Tappei Shimokawa

Tappei Shimokawa

Born: December 11, 1930
Died: March 25, 2004
in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Tappei Shimokawa...

The Tunnel
Title: The Tunnel
Released: May 20, 2004
Type: Movie
A modern Japanese family loses their youngest son in a tragedy. The mother, Misako, plunges into depression and the oldest son Akira starts blaming himself for the death of his brother.
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Title: Hypnosis
Released: July 9, 2000
Type: TV
A string of mysterious deaths has occurred, leaving all of the victims with a purple butterfly-shaped bruise. According to investigators, the victims have all died from a hypnotic suggestion. The police bring in renowned psychiatrist Toshiya Saga, who specializes in hypnotic cures, to help with the investigation. He is determined to solve the mystery, but is caught off-guard when the woman he is attracted to becomes a suspect in the investigation.
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After the Rain
Title: After the Rain
Released: January 22, 2000
Type: Movie
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.
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The King of Minami: The Movie XI
Title: The King of Minami: The Movie XI
Released: April 1, 1998
Type: Movie
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Pro Golfer Oribê Kinjirô
Title: Pro Golfer Oribê Kinjirô
Character: Hikosaburo wakita
Released: January 15, 1993
Type: Movie
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Kanei Chronicles
Title: Kanei Chronicles
Character: Kokuseki Yamazaki
Released: July 19, 1991
Type: Movie
From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans to assassinate Shogun Iemitsu and take his place. With scheming samurai Yui Shosetsu and ruthless Negoro ninja leader Genyusai, he plans to incite a ronin uprising and cut a bloody trail across Japan, with terrifying Chinese gunboats to back his play. Matsudaira Izu-no-kami, councilor and friend to the shogun, along with master swordsman Yagyu Jubei and ninja master Hanzo Hattori must stop Yui Shosetsu and his army of ronin and ninja assassins from tearing the country in half and taking over the government!
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13 Assassins
Title: 13 Assassins
Released: March 28, 1990
Type: Movie
In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi, Fuji TV produced a version for TV. Starring Nakadai Tatsuya and Natsuyagi Isao, with strong support from Tanba Tetsuro and Tanaka Ken, this is the ultimate tale of samurai justice carried out in a historical masterpiece. The shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira Naritsugu has been slated to join the Roju Council of Elders as a senior adviser even though he is criminally insane. His outrageous acts cause one of his top retainers to commit ritual suicide in protest over his lord’s crimes. Alerted to these crimes, Roju Councilor Doi asks Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon to assassinate Naritsugu before he can be seated on the council. Gathering a band of 13 (including himself), Shimada sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down the lord before he can reach Edo. Can a band of 13 samurai defeat the vile Naritsugu’s 200 man entourage and enact justice against his cruelty?
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Shingo's Ten Duels
Title: Shingo's Ten Duels
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son. When the secrets of Shingo's birth are revealed to him, it sets off a series of events that bring him to cross swords with members of the shogun's inner circle in a series of duels that could change the destiny of Japan.
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Green Boy
Title: Green Boy
Released: April 29, 1989
Type: Movie
In order to encourage his son who became paralyzed due to a traffic accident, he depicts a former boxer aiming for aiming to win.
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長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
Title: 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
Released: April 4, 1989
Type: Movie
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Goryokaku
Title: Goryokaku
Released: December 30, 1988
Type: Movie
After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of the emperor signaled the complete end of the feudal system and Japan’s entry into the modern world as those brave samurai tried to halt progress and learned that the age of modern warfare and weaponry had passed them by. Swords were no match for rifles and cannons, nor was any man a match for the power of the imperial flag. Japanese loyalty to the emperor has long defined the nation and culture despite the changing times.
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Luminous Woman
Title: Luminous Woman
Released: October 24, 1987
Type: Movie
A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.
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The Last True Yakuza
Title: The Last True Yakuza
Character: Ryota
Released: November 16, 1985
Type: Movie
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and betrayal inside the criminal underworld.
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Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Title: Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
Released: March 6, 1985
Type: Movie
Momoko Watanabe—a student who, upon visiting a shrine in order to wish good luck on a friend of hers, witnesses a murder in the forest...and she knows the culprit! Unfortunately, she doesn't have it in her to tell anybody about it, and to make matters worse, said aforementioned friend gets accused of the murder.
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Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Title: Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Character: Miyake Takubei
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Rumors are circulating that the shogunate is losing control of some feudal domains. Lord Yagyu Munefuyu is assigned to deal with the problem and the rebellious clans will be crushed! Meanwhile, a former vassal of the Kazama clan is shot and killed. Moments later a second man is killed by a mysterious master swordsman. Matsudaira Choshichiro and his companions arrive at the crime scene and find a new type of repeating gun. The carved seal on the gun stock belong to the Saiga; a ninja clan abolished by the shogunate many years ago. The blame for the murders is placed on the Kazama clan. Are they guilty or is this a wise cunning plan by Lord Yagyu to be able to destroy the Kazama clan? Choshichiro sets out to reveal the truth and try to save the doomed Kazama clan! In his way are the Owari, Lord Yagyu and his ninja assassins, and the mysterious master swordsman! Will Choshichiro prevail against impossible odds...?
