Shōzō Nanbu

Born: 1898-06-26


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Ugetsu

as Shintô Priest
Released: 1953-03-26

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of...

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Sansho the Bailiff

as Masasue Taira
Released: 1954-03-31

In medieval Japan, a woman and his children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was...

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Gate of Hell

as Sadafusa
Released: 1953-10-30

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a...

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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

as Gouemon Kashiya
Released: 1962-10-12

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent,...

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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

as uncredited
Released: 1968-03-20

A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people...

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Irezumi

as uncredited
Released: 1966-01-15

A mysterious tattoo artist puts his masterpiece, a human-faced spider, on a kidnapped woman's...

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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

as uncredited
Released: 1972-12-30

Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own...

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Ninja, A Band of Assassins

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-01

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of...

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New Tale of Zatoichi

as Jinpachiro Kanda
Released: 1963-03-15

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends...

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Odd Obsession

as uncredited
Released: 1959-06-23

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he...

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Buddha

as uncredited
Released: 1961-10-31

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six...

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The Third Shadow Warrior

as uncredited
Released: 1963-04-21

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a...

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Tokyo March

as uncredited
Released: 1929-01-01

A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in...

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The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

as Dr. Hayakawa
Released: 1957-08-25

A series of ghastly murders are being committed. The one similarity in each of the murders is...

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Warning from Space

as The Elder Dr. Itsobe
Released: 1956-01-29

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe....

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Miss Oyu

as Doctor
Released: 1951-06-22

Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with...

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The Temple of Wild Geese

as Kaio Takeda
Released: 1962-01-21

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan...

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Taira Clan Saga

as uncredited
Released: 1955-09-21

Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the...

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Zatoichi and the Fugitives

as Tokuzaemon
Released: 1968-08-10

Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

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The Wandering Princess

as Hidesato Sugawara
Released: 1960-01-27

Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of...

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Samurai Vendetta

as uncredited
Released: 1959-11-22

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and...

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Yôki na tono-sama

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-15

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Yamaotoko no Uta

as Prof. Akihara
Released: 1962-07-08

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Bronze Magician

as Хамана
Released: 1963-10-05

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same...

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The Virgin Witness

as Shûken
Released: 1966-01-29

A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere...

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Destiny's Son

as Kazue Yasutomi
Released: 1962-07-01

The son of an executioner and the assassin he loved yet murdered learns of his origins, leaving...

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Etajima, the Naval Academy

as Sakutaro Ishikawa
Released: 1959-09-06

The former Japanese Naval Academy was at Etajima, one of the many islands of the beautiful...

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Judge of the Ashuras

as uncredited
Released: 1951-02-15

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The Devil's toast

as uncredited
Released: 1947-10-21

Retired police inspector Kurusu is vacationing at a seaside hotel when one night he hears a...

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Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-04

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie

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Clothes of Deception

as uncredited
Released: 1951-01-13

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist...

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The Bride from Hades

as uncredited
Released: 1968-06-15

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named...

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The Demon of Mount Oe

as uncredited
Released: 1960-04-27

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider!...

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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

as uncredited
Released: 1963-11-02

Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both...

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The Lord Pretends

as Hanzaemon Muramatsu
Released: 1959-09-13

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An Osaka Story

as uncredited
Released: 1957-03-06

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi...

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The Love of the Actress Sumako

as uncredited
Released: 1947-08-16

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the...

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新 鞍馬天狗 五條坂の決闘

as uncredited
Released: 1965-11-27

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Zangiku monogatari

as Doctor
Released: 1956-04-23

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Nuregami botan

as uncredited
Released: 1961-02-08

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

as uncredited
Released: 1958-10-01

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out...

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鉄砲安の生涯

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-21

1962 Japanese movie

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Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

as Yasota Sugimura
Released: 1927-12-30

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by...

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Fighting Letter for 29 People

as uncredited
Released: 1957-06-04

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Kenpu Renpeikan

as Yoshida Shoin
Released: 1944-01-03

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the...

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The Demon of Sendai's Castle

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-01

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down...

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Broken Swords

as uncredited
Released: 1969-05-30

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47...

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Haunted Castle

as Priest Genkai
Released: 1969-12-20

This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This...

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The Invisible Man Appears

as Umeo Miyazawa
Released: 1949-09-26

Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and...

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Lone Wolf Isazo

as uncredited
Released: 1968-04-19

Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his...

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Advance Patrol

as uncredited
Released: 1957-12-28

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive...

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The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

as uncredited
Released: 1967-10-28

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic,...

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The Priest and the Beauty

as Gien
Released: 1960-08-09

Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but...

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The Betrayal

as uncredited
Released: 1966-07-02

A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai...

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Satan's Sword

as Katayanagi Banjirou
Released: 1960-10-18

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41...

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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

as uncredited
Released: 1961-11-29

The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a...

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The Sisters and I

as Hozan Tamura
Released: 1967-04-14

A Japanese film

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Shogun's Holiday

as uncredited
Released: 1958-02-12

1958 Japanese movie

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Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight

as uncredited
Released: 1957-06-18

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he...

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Gonpachi

as Bundayû Akamatsu
Released: 1956-12-28

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

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Kōfuku no genkai

as uncredited
Released: 1948-11-01

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Scars of Honor

as uncredited
Released: 1960-09-20

Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute...

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風来物語任侠篇

as uncredited
Released: 1959-10-28

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Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

as uncredited
Released: 1966-01-01

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Night River

as uncredited
Released: 1956-09-12

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

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風来物語 あばれ飛車

as uncredited
Released: 1960-09-28

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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

as uncredited
Released: 1938-11-02

A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of...

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Saiyûki

as uncredited
Released: 1952-04-10

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Sabakareru Echizen no kami

as uncredited
Released: 1962-04-06

1962 Japanese movie

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The Tiger of Malaya

as Yasuda
Released: 1943-06-24

A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.

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Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

as uncredited
Released: 1933-01-02

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Kojiki Taishô

as uncredited
Released: 1952-04-03

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually...

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The King of Rowing

as uncredited
Released: 1927-06-05

A pre-war sports movie by director Tomu Uchida. This story is set at the Waseda-Keio regatta....

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Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

as uncredited
Released: 1957-12-28

The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain.

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The Okagura Brothers

as uncredited
Released: 1946-10-22

1946 Japanese movie

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Akadô Suzunosuke

as uncredited
Released: 1957-05-21

First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins...

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Nagurikomi Songokū

as uncredited
Released: 1954-05-11

Second sequel to Saiyuki (1952)

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The Magical Warrior

as uncredited
Released: 1955-09-06

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day...

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White Snake Woman

as uncredited
Released: 1958-06-15

While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a...

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Demonfire Palanquin

as uncredited
Released: 1957-11-09

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Resurrection

as uncredited
Released: 1950-06-10

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This Way, That Way

as uncredited
Released: 1952-12-23

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who...

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Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji

as uncredited
Released: 1958-12-21

1958 Japanese movie

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Bara daimyo

as uncredited
Released: 1960-12-07

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Thirty-three footprints

as uncredited
Released: 1948-12-30

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka

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最後の攘夷党

as uncredited
Released: 1945-12-20

1945 Japanese movie

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Behold This Mother

as uncredited
Released: 1930-05-09

Directed by Tomotaka Tasaka.

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Professional Killers

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-02

A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an...

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