Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

Known for
Acting
Born
July 21, 1941
Died
December 22, 1995 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Changchun, Jilin, China

Biography

Takuzo Kawatani was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 165 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains.

Known For

Filmography

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Downtown Story poster

Downtown Story

TV · 13 eps

1995
The King of Minami: Sweet Trap poster

The King of Minami: Sweet Trap

Movie

1995
The Third Gangster poster

The Third Gangster

Movie

1994
The Man Who Shot the Don poster

The Man Who Shot the Don

Movie

1994
Momotarō Zamurai III poster

Momotarō Zamurai III

Movie

1993
Baian the Assassin: Showdown poster

Baian the Assassin: Showdown

Movie

1993
Haruka, Nostalgia poster

Haruka, Nostalgia

Movie · as Tosaku Satoh

1993
Rainbow Bridge poster

Rainbow Bridge

Movie

1993
悪女Ⅱ サンテミリオン殺人事件

悪女Ⅱ サンテミリオン殺人事件

TV · 1 ep

1992
The Dream of Russia poster

The Dream of Russia

Movie · as Koichi

1992
Succession poster

Succession

Movie · as Kyozo Shigeta

1992
Izakaya Chōji poster

Izakaya Chōji

TV · 1 ep

1991
Heat Wave poster

Heat Wave

Movie · as Ryukichi Ineda

1991
Hokui 15° no duo poster

Hokui 15° no duo

Movie · as Takuzō

1991
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

Movie

1991
Maji! poster

Maji!

Movie

1991
Deer Friend poster

Deer Friend

Movie

1991
Let's Shoot Ridiculously poster

Let's Shoot Ridiculously

Movie

1991
The Man Who Became The Don poster

The Man Who Became The Don

Movie

1989
Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu! poster

Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!

Movie · as Dayon (voice) / Kemunpasu (voice)

1989
Harimao poster

Harimao

Movie · as Tani Tamakichi

1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood poster

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Movie · as Sergeant Major Nagata

