Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Kazuyoshi Okuyama

70 (1954-12-04)
Ehime, Japan

Kazuyoshi Okuyama was born on December 4, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a producer and director, known for Rampo (1994), Violent Cop (1989) and Sonatine (1993).

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Sonatine 1993 (7.514)

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
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Violent Cop 1989 (7.238)

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
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Boiling Point 1990 (6.891)

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.