Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Born: April 9, 1932
Died: January 15, 2023
in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Noboru Mitani is an actor, known for A Thousand & One Nights (1969), The Geisha House (1998) and Dodes'ka-den (1970).

Movies for Noboru Mitani...

The Ark in the Mirage
Title: The Ark in the Mirage
Released: January 30, 2016
Type: Movie
A young man, involved with a gang of hoodlum exploiting vulnerable elderly men to steal their retirement money, experiences social disenchantment, alienation and confusion mostly due to a lack of dreams and fulfillment of ambition.
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Play Cards When You Die
Title: Play Cards When You Die
Released: October 15, 2009
Type: Movie
Ichiro Sasaki, 35, is working for a small training school in Tokyo. Though his work and his life are rather dull, he at least gets along somewhat well with his young daughter. He recieves a phone call one day, informing him of the sudden death of one of his colleagues. Shortly after this shocking news, his wife who is now living apart cuts him down further by telling him, "You don't see anything." While walking in the night, Ichiro is struck by an idea: why don't we go there? He heads off holding his daughter's hand. And thus begins a strange little tale of an ordinary father and his daughter.
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Looking For Cherry Blossoms
Title: Looking For Cherry Blossoms
Released: January 21, 2009
Type: Movie
Three strangers gather in search of an elusive cherry blossom. The tree hardly matters after a while, though, as they stumble into one funny and revealing episode after another.
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Kissho Tennyo
Title: Kissho Tennyo
Released: June 30, 2007
Type: Movie
A story about Sayoko Kano, a junior high school student, who is believed to be a descendent of an Indian goddess. Sayoko is a kind of femme fatale, who uses her supernatural power to control people, especially men.
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The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
Title: The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
Released: June 23, 2007
Type: Movie
A freelance writer is given a bizarre assignment by the sexy editor of "Black Book Monthly": find a bug with the power to bring humans back from the dead, in order to report on the afterlife. With his trusty companion Endo in tow, he sets off on a quest for the elusive insect and along the way meets the mysterious Sayoko, a former dominatrix and habitual wrist-cutter who delights in rubbing wasabi into her wounds.
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Under the Same Moon
Title: Under the Same Moon
Character: Priest
Released: November 19, 2005
Type: Movie
When Tetsuya (Yosuke Kubozuka) was 10-years-old he met Emi (Meisa Kuroki), who suffered from a heart disease. In hopes to cure Emi's condition, Tetsuya decided to become a doctor. Following through on his dreams, Tetsuya is now a doctor and is about to marry Emi. One day though, Tetsuya hears about Don (Edison Chen). Tetsuya remembers the times he spent with Emi and Don as a child and also feels insecure about Don.
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Summer of Ubume
Title: Summer of Ubume
Character: Kamishibai storyteller
Released: July 15, 2005
Type: Movie
Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with the unusual ability to see people's memories. They are hired by the impossibly pregnant woman's sister to find the woman's missing husband and lay this whole matter to rest. In the end, they need the help of Kyogokudo to exorcise the family curse.
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In the Pool
Title: In the Pool
Character: Doctor Himenogi
Released: May 21, 2005
Type: Movie
A free-spirited psychiatrist exudes a magnetic attraction for patients with out-of-the-ordinary neuroses and odd conditions brought about by stress.
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Déracine
Title: Déracine
Released: November 27, 2004
Type: Movie
A mysterious street-painter, Jouji, wanders aimlessly, homeless. Together with his homeless pals, he makes his living by selling his paintings on the street. His paintings, dynamically exploding on pieces of cardboard, catch the eyes of Kyoko, an art dealer. He can feel alive only if he keeps painting, but unable to find something to fill his void inside, he tries to drown himself in alcohol. Drawn to Jouji, Kyoko commissions him to paint for her. The two travel to a secluded mountain-side, and there Jouji becomes inspired both by the natural surroundings and Kyoko herself.
