Junji Masuda

Junji Masuda

Born: October 25, 1915
Died: May 25, 1989
in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Junji Masuda...

The Yoshida School
Title: The Yoshida School
Character: Masazumi Andō
Released: April 9, 1983
Type: Movie
Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history released, superimposed cast, a group image of real politicians centered on Shigeru Yoshida and political history after the war.
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Title: Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan
Character: Tokusaburo Itsuki
Released: February 7, 1981
Type: TV
Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan is the fifth season in Toei Company's Super Sentai tokusatsu television series. It was broadcast from February 7, 1981, to January 30, 1982, and is the only Super Sentai series to serve as a direct sequel to its previous series and the only all-male Super Sentai team. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Sun Vulcan. This was the last Sentai season to be co-produced with Marvel Comics.
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0計画を阻止せよ-総理大臣誘拐!!-
Title: 0計画を阻止せよ-総理大臣誘拐!!-
Released: March 3, 1979
Type: Movie
Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that Takada is dead, Samonji begins an investigation. He and his younger sister Fumiko investigate major events happening in February but cannot find anything relevant. Meanwhile, Kanzaki, a doctor who works at a clinic on a remote island, is working on a plan to extort two billion yen.
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
Character: Tokyo Boss
Released: April 2, 1977
Type: TV
Cyborg warriors were created by the Special Science Investigation Squad to bear nuclear, gravitational, magnetic, and electrical forces. They fight the crime empire known as "Crime".
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Kokoro no sanmyaku
Title: Kokoro no sanmyaku
Released: February 2, 1966
Type: Movie
A film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific War, set in Fukashima Prefecture.
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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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Double Wedding
Title: Double Wedding
Character: Koichi
Released: July 13, 1963
Type: Movie
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Zankokuna tsuki
Title: Zankokuna tsuki
Released: May 27, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Title: Ashita no Kaze
Character: 夫・文吉
Released: April 2, 1962
Type: TV
The 2nd NHK Asadora and the first Asadora to be broadcast in 15-minute episodes Monday through Saturday. Starring Fumiko Watanabe in a drama of a poor family after the war.
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Run, Genta, Run!
Title: Run, Genta, Run!
Released: November 22, 1961
Type: Movie
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
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Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Title: Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Character: Yoshida
Released: November 15, 1961
Type: Movie
1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
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The Yellow Climate
Title: The Yellow Climate
Released: September 23, 1961
Type: Movie
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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The Orphan Brother
Title: The Orphan Brother
Character: Morozane's Messenger (voice)
Released: July 19, 1961
Type: Movie
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.
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Darling Escape
Title: Darling Escape
Released: February 22, 1961
Type: Movie
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Invasion of the Neptune Men
Title: Invasion of the Neptune Men
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
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World War III Breaks Out
Title: World War III Breaks Out
Released: October 19, 1960
Type: Movie
The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'.
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Deep River Melody
Title: Deep River Melody
Released: September 13, 1960
Type: Movie
A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
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Hunting Opium-Eaters
Title: Hunting Opium-Eaters
Released: September 4, 1960
Type: Movie
The Chase after Opium Dealers
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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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The Second Bullet is Marked
Title: The Second Bullet is Marked
Released: January 27, 1960
Type: Movie
Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Title: The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
Character: Shimaoka
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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Four Hours of Terror
Title: Four Hours of Terror
Released: September 30, 1959
Type: Movie
Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
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Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
Title: Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
Released: August 4, 1959
Type: Movie
The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.
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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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Prince of Space
Title: Prince of Space
Character: Colonel Watanabe
Released: May 19, 1959
Type: Movie
Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin.
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Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla
Title: Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla
Released: April 1, 1959
Type: Movie
Fourth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.
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The Tokyo Dame
Title: The Tokyo Dame
Released: March 17, 1959
Type: Movie
A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.
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Men in a Rough Town
Title: Men in a Rough Town
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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Points and Lines
Title: Points and Lines
Released: November 11, 1958
Type: Movie
Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
Title: I Want to Be a Shellfish
Released: October 31, 1958
Type: Movie
Television production of I Want to Be a Shellfish. On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder. According to the accusation by GHQ, Toyomatsu "attemped to kill a US prisoner", which was nothing but an order by his superior and failed after all with hurting the prisoner by weak Toyomatsu. Also, Toyomatsu was driven to corner at the trial by the fact that he fed the US prisoner some burdock roots to nourish him. Toyomatsu believes nothing but being not guilty, but he is sentenced to death by hanging. Prior to the execution, Toyomatsu writes a long farewell letter to his family, the wife and the only son: "If I ever incarnate, I hate to be a human being any more.... Oh yes, I would like to be...a shellfish living on the rock-bottom of the sea."
