Fujio Suga
Good Morning
as Mr. ItoA lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of...
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Late Autumn
as Former Subordinate EmployeeA woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry,...
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Irezumi
as KenjiOtsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her...
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Equinox Flower
as Station AttendantWataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter...
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An Autumn Afternoon
as Bar CustomerShuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that...
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Early Spring
as TanabeA young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless...
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Tokyo Twilight
as Saburo TomitaTwo sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the...
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Nagata TaiiAfter the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria....
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
as Tsukude SozaemonIn the fifth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is challenged by five warriors,...
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New Tale of Zatoichi
as YasuhikoWishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends...
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Assassination
as Kyûô UdonoAssassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay,...
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword
as Seisuke KuwayamaZatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite...
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
as Injury prone Banyu yakuzaZatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and...
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I, the Executioner
as SuzukiPolice investigators investigate the link between a serial killer's machinations and a teenage...
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Street of Love and Hope
as KuharaA young man runs a scam selling pigeons that always return to his home. He falls under the wing...
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Bloody Territories
as Mannosuke Jinno, Kansai Syndicate chairA once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group...
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The Blind Menace
as uncreditedThis is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi
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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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Nowhere Man
as Man who walksSukezo, a former manga comic artist, takes up the art rock business by setting up a shop in a...
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The Snow Woman
as SôjuA master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special...
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The Fencing Master
as Kurahashi SentaroThe Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is...
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Shinsengumi Chronicles
as Nishiki NiimiAs winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its...
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A Japanese Tragedy
as FujitaAt the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up...
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Turning Point
as uncreditedA middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
as uncreditedWandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after...
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Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
as uncreditedThe sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of...
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Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as uncredited[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni...
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Carmen's Innocent Love
as uncreditedStrip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing...
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The Strangers Upstairs
as Division chief MitamuraAfter moving in to their dream home, newlyweds decide to rent out their second floor to save...
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Will to Live
as uncreditedIt is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the...
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
as uncreditedKatsuji takes revenge on evil Tamaru who forcefully took control of the fishery business run by...
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Birth of a Fighter
as uncreditedA young boss proves his right to rule his gang.
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I Lived, But...
as SelfAn extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination...
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119
as uncreditedIn Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for...
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The Ghost of Yotsuya
as uncreditedIn one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of...
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Yokosuka Navy Prison
as uncreditedWhen a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he...
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Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
as uncreditedAbout small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means...
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Maria of the Ant Village
as uncreditedAlongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a...
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The Missing Heir
as 大槻刑部Ginpei, in an act of desperation to get money for his gravely ill mother, was laughed at and...
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The Rose on His Arm
as Sushi shop masterIgnoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world...
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Outlaw: Kill!
as Giichi KenmochiGoro has always been a lone wolf. When he arrives at an industrial city in Keihin, there is...
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The Gambler's Code
as Tomeda no SukegorôOne of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who...
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Samurai Vendetta
as uncreditedTwo amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and...
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The Master Spearman
as uncreditedThis subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit...
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Bridge
as uncreditedA 1959 Yoshiaki Bansho adaptation of an Osaragi Jiro story.
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The Drifting Gambler
as uncredited8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.
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Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
as uncreditedThe great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s...
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Escape from Hell
as SobeiThis suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a...
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Always in My Heart
as uncreditedMachiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge...
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Ejima and Ikushima
as 仙石This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in...
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The Silk Hat Boss 2
as uncreditedThe Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami.
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Woman Gambler
as Tatsuo AkatsukaMourning the death of her boyfriend, Yukiko wanders aimlessly from one city to another. During...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
as uncreditedSixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a...
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Always in My Heart Part 2
as uncreditedMachiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
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Bloody Shuriken
as uncreditedRonin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in...
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Internal Sleuth
as uncreditedWhen 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective...
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Why Are We Young?
as Katsumata, vice-principalAfter ten years of study in the US, Nonomura Kensuke returns to Japan to be an English teacher...