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Winter Days
Title: Winter Days
Released: November 27, 2003
Type: Movie
Winter Days is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō. The creation of the film followed the traditional collaborative nature of the source material – the visuals for each of the 36 stanzas were independently created by 35 different animators. As well as many Japanese animators, Kawamoto assembled leading names of animation from across the world. Each animator was asked to contribute at least 30 seconds to illustrate their stanza, and most of the sequences are under a minute (Yuriy Norshteyn's, though, is nearly two minutes long).
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Gozamareji
Title: Gozamareji
Released: April 26, 2003
Type: Movie
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Title: Princess Tutu
Character: Drosselmeyer (voice)
Released: August 16, 2002
Type: TV
Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.
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Living Hell
Title: Living Hell
Character: The Professor
Released: July 30, 2000
Type: Movie
Family is the source of all evil, in this aspiring horror film which traces its descent from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre gore and the atmospheric Hammer films. Chiyo, an old woman and her granddaughter, Yuki, are the sole survivors of a horrendous crime which wipes out an entire family. They find solace under the roof of far-removed relatives. The family's son, confined to a wheelchair, has a terrible premonition when the two women arrive, which will be verified in the most horrifying way. Because, when the house is empty, the boy is made to suffer sadistic games at the women mercy, which become more and more violent making his life a living hell... Written by Leo Urbina
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Dora-heita
Title: Dora-heita
Character: Masami Ochiai
Released: May 13, 2000
Type: Movie
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.
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Autumn Blossoms
Title: Autumn Blossoms
Released: October 30, 1999
Type: Movie
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The Geisha House
Title: The Geisha House
Character: Mikami
Released: January 15, 1999
Type: Movie
Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house. Fukasaku's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.
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Glassy Ocean
Title: Glassy Ocean
Character: Artist R
Released: November 14, 1998
Type: Movie
On what apparently is a parallel world, time flows in a much slower pace than normal. The ocean remains on a solid state of matter as the eccentric individuals who inhabit this land casually wander over it.
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Title: Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: TV
The drama, based on a novel by Keiichiro Ryu, tells an alternative history in which the historical shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is killed at the Battle of Sekigahara and his double Jirosaburo Serada becomes the ruler of the country instead.
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The Key
Title: The Key
Character: Dr. Kojima
Released: October 18, 1997
Type: Movie
Ikuko is a mature, reserved Kyoto woman married for many years to a respectable, now-middle-aged man. The only problem in their relationship has been that her husband is dissatisfied with her lack of passion during lovemaking. All this changes after they meet the young Mr. Kimura
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King of Sha-kin
Title: King of Sha-kin
Released: October 11, 1997
Type: Movie
In late 90s Osaka, three people from various walks of life meet by chance. They team up to orchestrate a complex financial con targeting crooked businessmen in an attempt to solve their respective financial woes.
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Woman in Witness Protection
Title: Woman in Witness Protection
Character: Theater Producer
Released: September 27, 1997
Type: Movie
Biwako is a vain, middle-aged actress who witnesses a brutal murder. Realizing that the very public life of the woman makes their sole witness vulnerable to the killers, the police assign two officers to safeguard her until the trial. In the interim, the lives of Biwako and everyone around her are changed in unexpected ways.
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Parasite Eve
Title: Parasite Eve
Character: Mutsuo Ishihara
Released: February 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Toshiaki Nagashima is a biologist who is doing major research on mitochondria. When his beautiful young wife is tragically involved in a car accident which leaves her brain dead, in desperation he steals her liver from her body in order to recieve the mitochondria from it to resurrect his wife from the dead. The killer mitochondria takes the form of his assistant.
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Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2
Title: Molester Diary: A Man Who Kept Stroking Ass 2
Released: December 1, 1995
Type: Movie
The familiar Chikan group members who bite into the buttocks of women in the crowd of crowded trains and are absorbed in lewd acts without discipline today. Leader Kawasaki and Gum man, and a manga artist I. For some reason, I took on the role of a bodyguard to protect Kawasaki's daughter from molesting, but what was the father of the molesting young man who was also a molester !? The ties between the parents of the molester are intertwined, and the two are exactly Romeo and Juliet. From an idol to an actress ── Misa Aika fascinates her with her body-hugging performance against Kazuya Takahashi and Yoshiyuki Ohmori. The director is Tadafumi Tomioka, who received high praise for his sensual visual beauty and detailed production in his younger brother's work. A masterpiece that goes beyond the common sense of molester movies! The second installment of the popular metamorphosis pure love movie "Ass Stroke" series, which was praised by the media and film critics!
