Den Obinata
Passing Fancy
as JiroIn Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a...
Movie pageA Mother Should Be Loved
as SadaoA young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is...
Movie pageThe Dancing Girl of Izu
as Mizuhara, a student"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu...
Movie pageThe Whole Family Works
as Ogawa - the teacherFather of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children are...
Movie pageOur Neighbor, Miss Yae
as KeitaroKeitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their...
Movie pageG-Men of Japan
as uncreditedThe investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative...
Movie pageCurrents of Youth
as Keikichi ItamiIt was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working...
Movie pageMado Kara Tobidase
as Shûsuke TokuyamaThe movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between...
Movie pageThe Rainbow Man
as Inspector OkadaWhen a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her...
Movie pageThe Burning Sky
as uncreditedThe film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941....
Movie pageTravels of Lord Mito Pt.1
as uncreditedThe deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at...
Movie pageMito Kōmon Manyu-ki
as uncreditedThis is the only surviving "Mito Komon Manyu-ki" film. This release also known as Adrift Tour...
Movie pageA Woman Crying in Spring
as KenjiKenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict...
Movie pageSky of Hope
as Susunu (as Den Obinata)What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited...
Movie pageThe Age of Beginnings
as Editor (as Den Obinata)A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover...
Movie pageGolden Devil Part 2
as uncredited1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2
Movie page365 Nights
as Ryunosuke MiyataA young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in...
Movie pageShanghai Landing Party
as LTJD Mine (as Den Obinata)This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an...
Movie pageTravels of Lord Mito Pt.2
as uncreditedAt the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and...
Movie pageYoung People
as Teacher MasakiBased on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school...
Movie pageAt the Time Men Have Seen Blood
as uncreditedA group of men obsessed with oil gather in a remote oil field region. Ichiro Kitazawa...
Movie pageLumberjack and Lady
as Joji YamazakiA Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a...
Movie pageNamiko
as uncreditedAn early Japanese sound film, notable for being the only Japanese film ever to use the Western...
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