Akumyō

The Akumyō (悪名; "bad name") series consists of seventeen yakuza films based on the novel by Tōkō Kon.^[1] starring Shintarō Katsu and Jirō Tamiya [Wikidata],^[2] produced between 1960 and 1974.^[3][4]

Akumyō
Directed by	Tokuzō Tanaka
Written by	Yoshikata Yoda
Starring	Shintarō Katsu Jirō Tamiya [Wikidata] Tamao Nakamura
Cinematography	Kazuo Miyagawa
Music by	Akira Ifukube
Production company	Daiei
Distributed by	Daiei
Release date	September 30, 1961 (1961-09-30) [1]
Running time	94
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Films

Shintaro Katsu series

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• Tough Guy (悪名, Akumyō) (1961) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka　
• Zoku Akumyō (続悪名) (1961) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
• Shin Akumyō (新悪名) (1962) directed by Kazuo Mori
• Zoku Shin Akumyō (続新悪名) (1962) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
• Daisan no Akumyō (第三の悪名) (1963) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
• Akumyō Ichiba (悪名市場) (1963) directed by Kazuo Mori
• Akumyō Hatoba (悪名波止場) (1963) directed by Kazuo Mori
• Akumyō Ichiban (悪名一番) (1963) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
• Akumyō Daiko (悪名太鼓) (1964) directed by Kazuo Mori
• Akumyō Nobori (悪名幟) (1965) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
• Akumyō Muteki (悪名無敵) (1965) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
• Akumyō Zakura (悪名桜) (1966) directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
• Akumyō Ichidai (悪名一代) (1967) directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
• Akumyō Juhachi-ban (悪名十八番) (1968) directed by Kazuo Mori
• Akumyō Ichiban Shobu (悪名一番勝負) (1969) directed by Masahiro Makino
• Akumyō: Shima Arashiaka (悪名縄張（しま）荒らし) (1974) directed by Yasuzo Masumura

Koji Matoba series

• Akumyō (悪名) (2001)
• Akumyō 2: Araburu Kenkadamashī (悪名2 荒ぶる喧嘩魂) (2001)