Akira Hisamatsu

Akira Hisamatsu

Born: February 22, 1909
in Yokohama, Japan

Movies for Akira Hisamatsu...

Time of First Love
Title: Time of First Love
Released: August 1, 1975
Type: Movie
3 senior highschool girls help make a hot air balloon for a boy during their summer holidays and took up all sort of part-time jobs in the course.
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A Woman Called Sada Abe
Title: A Woman Called Sada Abe
Character: Sada's Father
Released: February 8, 1975
Type: Movie
The young and beautiful Sada Abe, the daughter of a rich merchant, is banished for losing her virginity after being raped by a college student. Sada wanders the city, becoming a geisha and eventually meeting Kichizo, a posh restaurateur who falls under her spell. Together, they embark on a week-long sexual escapade filled with dangerous obsessions. Their complete descent into each others desires culminates in a shocking crime of passion which captures the city's headlines. Based on a real event from 1936.
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Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland
Title: Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland
Released: June 23, 1973
Type: Movie
A group of burglars in black tights breaks into a church to commit robbery and commits outrages upon the pastor's young daughter. After some time, Detective Harada and his squad rush/came back to the church they robbed earlier. In the duty station, the police chief informs Harada that his ex-colleague, Nakamura, has escaped from a mental hospital where he had been hospitalized for insanity. Harada and his partner, Kato, are assigned to pursue Nakamura on the run. If Nakamura's insanity turns out to be false, the cop buddies must terminate him and masquerade it as self-defense.
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The Last Laugh
Title: The Last Laugh
Character: Kantaro
Released: September 6, 1972
Type: Movie
Roman Porno film depicting the great uproar that the children cause in the division of their property, even before their parents are dead, as they claw at their greed.
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Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo
Title: Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo
Character: Hachibei
Released: July 27, 1972
Type: Movie
Nikkatsu Roman Porno
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Hellish Love
Title: Hellish Love
Released: June 28, 1972
Type: Movie
Based on a traditional Japanese ghost story, the movie follows a man who falls deeply in love with a mysterious woman, only to find she belongs to the world of the dead.
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Nagasaki Butterfly
Title: Nagasaki Butterfly
Character: 汪老人
Released: March 18, 1972
Type: Movie
Oman travel from Shanghai to Japan in search of her mother, only to be betrayed by her companion and sold to a brothel, where she becomes a geisha and gambler.
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Silent Tears
Title: Silent Tears
Character: Old Man(老人)
Released: March 18, 1972
Type: Movie
Roman Porno from 1972.
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Penitentiary Brothers
Title: Penitentiary Brothers
Released: July 26, 1969
Type: Movie
Authentic action drama of modern gangsters.
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Branded to Kill
Title: Branded to Kill
Character: Jeweler
Released: June 15, 1967
Type: Movie
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
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Fighting Elegy
Title: Fighting Elegy
Released: November 9, 1966
Type: Movie
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
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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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Tokyo Drifter
Title: Tokyo Drifter
Released: April 10, 1966
Type: Movie
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
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Tattooed Life
Title: Tattooed Life
Character: Patrolman Oikawa
Released: November 13, 1965
Type: Movie
After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
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Story of a Prostitute
Title: Story of a Prostitute
Released: February 27, 1965
Type: Movie
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
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The Call of Blood
Title: The Call of Blood
Character: Boss Wakamatsu
Released: October 3, 1964
Type: Movie
Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
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Gate of Flesh
Title: Gate of Flesh
Released: May 31, 1964
Type: Movie
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
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Kanto Wanderer
Title: Kanto Wanderer
Character: Isogawa
Released: November 23, 1963
Type: Movie
Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.
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The Gambling Monk
Title: The Gambling Monk
Released: October 13, 1963
Type: Movie
One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...
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The Incorrigible
Title: The Incorrigible
Released: September 21, 1963
Type: Movie
Based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard.
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The Hill is Full of Flowers
Title: The Hill is Full of Flowers
Character: (as Kôsuke Hisamatsu)
Released: September 11, 1963
Type: Movie
A youth drama directed by Kiyoshi Horiike, who was adapted from "Young Tokyo no Yane" by Akira Saiga from "Oka wa Hanazakari" based on Yojiro Ishizaka. Miwako Kazuki left the English literature department and joined Toyo Critics. She was attracted by Noro, the editor-in-chief, whose wife died a few years ago and was now living with her two orphans and her old mother....
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Youth of the Beast
Title: Youth of the Beast
Character: Detective Yamaguchi
Released: April 21, 1963
Type: Movie
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
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Satsujin-sha o oe
Title: Satsujin-sha o oe
Released: December 12, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Jūdai no kawa
Title: Jūdai no kawa
Released: November 28, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Wakai futari
Title: Wakai futari
Released: November 21, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure
Title: Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure
Released: October 19, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Kidō sōsahan Minato no ryakudatsu-sha
Title: Kidō sōsahan Minato no ryakudatsu-sha
Released: July 25, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
Title: Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
Released: July 15, 1962
Type: Movie
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Sun and stars
Title: Sun and stars
Released: July 1, 1962
Type: Movie
It's a thrilling, action-packed entertainer with sparks of men versus villains in an up-and-down tale of brothers burning with masculine will and passion.
