#Bunta Sugawara

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a bit of rendering practice with Nick Valentine. based off the poster belonging to "A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless (1969)". I've been wanting to dig into these old action films, but it's almost impossible to find any traces of them online, other than scans of posters and barren movie articles...

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the man who stole the sun (1979) dir. hasegawa kazuhiko

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WHIPMASTER: BALLAD OF MURDER (1970)

A spin-off film from the Wicked Priest film series, featuring Ryotatsu (Bunta Sugawara), the blind priest and sworn enemy of Shinkai (Tomisaburo Wakayama), the aforementioned Wicked Priest.

This film was released between the last two Wicked Priest films (#4: The Killer Priest Comes Back, and #5: Breaking the Commandments). In it, Ryotatsu comes across a blind boy abandoned by his mother at a temple. Ryotatsu takes the boy under his wing and teaches him how to survive as a blind person, all the while as they travel searching for the mother.

There is plenty of bloody fighting (as one expects from this series), and Wakayama-san even has a cameo - not as Shinkai, but as an elderly eye doctor with a taste for the hootch who may be able to cure the boy.

The film doesn't break any new ground in the chambara genre, but it's solidly entertaining. And Sugawara-san is always fascinating to watch.

The film was also released as The Whipmaster's Song of Death, The Blind Karate Expert Priest, and Fury of Karate Monk.

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WOLVES OF THE CITY - FURYO BANCHO (1968-1972) - GUNS SWORDS AND TATTOOS: YAKUZA FILMS SERIES (Part 10/10)

We conclude this 10 Part BLOG devote to some of TOEI Studios's best Yakuza movies series with the longest and most successful series (16 films) - also known as Delinquent Boss - which is probably the craziest in terms of goofiness and plots thanks to Tatsuo Umemiya's role as the Bikers gang leader.

Nearly all the posters of the series in various forms have been included above (Please click on each image for details)

Director: Yukio Noda, Makoto Naito Actors: Tatsuo Umemiya, Bunta Sugawara, Reiko Oshida

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I cut together a music video / Bunta Sugawara fancam for my latest single

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Bunta Sugawara (菅原 文太) and Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in New Battles Without Honor Or Humanity 2: The Boss’s Head (新仁義なき戦い 組長の首), 1975, directed by Kinji Fukasaku (深作 欣二).

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千と千尋の神隠し 2001

Once you do something, you never forget. Even if you can't remember.

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I just saw clips of Samurai Jack dubbed in Japanese out of curiousity and it's interesting!!

Example:

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I liked Aku's English voice more (more humour and theatrics in Mako's voice acting, his Japanese seiyuu Sugawara Bunta who is also a film actor not only seiyuu--he's most known for yakuza movies, like Battles Without Honour and Humanity--is very dramatic, but seems less comedic--I think he gets better, though, because his voice here is VERY good, but in the intro/opening it sounded a bit flat, so maybe his seiyuu changed the way he voiced him over time to be more lively?), but Jack's Japanese voice Ukaji Takashi (who notably acted in Kamen Rider, also, his mother is of Ainu descent ^^) is veeery good! I really like the Japanese both use, Aku sounds very egotistical and self-absorbed, Jack sounds very old-fashioned and fitting for a samurai character! ^^

When I looked at the Japanese comments, people were praising Sugawara Bunta's voice acting the most, but also saw one praising the casting choices for both Sugawara Bunta and Ukaji Takashi as Aku and Jack respectively, describing it as shibui. Refined, understated, etc. So, I guess those voices held more appeal to Japanese viewers for their seriousness, while American cartoons (especially for younger viewers) favoured a more tongue-in-cheek/comedic delivery!

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Bunta Sugawara as Shozo Hirono in The Yakuza Papers (or Battles Without Honor and Humanity) series.

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Bunta Sugawara

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The happiest of birthdays in the afterlife to Bunta Sugawara!

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Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (1970).

Ryotatsu (Bunta Sugawara), the blind whip-wielding nemesis of Shinkai, hero of the Wicked Priest film series, gets his own solo film outing this time.

Ryotatsu comes upon a blind boy, Rintaro, who is abandoned at a temple by his mother. Feeling sympathy for the boy, Ryotatsu takes Rintaro on the road to search for the mother. During this time, Ryotatsu teaches Rintaro how to live and function with his blindness.

They meet assorted unsavory types during their travels, including yakuza, corrupt army officials, and other no-goodniks, all with the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 in the background. There's plenty of blood and action when Ryotatsu gets riles up, as is to be expected from any film in this series.

Ryotatsu is portrayed in a more sympathetic and heroic light as opposed to how he normally appears in Shinkai's adventures. Bunta Sugawara does his usual superb job in the role, especially as he's given so much more to do this time around.

Whipmaster was released between Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (1970) and Wicked Priest 5: Breaking the Commandments (1971). And where is Shinkai during all of this? I suppose he's on vacation, but Shinkai actor Tomisaburo Wakayama was not. He plays a doctor who may be able to cure Rintaro's blindness. It's a minor role, but Wakayama-san still manages to snag a prominent spot on the poster (that's him in the Santa Claus wig and beard).

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new song inspired by a vibe in a 1972 Sadao Nakajima movie. chill jidaigeki groove.

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Admiral inspiration pt. 2

🌋Akainu - Bunta Sugawara (the only thing I have to say is that Sakazuki doesn’t make nowhere near as many funny expressions as he should considering the movies Bunta has played in)

☄️Fujitora - Shintaro Katsu (they are basically the exact same character. Watch the movie.)

❄️Aokiji - Yusaku Matsuda (this guy is goofy as fuck and what I expect Kuzan to be like as a detective. There will be more funny screen shots in the future)

Expect me to make at least one more inspiration comparison post (still haven’t posted Greenbull, sorry guys)