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The Refugee
as uncreditedA Chinese medical student named Gan Shosho finds himself cut off from his homeland as he is...
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Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
as uncredited[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were...
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Sincere Heart
as Hachirô SakamotoA young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see...
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涙の花道
as 一色内蔵介Nakamura Yukinojō, Edo's most popular actor, discovered that his parent's enemy, Ohara Genba,...
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荒木又右衛門
as 安藤治右衛門Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but...
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Typhoon Reporter
as uncreditedSet around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and...
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Lone Rebel
as uncreditedNomi-gumi, who plans to control Tama City, has begun to hurt Takase-gumi. Muraki, an executive,...
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The Unbalanced Wheel
as uncreditedA study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.
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Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
as uncreditedThe hoodlum group tries to help a little printing factory against gangsters.
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I Will Buy You
as uncreditedA talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the...
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
as uncreditedPrisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a...
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大江戸出世双六
as 川勝丹波守Isshin Tasuke, a friend of Ōkubo Hikozōemon, the esteemed public arbitrator of the realm, saved...
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Gokudo of Kamagasaki
as uncreditedEighth installment in the "Gokudo" series. Depicts the activities of Shimamura Seikichi and his...
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Shisha to no kekkon
as uncreditedA case of mistaken identity in which a woman assumes the role of widow to a man killed in a...
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Paper Crane Palanquin
as Abe IyoThe death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a...
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Firefly Light
as uncreditedSet in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose...
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Melody of Rebellion
as Daijiro TannoThe disbandment of the Tanno clan left gang member Tetsu to stray from the crime family's fold....
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Rampaging Dog
as uncreditedAbare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series.
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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion
as uncreditedThe second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on...
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The Young Avenger
as uncreditedAkitaro Orizuru, who set out on a journey to avenge his father's death in the darkness, returned...
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A Woman’s Road
as uncreditedPoor Yoko knows she is getting played and used by a playboy, but she loves him with all her...
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Blind Monk Swordsman
as uncreditedThis is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing...
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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
as uncredited15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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Shura ga Yuku 2
as uncreditedA small group of men stigmatized for killing the gang leader tries to survive the group and take...
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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
as uncreditedA kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes...
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Flower in a Storm
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie. Remake of the 1939 movie
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Love and Duty
as uncreditedEach one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She...
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The Tempters: Smile After Tears
as uncreditedLayabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He...
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Girl with Bamboo Leaves
as uncreditedYasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies.
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New Tokyo March
as uncreditedFollows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter,...
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Red Pants
as uncreditedA woman diver in great peril is rescued by Shinji, a fisherman. But his deed is belittled by...
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Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
as uncreditedYakuza drama with Meiko Kaji directed by Masahiro Makino
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Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut
as uncreditedThe story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and...
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Tough Guy
as uncreditedAsakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss....
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Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
as uncredited1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie
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お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
as 大野逸斎Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his...
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Homeless Dog
as uncreditedFirst movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
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Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
as uncreditedFifth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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Love Lost in Tears
as uncreditedJapanese “kayo” film based on the song by "Namida koi" by Aki Yashiro.
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With Wife, Children, and Friends
as Inspector HondaJapanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the...
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Fill the Cup with Blood
as uncreditedSecond delivery in the "Yakuza Hijoshi" series. The protagonist, played by Ando Noboru, is torn...
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Confronting Fear
as uncreditedFormer boxer Goro Kawasaki was attacked by the organizer of the fights for knocking out his...
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Hawk of the Harbour
as uncreditedA Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets...
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Wolves of the City, Operation "Rat"
as uncreditedTokyo hoodlums travel to Osaka and enter into rivalry with the local gangsters.
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
as 相馬伊蔵In the town of Izu known for its hot springs, Den Shichi from Kuromon Town sets off for a...
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Please Hire Me!
as uncreditedEx-sword teacher Ihei Misawa is a skilled swordsman but because of his kind and judicious heart,...
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