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Takuzo Kawatani (1941 - 1995)

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Takuzo Kawatani in Heat Wave

Film Deaths[]

  • Kyôdai jingi: Kantô inochi shirazu (1967) [Boss] Stabbed by Kôji Tsuruta.
  • Red Peony Gambler (Hibotan Bakuto) (1968) [Yakuza]: Sliced with a sword by Kyôsuke Machida.
  • Red Peony Gambler 2: Gambler's Obligation (Hibotan bakuto: isshuku ippan) (1968) [Yakuza] Sliced with a blade by Sumiko Fuji
  • Fort of Death (Gonin no Shôkin Kasegi) (1969) [Samurai] Shot with a gattling gun by Tomisaburô Wakayama.
  • Yakuza's Tale (Tosei-nin Retsuden) (1969) [Low Level Yakuza]: Stabbed to death by Kôji Tsuruta. 
  • Silk Hat Boss 2 (Shiruku hatto no ô-oyabun: chobi-hige no kuma) (1970) [Gangster] Sliced with a sword by Tomisaburo Wakayama
  • Okoma: The Orphan Gambler (Onna toseinin) (1971) [Jihei]: Stabbed in the stomach by Kôji Tsuruta.
  • Eight Men to Kill (Shôkin kubi: Isshun hachi-nin giri) (1972) [Villager] Shot by Samurai in a massacre.
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity The Yakuza Papers (Jingi naki tatakai) (1973) [Ryoichi Enami]: Shot to death by rival gangster while near a railroad crossing.
  • Battle Without Honor and Humanity: The Yakuza Papers: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (Hiroshima shitô hen) (1973) [Iwashita Mitsuo]: Shot to death by Sonny Chiba as Sonny uses Takuzo as target practice as Takuzo screams for his mom.
  • Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (Bôhachi bushidô: Poruno jidaigeki) (1973) [Ninja/Samurai]: Playing duel roles, 'Ninja' is shot by Gorô Ibuki while hiding in the ceiling. 'Samurai' is sliced down the middle with a sword by Tetsuro Tanba
  • Blue Jeans - No Future (Jinzu burusu: Asu naki buraiha) (1974) [Ishimatsu] Shot in the stomach with a shot gun blast by Meiko Kaji.  
  • Bohachi Bushido: The Villain (Bôhachi bushidô: Sa burai) (1974) [Danamari] Shot by Takashi Ebata who he also happens to kill.
  • The Street Fighter (Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken) (1974) [Oshima]: Skull crushed by Sonny Chiba.
  • Gambling Den Heist (Shikingen gôdatsu) (1975) [Tetsuya Bessho]: Shot through the back of the head by Tatsuo Umemiya when he tries driving off with the heist money, causing him to crash into a shack that explodes upon impact.
  • The Joy of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing (Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei) (1976) [Peasant] Head sawn off. 
  • A Savage Beast Goes Wild (Crazed Beast; Kurutta yaju) (1976) [Saburo Tanimura] Shot to death by the police. 
  • The Yakuza Code Still Lives (Hiroshima jingi: Hitojichi dakkai sakusen) (1976) [Gangster] Shot to death by Akira Kobayashi.  
  • Samurai VS Bandit Squadron (Kumokiri Nizaemon) (1978) [Sanji]: Stabbed to death by Shingo Yamashiro.
  • Death Shadow (Jitternai) (1986) [Yasuke]: Stabbed to death by Takeo Chii after saving the life of his daughter and also stabbing Takeo.
  • Heat Wave (Kagero) (1991) [Ryukichi Ineda]: Shot in the chest by Kaku Takashina.
  • Kodayu (O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan) (1992) [Koichi]: Dies of sickness while out at sea.

Connections[]

Father of Takashi Nishina