Kyoji Sugi
The Eleventh Hour
as Popsicle shopBased on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s...
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The Life of Matsu the Untamed
as uncreditedMatsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a...
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Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
as uncreditedAfter settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
as uncreditedFifth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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The Life of a Horse Trader
as uncreditedThe tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's...
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Lord Mito
as uncreditedThis most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke...
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
as uncreditedTange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
as uncreditedTragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants –...
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G-Men of Japan
as uncreditedThe investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative...
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Shadow Over Fuji
as uncreditedThe year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which...
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Edo Girl Detective
as uncreditedOshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman...
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Today is Payday
as uncreditedOffice worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa
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Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
as uncreditedPart one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.
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Golden Devil Part 2
as uncredited1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2
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Case of the Hidden Coin
as uncreditedA mysterious coin found at a murder scene stirs the curiosity of young actress detective Oshichi...
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Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
as uncreditedSome of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue...
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Tale of Japanese Burglars
as uncreditedGisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a...
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The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
as uncreditedIn the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei...
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Samurai Vagabonds
as uncreditedOn New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for...
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Crimes of Sex
as Mokichi ĪjimaAn omnibus comedy in which an unique lawyer teaches about laws regarding sex crimes.
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A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride
as uncreditedA village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to...
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A Carpenter and Children
as uncreditedA carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an...
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The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
as uncreditedOne of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his...
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Merciless Blade Part 3
as uncreditedThe final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Secret of the Golden Coin
as uncreditedA princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to...
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A Spectacular Showdown
as uncreditedOne of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody...
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Gentle Breeze
as uncreditedA young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.
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Weeping Doll
as uncreditedA Hibari Misora musical about an impoverished girl and her brother in Postwar Japan.
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The Lord Takes a Bride
as GosukeYoung Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier...
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Merciless Blade Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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A Country Boss
as Candy shop proprietorA country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
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Mado Kara Tobidase
as A junk dealerThe movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between...
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豪快三人男
as uncreditedIn the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a...
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Bride of Peacock Castle
as uncreditedPrincess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of...
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Ghost Story on Passage
as uncreditedA ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.
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Fine Man
as uncreditedA young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he...
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Fighting Disposition
as uncreditedWith the help of famous yakuza Jirocho, brave and quick tempered Eijiro takes revenge on the...
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With Songs in My Heart
as uncreditedSayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long...
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Here Because of You
as uncreditedAn uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted...
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The Eyes of Two People
as uncreditedFutari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA...
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
as uncreditedTasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu...
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Fencing Master
as uncreditedSwordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to...
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
as uncreditedFishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of...
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Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
as uncreditedAll is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are...
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Merciless Blade
as uncreditedThe first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
as Jirokichi, nezumi-kozôA captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū...
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as RyusaiKondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national...
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Ukiyo-e Artist
as Daisen KikukawaA portrait of a man trying to become an artist in order to escape from his life as a miserable...
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旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿
as uncreditedIn Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Sosuke Saotome, appears and helps a woman being chased...
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Festival of Swordsmen
as uncreditedDuring the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4
as uncreditedFourth film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise.
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Bull's Eye of Love
as uncreditedYoung Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to...
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Hanakurabe tanuki-den
as uncreditedPrincess Oboro, the queen of the Tanuki palace and stubborn at heart, falls in love with...
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Eight Brave Brothers 3
as uncreditedThe long-awaited Hakkenshi arrive at Takita Castle, which is saddened by successive defeats.
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7
as uncreditedA series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly...
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Eight Brave Brothers 2
as uncredited2nd film in the Eight Brave Brothers trilogy
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
as uncreditedTwo thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.
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Ghost of the 53 Stations
as SakubeiKota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree...
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Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
as uncreditedFilm about Ghost-Cat.
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Hibari no komoriuta
as uncreditedHibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese...
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Returning Spirit
as uncreditedA tryst between the young warrior Hagiwara Shinzaburo and beautiful Otsuyu is discovered, and...
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Temple of Revenge
as uncreditedRevenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in...
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The Scarlet Cherry Lord
as uncreditedLight-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged...
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Diary of a Nurse
as uncreditedRen Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's...
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Delinquent Girl
as uncreditedA melodramatic love story, a would-be apprenticeship between the titular bad girl and the...
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Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki
as uncreditedA man with many disguises uses robotic beetles, man-made monsters and other devices to try and...
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Pure-Hearted Unit
as uncreditedA story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers,...
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Diary of a Bride
as uncreditedDirector Watanabe Kunio The first talkie film by Tamagawa Studio Starring Sugi Kyoji as Hosoi...
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