Shoji Nakayama

Shoji Nakayama

Born: February 26, 1928
Died: December 1, 1998
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Shoji Nakayama...

Akio Jissoji’s Museum of Wonders - Volume of Thoughts
Title: Akio Jissoji’s Museum of Wonders - Volume of Thoughts
Released: June 21, 1992
Type: Movie
A bizarre mystery created under the direction of director Jissoji. The mysterious and strange world of Jissoji is brought back to life here!
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Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2
Title: Akio Jissoji's Wonder Museum 2
Released: June 21, 1992
Type: Movie
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Title: Notes on Tokugawa Villainies
Character: Matsudaira Nobutsuna
Released: April 14, 1992
Type: TV
Matsudaira Tadateru (Shin'ichi Chiba) the sixth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu that was stripped of his title and began life under an assumed name in the Red Light district of Edo. He solves crimes, heals the sick, saves the Geisha from evil Samurai and along the way he teams up with Yagyu Jubei (a role played numerous times by Chiba himself). Awesome Samurai Action.
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Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Title: Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero
Released: July 28, 1990
Type: Movie
A major electronics company on the verge of developing technology to create a 3D image that can be physically handled is thrown into turmoil when a murderous demon is unleashed in the headquarters office. Can the slow witted son of the company founder and a punk rock band of monsters (don’t ask) stop the evil forces before the employees are butchered?
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Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo
Title: Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo
Released: June 22, 1990
Type: Movie
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Biotherapy
Title: Biotherapy
Released: September 25, 1986
Type: Movie
"Biotherapy" is a fairly nasty Japanese gorefest about a group of Japanese scientists stalked and viciously butchered by a creepy-looking alien.
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Zero
Title: Zero
Released: August 11, 1984
Type: Movie
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.
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The Imperial Navy
Title: The Imperial Navy
Released: August 8, 1981
Type: Movie
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
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The War in Space
Title: The War in Space
Character: Staff officer
Released: December 17, 1977
Type: Movie
The year is 1988, and in the midst of recovering from a near-miss with a large comet, Earth finds that there are much worse matters at hand: the sudden arrival of a strange army of aliens and their fleet of unstoppable warships.
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Title: Zone Fighter
Character: Yochiro Sakimori
Released: April 2, 1973
Type: TV
Zone Fighter, known in Japan as Ryūsei Ningen Zone, is a tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. Produced by Toho Company Ltd., the show aired on Nippon Television from April 2 to September 24, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes, it was cancelled due to the oil crisis of 1973. This was Toho's answer to not only the popular Ultra Series, but the Henshin Hero phenomenon started by shows like Kamen Rider and Android Kikaider. The previous year, Toho had just made their successful first superhero show, Rainbowman. The series was also notable for its guest appearance by Toho's own Godzilla, as well as two other Toho monsters, King Ghidorah and Gigan. Supplementary materials published by Toho have confirmed Zone Fighter to be part of the Showa-era Godzilla series, taking place in between Godzilla vs. Megalon and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
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Woman His Prey
Title: Woman His Prey
Released: July 30, 1972
Type: Movie
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Tomorrow's Joe
Title: Tomorrow's Joe
Released: July 22, 1970
Type: Movie
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Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Title: Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Released: April 10, 1969
Type: Movie
The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family. But the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works. And it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes.
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Title: Ultraseven
Character: Captain Kiriyama
Released: October 1, 1967
Type: TV
In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. The Terrestrial Defense Force establishes the Ultra Garrison, a team of six elite members who utilize high-tech vehicles and weaponry. Joining their fight is the mysterious Dan Moroboshi, secretly an alien from the Land of Light in Nebula M-78, who transforms into his true form in times of crisis, Ultraseven.
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Showdown of Men 2
Title: Showdown of Men 2
Released: March 10, 1967
Type: Movie
Part two.
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Evil Brain from Outer Space
Title: Evil Brain from Outer Space
Released: January 21, 1966
Type: Movie
An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conquer the universe. Superhero Starman must battle them all to save his planet.
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Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Title: Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Released: October 1, 1965
Type: Movie
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in Enko area.
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The Hoodlum Brothers
Title: The Hoodlum Brothers
Released: August 25, 1965
Type: Movie
A crime film released in 1965
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Invaders from Space
Title: Invaders from Space
Released: May 31, 1965
Type: Movie
A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking over Earth by unleashing a lethal plague on mankind. It's up to valiant superhero Starman from the Emerald Planet to save the human race before it's too late.
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A Charming Devil
Title: A Charming Devil
Released: May 15, 1965
Type: Movie
Movie adaptation of the TV series.
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Atomic Rulers
Title: Atomic Rulers
Character: Detective Okamoto
Released: April 10, 1965
Type: Movie
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil!
