Den Obinata

Born: 1907-03-16


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Passing Fancy

as Jiro
Released: 1933-09-07

In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a...

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A Mother Should Be Loved

as Sadao
Released: 1934-05-11

A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is...

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The Dancing Girl of Izu

as Mizuhara, a student
Released: 1933-02-01

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu...

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The Whole Family Works

as Ogawa - the teacher
Released: 1939-03-11

Father of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children are...

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Golden Devil

as uncredited
Released: 1948-01-20

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil

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Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

as Keitaro
Released: 1934-06-28

Keitaro is a law student and Yaeko is a high school girl. They are neighbors, and their...

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G-Men of Japan

as uncredited
Released: 1948-10-12

The investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative...

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Currents of Youth

as Keikichi Itami
Released: 1942-02-14

It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working...

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Mado Kara Tobidase

as Shûsuke Tokuyama
Released: 1950-03-26

The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between...

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The Rainbow Man

as Inspector Okada
Released: 1949-07-18

When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her...

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The Burning Sky

as uncredited
Released: 1940-05-10

The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941....

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1

as uncredited
Released: 1952-02-14

The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at...

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Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki

as uncredited
Released: 1938-01-22

This is the only surviving "Mito Komon Manyu-ki" film. This release also known as Adrift Tour...

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Machi

as Bungo Yoroii
Released: 1939-08-20

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A Woman Crying in Spring

as Kenji
Released: 1933-04-01

Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict...

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Sky of Hope

as Susunu (as Den Obinata)
Released: 1942-01-14

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited...

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Bouquet of the South Seas

as Igarashi, chief
Released: 1942-05-21

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The Age of Beginnings

as Editor (as Den Obinata)
Released: 1947-07-15

A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover...

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Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

as uncredited
Released: 1940-01-18

Part two of two.

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Shanghai Moon

as uncredited
Released: 1941-07-01

It is presumed to be a lost film.

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Golden Devil Part 2

as uncredited
Released: 1948-02-03

1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2

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君と僕

as Instructor of training camp
Released: 1941-11-15

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365 Nights

as Ryunosuke Miyata
Released: 1948-09-02

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in...

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Shanghai Landing Party

as LTJD Mine (as Den Obinata)
Released: 1939-05-19

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an...

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2

as uncredited
Released: 1952-03-06

At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and...

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Young People

as Teacher Masaki
Released: 1937-10-08

Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school...

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At the Time Men Have Seen Blood

as uncredited
Released: 1949-01-11

A group of men obsessed with oil gather in a remote oil field region. Ichiro Kitazawa...

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Lumberjack and Lady

as Joji Yamazaki
Released: 1935-01-07

A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a...

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Namiko

as uncredited
Released: 1932-05-19

An early Japanese sound film, notable for being the only Japanese film ever to use the Western...

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Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

as uncredited
Released: 1940-01-18

Part one of two.

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