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A Quiet Life
Title: A Quiet Life
Character: Man in the Novel
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: Movie
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
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Elephant Song
Title: Elephant Song
Released: October 15, 1994
Type: Movie
Coffee-shop waitress Kanako, divorced with a young son, finds herself obliged to honour a rash promise she made to a long-time customer. He always wanted to be buried in the land rather than a cemetery, so that his body would be 'useful' - and now he's dead. Kanako and her boy enlist the help of a friendly florist with a small truck, steal the corpse, and head for the mountains.
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The Last Dance
Title: The Last Dance
Character: Old Man
Released: May 29, 1993
Type: Movie
A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance.
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Hold Me and Kiss Me
Title: Hold Me and Kiss Me
Released: November 14, 1992
Type: Movie
Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and resist the infection, she finds new friendship and companionship with a journalist named Miyuki and a man named Akira.
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The Dream of Russia
Title: The Dream of Russia
Character: Kudzaemon
Released: June 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Sumptuous filming of the journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. A Russo-Japanese co-production of a unique event in history which was the hit of Cannes and other film festivals but did not receive wide distribution despite its huge scope, high production values, and very human story of culture clash.
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Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Title: Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Character: Gang Boss
Released: May 16, 1992
Type: Movie
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
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Big Boobs Buster 2: Adventure Summer
Title: Big Boobs Buster 2: Adventure Summer
Released: December 25, 1990
Type: Movie
Sequel to 'Big Boobs Buster'
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A Paucity of Flying Dreams
Title: A Paucity of Flying Dreams
Character: Junkichi Kaijima
Released: November 17, 1990
Type: Movie
A man in hospital has a weird and sexy conversation with a woman in the next bed, whom he cannot see. He later discovers she is in her sixties. They meet several more times and, each time, she is younger.
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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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Buddies
Title: Buddies
Released: November 3, 1989
Type: Movie
Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.
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Title: Magical Chinese Girl Ipanema!
Character: Tigris
Released: July 23, 1989
Type: TV
The tenth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series.
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Black Rain
Title: Black Rain
Character: Post Office Clerk
Released: May 13, 1989
Type: Movie
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
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Sweet Home
Title: Sweet Home
Character: Middle-Aged Town Official
Released: January 21, 1989
Type: Movie
A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.
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Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love
Title: Pretty Body: Frankenstein's Love
Character: Dr. Takasaki
Released: September 30, 1988
Type: Movie
Izumi has moved to an apartment near the shore. Dr. Takasaki's and his assistant Kyouko also lives near by. They became friends to each others. One day, Izumi enters Takasaki's laboratory during his absence, and she meets a monster, then, falls in love with him. (jhmd.jp)
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Tomorrow
Title: Tomorrow
Released: August 13, 1988
Type: Movie
On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of people in Nagasaki the day before that fateful event. It presents the human drama of people's lives, and their feelings of joy and sadness. These include a newlywed couple, an expectant mother, and lovers who must say farewell because the boy is called to serve in the army. Each of these people, like others in the city, hoped to live with their dreams for ‘tomorrow’. But tomorrow never comes for them, as their lives are brought to an abrupt and unexpected end. Knowing how the story ends, in this case, doesn't detract from it at all; rather, it enhances the emotional impact, which is further heightened by the poignant musical score from Teizo Matsumura. 'Ashita' is the first film in Kazuo Kuroki's 'War Requiem Trilogy,' which also includes 'Utsukushii Natsu Kirishima' (2002) and 'Chichi to Kuraseba' (2004).
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Evil Dead Trap
Title: Evil Dead Trap
Character: Detective
Released: May 14, 1988
Type: Movie
A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.
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A Taxing Woman's Return
Title: A Taxing Woman's Return
Character: Detective
Released: January 15, 1988
Type: Movie
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.