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Attack from Space
Title: Attack from Space
Released: March 6, 1965
Type: Movie
The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth.
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Detective
Title: Detective
Released: December 5, 1964
Type: Movie
The first film with Tetsuro Tamba as a detective. An exciting drama about the pursuit of a criminal, which takes place in Yokohama. Tamba enthusiastically plays a police inspector who pursues a criminal who kidnapped his sister.
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The Desperate
Title: The Desperate
Released: April 18, 1964
Type: Movie
A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai (Oki Minoru) pursues Chiyo (Hara Chisako), the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi (Hisashi Igawa) and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
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A Life of Intimidation
Title: A Life of Intimidation
Released: December 7, 1963
Type: Movie
Japanese action film.
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Tale of Army Brutality
Title: Tale of Army Brutality
Released: June 14, 1963
Type: Movie
Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.
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The Life of Rikisha-Man
Title: The Life of Rikisha-Man
Released: April 28, 1963
Type: Movie
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Hell's Kitchen
Title: Hell's Kitchen
Released: October 12, 1962
Type: Movie
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The Warrior from Kishu
Title: The Warrior from Kishu
Released: September 1, 1962
Type: Movie
This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else from simple background. Only love can help him mature, hopefully in time to be a great lord for the people. A story of young Yoshimune, the future Shogun.
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Mid-August Commotion
Title: Mid-August Commotion
Released: August 22, 1962
Type: Movie
A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end of the Pacific War.
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Ano sura no hate ni hoshi hama tataku
Title: Ano sura no hate ni hoshi hama tataku
Released: May 20, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Escape
Title: The Escape
Released: March 14, 1962
Type: Movie
Film about the 2-26 Incident.
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Police Precinct Part 17
Title: Police Precinct Part 17
Character: Detective Takayama
Released: September 13, 1961
Type: Movie
The murder took place at a hotel in Matsushima. The victim is a woman about 28 years old. The suspect is a young man who visited her the night before, and the evidence, in addition to shoe horns and handkerchiefs, is soap with the name of the tavern. When detectives at Shiogama Station followed the man's tracks, it turned out that he had come from Ueno.
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Fateful Birthplace
Title: Fateful Birthplace
Released: September 6, 1961
Type: Movie
A sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino.
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Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
Title: Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
Character: Nakagawa
Released: August 13, 1961
Type: Movie
Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan’s friend in Arizona.
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The Harbor Lights
Title: The Harbor Lights
Released: February 26, 1961
Type: Movie
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The Sand City in Manchuria
Title: The Sand City in Manchuria
Character: Hitomi
Released: August 24, 1960
Type: Movie
When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
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Police Precinct Part 14
Title: Police Precinct Part 14
Character: Detective Yamagata
Released: June 21, 1960
Type: Movie
An elderly woman, Ume Matsumoto, complained to the First Investigation Department that her son Hirasaka, who runs a shoe store, had disappeared. The ominous foreboding of the First Investigation Department hit the mark, it turned out that the discovered unidentified body of the drowned man was Hirasaka. Moreover, the land in front of the station, owned by Hirasaka, was sold by someone. Suspecting that this is a planned murder, the Investigative Group, fearing the escape of the criminal, begins to act secretly, without creating an investigation headquarters.
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Police Precinct Part 13
Title: Police Precinct Part 13
Character: Detective Yamagata
Released: June 7, 1960
Type: Movie
On a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was determined. Detectives Hayashi, Kaneko, Nagata and Yamagata begin their investigation, suspecting the parents of the murdered child. They use a towel, baby diapers and bruises on the baby's body as clues in the investigation. Who killed the baby?
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The Man of Seven Faces
Title: The Man of Seven Faces
Character: Ryosuke Kiyoshima
Released: April 26, 1960
Type: Movie
Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.
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Police Precinct Part 12
Title: Police Precinct Part 12
Released: January 27, 1960
Type: Movie
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Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
Title: Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
Character: Second Lieutenant Kashima
Released: April 19, 1959
Type: Movie
Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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The Hidden Treasure
Title: The Hidden Treasure
Released: April 5, 1959
Type: Movie
Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.
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Kaze no uchi so to
Title: Kaze no uchi so to
Released: March 24, 1959
Type: Movie
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Satsujinhan nanatsu no kao
Title: Satsujinhan nanatsu no kao
Released: January 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Japanese crime film
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Queen Bee's Anger
Title: Queen Bee's Anger
Character: Hiroshi
Released: December 28, 1958
Type: Movie
Part of the Queen Bee series.
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Nude Model Murder Case
Title: Nude Model Murder Case
Character: Shinichiro Hamano
Released: November 1, 1958
Type: Movie
Nude models are being brutally murdered one after another. Is the painter with the dark sunglasses really the killer?