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With Songs in My Heart
Title: With Songs in My Heart
Released: September 10, 1958
Type: Movie
Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
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No Advice Taken
Title: No Advice Taken
Released: January 3, 1958
Type: Movie
A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.
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Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Title: Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Released: December 22, 1957
Type: Movie
After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wallet that did not fit the field, earrings, and other valuable materials, which led them on a foot search. The woman's purse had been picked up by a male prostitute on the subway, and from the prostitute's testimony, they were able to identify the pickpocket's face, but the next day, the man was found dead in a road accident, apparently murdered.
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The Story of Pure Love
Title: The Story of Pure Love
Character: Hospital doctor
Released: October 15, 1957
Type: Movie
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster
Title: The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster
Released: August 11, 1957
Type: Movie
Sixth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces
Title: The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces
Released: August 6, 1957
Type: Movie
Fifth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
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悪魔の顔
Title: 悪魔の顔
Released: July 9, 1957
Type: Movie
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Tokyo Twilight
Title: Tokyo Twilight
Character: Baa's Guest
Released: April 30, 1957
Type: Movie
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
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Mother Peacock
Title: Mother Peacock
Released: December 5, 1956
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
Title: Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers
Character: Doctor Kuroi
Released: November 7, 1956
Type: Movie
A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by providing the screenplays/stories for the majority of the original Showa films.
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Twice on a Certain Night
Title: Twice on a Certain Night
Released: June 8, 1956
Type: Movie
Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn.
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Night School
Title: Night School
Character: Postmaster (uncredited)
Released: April 18, 1956
Type: Movie
An Ishiro Honda Film.
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Early Spring
Title: Early Spring
Character: Yuzo Miura
Released: January 29, 1956
Type: Movie
A young salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
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Striving to Live
Title: Striving to Live
Released: February 25, 1955
Type: Movie
Yasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly fee for his younger brother, Reiji, who was in trouble because he had a bonus of 10,000 yen more.
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The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Title: The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Released: January 9, 1955
Type: Movie
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The Moon Has Risen
Title: The Moon Has Risen
Character: Tanaka Yutaka
Released: January 8, 1955
Type: Movie
Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in some sort of complicated relationships.
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Tomoshibi
Title: Tomoshibi
Released: June 22, 1954
Type: Movie
Students in a small rural school love their poor but unconventional teacher Mr Matsukuma although he is misunderstood by most of the villagers and is forced to leave. After his departure there is great depression but there is a chance to rekindle the lantern of the title and the values Matsukuma represented ...
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Mole Alley
Title: Mole Alley
Released: May 7, 1953
Type: Movie
33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she immediately moved to Tokyo to meet and marry Ogata. After neatly writing Ogata's manuscript, he would buy dorayaki as a gratuity and devour it.
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Carmen's Innocent Love
Title: Carmen's Innocent Love
Released: November 13, 1952
Type: Movie
Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.
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Doctor's Day Off
Title: Doctor's Day Off
Released: April 1, 1952
Type: Movie
Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, it is not to be: on this hectic day a man just back from the war front visits the doctor with a medical emergency, followed by a woman who claims to have been molested. Then a yakuza arrives to ask the doctor to cut his finger off...
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Boyhood
Title: Boyhood
Released: May 12, 1951
Type: Movie
When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.
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Home Sweet Home
Title: Home Sweet Home
Released: March 21, 1951
Type: Movie
The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace, but has it stolen on the way home from the ceremony...
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Wedding Ring
Title: Wedding Ring
Released: July 1, 1950
Type: Movie
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.
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Scandal
Title: Scandal
Character: News Reporter
Released: April 26, 1950
Type: Movie
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
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Street of Violence
Title: Street of Violence
Character: Tamiya
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.
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The King of Sports
Title: The King of Sports
Released: March 29, 1949
Type: Movie
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Great X
Title: Great X
Character: Announcer
Released: May 7, 1948
Type: Movie
A 1948 Japanese film.
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Shachō to onna tenin
Title: Shachō to onna tenin
Released: January 7, 1948
Type: Movie
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Morning for the Osone Family
Title: Morning for the Osone Family
Character: Akira Sanenari
Released: February 21, 1946
Type: Movie
A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
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Gekimetsu no uta
Title: Gekimetsu no uta
Character: 小牧
Released: March 29, 1945
Type: Movie
Three daughters have graduated from the music school and have gone their separate ways. On the day of the outbreak of war, the three girls meet again for the first time since their graduation ceremony. This film was made at the end of the war to promote the military song “Song of the Annihilation of the United States and Great Britain” and to raise the will to fight.
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The Lion Dance
Title: The Lion Dance
Character: Roudoku (voice)
Released: June 28, 1936
Type: Movie
The lion dance in traditional Japanese theatre.