Eiji Funakoshi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eiji Funakoshi ( 17 March 1923 - 17 March 2007) was a Japanese actor. He received the Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Actor and the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Actor for his performance in Fires on the Plain. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eiji Funakoshi , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
An Actor's Revenge
as Heima KadokuraIn Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their...
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Fires on the Plain
as TamuraIn the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his...
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Gamera, the Giant Monster
as Dr. HidakaA nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his...
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Blind Beast
as MichioA blind sculptor kidnaps an artists' model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a...
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Manji
as Kotaro KakiuchiThe four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
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Gamera vs. Guiron
as Dr. ShigaTwo young boys sneak aboard a spaceship and find themselves whisked away to the mysterious...
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The Money Dance
as uncreditedMachida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time,...
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Gammera the Invincible
as Dr. HidakaAn atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of...
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Street of Violence
as OzakiAn attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police...
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Brother and Sister
as KobataThe eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with...
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Afraid to Die
as Susumu AikawaOn his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on...
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The False Student
as Kyosuke KuniyukiA youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Tsunanori UesugiJapan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for...
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The Wandering Princess
as Futetsu (Fuketsu Aishinkakura)Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of...
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Being Two Isn't Easy
as GoroThe days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point...
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Ten Dark Women
as KazeKaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him....
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The Messenger from the Moon
as Ichiro TotsukaAdaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.
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Black Test Car
as Kimio HirakiTwo car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports...
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Superexpress
as Masayoshi ZaitsuA man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying...
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The Broken Commandment
as Keinoshin KazamaUshimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now...
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A Woman's Testament
as uncreditedThe first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for...
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続々十代の性典
as uncreditedFilm directed by Eichi Koishi and starring Wakao Ayako
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Elegant Beast
as Eisaku Kamiya, the tax collectorA greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while...
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The Cast-Off
as uncreditedThe inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high...
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Warm Current
as Yasuhiko ShimaThe story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose...
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Bridge of Japan
as Shinpachiro KasaharaIchikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until...
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The Golden Demon
as TomiyamaTokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the...
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A Lustful Man
as uncreditedFascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of...
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The Lowest Man
as uncreditedA young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his...
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Night Butterflies
as ShujiA traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
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Bonchi
as KiheiKikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal....
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Advance Patrol
as uncreditedIn 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive...
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The Pit of Death
as Fumio NishinoHorror film directed by Koji Shima.
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Green Fruit
as uncreditedTwo sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former...
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The Great White Tower
as uncreditedThe story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors...
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Victory and Defeat
as Ryusuke SumaAfter the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura),...
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Sexy Sign Suki Suki Suki
as uncreditedYamazaki Ryotaro is an Olympics' athlete and an asset. He accepts two jobs and responsibilities...
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The Little Runaway
as Japanese in Leningrad and MoscowDuring a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin....
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The Freezing Point
as KeizoKeizo Tsujiguchi believes his wife Natsue was having an extramarital affair when their child was...
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Jūdai no yūwaku
as uncreditedFilm directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
as Yukichi FukuzawaThe biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century,...
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Tokyo Crime Map
as uncreditedAn exciting film about thugs, in which murders and drugs, justice and resentment explode in the...
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The Sisters and I
as Shinkichi YûkiTwo sisters, Kyoko and Hisako, run a restaurant in Kyoto. But an incident with the latter's...
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The Crowded Train
as uncreditedTamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do...
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Dancing Girl
as YamanoIn Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One...
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A Rainbow at Every Turn
as uncreditedMomoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also...
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The Forest of No Escape
as uncreditedAdaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
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The Story of Shunkin
as uncreditedBased on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy...
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The Dead Beauty Incident
as uncreditedA dead beauty is found in the trunk. Kubota (Miaki), Okayama (Kawazu) and Tsuji (Funakoshi)...
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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
as uncredited15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as HyodoTora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her...
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When Women Lie
as uncreditedThree stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka),...
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Disobedience
as Shuichi EmaA young delinquent wants to avenge his sister from a college student who abandoned her after...
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Hole in One
as Koisuke SengiA female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from...
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Her Hidden Past
as MenosukeAdaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the...
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A Design for Dying
as uncreditedShikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils...
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The Ataka Family
as Soichi AtakaSoichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with...
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Patterns of Love
as Tosaku Yakata / Toku OgataOmnibus picture, consisting of three stories.
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Daiei Studio is Bustling
as uncreditedA studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
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Fool's Love
as Jōji KawaiA young man (Eiji Funakoshi) lavishes his complete attention and resources on a beautiful young...
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The Old Temple Well
as Toku no Ichi / Tatsu no IchiFeatures a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.
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The Most Valuable Wife
as Ichiro MiharaIn the forties in Japan, a group of brilliantly qualified university students are selected to...
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The Night before Pearl Harbor
as Goro MizuikeThe last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of...
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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as uncreditedA Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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The Makioka Sisters
as uncredited1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.
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New Women’s Dialogue
as uncreditedA young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a...
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Their Legacy
as uncreditedHeitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four...
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The Woman Who Touched Legs
as Writer GomuDetective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she...
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Stolen Pleasure
as AoyagiBased on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo,...
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Jirocho Fuji
as uncreditedLegendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire...
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Marriageable Age
as uncreditedYoshimura's 48th film is the contemporary story of a well-to-do family showing the frailties and...
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The Beloved Image
as uncreditedA girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.
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Thousand Cranes
as Kikuji's fatherThe entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his...
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Rabble Tactics
as YajuThe warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers...
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The Ladder of Success
as uncreditedA biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao...
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A Public Benefactor
as Kazuo ArimaThe intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.
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Accomplice
as uncreditedBased on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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Fools at Work
as FuguA comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.
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The Sentimental Idiot
as TadaoA young man steals money for a cabaret singer.
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Tokyo Eyes
as uncreditedA beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young...
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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
as uncreditedThe hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a...
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Onna no Katei
as uncreditedThe drama special satirizes the daily life of a wife with a businessman husband who is busy with...
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The Person I Chose
as uncreditedA 1959 film directed by Hiromu Edagawa.
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The Women Divers
as uncreditedA youth movie depicting the love between college students.
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Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed
as uncreditedDirected by Edagawa Hiroshi, this film stars Funakoshi Eiji and Kawakami Yasuko.
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Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
as uncreditedThe Shogun gets engaged to a princess who rebels against the prospect, because she wasn't consulted.
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I'll Cry Alone
as uncredited"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the...
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Romansu
as 真之助の父・香木真太郎The 32nd NHK Asadora. Starring Takaaki Enoki as a young man who becomes a film director. The...
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Kumo no Jutan
as 白川義信The 17th NHK Asadora. Starring Youko Asaji as a woman who wants to become a pilot.
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Netchū Jidai
as uncreditedThis light-hearted comedy tells the story of a young man who chooses to become a teacher and...
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Secret Magistrate Asahina
as uncreditedOmetsuke Asahina Kawachinokami Masakiyo - holds the position of inspector overseeing the daimyo...
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