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Ghost in the Regiment
Title: Ghost in the Regiment
Released: August 9, 1958
Type: Movie
Desiring another officer’s new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and a firing squad. The lieutenant rapes the wife, but is haunted by bad dreams which after he is assigned to a battalion with the victim’s brother.
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Holiday in Japan
Title: Holiday in Japan
Released: June 15, 1958
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.
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太陽娘と社長族
Title: 太陽娘と社長族
Character: Dr. Taguchi
Released: May 18, 1958
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Title: Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Released: March 14, 1958
Type: Movie
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Queen Bee
Title: Queen Bee
Character: Shunsuke Yuri
Released: February 15, 1958
Type: Movie
Earlier version or Prequel to Queen Bee and the School for Dragons.
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The Chastity Boy and Miss Brassiere
Title: The Chastity Boy and Miss Brassiere
Character: Daisaku Todoroki
Released: January 18, 1958
Type: Movie
Early pinku.
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Queen of Asia
Title: Queen of Asia
Released: December 28, 1957
Type: Movie
Japanese war film based on the true story of Yoshiko Kawashima, played by actress Miyuki Takakura in her film debut.
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Traitors of the Blue Castle
Title: Traitors of the Blue Castle
Character: Naizen-no-sho Itakura
Released: December 3, 1957
Type: Movie
Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.
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幽霊沼の黄金
Title: 幽霊沼の黄金
Released: September 22, 1957
Type: Movie
Japanese film.
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Super Giant Continues
Title: Super Giant Continues
Released: August 13, 1957
Type: Movie
The 2nd Super Giant film. Super Giant continues his battle against the foreign terrorists. In return, they frame him for murder. (Part 2 of 2)
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The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
Title: The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
Character: Tokusuke Kosaka
Released: August 6, 1957
Type: Movie
The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the person responsible, but they can't even determine the victim's identity, much less find any clues. However, the incident is made public when newspapers give wide coverage to the story, so Staff Sergeant Kosaka is dispatched from Tokyo to solve the case. Eventually, General Tsunekichi is taken into custody by local infantrymen because of the testimony of another unit, but the spirit of the dead woman appears before Staff Sergeant Kosaka, who continues to investigate on his own...
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Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Title: Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Character: Major General Ijichi
Released: April 29, 1957
Type: Movie
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
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King of the Ring: The World of Glory
Title: King of the Ring: The World of Glory
Released: April 10, 1957
Type: Movie
Boxing film directed by Teruo Ishii in his directorial debut.
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Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
Title: Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
Character: Inuyama Dôsetsu
Released: January 9, 1957
Type: Movie
Japanese historical horror movie from 1957.
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鬼姫競艶録
Title: 鬼姫競艶録
Released: December 28, 1956
Type: Movie
An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the Owari clan. Hibari Misora plays two roles: a charming princess and a dashing youngster, performs songs and dances throughout the film until the big decisive battle.
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Shin ono ga tsumi
Title: Shin ono ga tsumi
Character: Kenzo Tsukaguchi
Released: October 9, 1956
Type: Movie
20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).
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花笠太鼓
Title: 花笠太鼓
Character: 長次郎
Released: August 14, 1956
Type: Movie
In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works as a delivery boy for the caterer "Yaoyorozu." His brother, Chōjirō, who disliked being a plasterer, ran away from home and became a subordinate of the yakuza Yamashita no Gonsuke. On a delivery, Sanshirō catches a vagrant child, Erippē, stealing a flower hairpin from Ochiyo, the daughter of the wealthy merchant Narumiyaya Bunzaimon. Impressed by Sanshirō's character, Bunzaimon considers him as a potential son-in-law for Ochiyo, who admires Sanshirō.
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Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Title: Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Released: July 21, 1956
Type: Movie
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
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Appeal on the Cross
Title: Appeal on the Cross
Released: June 27, 1956
Type: Movie
Kusuo Abe stars in this kaidan.
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The Tale of Jiro
Title: The Tale of Jiro
Character: Teacher Asakura
Released: October 25, 1955
Type: Movie
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.
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花眞珠
Title: 花眞珠
Released: August 22, 1955
Type: Movie
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紋三郎の秀
Title: 紋三郎の秀
Released: January 15, 1955
Type: Movie
Japanese film.
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Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
Title: Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
Released: July 13, 1954
Type: Movie
Japanese war film.
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Yasen kangofu
Title: Yasen kangofu
Character: Sergeant Nemoto
Released: July 14, 1953
Type: Movie
Japanese war drama.
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Anatahan
Title: Anatahan
Character: Nishio
Released: June 28, 1953
Type: Movie
During WWII, a group of Japanese soldiers are stranded on the remote Pacific island of Anatahan.
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The Battleship Yamato
Title: The Battleship Yamato
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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Kimi yue ni
Title: Kimi yue ni
Released: March 3, 1953
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film and Setsuko Miyuki's film debut.