating these shocking crimes. Shinbei enlists a small band of dedicated ninja to lay siege to the enemy’s stronghold, where his own sister works as an undercover agent. Now, ninja must fight ninja in a last desperate battle to save the shogunate.Japan's Don
7.5
Overview:
A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
6.4
Overview:
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.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.Company Buggers
7
Overview:
Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain.Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
7
Overview:
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.Third Generation Boss
NYR
Overview:
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.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.The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
6
Overview:
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsuruji, a beautiful yet tough geisha, becomes the boss. But will she be able to confront a yakuza gang trying to take over the area?Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
7.4
Overview:
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.Acting
1995Fly Boys, Fly! as Unknown
1991The Great Shogunate Battle as Unknown
1991Skyscraper Hunting as Unknown
1983Legend of the Eight Samurai as Unknown
1979The Shogun Assassins as Unknown
1977Doberman Cop as Manager Takemura
1977Japanese Humanity and Justice as Unknown
1977Japan's Don as Unknown
1976Operation Plazma in Osaka as Unknown
1975Story of a Nymphomaniac as Unknown
1975Company Buggers as Unknown
1975The Viper Brothers and the Young General as Unknown
1975Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack as Unknown
1974The Rapacious Jailbreaker as Unknown
1974Third Generation Boss as Unknown
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as Yasuo Kobe
1974The Tattooed Hitman as Unknown
1974The Street Fighter as Warden Yamazaki
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics as Reporter A
1973Dangerous Trade in Kobe as Susumu Takigawa
1973The Hard Core Criminal as Unknown
1973Hell Riders in Kyoto as Unknown
1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima as Unknown
1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity as Chief Investigator Nakamura
1972Hikage-Mono as Unknown
1972The Red Silk Gambler as Unknown
1972Professional Killers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats as Unknown
1972Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro as government official
1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang as Unknown
1971Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor as Unknown
1971A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers as Unknown
1971Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You as Unknown
1971Kamen Rider (1 Episode) as Rich man
1970Inside a Girl's Dormitory as Unknown
1970Kanto Street Peddlers Clan: Violent Loyalty as Unknown
1970Brave Red Flower of the North as Unknown
1969Memoir of Japanese Assassinations as Unknown
1969Brothers Serving Time as Unknown
1969The Biggest Gamble as Unknown
1969Orgies of Edo as Young man A
1968Industrial Spy as Ohara
1968A History of the Japanese Underworld as Unknown
1967Eleven Samurai as Unknown
1967Gambler: Victory Without Death as Detective Nakata
1967Classmates as Unknown
1967Eighteen Years in Prison as Unknown
1966Seven Fugitives as Unknown
1966Code Between Brothers 2 as Unknown
1966Convicted Woman as Unknown
1966Four and A Half Mats as Kumagai
1965The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry as Unknown
1965Chivalrous Nature as Unknown
1965The Gambler as Unknown
1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan as Unknown
1965The Tattooed Lord as Unknown
1965Hoodlum Match as Unknown
1964Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword as Unknown
1964間諜 as Unknown
1964The Ninja Hunt as Unknown
1964Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple as Unknown
1963Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes as Okuda
1963Seventeen Ninja as Unknown
1963Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi as Unknown
1963Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai as Unknown
1962Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights as A Yoshioka Cronie
1962A Revengeful Raid as Unknown
1962Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha as Unknown
1962Abekobe dōchū as Unknown
1962The Mad Fox as Imperial Guard Officer
1962鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児 as Unknown
1962Travels of Hibari and Chiemi as Unknown
1961Restoration Fire as Unknown
1961Whistling Drifter as Okotanpe
1961Kirimaru Kirigakure as Unknown
1959The Medicine Case as Unknown