Jun Tatara
Seven Samurai
as Coolie AA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town...
Movie pageStreet of Shame
as Yumeko's clientThe lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the...
Movie pageThe Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Hino Jun'iKaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his...
Movie pageZatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
as uncreditedOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful...
Movie pageThree Outlaw Samurai
as YasugorôShiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their...
Movie pageWhen a Woman Ascends the Stairs
as GoldfishKeiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow....
Movie pageIsland of the Evil Spirits
as Tatsuma OsakabeFamous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he...
Movie pageChildren of Hiroshima
as uncreditedShows the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, and by use of a fictional storyline, portrays...
Movie pageI Will Buy You
as Yûsuke ShimaA talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the...
Movie pageStakeout
as Saga Police DetectiveTwo detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they...
Movie pageStakeout
as Saga station inspectorTwo detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they...
Movie pageSnow Country
as uncreditedIt's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He...
Movie pageHappiness of Us Alone
as uncreditedThe story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a...
Movie pageSamurai from Somewhere
as uncreditedYoung Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his...
Movie pageThe Rickshaw Man
as uncreditedA poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband...
Movie pageCarmen's Innocent Love
as uncreditedStrip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing...
Movie pageNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
as IwakiThe eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves...
Movie pageA Wanderer's Notebook
as TamuraConsidered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook...
Movie pageIronfinger
as uncreditedAfter being mistaken for an Interpol agent, a man who was just supposed to go on vacation gets...
Movie pageThe Yen Family
as UmekichiSet in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts...
Movie pageHawaiian Dream
as Kenji OharaTatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, having flown out of Japan and...
Movie pageA Woman's Life
as uncreditedA woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
Movie pageVirgin Blues
as uncreditedA young woman fails her university entrance exam and starts shoplifting.
Movie pageStreet of Violence
as YamamotoAn attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police...
Movie pageA Japanese Tragedy
as uncreditedAt the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up...
Movie pageTwilight Saloon
as Tetsuo KumishimaTakes place in one place, a beer hall, over the course of one evening. Uchida employs this...
Movie pageThe Cast-Off
as uncreditedThe inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high...
Movie pagePoliceman's Diary
as KurebayashiLending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not...
Movie pageCrimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
as NiheiA young girl named Oichi is abandoned by her mother and blinded by a lightning strike. When her...
Movie pageThe Hoodlum Priest
as uncreditedThe first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in...
Movie pageStriving to Live
as uncreditedYasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly...
Movie pageTo Your Majesty, The Emperor
as uncreditedA conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his...
Movie pageThe Invisible Wall
as uncreditedBased on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
Movie pageAn Inn at Osaka
as uncreditedAn Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive...
Movie pageTange Sazen and the Princess
as Tsuzumi no YokichiTange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
Movie pageBorn Under Crossed Stars
as Jûbei SuzukiA young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the...
Movie pageDoctor's Day Off
as uncreditedHaving completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day...
Movie pageA Sandcastle Model Family Home
as uncreditedAn opportune salaryman moves his family into a model mansion for 12 months; unfortunately, they...
Movie pageMighty Shosuke
as uncreditedA comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered...
Movie pageZokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as YamadaUshinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film...
Movie pageThe Emperor's Hat
as uncreditedA man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.
Movie pageDancing Girls of Izu
as uncreditedA dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about...
Movie pageKiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan
as uncreditedKiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI...
Movie pageTwice on a Certain Night
as uncreditedPoor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband,...
Movie pageDown Town
as uncreditedA woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with...
Movie pageRevenge for His Lover
as uncreditedKamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a...
Movie pageRiverside Fish Market Empire
as uncreditedObscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
Movie pageThe Life of a Horse-Trader
as uncreditedHokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro...
Movie pageModern People
as uncreditedA section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction...
Movie pageThe Human Wall
as uncreditedDrama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home.
Movie pageMadam of the first class and husband of the third class
as uncreditedDomestic comedy produced by Shin Toho Studios directed by Komori Kiyoshi and starring Todoroki...
Movie pageThe Phantom Goblin
as uncreditedAn injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and...
Movie pageI Want to Be a Shellfish
as uncreditedOn a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and...
Movie pageThe Spying Sorceress
as Hattori HansukeSecond part of the series where sex magic skills of female and Iga ninjas clash over enourmous...