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Makeup
Title: Makeup
Released: April 25, 1987
Type: Movie
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The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Title: The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Released: December 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another.
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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Title: Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Character: Kiyoshi Saito
Released: July 26, 1986
Type: Movie
In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota's wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.
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Atami Murder Case
Title: Atami Murder Case
Character: Judge Takakura
Released: June 7, 1986
Type: Movie
Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei's Criminal Investigation Division 1, Detective KUMADA Tomekichi arrives from the Toyama Prefectural Police. KUMADA is disconcerted by Denbei's position that murderers nowadays do not need a plausible motive, but gradually adapts to Denbei's unusual methods of investigation.
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Congratulatory Speech
Title: Congratulatory Speech
Character: Nishiguchi
Released: December 28, 1985
Type: Movie
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Love Letter
Title: Love Letter
Character: Vice Principal
Released: October 5, 1985
Type: Movie
A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukemia, his wife and child that were left behind, and the friendship that develops between his wife and his former lover.
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The Second Is a Christian
Title: The Second Is a Christian
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: Movie
The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men - one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko who is the next-in-line to takeover the ragtag "Tenryu Gumi" gang and the other bumbling police detective Kumashiro. The Tenryu Gumi is a collection of misfits and other troublemakers but are relatively peaceful due to their Christian beliefs. Their bitter rivals are the more traditional "Kuroiwa Gumi", a much more sadistic and violent group led by godfather Kuroiwa.
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I Go to Tokyo
Title: I Go to Tokyo
Released: August 3, 1985
Type: Movie
A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.
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The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Title: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Character: Sone
Released: June 15, 1985
Type: Movie
A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.
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Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Title: Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Character: Nobuo Kishi
Released: April 13, 1985
Type: Movie
Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?
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Jugyo Sankan no Onna
Title: Jugyo Sankan no Onna
Character: Ryokichi Sasaki
Released: April 28, 1984
Type: Movie
One spring, Tasaka, an elementary school teacher, receives a new class of first graders. While taking the children's attendance, Tasaka is surprised to see a call girl he once had an encounter with standing among the parents in the back of the classroom. According to the school's files, her name is Yukako Sawada, and her child Eisaku has no legal father. The next day, Eisaku gives Tasaka a letter from Yukako asking to meet at the hotel where they first met, and Tasaka sets out with an uneasy feeling...
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Dansen
Title: Dansen
Character: Eiko's father
Released: December 3, 1983
Type: Movie
Based on crime fiction novel written by Seicho Matsumoto.
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Choji Snack Bar
Title: Choji Snack Bar
Character: Nakamura
Released: November 12, 1983
Type: Movie
Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.
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Tsumiki kuzushi
Title: Tsumiki kuzushi
Released: November 3, 1983
Type: Movie
A conflict between parents and their delinquent daughter.
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Nozoki
Title: Nozoki
Character: Ryoji's father
Released: September 16, 1983
Type: Movie
An old married couple with bedroom problems become upset over the sexual antics of their daughter and a visiting randy couple. But then the part-time lovers of the couple show up and complications ensue.
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Sexual Crime
Title: Sexual Crime
Character: Detective
Released: July 22, 1983
Type: Movie
Three people whose lives have taken a turn for the worse retreat into a world of erotic dreams made flesh in this drama from director Sai Yoichi. An executive with a large industrial corporation finds his job and his future is on the line when his firm is beset by labor troubles at the same time severe financial mismanagement has been discovered. As the executive looks for a way out of his situation, he becomes involved in a ménage à trois relationship with two fellow employees, a woman and another man. As real life becomes all the more unpleasant, the businessman and his lovers become deeply attached to one another as he explores sides of his sexual nature he's never been able to investigate in the past.
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Detective Story
Title: Detective Story
Character: Love hotel manager
Released: July 16, 1983
Type: Movie
Naomi is a university student who is leaving for the US to study in a week; Shuichi is a washed-up gumshoe who's hired by Naomi's father to bodygard his daughter until she leaves. Shuichi finds the job annoying and wants to quit. But he also has a screwed-up ex and alimony to pay. Things go from bad to worse when Naomi and Shuichi stumble upon a murder which might involve the yakuza. They decide to find out who committed the murder but God knows what it will lead to.
