Mantarō Ushio
Floating Weeds
as SentaroWhen a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of...
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Fires on the Plain
as SergeantIn the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his...
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Odd Obsession
as Dr. KodamaA middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he...
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The Money Dance
as uncreditedMachida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time,...
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Brother and Sister
as KanichiThe eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with...
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Afraid to Die
as uncreditedOn his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on...
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Giants and Toys
as NatsukiNishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new...
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Being Two Isn't Easy
as Laundry ManThe days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point...
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Seisaku's Wife
as Village ChiefOn the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane...
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The Phantom Horse
as TamashichiFollowing the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in...
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The Broken Commandment
as uncreditedUshimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now...
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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 Cast-Off
as uncreditedThe inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high...
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Warm Current
as OdaThe story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose...
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Bridge of Japan
as uncreditedIchikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until...
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Night Butterflies
as uncreditedA traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
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Bonchi
as uncreditedKikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal....
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A Geisha's Diary
as SakuradaA young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she...
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Advance Patrol
as uncreditedIn 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive...
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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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Victory and Defeat
as Keisuke TakamiAfter the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura),...
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Earth
as uncreditedKanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and...
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The Crowded Train
as uncreditedTamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do...
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Black Report
as Wataru NakanoAfter a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial...
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Love and Life
as Editor-in-chief IwamuraContemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.
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Beauty the Enemy
as Fumiko's fatherIn a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are...
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When Women Lie
as uncreditedThree stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka),...
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The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
as uncreditedThe mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of...
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Unending Advance
as uncreditedOne of Uchida’s early sound films, Unending Advance is based on a curious story by Yasujiro Ozu,...
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Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman
as Edokko MankichiIshimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of...
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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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Hole in One
as SaheiA female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from...
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Across the Darkness
as uncreditedA journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed...
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Scarred Yosaburo
as uncreditedThe film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with...
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The Most Valuable Wife
as uncreditedIn the forties in Japan, a group of brilliantly qualified university students are selected to...
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On This Earth
as TerashimaKanazawa in the Taisho era. A former junior high school student, Ichiro's family used to be a...
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Nenneko Shain
as uncreditedA handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His...
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Five Scouts
as uncreditedAn early example of the Japanese war film, closer to documentary realism than the kind of...
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A Pebble by the Wayside
as Ichiro UmeharaTomotaka Tasaka's A Pebble by the Wayside (Robo no Ishi), made in 1938 and taken from a Yuzo...
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Okoto and Sasuke
as SenkichiOne of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
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Fools at Work
as Torataro NakamuraA comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.
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Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
as uncreditedA ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a...
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Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi
as SenzoA bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her....
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Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
as uncreditedThe salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job...
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娘の修学旅行
as uncreditedAn uproarious human-interest comedy about the love between a father and daughter of a...
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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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The Judo Champ
as uncreditedWhen Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall...
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Kanpai! Tokyo Musume
as uncreditedRomantic comedy about a love triangle between two girls who fall in love with a reliable young...
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Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
as uncreditedA hospital melodrama where the conflict between love and friendship rules the faith of the...
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Suki! Suki!! Majo sensei
as uncreditedHikaru Tsuki is a new 5th grade teacher at Tozai Elementary School. Secretly, she is also the...
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