1989
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally poster

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Movie

1989
Hana no Furu Gogo

Hana no Furu Gogo

TV · 6 eps

1988
Mother poster

Mother

Movie

1988
Crane poster

Crane

Movie · as Umaemon

1987
The Great Department Store Robbery poster

The Great Department Store Robbery

Movie

1987
Ronin on a Mission poster

Ronin on a Mission

Movie · as Mori Kojiro

1987
River of Fireflies poster

River of Fireflies

Movie

1987
Guys Who Never Learn poster

Guys Who Never Learn

Movie

1987
Eien no 1/2 poster

Eien no 1/2

Movie

1987
Chotchan poster

Chotchan

TV · as 野々村泰輔 · 156 eps

1986
Death Shadows poster

Death Shadows

Movie · as Yasuke

1986
Sure Death! 3 poster

Sure Death! 3

Movie

1986
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma poster

Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma

Movie · as Kogoro Katsura

1985
Tracked poster

Tracked

Movie · as Ichiro Makabe

1985
Tora-san's Island Encounter poster

Tora-san's Island Encounter

Movie · as 酒井

1985
The Burmese Harp poster

The Burmese Harp

Movie · as Sgt. Ido

1985
Kimi ga kagayaku toki poster

Kimi ga kagayaku toki

Movie

1985
Kokugo Gannen poster

Kokugo Gannen

TV · 5 eps

1984
For Kayako poster

For Kayako

Movie · as Irujun Im

1983
Kigeki kazoku dōmei poster

Kigeki kazoku dōmei

Movie

1982
Kidnapping Blues poster

Kidnapping Blues

Movie · as Farmer

1982
The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

The Buddy: Yaji and Kita

Movie · as Tajibee

1980
Aitsu to Ore

Aitsu to Ore

TV · 1 ep

1980
Keishi-K poster

Keishi-K

TV · 13 eps

1979
Goodbye, Flickmania poster

Goodbye, Flickmania

Movie · as Dan

1979
本日ただいま誕生 poster

本日ただいま誕生

Movie

1978
Empire of Passion poster

Empire of Passion

Movie · as Inspector Hotta

1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron poster

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Movie · as Sanji

1978
Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro poster

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

Movie

1977
Decapitation of an Evil Woman poster

Decapitation of an Evil Woman

Movie

1977
Short and Fat poster

Short and Fat

Movie · as Kazuto Tonoma

1977
Doberman Cop poster

Doberman Cop

Movie · as Hiyoshi Kinoshita

1977
The Smart Aleck Ten poster

The Smart Aleck Ten

Movie

1977
The Life of Chikuzan poster

The Life of Chikuzan

Movie · as Senta

1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice poster

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Movie

1976
A Kawachi Rascal's Song poster

A Kawachi Rascal's Song

Movie · as Matsutaro Tokuda

1976
Yakuza Graveyard poster

Yakuza Graveyard

Movie · as Detective Kajiyama

1976
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido poster

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

Movie

1976
Violent Panic: The Big Crash poster

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

Movie · as Sakuji Hatano

1976
A Savage Beast Goes Mad poster

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

Movie · as Saburo Tanimura

1976
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss poster

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

Movie · as Kazunari Tsugawa

1976
The Most Perverted Post War Crimes poster

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes

Movie

1976
The Yakuza Code Still Lives poster

The Yakuza Code Still Lives

Movie · as Teruhisa Yoshinaga

1976
Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District poster

Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District

Movie

1976
The Three Ginza Rascals poster

The Three Ginza Rascals

Movie

1976
Operation Plazma in Osaka poster

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Movie

1976
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On poster

Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On

Movie · as Matsutaro Tokuda

1976
Oxen Split Torturing poster

Oxen Split Torturing

Movie

1975
Pimp Heaven poster

Pimp Heaven

Movie · as Mr Zen

1975
Virgin Breaker Yuki poster

Virgin Breaker Yuki

Movie · as Rokuzo

1975
Story of a Nymphomaniac poster

Story of a Nymphomaniac

Movie · as Hisamatsu

1975
The Karate 3 poster

The Karate 3

Movie

1975
Gambling Den Heist poster

Gambling Den Heist

Movie · as Tetsuya bessho

1975
Cops vs. Thugs poster

Cops vs. Thugs

Movie

1975
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss poster

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

Movie · as Detective

1975
Shimane Prison Riot poster

Shimane Prison Riot

Movie · as Yakuza underling

1975
Evil Doers poster

Evil Doers

Movie

1975
Company Buggers poster

Company Buggers

Movie

1975
Scoundrel Boss poster

Scoundrel Boss

Movie · as Katsuo Rojo

1975
The Viper Brothers and the Young General poster

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

Movie

1975
前略おふくろ様 poster

前略おふくろ様

TV · 1 ep

1974
Student Yakuza poster

Student Yakuza

Movie

1974
The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers poster

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

Movie

1974
Jeans Blues: No Future poster

Jeans Blues: No Future

Movie · as Ishimatsu

1974
The Rapacious Jailbreaker poster

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

Movie · as Osamu Miyabe

1974
Woman Mobsters poster

Woman Mobsters

Movie

1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Movie · as Moriya Hitoshi

1974
人妻セックス地獄 poster

人妻セックス地獄

Movie

1974
Third Generation Boss poster

Third Generation Boss

Movie

1974
The Fancy Man

The Fancy Man

Movie · as Shoji Akita

1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 poster

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

Movie · as Nanba Family Member

1974
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers poster

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

Movie

1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Movie · as Policeman at hospital

1974
Code of Wolves poster

Code of Wolves

Movie

1974
Return of the Street Fighter poster

Return of the Street Fighter

Movie

1974
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader poster

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader

Movie

1974
The Street Fighter poster

The Street Fighter

Movie · as Skull Crushed Yakuza Thug Ôshima

1974
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain poster

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

Movie

1974
The Tattooed Hitman poster

The Tattooed Hitman

Movie · as Kiyoshi

1973
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle poster

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

Movie

1973
The Kyoto Connection poster

The Kyoto Connection

Movie · as Gohara

1973
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School poster

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

Movie · as Detective B

1973
Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group poster

Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group

Movie · as Tokumaru

1973
The High Cost of Virginity poster

The High Cost of Virginity

Movie

1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Movie · as Mitsuo Iwashita

1973
Yakuza of the Present poster

Yakuza of the Present

Movie · as Uno

1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Movie · as Ryoichi Enami

1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Movie · as Katsuji Saijo

1973
Aesthetics of a Bullet poster

Aesthetics of a Bullet

Movie

1973
The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers poster

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

Movie

1973
Dangerous Trade in Kobe poster

Dangerous Trade in Kobe

Movie

1973
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight poster

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

Movie · as Ninja (uncredited)

