Yoshi Katō

Born: 1913-01-12


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Tampopo

as Noodle-making Master
Released: 1985-11-23

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit...

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Vengeance Is Mine

as Kyohei Kawashima
Released: 1979-04-21

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

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Hachiko

as Kondo
Released: 1987-08-01

The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno,...

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Profound Desires of the Gods

as Ritsugen Ryu
Released: 1968-11-22

Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori...

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

as Kuroda Naritaka
Released: 1973-08-11

In the fifth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is challenged by five warriors,...

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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

as Danjô Tonami
Released: 1972-01-15

In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we...

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Tale of Army Brutality

as Seikichi, Yahichi's father
Released: 1963-06-14

Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill...

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An Actor's Revenge

as uncredited
Released: 1963-01-13

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their...

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Hiroshima

as Hideo Endo
Released: 1953-10-07

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

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Intentions of Murder

as Seizo Takahashi
Released: 1964-06-28

The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with...

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Zero Focus

as Mr. Murota
Released: 1961-03-19

One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business...

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The Fall of Ako Castle

as Yahei Horibe
Released: 1978-10-28

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie...

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Double Suicide

as Gosaemon
Released: 1969-05-24

Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the...

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The Inferno

as Haruichi Yamao
Released: 1979-06-03

Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a...

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The Demon

as Doctor
Released: 1978-10-07

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

as Choji Otomo
Released: 1973-04-28

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally...

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Miyamoto Musashi

as Sado Nagaoka
Released: 1973-07-13

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving...

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Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly

as uncredited
Released: 1979-04-28

Yuichi prides himself on the fact that he is a family man but contrary to his conception of an...

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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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Dragon Princess

as uncredited
Released: 1976-01-31

A karate master played by Sonny Chiba is attacked and left crippled and blinded in one eye. He...

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Love and Crime

as Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Released: 1969-08-27

A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and...

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Lord Mito

as Taibei
Released: 1978-12-23

One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose...

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A Chain of Islands

as uncredited
Released: 1965-05-26

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine...

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Ballad of Orin

as Isuke
Released: 1977-11-19

A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world...

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May Love Be Restored

as Shogen
Released: 1980-04-29

A tragic love story between a prostitute and a young trainee monk.

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Kagebōshi

as 日向一角
Released: 1950-01-03

On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken...

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Apostasy

as uncredited
Released: 1948-11-30

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a...

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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

as Takahiro Hori
Released: 1963-04-28

After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw...

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Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

as uncredited
Released: 1965-01-03

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as...

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The Eleventh Hour

as Sunaga
Released: 1957-11-24

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s...

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Tale of Japanese Burglars

as Lawyer Fujimoto
Released: 1965-05-01

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a...

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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

as Temple priest
Released: 1964-11-17

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When...

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The Castle of Sand

as Chiyokichi Motoura
Released: 1974-10-19

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in...

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Four Hours of Terror

as Kobayashi
Released: 1959-09-30

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.

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Immortal Love

as Sojiro, Sadako's father
Released: 1961-09-16

The year is 1932, and a woman, whose tenant-farmer fiancé is fighting in China, is raped by the...

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The Sunshine Girl

as uncredited
Released: 1963-04-18

A young factory worker struggles to figure out what she wants to do with her life.

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Blind Woman's Curse

as Jutaro Mitsui
Released: 1970-06-20

Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang...

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A Fugitive from the Past

as Yae's Father
Released: 1965-01-15

Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses...

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Hunter in the Dark

as Zenzaemon
Released: 1979-06-17

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill....

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Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

as uncredited
Released: 1960-05-10

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.

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Himiko

as Ohkimi
Released: 1974-03-09

The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern...

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The River Fuefuki

as Ojii
Released: 1960-10-19

In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very...

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The Great White Tower

as uncredited
Released: 1966-10-15

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors...

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Spectacle of Buds

as Minamoto
Released: 1986-04-26

A weak willed man teams up with a stripper after her stage show partner runs off with another...

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Men and War III: The Final Chapter

as Koichiro Amemiya
Released: 1973-08-11

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

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A Legend, or Was It?

as Shintaro Shimizu
Released: 1963-08-11

A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry...

