Ganjirō Nakamura II
Nakamura Ganjirō II was a Japanese kabuki and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1941 and 1980, directed by notable filmmakers such as Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Akira Kurosawa, and Mikio Naruse.
Kwaidan
as Publisher (segment "In a Cup of Tea")Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four...
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as GodaKeiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow....
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The Lower Depths
as Rokubei, Osugi's husbandResidents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and...
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The Rape
as AkiyamaYahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the...
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Floating Weeds
as Komajuro ArashiWhen a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of...
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The Pornographers
as Elderly ExecutiveSubu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed...
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The End of Summer
as Kohayagawa ManbeiThe family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and...
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An Actor's Revenge
as Sansai DobeIn Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their...
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
as uncreditedIn 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed...
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Conflagration
as Tayama DosenLearning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Gorobei KakimiJapan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for...
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Travels of Lord Mito
as Mitsukuni 'Kômon' MitoLord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a...
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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 Demon of Mount Oe
as uncreditedA demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider!...
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Odd Obsession
as Kenji KenmochiA middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he...
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Summer Clouds
as WasukeA war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes...
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The Three Treasures
as Emperor KeikōThe legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to...
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Love Under the Crucifix
as Sen RikyuThe basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both...
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Bamboo Doll of Echizen
as BoatmanBased on a novel by Tsutomu Mizukami, this haunting melodrama focuses on a young bamboo worker...
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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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An Osaka Story
as NiheiA poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi...
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Floating Vessel
as EmperorFloating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke...
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The Fencing Master
as Danpei IchikawaThe Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is...
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The Temple of Wild Geese
as Nangaku KishimotoSatoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan...
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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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The Great Wall
as Hsu FuIn 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his...
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Gambler and the Princess
as Tan'an OgisuFilm directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Triangle Moods
as TsurukichiAyako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved...
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Buddha
as AshokaAn Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six...
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The Broken Commandment
as Buddha priestUshimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now...
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The Shop Curtain
as uncreditedBased on the novel by Toyoko Yamazaki.
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Bonchi
as uncreditedKikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal....
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Last Days of the Samurai
as Denemon HoriuchiSeppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa...
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
as SamezaemonA touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo,...
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The Third Will
as UichiA story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives,...
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Sentimental Mobsters
as uncreditedA young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion...
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Enchanted Princess
as TanuemonOnce upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken...
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Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
as Ieyasu Tokugawa[Period covered: 1614-1615] 4th film in the shinobi no mono series Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the...
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The River Yokobori
as RiheiTaka, the daughter of Naniwa-ya, a longtime Osaka store owner, married Kichisaburo Kawashima-ya,...
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What Price Love?
as Shozaburo ShirokoyaSet in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a...
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Hot Spring Doctress
as TaheiA light comedy with Ayako Wakao charming her patients.
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Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern
as uncreditedOne day, a funeral was held at one of the tenements in Asakusa. It was the only son of a...
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Hissatsu Shigotonin
as Motojime ShikazōNakamura Mondo was relegated to a post in Hachioji from the Minamimachi Bugyōsho and he has...
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