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Masataka Iwao

Actor · 32 credits · 10 in highly-rated films

Best known for Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)

Frequent collaborators: Akira Shioji, Masaharu Arikawa, Takashi Noguchi, Hiroshi Nawa, Shōtarō Hayashi

Best Masataka Iwao movies by genre

Movies (32 total, ranked by score)

  1. Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (53 votes)

    Action, Drama, Crime

    1

  2. Gambling Den Heist

    1975 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    2

  3. Eleven Samurai

    1967 · ★ 7.5 (27 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    3

  4. Ryuji

    1983 · ★ 6.7 (7 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    4

  5. The Duel in the Forbidden Territory

    1983

    Drama, Action

    5

  6. Oxen Split Torturing

    1976 · ★ 5.8 (32 votes)

    Horror, Drama

    6

  7. Gate of Youth

    1981 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    7

  8. Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

    1965 · ★ 7.3 (12 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    8

  9. Cops vs. Thugs

    1975 · ★ 6.0 (27 votes)

    Drama, Action, Crime

    9

  10. New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

    1975 · ★ 7.3 (18 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    10

  11. Samurai Reincarnation

    1981 · ★ 5.8 (40 votes)

    Action, Fantasy, Horror

    11

  12. Yakuza Ladies Revisited

    1991 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    12

  13. The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy

    1963 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    13

  14. Another Battle

    2000 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Drama, Action, Crime

    14

  15. Decapitation of an Evil Woman

    1977 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    Action

    15

  16. The Decisive Power of Aikido

    1975 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    History, Action

    16

  17. Roaring Fire

    1981 · ★ 6.5 (15 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    17

  18. The Viper Brothers and the Young General

    1975

    Crime, Drama

    18

  19. The Karate

    1974 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama

    19

  20. The Magic Serpent

    1966 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    Fantasy, Action

    20

  21. The General and His Empire of Joy

    1977 · ★ 3.6 (4 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Carlos

    1991 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Crime, Action, Drama

    22

  23. Yakuza vs. Gang Leader

    1974 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    23

  24. The Accomplice

    1999 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Crime

    24

  25. Baian the Assassin

    1981 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Drama

    25

  26. The Blazing Valiant

    1981 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Action

    26

  27. Virgin Breaker Yuki

    1975 · ★ 4.8 (5 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. The Kyoto Connection

    1973 · ★ 4.9 (17 votes)

    Drama, Action

    28

  29. Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds

    1977 · ★ 4.6 (33 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    29

  30. Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell

    1982

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.