1972
Eight Men to Kill poster

Eight Men to Kill

Movie · as Guard

1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang poster

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

Movie · as Gang member

1972
Hikage-Mono poster

Hikage-Mono

Movie

1972
Modern Lady Gambler poster

Modern Lady Gambler

Movie

1972
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro poster

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Movie

1972
Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses poster

Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses

Movie · as Prisoner

1972
The Red Silk Gambler poster

The Red Silk Gambler

Movie

1972
Girl Boss Guerilla poster

Girl Boss Guerilla

Movie · as Yakuza henchman

1972
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty poster

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty

Movie

1972
Turtle Geisha poster

Turtle Geisha

Movie · as Murata

1972
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory poster

Organized Crime: Killer's Glory

Movie

1972
The Pledge poster

The Pledge

Movie

1972
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell poster

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

Movie

1971
A Scarred Life poster

A Scarred Life

Movie

1971
Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival poster

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival

Movie · as Kazuo Tsukamoto

1971
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler poster

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler

Movie

1971
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You poster

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

Movie

1971
Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments poster

Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments

Movie

1971
Fate Deals the Card of Death poster

Fate Deals the Card of Death

Movie · as Yakuza

1971
The Viper Brothers poster

The Viper Brothers

Movie · as Togo Shinkawa (thug)

1971
The Man poster

The Man

Movie

1971
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers poster

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers

Movie

1971
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler poster

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

Movie

1970
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return poster

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

Movie · as Henchman

1970
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back poster

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back

Movie

1970
House of Gamblers poster

House of Gamblers

Movie

1970
A Wad of Notes poster

A Wad of Notes

Movie · as Yakuza

1970
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder poster

Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Movie

1970
Silk Hat Boss poster

Silk Hat Boss

Movie

1970
The Silk Hat Boss 2 poster

The Silk Hat Boss 2

Movie · as Thug

1970
A Lively Geisha poster

A Lively Geisha

Movie

1970
A Yakuza Goes Home poster

A Yakuza Goes Home

Movie · as Tatsuo

1969
Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage poster

Ex-Convict - Territory of Rampage

Movie

1969
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room poster

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Movie

1969
Gambler's Legacy poster

Gambler's Legacy

Movie

1969
Kanto Street Peddlers poster

Kanto Street Peddlers

Movie · as Iwase

1969
Yakuza Law poster

Yakuza Law

Movie

1969
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony poster

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony

Movie

1969
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations poster

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Movie · as Soldier

1969
Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage poster

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage

Movie

1969
Yakuza on Foot poster

Yakuza on Foot

Movie

1969
The Biggest Gamble poster

The Biggest Gamble

Movie

1969
Samurai Geisha poster

Samurai Geisha

Movie

1969
Killer's Mission poster

Killer's Mission

Movie · as Guard

1969
Japan Organized Crime Boss poster

Japan Organized Crime Boss

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1968
Red Peony Gambler poster

Red Peony Gambler

Movie · as Henchman

1968
Return of the Outlaw poster

Return of the Outlaw

Movie

1968
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder poster

Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

Movie · as Thug

1968
Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger poster

Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger

Movie · as Henchman

1968
Wicked Priest poster

Wicked Priest

Movie · as Yakuza henchman

1968
Gamblers: The Raid poster

Gamblers: The Raid

Movie · as Umekichi

1968
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation poster

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

Movie · as Thug

1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2 poster

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Movie

1967
Three Gamblers poster

Three Gamblers

Movie · as Prison Guard

1967
Code Between Brothers 5 poster

Code Between Brothers 5

Movie · as Yakuza henchman

1967
Eleven Samurai poster

Eleven Samurai

Movie

1967
Heiji, the Detective poster

Heiji, the Detective

Movie

1966
The Protector poster

The Protector

Movie

1965
Blood of Revenge poster

Blood of Revenge

Movie

1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry poster

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Movie

1965
Code of Ruffians poster

Code of Ruffians

Movie