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Village of Eight Gravestones

as Igawa Ushimatsu
Released: 1977-10-29

The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries...

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Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

as Old Man
Released: 1975-05-31

A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an...

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Japan Organized Crime Boss

as uncredited
Released: 1969-07-08

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang...

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Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer

as uncredited
Released: 1957-12-22

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police...

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The Betrayal

as Makabe
Released: 1966-07-02

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

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The Gambling Monk

as uncredited
Released: 1963-10-13

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing...

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The Catch

as uncredited
Released: 1961-11-22

Towards the end of the Second World War, a downed U.S. pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural...

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Gambler

as Shingo Hamamura
Released: 1964-07-11

The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is...

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Silence

as Old man
Released: 1971-11-13

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread...

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Solar Eclipse

as Chief Public Prosecutor
Released: 1975-09-06

When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion,...

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Detective Duel

as uncredited
Released: 1958-08-06

A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome...

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Mid-August Commotion

as uncredited
Released: 1962-08-22

A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers...

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Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama

as Detective
Released: 1964-01-01

Based on Muneta Hiroshi's military novel. The main character, Yamaguchi Zensuke, is a military...

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The Outsiders

as Sugita
Released: 1958-11-26

A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the...

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Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny

as Michinari Shibatsuji
Released: 1972-10-10

The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an...

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Mother Peacock

as uncredited
Released: 1956-12-05

Japanese drama film.

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The Shootout

as Seisaku Araki
Released: 1982-09-15

A run-in with the police once again puts three former reformatory inmates on the wrong side of...

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A Woman Called En

as uncredited
Released: 1971-05-29

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison,...

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The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye

as uncredited
Released: 1956-01-03

Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.

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Mount Hakkoda

as Sakuemon
Released: 1977-06-04

Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the...

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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4

as uncredited
Released: 1967-07-08

Fierce war breaks out when Shujiro’s rival clan attempts to sabotage his lucrative construction...

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Vacuum Zone

as Lt. Hayashi
Released: 1952-12-10

Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served...

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Love Under the Crucifix

as uncredited
Released: 1962-06-03

The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both...

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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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At the End of the Clouds

as uncredited
Released: 1953-06-09

A movie that depicts the tragic fate of many Yokaren flight-academy pilots.

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Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

as uncredited
Released: 1964-01-09

Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after...

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Devil's Flute

as Jido
Released: 1979-01-20

Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An...

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Revenge

as Denbei Niwa
Released: 1964-11-01

An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai...

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The Scarlet Camellia

as Kihei Musashiya
Released: 1964-11-21

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because...

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An Ode to Yakuza

as Taisuke Inumaru, Akane's Father
Released: 1970-07-11

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a...

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The Christian Revolt

as uncredited
Released: 1962-03-21

In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against...

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Foul Play

as Chief Inspector Udagawa
Released: 1955-01-03

Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa)...

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Police Department Story Pt.24: Missing

as Kawahara
Released: 1964-12-05

Two people disappeared, engineers of the company Yamato Matsui and Koyama. The two worked...

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Glorious Standard Bearer

as uncredited
Released: 1957-12-28

Hashizo Okawa in the form of a courageous firefighter who confronts unscrupulous traders who...

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Chibusa o daku musume tachi

as uncredited
Released: 1962-10-07

Japanese drama.

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Ano hashi no hotori de dai 2-bu

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-30

1962 Japanese movie

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Gang vs. G-Men

as Detective Ogata
Released: 1962-11-02

Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.

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Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

as uncredited
Released: 1972-08-12

Japanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp and then going to Iwo Jima in the...

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A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

as Kaminari-san
Released: 1953-02-20

Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the...

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The Third Ninja

as uncredited
Released: 1964-03-01

Three Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga.

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Tokyo Untouchable

as Ryosuke Hosokawa
Released: 1962-10-21

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The End of a Day

as uncredited
Released: 1954-02-03

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl....

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The Story of Pure Love

as uncredited
Released: 1957-10-15

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling...

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The Sentencer

as uncredited
Released: 1962-08-04

A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.

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The Okinawa War of Ten Years

as uncredited
Released: 1978-06-03

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza...

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Sleepy Eyes Of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay

as uncredited
Released: 1969-12-20

Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself...

