Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Born: January 30, 1898
Died: December 28, 1986
in Shibecha, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Takamaru Sasaki...

Hangyaku no Tabi
Title: Hangyaku no Tabi
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Hiroshi Kakurai is an assassin who was thinking of retiring. He travels to an island in the Seto Inland Sea and begins to live peacefully with Shinobu, a woman he has fallen in love with, but the intensity of his love for her begins to drive him towards destruction...
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The War of the 16 Year Olds
Title: The War of the 16 Year Olds
Released: August 19, 1976
Type: Movie
A young drifter and a precocious sixteen years old girl slowly form a bond in a small town haunted by its wartime past.
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Title: Ninja Captor
Character: Hakūn Togakushi
Released: April 7, 1976
Type: TV
Ninja Captor is a Japanese tokusatsu TV series aired from April 7, 1976 to January 26, 1977 on TV Tokyo 12 Channel, produced by Toei Company, Ltd. This Sentai-esque series aired during the run of Shotaro Ishinomori's original Super Sentai series, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger and was notably first superhero team show produced by Toei under the Saburo Yatsude/Hatte pseudonym. Daisuke Izumo graduates from the Wind-Demon Stealth-Army, a secret army aiming for the conquest of Japan. He instead escapes, and becomes the leader of the "Captor," a ninja team supervised by Mujin Tendou. The Captor team's mission is to battle the ninja sent out by the Wind-Demon General, Retsufuu Fuuma. This show used to be considered by some to be a part of the Super Sentai franchise* , but was later excluded. In 2013, it got a Shout-Out in the fourth episode of Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger: Season 2.
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Title: Against The Grain
Character: Takada
Released: February 28, 1976
Type: TV
Employees of a security company from different generations and backgrounds confront many difficult questions
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Title: Submersion of Japan
Released: October 6, 1974
Type: TV
In this TV series of the hit 1973 film, Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes shake Japan. Firestorms burn beautiful Japanese cities to the ground. A weather survey group discovers that the Japanese Archipelago is moving towards the Japanese Trench, which if left to continue on its collision course, would bring the whole island of Japan under the sea!
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The Battle of Okinawa
Title: The Battle of Okinawa
Released: August 14, 1971
Type: Movie
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Title: Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Released: January 13, 1971
Type: Movie
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.
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Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
Title: Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
Released: April 18, 1970
Type: Movie
The hoodlum group tries to help a little printing factory against gangsters.
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The Performers
Title: The Performers
Character: Yamazaki
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Seijuro Fujihana, head master of the Fujihana dance school, is a proud and lonely artist. And because of his character, his group lacks the prosperity of others. He wishes his daughter Kasumi, gifted like himself, to take over and develop the Fujihana, but she wishes to marry Hiroshi, head of a jazz band which her father opposes. Kisaburo, Seijuro's No.1 disciple, wants to marry Kasumi and take over the Fujihana with the backing of the chairman of the supporters' association.
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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Title: The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Released: November 15, 1969
Type: Movie
15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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Kanto Woman Fortitude
Title: Kanto Woman Fortitude
Released: October 4, 1969
Type: Movie
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
Released: August 13, 1969
Type: Movie
Suehiro Katsuji, a prisoner of Abashiri, is sent to Shikoku to work at a dock where a fierce turf battle takes place between a local gang and the dock operator.
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Battle of the Japan Sea
Title: Battle of the Japan Sea
Character: Consultant Kuki
Released: August 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.
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Bloody Territories
Title: Bloody Territories
Character: Godô Yamanouchi, the mediator
Released: July 26, 1969
Type: Movie
A once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group refuses to bow to police pressure, and launches a campaign to take over Tokyo's drug, prostitution, and gambling rackets. Someone wants to stop them. Is it the police? Rival gang members? Or is it an entirely new group of hired killers who will stop at nothing to gain complete control of Tokyo's "bloody territories"?
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Japan Organized Crime Boss
Title: Japan Organized Crime Boss
Released: July 8, 1969
Type: Movie
Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.