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Summer Secrets
Title: Summer Secrets
Released: September 18, 1982
Type: Movie
Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.
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Goyou Sen Enjou
Title: Goyou Sen Enjou
Released: September 10, 1982
Type: Movie
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Title: Murder Case: Lover Swap
Released: February 20, 1982
Type: TV
Yoshiko Konno went on a winter trip in a car driven by her fiance, Yoichi Itokawa, but got lost due to a blizzard and arrived at a mountain cottage in the depths of a grove. They decide to rent a room. After greeting several men and women sitting by the fireplace, they enter the bedroom. In the middle of the night, Yoshiko woke up and, hearing a woman's voice from the next room, left the room to see what was going on...
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Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
Title: Tasogare ni hyōteki o ute
Released: January 5, 1982
Type: Movie
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Angel Guts: Red Porno
Title: Angel Guts: Red Porno
Character: Seiko's Father
Released: December 25, 1981
Type: Movie
Nami is a department store worker who agrees to stand in for a friend in a magazine photo shoot. To her horror it turns out to be for an S&M magazine and she is forced to pose for degrading photos. When the magazine is published, she is sacked, her lover abandons her and her life becomes a living nightmare as an obsessed man starts stalking her.
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Lonely Heart
Title: Lonely Heart
Released: October 10, 1981
Type: Movie
A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
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Love Letter
Title: Love Letter
Character: Gynecologist
Released: August 7, 1981
Type: Movie
Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him and only him, yet she is constantly being lust by others.
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Samurai Reincarnation
Title: Samurai Reincarnation
Character: Monk
Released: June 6, 1981
Type: Movie
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
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Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon
Title: Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon
Character: Suekichi Nomoto
Released: January 23, 1981
Type: Movie
A teacher, Sakiko Kurata, receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help. This minx seduces random strangers for sex, but does not ask for payment. Sakiko has moved to another town and barely remembers Sueko, but there’s something about her that awakens painful memories of her own secretive past. What is that strange paint thinner smell on Sueko? Who is the man in the nylon ski mask that violently assaulted Sakiko many years ago? In her search for answers, Sakiko discovers that her past may have inadvertently destroyed another family’s future.
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The Bear Storm
Title: The Bear Storm
Released: November 27, 1980
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in search of agricultural land to the land of the pioneers in Hokkaido led a peaceful life. One day, one of the pioneers, Mikio Shimakawa's wife Yura, and her child Taichi are attacked and killed by a bear that cannot hibernate. To resolve the situation, Shimakawa goes against all odds and turns to Ginshiro, the most hated hunter in the village, for help. While Shimakawa was away from the village, Yura and his friends were holding a funeral, the bear attacked again...
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Dreamy Fifteen
Title: Dreamy Fifteen
Character: Vice Principal (voice)
Released: July 26, 1980
Type: Movie
Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle's house, part of which is rented out while his uncle is abroad on business. A realtor's mistakes leaves Tasiro sharing the house with Kei Yamaba, the most beautiful girl in the school, who is also his classmate. There is the risk that their unexpected 'co-habitation' will be discovered by the school authorities.
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Uno Kôichirô no Kai kurabe
Title: Uno Kôichirô no Kai kurabe
Character: Mr. Takei
Released: July 19, 1980
Type: Movie
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Path of the Beast
Title: Path of the Beast
Character: Rokyoku Artist
Released: March 29, 1980
Type: Movie
17 year old Saki lives in a run-down hack with her mom who survives by pushing a food cart from dawn to dusk. Saki has dropped out of school, and when she's not helping her mother selling noodles in the streets, she's playing flesh-games with boyfriend Sotoo. In her spare time, the girl also entertains a truck driver named Ataru. She believes her promiscuity is a trait inherited from her mom. Determined to improve her lot in life (she doesn't want to grow up like her mother), Saki decides to stop seeing the two guys. The sizzling Japanese Tatsumi Kumashiro’s erotic drama 'Shoujo Shofu: Kemonomichi' (aka 'Whore Girl - the Animal Trail' distributed internationally as 'Path of the Beast'), offers a venue for sex kitten Ayako Yoshimura to reveal choice areas of her nubile frame.
