
Takuzō Kawatani
Known for Acting · 174 credits
- Born
- 1941-07-21
- Died
- 1995-12-22
- Place of birth
- Changchun, Jilin, China
- Also known as
- Takuzo Kawatani
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
TV Shows (9)
Movies (165)

Oxen Split Torturing
1976

Empire of Passion
1978
as Inspector Hotta

Tracked
1985
as Ichiro Makabe

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Ryoichi Enami

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
as Mitsuo Iwashita

人妻セックス地獄
1974

Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Sergeant Major Nagata

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Sanji

Lustful Shogun and His 21 Mistresses
1972
as Prisoner

Heat Wave
1991
as Ryukichi Ineda

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
1974

The Street Fighter
1974
as Skull Crushed Yakuza Thug Ôshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Policeman at hospital

Yakuza Graveyard
1976
as Detective Kajiyama

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Katsuji Saijo

Cops vs. Thugs
1975

Succession
1992
as Kyozo Shigeta

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

Story of a Nymphomaniac
1975
as Hisamatsu

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Moriya Hitoshi

The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
as Osamu Miyabe

Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
as Tosaku Satoh

Aesthetics of a Bullet
1973

Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
1976

The Kyoto Connection
1973

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974

Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969
as Policeman (uncredited)

Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro
1978

The Dream of Russia
1992
as Koichi

Pimp Heaven
1975
as Mr Zen

The Red Silk Gambler
1972

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
as Soldier

Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group
1973
as Tokumaru

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969

The Tattooed Hitman
1974
as Kiyoshi

Kidnapping Blues
1982
as Farmer

Baian the Assassin: Showdown
1993

Yakuza of the Present
1973
as Uno

Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From The Watermelon Planet-zansu!
1989
as Dayon (voice) / Kemunpasu (voice)

Doberman Cop
1977
as Hiyoshi Kinoshita

Eleven Samurai
1967

Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976

Code of Wolves
1974

Wicked Priest
1968
as Yakuza henchman

Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977

Girl Boss Guerilla
1972
as Yakuza henchman

The Man
1971

Jeans Blues: No Future
1974
as Ishimatsu

Company Buggers
1975

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976
as Kazunari Tsugawa

Third Generation Boss
1974

Code of Ruffians
1965

Gambling Den Heist
1975
as Tetsuya bessho

Turtle Geisha
1972
as Murata

Shimane Prison Riot
1975
as Yakuza underling

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle
1973

Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty
1972

Return of the Street Fighter
1974

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
1974

The Burmese Harp
1985
as Sgt. Ido

A Lively Geisha
1970

Guys Who Never Learn
1987

Virgin Breaker Yuki
1975
as Rokuzo

Crane
1988
as Umaemon

Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968
as Thug

Violent Panic: The Big Crash
1976

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers
1971

Sure Death! 3
1986

The Life of Chikuzan
1977
as Senta

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Gang member

The Protector
1966

Harimao
1989
as Tani Tamakichi

Goodbye, Flickmania
1979
as Dan

Decapitation of an Evil Woman
1977

The Smart Aleck Ten
1977

Let's Shoot Ridiculously
1991

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers
1973

The Three Ginza Rascals
1976

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
1974

Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
1969

Yakuza Law
1969

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
1972

A Savage Beast Goes Mad
1976
as Saburo Tanimura

Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971
as Yakuza

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return
1970
as Henchman

Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
1974

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
1973
as Detective B

Gambler's Legacy
1969

Yakuza on Foot
1969

Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
1969

A Kawachi Rascal's Song
1976
as Matsutaro Tokuda

Killer's Mission
1969
as Guard

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971

Three Gamblers
1967
as Prison Guard

Eien no 1/2
1987

Death Shadows
1986
as Yasuke

Modern Lady Gambler
1972

Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District
1976

The Great Department Store Robbery
1987

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
1971

Woman Mobsters
1974

Heiji, the Detective
1967
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1991

Kanto Street Peddlers
1969
as Iwase

For Kayako
1984
as Irujun Im

A Wad of Notes
1970
as Yakuza

The Man Who Became The Don
1991

The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
1976

The Yakuza Code Still Lives
1976
as Teruhisa Yoshinaga

The Man Who Shot the Don
1994

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
1971
as Kazuo Tsukamoto

Samurai Geisha
1969

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
1970

The Viper Brothers and the Young General
1975

The Viper Brothers
1971
as Togo Shinkawa (thug)

Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as Sakai

Scoundrel Boss
1975
as Katsuo Rojo
About Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzo Kawatani was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 165 films between 1967 and 1995. He was most famous for playing villains. With 174 credits spanning from 1965 to 1995, Takuzō Kawatani has appeared in 165 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Takuzō Kawatani Movies
- Oxen Split Torturing (1976)
- Empire of Passion (1978) — as Inspector Hotta
- Tracked (1985) — as Ichiro Makabe
- Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) — as Ryoichi Enami
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