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The Rough One
Title: The Rough One
Released: June 13, 1969
Type: Movie
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang, led by brutal boss Konno. When Zenkichi's pals start to bite the dust, he hooks up with a more traditional yakuza, Tetsugoro, to retaliate.
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100 Gamblers
Title: 100 Gamblers
Released: May 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Set in Kyushu during the early Showa period, the son of a boss who is killed after a greedy boss takes over his territory, takes over and takes revenge on his nemesis.
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Judge and Jeopardy
Title: Judge and Jeopardy
Released: June 8, 1968
Type: Movie
It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a suspect to death during the Pacific War.
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Industrial Spy
Title: Industrial Spy
Character: Araki
Released: May 21, 1968
Type: Movie
A spy learns the top secrets of a company.
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A History of the Japanese Underworld
Title: A History of the Japanese Underworld
Released: January 14, 1968
Type: Movie
The hero tries to unite various gangs.
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Big Time Gambling Boss
Title: Big Time Gambling Boss
Character: Gisuke Kawashima
Released: January 14, 1968
Type: Movie
Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.
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The Aftermath of War
Title: The Aftermath of War
Released: November 18, 1967
Type: Movie
After World War II life in Japan was hard. There was lawlessness, rapine, never enough food or money. One girl, raped by three men, called out the name of Kentaro before she died and this was something that people in this small section of downtown Tokyo remembered. Life went on, however, and local boss Hiramatsu Daizo decided to build a market, aided by his daughter Aya. They met opposition until one day a young man named Kentaro appears who it is rumored he was the vengeful lover of the murdered girl. He lives with Sabu and Yukari, the children the girl looked after before she died, and helps with the market, coming to the rescue with a bulldozer when Daizo is threatened by a rival group. When Daizo is finally killed, Kentaro carries on the work. Finally the market is completed, the rival group makes a last stand but is machine-gunned down by Kentaro who, after saying that he was not the one whose name the dying girl called out, leaves town for good.
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Portrait of Chieko
Title: Portrait of Chieko
Character: Koun Takamura
Released: June 22, 1967
Type: Movie
Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil painter. When a series of hardships befall her family, she finds herself unable to confide in her husband, and the pain she carries within begins to weigh heavily on her sanity...
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Samurai Rebellion
Title: Samurai Rebellion
Character: Kenmotsu Sasahara
Released: May 27, 1967
Type: Movie
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
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A Colt Is My Passport
Title: A Colt Is My Passport
Character: Otawara
Released: February 4, 1967
Type: Movie
A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
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Rise Against the Sword
Title: Rise Against the Sword
Character: Goro Shiro
Released: November 25, 1966
Type: Movie
Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.
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Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
Title: Opium Plateau: Hell Squad, Charge!
Released: October 15, 1966
Type: Movie
Following “A Man's Face Shows His Personal History”, this movie is the second of the “Trilogy of the Wartime Generation”. It is a war drama set in China and depicts battles over opium.
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Kill or get killed!
Title: Kill or get killed!
Released: September 7, 1966
Type: Movie
When Yakuza decides to take avenge his brother, the war shall begin.
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Story of Japanese Chivalry: Flower of a Chivalrous Man
Title: Story of Japanese Chivalry: Flower of a Chivalrous Man
Released: June 15, 1966
Type: Movie
In the early years of the twentieth-century a young gambler returns to his home town where he finds the gang of which he was once a member engaged in a feud with a rival gang. Though he successfully settles their differences he is turned out of the organization for the way in which accomplishes it. Upon his return he finds that the fortunes of the group have declined - there has been treachery and desertion. This time with the approval of the seniors he settles the differences with a duel. After winning, however, he declines the position of gang-boss, preferring his freedom, and once more leaves town.
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Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Title: Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Released: May 30, 1966
Type: Movie
Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role.