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The Catch
Title: The Catch
Character: Asami
Released: October 29, 1983
Type: Movie
A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade's secrets.
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Title: Totsugawa Keibu Series (The Suspence)
Released: September 4, 1982
Type: TV
Totsugawa Keibu Series produced by Daiei TV-Film, aired on TBS from 1982 to 1984.
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Title: Mansaku no hana
Character: 井上善吉
Released: April 6, 1981
Type: TV
The story follows the Nakamori family in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, where half of the year is buried by deep snow.
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A Distant Cry from Spring
Title: A Distant Cry from Spring
Released: March 15, 1980
Type: Movie
The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in the heart of the mother and shows her boy the importance of grit and kindness, but then he leaves with the autumn wind.
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Strike the White Ball
Title: Strike the White Ball
Released: February 16, 1980
Type: Movie
1980 Japanese film distributed by Shochiku.
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Gaki taishō kōshinkyoku
Title: Gaki taishō kōshinkyoku
Released: July 13, 1979
Type: Movie
1979 Japanese film.
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Komugīro no tenshi suzume to shōnen
Title: Komugīro no tenshi suzume to shōnen
Character: サブの父
Released: December 24, 1978
Type: Movie
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New - No Longer Human
Title: New - No Longer Human
Released: September 2, 1978
Type: Movie
Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai and distributed by ATG. The story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title) and goes down the stairs to self-destruction step by step.
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Title: Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Character: Jihei
Released: July 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
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High Seas Hijack
Title: High Seas Hijack
Character: Chief Steward Terada
Released: October 20, 1977
Type: Movie
Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.
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Ame no meguri ai
Title: Ame no meguri ai
Character: Takehara
Released: May 21, 1977
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Title: Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Released: March 19, 1977
Type: Movie
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Manhunt
Title: Manhunt
Released: February 11, 1976
Type: Movie
A tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.
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Outlaw Cop
Title: Outlaw Cop
Released: February 4, 1976
Type: Movie
A bad cop is engaged in a violent chase to catch a yakuza boss. In his absence his wife runs away with another man, who turns out to be the very same man that her husband is hunting. Once he discovers this, he loses his nerve and turns in his badge. But the chase turns into a personal vendetta where the ex-cop plans to wipe out the entire gang.
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The Four Roughnecks
Title: The Four Roughnecks
Released: November 22, 1974
Type: Movie
Gimme gimme gimme! Yusaku Matsuda and his gang are on the hunt for women, money and more money! The late legendary actor, Yusaku Matsuda, stars in this explosive motion picture about the hedonistic lifestyles of four roughnecks directed by Yukihiro Sawada. Takeo Natsuki (Yusaku Matsuda) was just released from prison. He was the leader of three rascals; all they did was cause trouble. When they meet a girl whose father is resisting a forced eviction to make way for a construction site, they come up with their own plans to solve the problem.
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Tomodachi
Title: Tomodachi
Released: July 24, 1974
Type: Movie
Shinta is a sixth grader in Kawasaki City a troublemaker that dreams to become a soccer player. Yoshiko, a classmate who moved to Kawasaki from Iwate Prefecture two years ago, is a gloomy girl who suffers from asthma due to the polluted air in Kawasaki and is ostracized by her class. Shinta is placed next to Yoshiko in class and their stories will take a turn.
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Title: Bark at the Sun
Character: Nozaki Tarou (Chou-san)
Released: July 21, 1972
Type: TV
The detectives of Nana-magari station investigate a wide variety of crimes in 70s Japan, ranging from the mundane to the absolutely bizarre.
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Shiosai
Title: Shiosai
Released: September 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.
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Hajimete no Tabi
Title: Hajimete no Tabi
Released: January 9, 1971
Type: Movie
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Dodes'ka-den
Title: Dodes'ka-den
Character: Mr. Nomoto
Released: October 1, 1970
Type: Movie
This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; the boy who imagines himself a trolley conductor—finds reasons to carry on.
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Portrait of Hell
Title: Portrait of Hell
Released: November 18, 1969
Type: Movie
The story, set in the Heian era, depicts the conflict between Korean painter Yoshihide (Nakadai) and his Japanese patron, the cruel and egotistical daimyo Horikawa (Nakamura). It is based on the 1918 short story Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
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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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The Sands of Kurobe
Title: The Sands of Kurobe
Released: March 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered not only by cave-ins and flooding, but by strife between management and the workers's union. Adding to Kitagawa's stress is the knowledge that as his attention is pulled inexorably toward the tunnel construction, his youngest daughter is dying from leukemia.