Kentarô Imai

Kentarô Imai

Born: June 28, 1924
in Koishikawa-ku

Movies for Kentarô Imai...

Oh, My Son!
Title: Oh, My Son!
Released: September 15, 1979
Type: Movie
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Bridal Cruise
Title: Bridal Cruise
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus getting them in trouble with their families. Shinichi's ecology group and Daisuke's wife's women's lib movement become involved.
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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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Visitor After Dark
Title: Visitor After Dark
Released: October 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.
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The Castle of Sand
Title: The Castle of Sand
Character: Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Released: October 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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The Castle of Sand
Title: The Castle of Sand
Released: October 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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The Last Samurai
Title: The Last Samurai
Released: September 20, 1974
Type: Movie
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
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Stray Dog
Title: Stray Dog
Released: September 29, 1973
Type: Movie
When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly to trace the location of his pistol, ultimately clashing with a gang of youthful Okinawans.
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Miyamoto Musashi
Title: Miyamoto Musashi
Released: July 13, 1973
Type: Movie
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
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Beyond the Rainbow
Title: Beyond the Rainbow
Character: Doctor
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: Movie
One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
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Price of Life
Title: Price of Life
Character: Detective
Released: July 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy of a phony doctor.
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Shadow of Deception
Title: Shadow of Deception
Released: February 10, 1971
Type: Movie
It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She now lives in a local town with a rich old man who owns a dry goods store. Minako travels to Tokyo on business every three months, during which time she continues to meet Sozo, who has married the daughter of his respected teacher.
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Rainbow Over Paris
Title: Rainbow Over Paris
Character: Executive
Released: March 18, 1970
Type: Movie
A young composer falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy company president and flies to Paris when he learns she is studying music there. But, when he finally wins her after many difficulties, he somehow feels empty, because his spirit has always been aroused against barriers before him.
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Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Title: Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Released: February 26, 1970
Type: Movie
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.
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The Performers
Title: The Performers
Character: Kanjiro Fujihana
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Seijuro Fujihana, head master of the Fujihana dance school, is a proud and lonely artist. And because of his character, his group lacks the prosperity of others. He wishes his daughter Kasumi, gifted like himself, to take over and develop the Fujihana, but she wishes to marry Hiroshi, head of a jazz band which her father opposes. Kisaburo, Seijuro's No.1 disciple, wants to marry Kasumi and take over the Fujihana with the backing of the chairman of the supporters' association.
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Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Title: Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Released: October 1, 1969
Type: Movie
A young female samurai comes upon a dying messenger and agrees to deliver the scroll he was carrying to its destination. However, unbeknownst to her, the scroll is actually a formula for a new kind of gunpowder. An evil clan that is planning to overthrow the Emperor is also after the scroll, and they try to take it from her.
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Blackmail Is My Life
Title: Blackmail Is My Life
Released: February 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed blackmailing instincts. Desperate to keep rolling with his freewheeling lifestyle, Muraki sees his luck begin to crumble when he sets his sights on the business partners of a powerful gang boss.
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Rebellion of Japan
Title: Rebellion of Japan
Released: January 14, 1967
Type: Movie
Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair with Tate who's a young lieutenant in the Army, ultimately becoming a right-wing fundamentalist revolutionary. She marries another man, one totally dedicated to the rigorous practices of Noh theatre, in an arranged marriage, but the bond that connects her with Tate is too strong.
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Samurai Spy
Title: Samurai Spy
Released: July 10, 1965
Type: Movie
Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.
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Pale Flower
Title: Pale Flower
Released: March 1, 1964
Type: Movie
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
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An Autumn Afternoon
Title: An Autumn Afternoon
Released: November 18, 1962
Type: Movie
Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.
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A Good Man, A Good Day
Title: A Good Man, A Good Day
Released: August 13, 1961
Type: Movie
The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings. When his daughter Tokiko is asked to marry a colleague, she and her mother are overjoyed, but Hitoshi is not satisfied with the situation.
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Zero Focus
Title: Zero Focus
Released: March 19, 1961
Type: Movie
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.
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Equinox Flower
Title: Equinox Flower
Character: Station Attendant
Released: September 7, 1958
Type: Movie
Wataru Hirayama's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares that she is in love with a musician and is adamant to live life her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
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Stakeout
Title: Stakeout
Character: Policeman
Released: January 15, 1958
Type: Movie
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.
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悪魔の顔
Title: 悪魔の顔
Released: July 9, 1957
Type: Movie
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Early Spring
Title: Early Spring
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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The Big Ambition
Title: The Big Ambition
Released: March 30, 1955
Type: Movie
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The Ball at the Anjo House
Title: The Ball at the Anjo House
Released: September 27, 1947
Type: Movie
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.