Movie pageTattoo of Love
as uncreditedThe great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save...
Movie pageTales of Young Genji Kuro 3
as uncreditedIn the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable...
Movie pageSisters
as uncreditedThree beautiful daughters grew up in a dog and cat care clinic. The eldest was named Takako...
Movie pageYakuza Official
as uncreditedBunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.
Movie pageZoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as uncreditedUshinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. ...
Movie pageThe Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
as uncreditedJidaigeki by Tai Kato
Movie pageUkyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
as uncreditedIn this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to...
Movie pageDreaming People
as uncreditedShinya Ban (Masao Wakahara) returns from the south and is deeply disappointed when he learns...
Movie pageYellow Crow
as uncreditedIn this Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign-Language Film, director Heinosuke Gosho -- a master...
Movie pageModae
as uncreditedThis unique melodrama depicts the anguish of a new wife whose husband confesses to her his...
Movie pageBlack Thief
as uncreditedOrganized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
Movie pageDrunken Harbor
as uncreditedThird film of the yoidore hakase series
Movie pageSex Up And Down
as uncreditedA con man sets up a consulting firm where he poses as a doctor specializing in curing people of...
Movie pageEdogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
as uncreditedAt the beginning of the Showa era, a man who was captivated by a girl he saw through a telescope...
Movie pageA Young Rabble
as uncreditedWhen an altercation with a gangster forces Kikutaro to leave Edo, he is sent by his father to...
Movie pageScars of Honor
as uncreditedJapan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute...
Movie pageThe Tokyo Dame
as uncreditedA young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.
Movie pageThe Bandits
as uncreditedFriendship between an ambitious young thief and an artist during the Warring States period.
Movie pageThe Paper Crane
as uncreditedA wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from...
Movie pageFlower Season
as uncreditedKitamori Yuki was particular about her promise to her mother-in-law Hana. The promise is that,...
Movie pageAiyoku no sabaki
as uncreditedMotoko Fujikawa works in the Seisen Church as an assistant to pastor Maki Inokichi. Motoko falls...
Movie page限りなき情熱
as uncreditedIs it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the...
Movie pageThe Revenge and the Death
as uncreditedA gritty, noirish gangster saga.
Movie pageTroubleman Laughs and Kills
as uncreditedKensho Yamashita's directorial debut.
Movie pageMagistrate Toyama 3: The Whirlwind Magistrate
as uncreditedOne of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no...
Movie pageYoung Miss Executive
as uncreditedA President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old...
Movie pageTyphoon
as uncreditedA group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has...
Movie pageHis Scarlet Cloak
as uncreditedThe humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But...
Movie pagePrey
as uncreditedA rock singer who has returned to the U.S. approaches his former musician friends with the...
Movie pageLove and Duty
as uncreditedEach one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She...
Movie pageA Billionaire
as uncreditedAn ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and...
Movie pageTange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
as uncreditedIn this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a...
Movie pageMaria of the Ant Village
as uncreditedAlongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a...
Movie page元祿美少年記
as 寺坂吉右衛門On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while...
Movie pageScarred Yosaburo
as uncreditedThe film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with...
Movie pageGoblin & "Yuki-Usagi" (Snow-Hare)
as uncreditedOne night a Goblin father came home gave his son a red handball. But the boy was shocked to hear...
Movie pageNew Tokyo March
as uncreditedFollows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter,...
Movie pageSecret of The Golden Spell
as Tsuzumi no YokichiOne of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed...
Movie pageThe Horizon Glitters
as uncredited5 criminals organize a jailbreak in search of a cache of stolen diamonds.
Movie pageOnihei Hankachō
as uncreditedHasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates...
TV Show pageSpecial Rescue Police Winspector
as Katsuzo OtaguroIn 1999, advanced science and technology enriched people's lives, but the damage caused when...
TV Show pageMayuko hitori
as 久作Kano is known as a "cocoon child" whose father is an agriculturist. Her mother disappeared when...
TV Show pageLife of a Flower
as Onoe KotaroThe story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke.
TV Show pageNinja Olympiad
as Gensai KoshimuraThe Sorcerers Clan, led by the centuries-old Org Ninja Dokusai, has made its move to retrieve...
TV Show pageSeigi no Symbol: Condorman
as uncreditedIsshin Mitsuya, a member of the peace organization "Flags of the World", loses his life in the...
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