Kazuo Hasegawa
The Crucified Lovers
as MoheiIn 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is...
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An Actor's Revenge
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the ThiefIn Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their...
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Gate of Hell
as Moritō EndōJapan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke ÔishiJapan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for...
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The Great Wall
as uncreditedIn 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his...
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The Burning Sky
as uncreditedThe film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941....
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Iemitsu and Hikoza
as uncreditedA sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his...
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Secret of Naruto
as uncreditedFrom the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima...
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Yotsuya Ghost Story
as Iemon TamiyaIn one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of...
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The Demon of Mount Oe
as Shuten-dôjiA demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider!...
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
as HyakuzôThis epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story...
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The Man Who Waited
as uncreditedA bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa)...
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Lord for a Night
as uncreditedLord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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The Tale of Genji
as Hikaru GenjiGenji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em...
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The Fighting Firemen
as KichigoroKichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the...
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Tojuro's Love
as Sakata TojuroA colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the...
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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as uncreditedA Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
as Kitagawa UtamaroKitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The...
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The Last Betrayal
as Ryūtarō TsumuraA crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
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治郎吉格子
as 治郎吉Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A...
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治郎吉格子
as 道中師Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A...
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as NichirenDuring the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out...
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The Way of Drama
as uncreditedThe Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of...
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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Kanbei KanzamonIn A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery...
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Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
as TsurujiroDrama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other.
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Castle of Wind and Clouds
as Aizawa ShinpachiA samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of...
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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
as uncreditedThe hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a...
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An Actor's Revenge
as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963...
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Tsukigata HanpeitaDuring the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing...
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An Heir's Place
as Yagoro HoshoThis film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of...
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Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
as Mito KomonDaiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito...
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Omatsuri hanjiro
as uncreditedEvery year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a...
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Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
as Zenigata HeijiPolice detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have...
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Jirocho Fuji
as Shimizu no JirochoLegendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire...
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Two Lanterns
as uncreditedA mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke
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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
as uncreditedThe story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
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My Elder Brother
as ФумиоJyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the...
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Reimei izen
as uncreditedIn the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold...
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Scars of Honor
as Chouemon TakakuraJapan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute...
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The Demon of Sendai's Castle
as uncreditedTsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed...
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女と海賊
as 御崎庄五郎In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea,...
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Banchô sarayashiki
as uncreditedshort film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
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Three Women Around Yoshinaka
as Jirô-Yoshinaka KisoThe story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike...
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The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
as Echizen'nokami ÔokaTwo cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to...
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Blizzard Ronin
as uncreditedThe film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.
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Floating Vessel
as uncreditedFloating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke...
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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
as uncreditedThe story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
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Dancers of Awa
as uncreditedJurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the...
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The Two Musashis
as uncreditedDuring the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become...
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Oath on the Burning Sands
as uncreditedA Japanese army engineer (Hasegawa) on the mainland must put his personal feelings for a...
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Dance of the Capital
as uncreditedHiromasa Nomura World War II era film
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Genpei the Carp
as Koina no GinpeiThe first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love....
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Daiei Studio is Bustling
as uncreditedA studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
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Akō Rōshi
as Ooishi Kuranosuke"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit...
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