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The Sword of Doom
Title: The Sword of Doom
Character: Ishinsai Nakamura
Released: February 25, 1966
Type: Movie
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
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Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Title: Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Released: February 12, 1966
Type: Movie
[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo (Mist Saizo) returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu in order to avenge the death of Lord Sanada Yukimura. But first he must contend with Ieyasu’s own ninja group led by the powerful Fuma Daijuro, who has a score to settle with the men of Iga that dates back 280 years to the war between the Genji and the Heike at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura. Tremendous fighting and great plot twists highlight this exceptional look into the lives of the mysterious ninja of Japan.
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The Dragon and the Tiger
Title: The Dragon and the Tiger
Released: January 14, 1966
Type: Movie
A young gambler returns from prison to find his gang scattered, and many gone over to his old rival. But their rivalry is not only a matter of gambling. For when he is about to marry the daughter of a police official, the rival again interferes and this time it is a fight to the finish -- the end of his enemy.
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
Title: Invasion of Astro-Monster
Character: Chairman of Earth Committee
Released: December 19, 1965
Type: Movie
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
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New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Title: New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Released: September 18, 1965
Type: Movie
The film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between the supporters of the Emperor, who are fighting for the overthrow of the Shogunate, and the Shinsengumi squad, who are chasing them. Suddenly, a mysterious masked warrior appears, on a white horse he is called Tengu from Mount Kurama and he opposes the Shinsengumi.
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Beast Alley
Title: Beast Alley
Character: Dietman Okamura
Released: September 5, 1965
Type: Movie
"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
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Young Guy at Sea
Title: Young Guy at Sea
Character: 武田教授
Released: August 8, 1965
Type: Movie
Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to the swim team from the first movie, boards his rival Blue Guy's boat, and meets a young woman on a small island.
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Sanshiro Sugata
Title: Sanshiro Sugata
Character: Inuma
Released: May 29, 1965
Type: Movie
Remake of Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata part 2. A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.
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The Black Cat
Title: The Black Cat
Released: February 13, 1965
Type: Movie
Helping her mother manage a nightclub, young Emiko quickly realizes how difficult life is.
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The Boss
Title: The Boss
Released: January 3, 1965
Type: Movie
Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
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Profit from Killing
Title: Profit from Killing
Released: November 11, 1964
Type: Movie
The bustling Ikebukuro area was under the control of the Hanamura Kogyo yakuza gang, and there was no end to the violence. The tramp Satoshi Tsuzuki returns to his hometown after being released from Abashiri prison, and he is noticed when he saves a student from gangsters from the Hanamura gang. But this was only the beginning of a bloody struggle...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Title: Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Character: The Honorable Elder Mizuno Tadakuni
Released: May 23, 1964
Type: Movie
A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy knocking off the shogun's lawful heirs to secure the shogunate for her son.
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Homeless Dog
Title: Homeless Dog
Released: May 2, 1964
Type: Movie
First movie of the Inu series directed by Tokuzō Tanaka
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Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
Title: Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
Released: March 12, 1964
Type: Movie
In this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to avenge his father's death continues. His discovery of a mysterious note written by his father, Inspector Sena, held a clue to the inspector's murder 18 years ago. As Ukyunosuke continues further with his investigation into the conspiracy to uncover the truth behind his father's death, he must confront those eager to take his life. The great Okawa Hashizo shines in one of his signature roles bringing the ultimate conclusion of this epic tale of murder and revenge!
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Tange Sazen
Title: Tange Sazen
Released: November 17, 1963
Type: Movie
In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu Clan tries to raise funds by obtaining a sword which holds the key to a wondrous, hidden treasure. After learning the sword's secret, Tange Sazen sides with the Yagyu Clan, but his motive seems to be more than just pure interest in the treasure...
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The Young Ace in Hawaii
Title: The Young Ace in Hawaii
Character: 矢内教授
Released: August 11, 1963
Type: Movie
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.
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The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
Title: The Yagyu Military Art: The Buried Conspiracy
Released: August 7, 1963
Type: Movie
Yagyu Jubei must protect the Yagyu scroll that holds the secret of the infamous assassination plotted by the Tokugawa government 30 years ago.