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The Woman Gambler

as uncredited
Released: 1967-07-14

Second film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring...

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I. George monogatari taiyō no ko

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-09

1962 Japanese movie

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The Glamorous Ghost

as Hospital Guard
Released: 1964-10-03

Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black...

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The Ditch

as uncredited
Released: 1954-07-27

Toku, a factory worker gives food to a starving woman, Tsuru, who then follows him home. He...

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Main Line to Terror

as uncredited
Released: 1975-11-06

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the...

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River Without a Bridge Part 2

as uncredited
Released: 1970-04-25

Second part to "River Without a Bridge" (1969)

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The Mad Fox

as Shoji
Released: 1962-05-01

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope...

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The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

as Lieutenant Ishimaru
Released: 1955-01-09

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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-13

Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a...

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Darkness at Noon

as Oshima
Released: 1956-03-26

Police beat a murder confession out of four innocent men who are then sentenced to death. Based...

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Fall of the Shogun's Militia

as uncredited
Released: 1954-11-22

The story about the rise and fall of the famed mercenaries, Shinsengumi, who are hired by a...

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No Advice Taken

as uncredited
Released: 1958-01-03

A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a...

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Black Ninja

as uncredited
Released: 1967-09-08

Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period.

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Tomoshibi

as uncredited
Released: 1954-06-22

Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr Matsukuma...

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My Voiceless Friends

as uncredited
Released: 1972-04-29

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country...

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Bloody Territories

as Kôjirô Oonogi, Oonogi Clan boss
Released: 1969-07-26

A once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group...

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The Further Adventures of Genta

as uncredited
Released: 1955-06-07

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Ghost Ship Part 2

as Gensai Ihara
Released: 1957-09-23

Jiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father....

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Portrait of Chieko

as Sokichi Naganuma
Released: 1967-06-22

Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an...

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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

as Makino Bingo no kami
Released: 1963-05-29

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they...

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Hokusai

as Narrator
Released: 1953-01-01

A documentary about the life and art of wood-block artist Katsushika Hokusai.

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Tokyo's Business District

as uncredited
Released: 1962-08-29

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The Wanderers

as uncredited
Released: 1973-04-07

Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to...

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The Sand City in Manchuria

as uncredited
Released: 1960-08-24

When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to...

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Internal Sleuth

as Etsuko's Father-in-Law
Released: 1973-04-21

When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective...

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A Billionaire

as Sanpeita Den
Released: 1954-11-22

An ethical, young tax collector new to his area encounters increasingly absurd individuals and...

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Gambling Den Desire

as uncredited
Released: 1970-02-21

In a small town on the Kasumigaura coast in the early Showa period, the Masukawa clan from Tokyo...

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The Most Beautiful Day of My Life

as uncredited
Released: 1948-09-26

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the...

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Life of Hishakaku

as uncredited
Released: 1963-03-16

After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf....

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Become a Mother, Become a Woman

as Principal
Released: 1952-01-17

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Ano hashi no hotori de

as uncredited
Released: 1962-07-01

1962 Japanese movie

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Fencing Master

as uncredited
Released: 1950-08-26

Swordfighting instructor Danpei works at a local theater in Tokyo, instructing the actors how to...

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Without Complaint

as uncredited
Released: 1975-02-01

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.

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Won't Stand for Dying

as uncredited
Released: 1960-05-10

The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company....

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Night Drum

as uncredited
Released: 1958-04-15

Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited...

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Seven Gamblers

as uncredited
Released: 1966-07-09

Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group...

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Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-16

1962 Japanese movie

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Blood For Blood

as uncredited
Released: 1971-06-10

The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new...

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The Yen Family

as Tokijiro
Released: 1988-05-14

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts...

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Great Jailbreak

as Kazami
Released: 1975-04-05

A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a...

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The Broken Commandment

as Ushimatsu's uncle
Released: 1962-04-06

Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now...

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The Great Road

as uncredited
Released: 1960-03-08

The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National...

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The Corporation

as uncredited
Released: 1976-08-14

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Ken ni kakeru

as uncredited
Released: 1962-09-16

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Rebellion of Japan

as uncredited
Released: 1967-01-14

Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist...

