Kanji Kawara
There Was a Father
as Teacher of Junior High SchoolShuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite...
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Mr. Thank You
as uncreditedIn Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the...
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Street of Violence
as Takada's fatherAn attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police...
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Brother and Sister
as uncreditedThe eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with...
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Warning from Space
as uncreditedLarge star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe....
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Tokyo Chorus
as uncreditedIn Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from...
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Ornamental Hairpin
as Old ManA Japanese mountain inn patron's foot is cut by an ornamental hairpin accidentally left behind...
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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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Moon of the Plateau
as uncreditedAn older sister and brother (Mieko Takamine and Masayoshi Otsuka) come to visit their...
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Walk Cheerfully
as DetectiveKenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet...
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The Lights of Asakusa
as uncreditedPre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking...
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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 Fortune-tellerA traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
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Warm Current
as uncreditedAdaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a...
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The Bogus Policeman
as uncreditedToramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is...
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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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Children in the Wind
as uncreditedOn vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is...
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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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No Blood Relation
as DetectiveAn actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of...
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The Forest of No Escape
as uncreditedAdaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
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Port of Flowers
as KesajiThe sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at...
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Children Seeking a Mother
as uncreditedWhile working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
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The Romance of Yushima
as uncreditedHayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much...
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Hotaru no hikari
as uncreditedApproaching their graduation ceremony, Saegusa, Sanae, and their classmates go on an overnight...
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Queen of the Wind
as uncreditedA man and his girlfriend work for a cosmetics company, but would like to open their own store....
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The Precipice
as uncreditedKosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New...
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Dancing with a Mask
as Englishman AJapanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
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A Grain of Wheat
as uncreditedThe film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head...
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Introspection Tower
as Mr. KonoA reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The...
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Notes of an Itinerant Performer
as KanekichiUta’s mother died when she was six years old; her father she never met. She was forced to adopt...
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Men vs. Women
as uncreditedA musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of...
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The Dawning Sky
as uncreditedA melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later...
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My Elder Brother
as Sumako's housekeeperJyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the...
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The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi
as Okada, Warrant OfficerFollowing a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to...
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The Women Divers
as uncreditedA youth movie depicting the love between college students.
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Muchana Yakko
as uncreditedA comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth...
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Sword of Penitence
as Manabe Tôjûrô, constableTwo criminal brothers try to go straight but face opposition from one of their criminal cohorts....
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