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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Title: Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Released: April 21, 1963
Type: Movie
Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. All Gonza wanted was to marry his young sweetheart, but despite their mutual poverty, her status as the daughter of a samurai blocked their path to happiness. A chance opportunity to achieve samurai status would come one day, but Gonza will regret trusting the so-called honorable samurai who extended this fateful offer, and the terrible price he'd pay, fighting for his life in one of the most blood-spattered samurai battles ever filmed.
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Five Ronins
Title: Five Ronins
Released: March 3, 1963
Type: Movie
The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.
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Shichinin no keiji
Title: Shichinin no keiji
Character: Ebihara
Released: January 27, 1963
Type: Movie
Miyoko Sekiguchi, who works at a second-rate trading company, and car mechanic Koji Fukumoto are in love. The morning after Koji and Miyoko went out for a drive, the strangled corpse of a call girl is discovered in Toyamagahara. Chief Akagi, Detective Sergeant Sawada, and the other detectives begin to suspect Koji during their investigation. Koji insists he's innocent, but has no evidence to prove it. Even when detectives come to Miyoko's home and workplace and her coworkers begin to look down on her, Miyoko continues to trust and love Koji...
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Order of Yakuza
Title: Order of Yakuza
Character: Nobuaki Kawashima
Released: December 26, 1962
Type: Movie
Order of Yakuza
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Title: Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Character: Terumasa Ikeda
Released: November 17, 1962
Type: Movie
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
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Rainbow Over Kinmon
Title: Rainbow Over Kinmon
Released: November 3, 1962
Type: Movie
Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising future, until his medical error caused the death of a big-shot politician. He was discharged from the hospital and had since sailed around the world as an on-board doctor. As he was about to reach the Taiwanese piers of Kinmon Island, thoughts of his days in Japan crossed his mind - he reminisced about the Taiwanese girl, Yan, who had scooped him out of his misery during the time of the medical accident. At times of war, the two rekindle an old flame.
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Zoku aizen katsura
Title: Zoku aizen katsura
Released: October 24, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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A Flame at the Pier
Title: A Flame at the Pier
Released: September 30, 1962
Type: Movie
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama waterfront. The rebel Saburo works as an errand boy for a shipping company and vents his frustrations by plucking on the guitar.
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Jigoku no yoru wa shinkuda ze
Title: Jigoku no yoru wa shinkuda ze
Released: September 22, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Tokyo's  Business District
Title: Tokyo's Business District
Released: August 29, 1962
Type: Movie
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Facing to the Clouds
Title: Facing to the Clouds
Released: May 1, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Princess and I
Title: Princess and I
Released: April 29, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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G-Men in the Pacific
Title: G-Men in the Pacific
Character: Kanji Matsuno
Released: April 22, 1962
Type: Movie
G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.
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Gorath
Title: Gorath
Character: Prime Minister Seki
Released: March 21, 1962
Type: Movie
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
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The Christian Revolt
Title: The Christian Revolt
Released: March 21, 1962
Type: Movie
In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of a charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.
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Drunkard's Paradise
Title: Drunkard's Paradise
Released: February 4, 1962
Type: Movie
A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that focuses on why people drink alcohol.
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Love in the Air
Title: Love in the Air
Released: February 3, 1962
Type: Movie
Satake Shoji had been a trapeze artist in the Ezaki Circus, but when Shingo, his team mate, slipped and fell to his death, he had felt responsible and, sick at heart, left the circus for a life at sea. On land again Shoji goes to a cabaret where he is soon involved in a brawl. Kasamatsu, the owner of the cabaret, impressed by Shoji's strength, offers him a job as his bodyguard. The next morning Shoji visits Shingo's grave and meets Miyako, Shingo's former sweetheart, who is still a trapeze performer and now the star of the Kuroko Circus which Shoji realizes Kasamatsu intends to control.
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The Rambler Goes North
Title: The Rambler Goes North
Released: January 3, 1962
Type: Movie
In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip.