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The Fight of the Gamblers

as uncredited
Released: 1963-12-26

Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men,...

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Gamblers and Racketeers

as uncredited
Released: 1964-12-24

Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group...

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限りなき情熱

as uncredited
Released: 1951-06-01

Is it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the...

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Life of Hishakaku 3

as uncredited
Released: 1964-03-01

Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

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A Man from Akagi

as uncredited
Released: 1950-10-07

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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san

as uncredited
Released: 1961-10-22

Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.

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Patience Has An End

as uncredited
Released: 1971-06-25

Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the...

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Tower of Lilies

as uncredited
Released: 1953-01-09

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the...

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The Great Duel

as uncredited
Released: 1964-09-05

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his...

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Man with the Funky Hat

as Kogure
Released: 1961-08-05

Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun...

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Points and Lines

as Jutaro Toriumi
Released: 1958-11-11

Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a...

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The Street Without Sun

as Ishizuka
Released: 1954-06-24

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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

as uncredited
Released: 1962-12-23

1962 Japanese movie

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Speed Crazy

as uncredited
Released: 1959-12-20

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Kiriko no unmei

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-27

1962 Japanese movie

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Shadow of Deception

as uncredited
Released: 1971-02-10

It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband....

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Mother Country

as uncredited
Released: 1962-04-29

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife...

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Okashina yatsu

as Tamekichi Takamizu
Released: 1963-11-01

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Truck Rascals VI: Momojiro, The One and Only

as uncredited
Released: 1977-12-24

The sixth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. Two long-distance truckers, “Momojiro” and “Kinzo,”...

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Prince of Wolves

as Bungorô
Released: 1963-10-04

As the post-war turmoil continued, Take, the boss of the waifs, stole the money of US soldiers...

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Tokyo Bay

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-27

An investigation into a drug smuggler who is assassinated in front of an insurance building sets...

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Kemono no tawamure

as uncredited
Released: 1964-06-11

From a novel by Mishima Yukio

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Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!

as uncredited
Released: 1970-05-16

In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever...

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World War III Breaks Out

as uncredited
Released: 1960-10-19

The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war,...

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Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man

as uncredited
Released: 1965-04-03

The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.

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鍔鳴浪人

as uncredited
Released: 1956-02-18

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The Harbor Lights

as uncredited
Released: 1961-02-26

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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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Seven Masks of Revenge

as uncredited
Released: 1955-07-12

The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in...

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Manchurian Sunset

as Tokimune
Released: 1956-09-18

A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve...

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Blood Vendetta

as Kōnosuke Ushio
Released: 1971-07-31

The film tells about Masayoshi, a noble Yakuza who lives by the laws of honor and humanity, and...

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Rainbow Over Paris

as Priest
Released: 1970-03-18

A young composer falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy company president and...

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The Shogun's Vault: The Gold Mines of Sado

as uncredited
Released: 1983-07-14

Account magistrate Wakisaka Bizen Mamoru asks Yoshibei, the chief priest of Iriya and Myohoji...

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Kyôkatsu

as uncredited
Released: 1963-09-14

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The Injured Boy

as uncredited
Released: 1962-04-04

1962 Japanese movie

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The Fearless Avenger

as uncredited
Released: 1972-10-10

Thirsting for revenge, Jokichi rashly attempts to assassinate the evil Chogoro but ends up being...

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Gang and G-Men Part 2

as uncredited
Released: 1963-02-24

A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that...

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Virgin Blues

as Chiaki's father
Released: 1974-11-22

A young woman fails her university entrance exam and starts shoplifting.

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Incidental Murders

as Kimiteru Soga
Released: 1961-01-22

The daughter of the wealthy Soga family is kidnapped and her fiance is murdered. But the...

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The Black Hood

as uncredited
Released: 1981-12-03

A horse-riding samurai fights villains.

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Haitoku no mesu

as Hayashi
Released: 1961-08-06

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The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend

as The Fiend with Twenty Faces
Released: 1957-05-28

Fourth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.

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The Beast Shall Die

as uncredited
Released: 1974-06-15

Kunihiko Date (Hiroshi Fujioka), a young criminal genius, puts a perfect crime plan into action...

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Mahiru no wana

as Detective
Released: 1960-12-18

On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her...