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Title: Denshi Sentai Denziman
Character: Balloon Vendor
Released: February 2, 1980
Type: TV
Denzimen are warriors who fight against the Vader Clan, a clan that tries to pollute the Earth with sludge. Denzimen fight using the Super Science of the Denzi people. This was the first Super Sentai Series to introduce transforming robots.
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Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Title: Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Character: Sakuzô(作造)
Released: October 27, 1979
Type: Movie
The film portrays the life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. This handsome rapist seduces women, then brings them to the basement of the mansion he inherited from his well-to-do parents, where he indulges in lengthy sessions of sado-sexual violence. Based on manga by Masaaki Sato.
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Truck Rascals IX: A 5,000 Kilometer Blast
Title: Truck Rascals IX: A 5,000 Kilometer Blast
Released: August 4, 1979
Type: Movie
Ninth movie in the Torakku Yarō series. Momojiro travels to Nagano to take Jonathan's place driving logging freight through the mountains. There he meets the wild and beautiful Natsu.
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Dog of Fortune
Title: Dog of Fortune
Character: Tadao Ohashi
Released: June 2, 1979
Type: Movie
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
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Marital War in Kibogaoka
Title: Marital War in Kibogaoka
Character: Ichirô Nakamura
Released: June 2, 1979
Type: Movie
1979 Nikkatsu Roman Porno film. Senkichi, a middle-aged salaryman, started to feel lonely just by repaying a mortgage. This black humor Roman Porno depicts him with a subtle touch as he tries to gain sex freedom from his wife. Based on a novella by Akio Jissoji.
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The House of Hanging
Title: The House of Hanging
Released: May 26, 1979
Type: Movie
This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.
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No Grave for Us
Title: No Grave for Us
Character: Murakami
Released: May 26, 1979
Type: Movie
A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...
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The Woman with Red Hair
Title: The Woman with Red Hair
Character: Alcoholic Man
Released: February 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Junko Miyashita plays a mysterious hitchhiker picked up by a brute of a construction worker named Kenzo who takes her back to his run-down and cramped apartment in a not so good part of town. Claiming that she is running away from an abusive husband, she shacks up with him. In a futile attempt to escape the bleak working class surroundings, the pair engage in an obsessive erotic relationship.
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Devil's Flute
Title: Devil's Flute
Character: Detective Sawamura
Released: January 20, 1979
Type: Movie
Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the backdrop of wealth, this film is loaded with twists and turns and surprises at every corner.
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The Demon
Title: The Demon
Character: Train Ticket Inspector
Released: October 7, 1978
Type: Movie
When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children with Sokichi - and his very surprised and angry wife Oume - and disappears.
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Young Beast: Secret Pleasures
Title: Young Beast: Secret Pleasures
Character: Yasuharu Hashima
Released: September 9, 1978
Type: Movie
Yasuji Hajima runs a butcher shop. When he was younger, he was just as interested in the sex as the next man but lately he has a hard time satisfying his wife who is still oversexed at her age. The Hajimas have one son, Shuichi, who is studying to enter Tokyo University. It is after he sees his parents acting in which he considers an odious manner that he changes entirely and raises the roof in every whichever way.
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Message from Space
Title: Message from Space
Character: Kamesasa
Released: April 29, 1978
Type: Movie
The peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen.
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Teacher Deer
Title: Teacher Deer
Character: Rihei Morioka - Vice-principal Teacher
Released: March 18, 1978
Type: Movie
Mejika, reputed for her iron discipline, is hired as a biology teacher at a renowned high school. But her provocative attitude starts to worry the school's administration as she reveals vice and corruption that are running rampant in the school.
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Island of Hell
Title: Island of Hell
Character: Demobilized soldier
Released: August 27, 1977
Type: Movie
A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
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Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell
Title: Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell
Character: Hideaki Kawamura
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: Movie
In a religious school for girls the pure love between two students is torn apart by social and moral corruption.