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The Eighth Enemy
Title: The Eighth Enemy
Character: Usuki
Released: December 15, 1961
Type: Movie
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Yakuza Princess of Edo
Title: Yakuza Princess of Edo
Character: Sakai Uenosuke
Released: September 13, 1961
Type: Movie
Tsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo 's father, the grinder Yasujiro, was asked to sharpen a sword called Kongomaru, which was planned to be presented to the shogun Iemitsu, but he died due to a yakuza attack. In addition, the sword was stolen, and Ochiyo 's sister was also kidnapped... A humorous historical drama directed by Eiichi Kudo, starring Hibari Misora and Kotaro Satomi. Hibari Misora plays a male princess and shows off her charming appearance with stylish songs and dances.
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Seven Knights Pt. 3
Title: Seven Knights Pt. 3
Released: September 6, 1961
Type: Movie
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Seven Knights Pt. 2
Title: Seven Knights Pt. 2
Released: August 26, 1961
Type: Movie
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Seven Knights Pt. 1
Title: Seven Knights Pt. 1
Released: August 26, 1961
Type: Movie
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Flower, Storm and Gangster
Title: Flower, Storm and Gangster
Character: Kawakita
Released: June 23, 1961
Type: Movie
A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons.
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The Spear of Heroism
Title: The Spear of Heroism
Released: June 17, 1961
Type: Movie
Lord Gennosuke and Princess Yoshi are to be betrothed to one another, however Gennosuke is already in love with Suzue who is from a lower caste. The order has been sent from up on high that if Gennosuke won't change his mind then Suzue must be dealt with one way or another. When spearmaster, Fuwa Mondo, a Ronin and all around happy guy stumbles into the plot, things get a little hokey-pokey.
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A Fishwife's Tale
Title: A Fishwife's Tale
Released: May 31, 1961
Type: Movie
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
Title: Tange Sazen and the Princess
Released: May 3, 1961
Type: Movie
Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
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Zero Focus
Title: Zero Focus
Released: March 19, 1961
Type: Movie
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.
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Darling Escape
Title: Darling Escape
Released: February 22, 1961
Type: Movie
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Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Title: Bitter End of a Sweet Night
Released: February 14, 1961
Type: Movie
An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.
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The Human Vapor
Title: The Human Vapor
Character: Police Chief
Released: December 11, 1960
Type: Movie
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?
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The Rambler Rides Again
Title: The Rambler Rides Again
Released: October 12, 1960
Type: Movie
In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from unscrupulous land developers.
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Blood Is Dry
Title: Blood Is Dry
Released: October 9, 1960
Type: Movie
An employee in an assurance company threatens to commit suicide when management announces a massive layoff, the company uses this threat to its own advantage by turning the incident into an advertising campaign. With the success of the campaign, however, he is no longer a desperate man pointing a gun to his head, but a potential leader who wishes to take advantage of his failed suicide.
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G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves
Title: G-men of Japan 5: Skyscraper Wolves
Released: July 20, 1960
Type: Movie
G-men of Japan fifth installment. A young detective, questioning a double suicide involving his police officer friend and a Turkish girl, travels all the way from Kyushu to Tokyo. Disguising himself as a yakuza member, he intends to root out the underworld's base of operations, weaving together love, guns, and violence to unravel the mystery behind the enigmatic incident and the true nature of evil. This thrilling action drama combines suspense with excitement, depicting a tale filled with love, fists, and firearms.
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皇室と戦争とわが民族
Title: 皇室と戦争とわが民族
Character: Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan Kido
Released: June 11, 1960
Type: Movie
Japanese war film.
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Won't Stand for Dying
Title: Won't Stand for Dying
Character: Kensuke Senba
Released: May 10, 1960
Type: Movie
The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...
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The Secret of the Telegian
Title: The Secret of the Telegian
Character: Dr. Niki
Released: April 10, 1960
Type: Movie
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
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The Lost Alibi
Title: The Lost Alibi
Character: Judge
Released: March 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Title: The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Character: Senda
Released: December 6, 1959
Type: Movie
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?