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Police Precinct Part 12

as uncredited
Released: 1960-01-27

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Okinawa

as uncredited
Released: 1970-05-26

A group of teenagers grow up in Okinawa amid the protests and resistance against the presence of...

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The Key

as uncredited
Released: 1974-05-04

A college professor wants to bring the joys of sex to his frigid wife. He convinces his son in...

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Just for You

as Takita
Released: 1970-12-25

Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she...

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Fateful Birthplace

as uncredited
Released: 1961-09-06

A sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino.

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Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood

as uncredited
Released: 1957-03-04

A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a...

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Tokyo Detective Girl

as uncredited
Released: 1959-09-23

Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.

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The Dragon Crest

as uncredited
Released: 1963-11-10

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

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Dear Mr. Prime Minister

as uncredited
Released: 1964-04-29

Kakumaru (Kiyoshi Atsumi) is an unpopular manzai performer who is too good-natured but has a...

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Girl in College

as uncredited
Released: 1969-03-30

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Wind, Woman and Road

as uncredited
Released: 1958-04-14

A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the...

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Nezumi Kozō kaitō den

as uncredited
Released: 1984-12-28

Japanese comedy film.

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Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na

as uncredited
Released: 1959-02-18

1959 Japanese movie

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Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki

as uncredited
Released: 1957-05-20

A man with many disguises uses robotic beetles, man-made monsters and other devices to try and...

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Only Child

as uncredited
Released: 1969-05-06

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Avalanche

as uncredited
Released: 1956-03-22

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Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer

as Sakata Goro
Released: 1956-12-11

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Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla

as uncredited
Released: 1959-04-01

Fourth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

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Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

as uncredited
Released: 1951-07-12

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When...

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The Sister Gamblers

as uncredited
Released: 1967-11-15

Third film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring...

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Married Woman: Another Law of the Night

as uncredited
Released: 1969-11-15

The film takes place in Yokohama, a night city where you can revel in the neon mood. A bartender...

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Hahakogusa

as uncredited
Released: 1959-04-22

Based on the Nobu Koito story

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G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization

as uncredited
Released: 1956-07-25

The fourth installment of G-men of Japan

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Castle of Revenge

as uncredited
Released: 1952-04-24

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the...

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Young Boss, Fugitive

as uncredited
Released: 1967-08-12

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八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線

as 大月忠馬
Released: 1955-01-09

Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a...

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Sekki shichihenge

as uncredited
Released: 1957-07-23

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Challenge Beneath the Waves

as uncredited
Released: 1960-09-28

1960 Toei action film.

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A Dead Drifter

as uncredited
Released: 1959-05-13

A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî

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If You're Man Enough

as uncredited
Released: 1960-11-29

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Rice

as uncredited
Released: 1957-03-04

A touching story depicting the harsh lives of farmers in Kasumigaura. An attempt to start a...

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A woman in danger

as uncredited
Released: 1982-05-18

A girl who comes to Yokohama from Tsuwano stumbles upon the solution to a mysterious series of...

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Yukiko

as uncredited
Released: 1955-08-03

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The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2

as uncredited
Released: 1968-11-30

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Showdown in Blood

as uncredited
Released: 1957-08-28

Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought...

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The Navy

as uncredited
Released: 1963-08-13

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about...

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A Bird of Africa

as uncredited
Released: 1975-09-14

A group of kids find interest in birdwatching.

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Hometown

as Denzo
Released: 1983-09-15

Deep in the mountains of Japan a dam is scheduled to be built, thus forcing a relocation of the...

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Ore wa Ueno no puresurī

as uncredited
Released: 1978-12-27

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Kogarashi Monjiro

as Jiroemon
First aired: 1972-01-01

Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned...

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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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Against The Grain

as Tsujimoto
First aired: 1976-02-28

Employees of a security company from different generations and backgrounds confront many...

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The White Tower

as 大河内清作
First aired: 1978-06-03

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors...

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Please Hire Me!

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-04-05

Ex-sword teacher Ihei Misawa is a skilled swordsman but because of his kind and judicious heart,...

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An Early Autumn

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-11-28

A former couple, separated for over 20 years, were reunited after being told their son had only...

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