Fumiko Murata
Gamera, the Giant Monster
as Old Farmer's WifeA nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his...
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Manji
as UmeThe four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
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Giants and Toys
as KikuNishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new...
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A Wife Confesses
as uncreditedTied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the...
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A Geisha's Diary
as O-kōA young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she...
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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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Play It Cool
as Middle-aged womanThis Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter...
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A Woman's Life
as OkuraOne of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle...
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Warm Current
as uncreditedThe story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose...
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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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Hoodlum Soldier
as uncreditedA young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in...
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When Women Lie
as uncreditedThree stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka),...
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Black Report
as uncreditedAfter a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial...
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Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as uncreditedBased on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker...
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Superexpress
as Tobacco shop proprietressA man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying...
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The Sex Check
as uncreditedKen Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by...
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Two Wives
as uncreditedAfter a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a...
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Kisses
as uncreditedKinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a...
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On This Earth
as Kin - Tahei's wife1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura
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Hiroshima Heartache
as uncreditedSeventeen years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a newspaper reporter looks for...
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Love and Life
as Maiden AContemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.
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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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The False Student
as HanaeA youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
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Black Dead Ball
as uncreditedA talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball...
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