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Teenage Yakuza
Title: Teenage Yakuza
Character: Nomura
Released: June 20, 1962
Type: Movie
A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city.
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Me o tsubutte tsuppashire
Title: Me o tsubutte tsuppashire
Released: June 3, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
Title: Taiyō no yō ni akaruku
Released: May 13, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Wakai tsume ato
Title: Wakai tsume ato
Released: May 9, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Hana no saigetsu
Title: Hana no saigetsu
Released: March 28, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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事件記者 拳銃貸します
Title: 事件記者 拳銃貸します
Released: February 18, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Hitotsu no inochi
Title: Hitotsu no inochi
Released: January 27, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Cat Changed Into Tiger
Title: Cat Changed Into Tiger
Released: January 23, 1962
Type: Movie
A life insurance agent has a drinking problem causing him to lose his company a fortune. He heads to another town to sell insurance, but to his surprise, the elderly are all healthy thanks to a special local sake. Along the way, he meets an eye-patch-wearing killer, which only confounds his misadventures.
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The Man with a Shotgun
Title: The Man with a Shotgun
Character: Caretaker #1
Released: June 3, 1961
Type: Movie
Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill.
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Hana to musume to shiroi michi
Title: Hana to musume to shiroi michi
Character: Shopkeeper
Released: March 6, 1961
Type: Movie
One of Sayuri Yoshinaga's first leading roles.
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Tokyo Knights
Title: Tokyo Knights
Character: Jeweler
Released: February 1, 1961
Type: Movie
A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.
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Fighting Delinquents
Title: Fighting Delinquents
Released: November 23, 1960
Type: Movie
This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who suddenly finds himself the unwitting pawn in an escalating family feud that ultimately leads to tragedy. Lean, mean, and stylish as always, this tale of youth-gone-wild is both vibrant and touching. Suzuki contrasts tranquil glimpses of traditional regional life with the emergence of the new rock 'n' roll youth culture and the greed and seething cynicism of encroaching Westernism. Also released under the title "Go To Hell, Hoodlums!", this is a melodrama as colorful, shocking, and exhilarating as one would come to expect from Japan's master filmmaker.
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The Angry Rambler
Title: The Angry Rambler
Released: November 16, 1960
Type: Movie
Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.
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Asakusa Sisters
Title: Asakusa Sisters
Released: July 20, 1960
Type: Movie
A young chef at a small restaurant in Asakusa, with a past conviction for breaking into a safe, defeats the evil boss and ends up marrying his lover.
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Smashing the 0-Line
Title: Smashing the 0-Line
Character: Ryu
Released: June 25, 1960
Type: Movie
Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
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The Sleeping Beast Within
Title: The Sleeping Beast Within
Released: April 9, 1960
Type: Movie
When a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires back at the Yakuza bosses, with destructive consequences.
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Take Aim at the Police Van
Title: Take Aim at the Police Van
Character: Masaki
Released: January 27, 1960
Type: Movie
A sharpshooter kills two prisoners in a police van at night. The guard on the van is suspended for six months; he's Tamon, an upright, modest man. He begins his own investigation into the murders. Who were the victims, who are their relatives and girlfriends, who else was on the van that night? As he doggedly investigates, others die, coincidences occur, and several leads take him to the Hamaju Agency, which may be supplying call girls. Its owner is in jail, his daughter, the enigmatic Yuko, keeps turning up where Tamon goes. Tamon believes he can awaken good in people, but has he met his match? Will he solve the murders or be the next victim? And who is Akiba?
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Age of Nudity
Title: Age of Nudity
Character: Shokichi
Released: September 7, 1959
Type: Movie
The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everything gets screwed up when they accidentally steal big bucks from the Yakuza.
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Break Down that Wall
Title: Break Down that Wall
Released: June 23, 1959
Type: Movie
A man is wrongfully accused of murder.
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JA750 Gōki Yukuefumei
Title: JA750 Gōki Yukuefumei
Released: March 25, 1959
Type: Movie
1958 Newspaper Association Sweepstakes Winning Broadcast Drama Movie. A heartwarming and moving story that bloomed behind the competition between two newspaper reporters, one young and the other old, who followed the whereabouts of the distressed aircraft. It is an adaptation of the prize-winning broadcast drama recruited by the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Week in 1958. The original author was Tsuneyuki Mori.
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Voice Without a Shadow
Title: Voice Without a Shadow
Released: October 22, 1958
Type: Movie
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.
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The Boy Who Came Back
Title: The Boy Who Came Back
Character: Комацу
Released: June 29, 1958
Type: Movie
Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
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Eight Hours of Terror
Title: Eight Hours of Terror
Character: Detective
Released: March 8, 1957
Type: Movie
A bus making its precarious way across a winding mountain road picks up some unwelcome passengers.
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Satan's Town
Title: Satan's Town
Character: Wang Shen
Released: July 11, 1956
Type: Movie
A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual betrayal, enroute they get involved in money trafficking, a cop killing and horse racing scams before the inevitable tragic ending. A patch-work production.
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Pure Emotions of the Sea
Title: Pure Emotions of the Sea
Character: Endô
Released: June 28, 1956
Type: Movie
A romantic adventure tale about a young guy working on a whale-hunting vessel and his love for a childhood sweetheart.
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The Heart
Title: The Heart
Character: Travelling monk
Released: August 31, 1955
Type: Movie
In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained relationship stemming from an unknown incident in their past.