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田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Title: 田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Released: July 2, 1977
Type: Movie
A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limitations is about to expire is shown on TV, and detective Kiyoshi Atsumi heads to Tokyo, but... The upstart Keiju Kobayashi, his old friend Etsuko Ichihara, and Atsumi. The postwar experiences of three people who were tossed about by the war overlap. The screenplay by Satoru Hayasaka, the music by Kousuke Kanno, and above all, the performances of Atsumi and Ichihara make this a masterpiece in the history of TV dramas. A two-hour version was later created as an art festival award-winning work.
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Curse of the Dog God
Title: Curse of the Dog God
Released: June 18, 1977
Type: Movie
A trio of young scientists investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain, and after running over a dog, find themselves cursed by the locals.
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Dan-no-ura Night
Title: Dan-no-ura Night
Released: April 23, 1977
Type: Movie
Taken out of the pages of history itself, this is the story of the sizzling love between Kenreimon-in of the Taira Clan and Yoshitsuné of the Minamoto Clan. When the Taira Clan had met ignominious defeat at the hands of Yoshitsuné, Kenreimon-in had jumped into the sea with her son, the infant Emperor, but only she had been rescued by Yoshitsuné. A rough-hewn warrior, Yoshitsuné had taken her by force until he awakened an answering love in the Empress with his chamber techniques.
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The Japanese Belly Button
Title: The Japanese Belly Button
Character: Railway assistant / Takada / Comedian
Released: March 15, 1977
Type: Movie
Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.
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The Inugamis
Title: The Inugamis
Character: Fujisaki - ID Officer
Released: October 16, 1976
Type: Movie
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
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Great Jailbreak
Title: Great Jailbreak
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: Movie
A group of prisoners attempts to break the Abashiri prison. This film can be considered a sequel to the Abashiri Bangaichi series, written and directed by Ishii Teruo. The friendship between two men on death row, a fleeting love affair with a traveling dancer and a deadly battle with the real culprit who has hunted him down filmed over a long period of time on location in Hokkaido.
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Graveyard of Honor
Title: Graveyard of Honor
Released: February 15, 1975
Type: Movie
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
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Fighting Dragon
Title: Fighting Dragon
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Lung Yen Fei returns from Japan to investigate the cause of his teachers' death.
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The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
Title: The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
Released: November 17, 1973
Type: Movie
A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.
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Title: Ultraman Taro
Character: Kazumi Nitani
Released: April 6, 1973
Type: TV
Kotaro Higashi trained to be a boxer, but after an icident with Astromons, he was killed. However, his body was brought to Nebula M-78 where Mother of Ultra saved his life by joining him with Ultraman Taro. Taro had spent many years training, honing his skills based on those of the other Ultra Brothers to become strong. The two returned to earth as a new kaiju era was beginning.
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Music
Title: Music
Character: Syunji
Released: November 11, 1972
Type: Movie
A young woman undergoes psychiatric treatment after she no longer hears music and develops sexual hang-ups.
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Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Title: Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Character: Taichi
Released: October 25, 1972
Type: Movie
The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s released he finds everything completely changed and his gang has swept him aside for being too violent. He tries to start a new life with his two ”brothers” but can’t seem to escape old affiliations
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Street Mobster
Title: Street Mobster
Character: Taniguchi
Released: May 6, 1972
Type: Movie
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Title: Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Character: Pvt. Tsuguo Terajima
Released: March 12, 1972
Type: Movie
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.
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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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Song of the Horse
Title: Song of the Horse
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: August 31, 1971
Type: Movie
An old man talks about a horse and human relations to his grandchild through the growth of the Derby horse. Akira Kurosawa's visual poem for the horse, the creature which he loved.
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Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Title: Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Released: July 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy centered on a stripper agency
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Dodes'ka-den
Title: Dodes'ka-den
Character: Beggar
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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A Thousand and One Nights
Title: A Thousand and One Nights
Character: Jin (voice)
Released: June 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.