Kwaidan

as (segment "Hoichi the Earless") (uncredited)

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four...

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Japan's Longest Day

as Imperial Household Minister Sotaro Ishiwata (as Susumu Tatsuoka)

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military...

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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

as Cho Daifuku

Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of...

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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

as Cho Daifuku

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the...

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Flowing

as Muramatsu

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter...

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Two in the Shadow

as uncredited

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him...

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An Inlet of Muddy Water

as uncredited

A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each...

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The Rose on His Arm

as Sakurai

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world...

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Hiroshima

as uncredited

The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of...

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The Petrified Forest

as uncredited

Follows a young med student's relationships with two women: a dangerous affair with a childhood...

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Beast Alley

as uncredited

"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite...

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The Good Fairy

as Editor-in-chief

The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to...

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Pirates

as uncredited

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A Descendant of Urashima Taro

as uncredited

Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô...

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Wedding March

as Mr. Watanuki

Melodrama by Kon Ichikawa

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Freedom School

as uncredited

Minamimura, who had always wanted to be free, suddenly quits his job. His hardworking wife is...

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