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Elegy of a Geisha
Title: Elegy of a Geisha
Character: Sakai Shunzo
Released: October 1, 1959
Type: Movie
1959 Shintoho adaptation of Kyoka Izumi's novel "A Woman's Pedigree".
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Tokyo Detective Girl
Title: Tokyo Detective Girl
Released: September 23, 1959
Type: Movie
Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.
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Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost
Title: Moonlight Mask: The Challenging Ghost
Released: July 28, 1959
Type: Movie
Fifth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
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Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Title: Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Released: July 12, 1959
Type: Movie
After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the succession of the Takamatsu clan. The usurpers try by every means to effect their takeover, even if it leads to blood being spilled. Along with Kaku and Suke, the elder must face the most dangerous time of his life, in a battle against those corrupt individuals who would use any means to further their dastardly conspiracy, regardless of how many lives might be destroyed. The great Misora Hibari gives a bravura performance, as does the rest of this all-star cast. This is another outstanding effort on the part of the Toei Films, blending fact and fiction to bright back Japan’s golden era of the Genroku period.
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Hawk of the North
Title: Hawk of the North
Released: May 25, 1959
Type: Movie
During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After crushing almost all of his enemies, Date Masamune aka the "Hawk of the North" sets his eyes on Hatakeyama's lands. The young warlord is about to face his greatest challenge.
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影法師捕物帖
Title: 影法師捕物帖
Released: April 29, 1959
Type: Movie
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Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Title: Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Released: March 17, 1959
Type: Movie
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Men in a Rough Town
Title: Men in a Rough Town
Character: Manager Hayashi
Released: January 28, 1959
Type: Movie
An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Title: The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Character: (uncredited)
Released: January 15, 1959
Type: Movie
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
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The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
Title: The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
Character: Counsel Kiyose
Released: January 3, 1959
Type: Movie
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her forces push forward to the borders of India. But gradually the tide turns in favour of the Allies and after the atom bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is compelled to accept the Potsdam Declaration and by the order of the Emperor agrees to unconditional surrender. Under the supervision of the occupation forces the International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo to try the Japanese war leaders. Established in the cause of justice, and to prevent future aggressive wars the trials drag on for two and a half years. And on December 23, 1948, General Tojo and six other war leaders mount the thirteen steps to the gallows at Tokyo's Sugamo prison.
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Queen Bee's Anger
Title: Queen Bee's Anger
Character: Hikotarô
Released: December 28, 1958
Type: Movie
Part of the Queen Bee series.
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The Outsiders
Title: The Outsiders
Character: Yamashiro-ya
Released: November 26, 1958
Type: Movie
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda.
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Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
Title: Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
Released: August 6, 1958
Type: Movie
Second Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
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Moonlight Mask
Title: Moonlight Mask
Released: July 30, 1958
Type: Movie
First Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
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Feline Spirit
Title: Feline Spirit
Released: June 29, 1958
Type: Movie
Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima clan, Hizen-no-kami. The mother of the murdered Matashichiro, Akishino, cursing the Nabeshima family, commits suicide. Akishino's spirit passes to Matashichiro's beloved cat, and the monster cat appears in front of Hizen-no-kami along with Matashichiro's ghost...
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Showdown in Blood
Title: Showdown in Blood
Released: August 28, 1957
Type: Movie
Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love with Ushijima's punch. Then Hayata decides to become Ushijima's manager and make good money on his friend's talent. Ushijima himself is a peaceful, kind guy who doesn't really like boxing, but under the wise guidance of Hayata, he starts to defeat one opponent after another...
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Jigoku bana
Title: Jigoku bana
Released: June 25, 1957
Type: Movie
Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.
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Rebellion
Title: Rebellion
Released: April 30, 1957
Type: Movie
In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Title: Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Released: April 15, 1957
Type: Movie
Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo family.
