Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

January 31, 1935 · 91 years old

Mikio Narita (成田三樹夫, Narita Mikio, 31 January 1935 – 9 April 1990) was a Japanese actor. He was most famous for playing villains. He often worked with Kinji Fukasaku. Narita graduated from Haiyuza Theatre Company acting school and joined Daiei Film. His career as a screen actor started in 1963. His…

Known For

26 titles
1
Hiroshima Death Match

Hiroshima Death Match

1973 · 1h 39m · Movie

A young criminal joins a yakuza family to kill the gangsters who beat him up, but falls in love with his boss' widow's niece, piling up enemies and corpses along his wayward way.

7.5
2
Message from Space

Message from Space

1978 · 1h 45m · Movie

An embattled planet, which is on the edge of doom, sends an S.O.S. and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.

4.8
3
Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

1978 · 2h 10m · Movie

After the Tokugawa shogun's death by poisoning, his sons Iemitsu and Tadanaga compete for the shogunate, dividing the land into warring factions. Iemitsu's mentor, betrays all to secure Iemitsu's power, leading to widespread confl...

7.1
4
Proxy War

Proxy War

1973 · 1h 59m · Movie

Yakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family affiliations prove themselves to be wildly unstable, causing gang conflicts to slowly escalate.

7.3
5
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

1965 · 1h 27m · Movie

A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.

7.3
6
Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

1981 · 2h 2m · Movie

Centuries ago, a samurai survives the massacre of 35,000 Christians and denounces God for ignoring the pleas of the believers. He sells his soul to the devil and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him on a murderous ...

6.5
7
Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

1976 · 1h 37m · Movie

When a cop is transferred to a new precinct it is obvious that the area's yakuza mob are not dealing with just another policeman. The cop is bent on results and is not immune to becoming rough in order to get results. Matters take...

7.1
8
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?

1974 · 1h 24m · Movie

After extracting information by raping a ghost, Hanzo uncovers a plot among high officials to steal the shogunate's gold and loan it out to the poor.

6.5
9
Seisaku's Wife

Seisaku's Wife

1965 · 1h 33m · Movie

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.

7.7
10
Death of a Ninja

Death of a Ninja

1982 · 1h 35m · Movie

A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with those vying for power, particularly the insatiably greedy Lord Donjo. Only the nin...

5.7
11
Onimasa

Onimasa

1982 · 2h 26m · Movie

A yakuza melodrama, covering decades in the lives of Boss Onimasa, his adopted daughter Matsue, and his biological daughter Hanako.

6.9
12
Hunter in the Dark

Hunter in the Dark

1979 · 2h 17m · Movie

An aging Yakuza boss in the the late 18th century runs a thriving lantern and silk dying business. However, he is also a Hunter in the Dark, an shady underworld figure who unravels a mystery about a rival clan. His wife tries to p...

7.0
13
Hokuriku Proxy War

Hokuriku Proxy War

1977 · 1h 38m · Movie

A Yakuza group from Osaka with dreams of national dominance moves into the snowy Hokuriku region, sparking a bloody turf war with local gangs.

7.2
14
Yôkirô

Yôkirô

1983 · 2h 24m · Movie

The loves and tragedies of a geisha in 1933 Japan.

6.9
15
The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison

1986 · 2h 3m · Movie

Downed American fliers in WWII are vivisected by Japanese surgeons in cruel medical experiments.

7.5
16
Yomigaeru kinrô

Yomigaeru kinrô

1979 · 2h 11m · Movie

A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.

6.6
17
A Certain Killer

A Certain Killer

1967 · 1h 22m · Movie

A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.

6.8
18
The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins

1979 · 2h 28m · Movie

Generel Sanada, seeking retribution for the murder of his father and a lost battle, both conceived by the Shogun, devises a series of brilliant plans to thwart the Shogun's overwhelming strength.

6.4
19
Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps

Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps

1967 · 1h 28m · Movie

This film of the sleepy-eyed ronin series has the hero talked into escorting a precious religious artifact to Kyoto, Japan. A sect of Christian swordsmen are lying in wait to steal the statuette. What does it take for the reluctan...

6.6
20
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

1976 · 1h 36m · Movie

Set in Okinawa 1971, one year before the return of power to the mainland, this film highlights the bloody battle of Okinawa Yakuza gangsters versus mainland system.

7.0
21
Shadow Hunters

Shadow Hunters

1972 · 1h 30m · Movie

In the late Tokugawa period, the Edo government is using Spies from Iga Province to cause the downfall of innocent provincial Daimyo. The Shogun needs to claim the assets of fallen clans in order to boost the failing economies of ...

6.3
22
Kage gari: Hoero taihô

Kage gari: Hoero taihô

1972 · 1h 29m · Movie

The second live-action film about the adventures of three ronin: Jubei, Sunlight, and Moonlight, who dedicate their lives to hunt down "shadows", the ninja spies of the Tokugawa shogunate.

6.5
23
Ikidomari no Banka: Break Out

Ikidomari no Banka: Break Out

1988 · 1h 51m · Movie

A grizzled, no-nonsense cop will do whatever it takes to solve his case, even if that means recklessly disobeying orders and circumventing the law.

6.9
24
The Hoodlum Priest

The Hoodlum Priest

1967 · 1h 24m · Movie

The first of two films in the Ryuzen series, a rogue martial arts practicing, fornicating, alcohol drinking, gambling priest who competes against the local yakuza thug by opening his own gambling house and beats many up to boot. T...

6.4
25
Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics

Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics

1976 · 1h 32m · Movie

There is almost non-stop action and violent brutality guys get cooked to death in oil drums, fires erupt and car explode.

6.9
26
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences

1972 · 1h 25m · Movie

Attacking Asao Uchida's lonely, clifftop mansion in no-holds barred massacre.

6.5