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Sedge Hat
Title: Sedge Hat
Released: March 20, 1957
Type: Movie
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Throne of Blood
Title: Throne of Blood
Character: Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Released: January 15, 1957
Type: Movie
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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I Will Buy You
Title: I Will Buy You
Character: Shiraishi
Released: November 21, 1956
Type: Movie
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.
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Three-Headed Tower
Title: Three-Headed Tower
Released: April 25, 1956
Type: Movie
Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the conditions of the will. One month later after, Takato Shunsaku is found. Murdered. At the birthday party of Otone's uncle. With Shunsaku dead and thus making it impossible for Otone to marry him, the inheritence is to split amongst all (living) family members. And yes, as always, that means that the potential successors get killed off one by one. But Kosuke Kindaichi is on the trail...
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Five Paths to Revenge
Title: Five Paths to Revenge
Character: Toshiaki Soma
Released: January 22, 1956
Type: Movie
The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on his late father's enemies.
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Title: Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Character: Omitsu's father
Released: January 3, 1956
Type: Movie
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
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旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿
Title: 旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿
Released: December 25, 1955
Type: Movie
In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Sosuke Saotome, appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...
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The Roar of The Lion
Title: The Roar of The Lion
Released: November 8, 1955
Type: Movie
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Foul Play
Title: Foul Play
Character: Inspector Osawa
Released: January 3, 1955
Type: Movie
Private eye Bannai Tarao (Chiezo Kataoka) and his assistant Masako (Chizuru Kitagawa) investigate the mysterious murder of a baseball player who was killed in the middle of a game.
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The Black Fury
Title: The Black Fury
Character: Wang Taishing
Released: November 30, 1954
Type: Movie
A narcotics investigator for the harbor police, Eiichi Tsuda, is driven by thoughts of vengeance for the overdose death of his brother and the subsequent decline and death of their mother. Tsuda acts viciously and with disdain for legal niceties in his exploration of the criminal facts behind the explosion of a freighter in the harbor. He goes undercover with a band of drug smugglers, but his methods threaten to destroy him as well as his case.
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Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
Title: Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
Character: Kizô Tomoda
Released: March 24, 1954
Type: Movie
Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie
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Hanran
Title: Hanran
Character: Mitsugi Nishida
Released: January 3, 1954
Type: Movie
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Omatsuri hanjiro
Title: Omatsuri hanjiro
Released: November 23, 1953
Type: Movie
Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather toward the port town.
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Eagle of the Pacific
Title: Eagle of the Pacific
Character: Chief of Staff, Combined Fleet
Released: October 21, 1953
Type: Movie
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
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The Battleship Yamato
Title: The Battleship Yamato
Character: Captain Aruga
Released: June 15, 1953
Type: Movie
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru Yoshida's 1952 book "Requiem for the Battleship Yamato".
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An Edoite Judge
Title: An Edoite Judge
Character: Sanjuro Mizuno
Released: February 5, 1953
Type: Movie
Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo
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Adolescence
Title: Adolescence
Character: Yasuzo, Haruo's father
Released: August 28, 1952
Type: Movie
Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast.
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Shanghai Rose
Title: Shanghai Rose
Character: Kurushima, Colonel
Released: August 13, 1952
Type: Movie
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Forty-Eight Man
Title: Forty-Eight Man
Character: Chisaka Hyobu
Released: June 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
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The Stormy Era of Twenty Years
Title: The Stormy Era of Twenty Years
Released: November 16, 1951
Type: Movie
The Stormy Era of Twenty Years
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風雲児
Title: 風雲児
Released: May 18, 1951
Type: Movie
Yano, a progressive individual who seeks to overcome strength with gentleness and confronts physical power with moral principles, faces off against a man protecting jujitsu in the twilight of Kikyōgahara!
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新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
Title: 新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
Released: May 18, 1951
Type: Movie
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新遊侠伝
Title: 新遊侠伝
Released: May 5, 1951
Type: Movie
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Street of Violence
Title: Street of Violence
Character: Kano
Released: February 26, 1950
Type: Movie
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.