Mitsuo Asano

Mitsuo Asano

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Yonaki Hada
Title: Yonaki Hada
Released: January 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Pinku from 1969.
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Pleasure of Youth
Title: Pleasure of Youth
Character: Tsuzuki
Released: October 13, 1967
Type: Movie
Pinku from 1967.
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Kagemaru of the Iga Clan
Title: Kagemaru of the Iga Clan
Character: Inumaru
Released: July 24, 1963
Type: Movie
A group of Iga ninja risk their lives to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu from the villianous Koga Ninja. Kagemaru uses his amazing Iga ninja skills to fight the evil Koga Ninja in the name of justice! A stunning old-school Ninja action adventure, full of special effects! It splendid cast includes Matsukata Hiroki as 'Kagemaru' and Yamashiro Shingo as 'Amanojaki', Kagemaru's arch-enemy.
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Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
Title: Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
Released: February 23, 1963
Type: Movie
In the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of conspiring to take Shogun's life.
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Jigoku no kagebōshi
Title: Jigoku no kagebōshi
Released: November 11, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児
Title: 鷹天皇飄々剣 吉野の風雲児
Released: February 21, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Conspirator
Title: The Conspirator
Released: November 8, 1961
Type: Movie
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant interference and attempts at defeating the Nobunaga family.
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Restoration Fire
Title: Restoration Fire
Released: October 14, 1961
Type: Movie
Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. Excellent performances and extremely good swordplay highlight this glimpse into the heart and soul of Japanese history. Although known as “Razor Blade” Hijikata, the vice-commander is a man of deep conviction with a little-known sense of humanity. Starting after the famed Ikedaya Incident, in which they saved Kyoto from Choshu’s plot to burn the city to ashes, they work hard to change the public’s view of them as merciless killers to their true mission of protecting the shogun. This is an extraordinary tale of blood and guts! From the pen of award winning author Shotaro Ikenami (Bandit Vs. Samurai, Hunter in the Dark, Misumi's The Last Samurai)
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Miyamoto Musashi
Title: Miyamoto Musashi
Character: Yamabushi
Released: May 27, 1961
Type: Movie
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicious. He sides with the Toyotomi at Sekigahara, and as a result finds himself on the losing side of the historic battle. He and his friend Matahachi manage to escape the slaughter although the latter is wounded in his leg. They stumble across the young Akemi who makes her living with her mother Oko by robbing corpses of their armor and anything else they can sell. Oko takes it into her head to seduce Matahachi, which she does first by skillfully sucking the gangrene from his blood, and then just by sucking.
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Heavenly Dragon
Title: Heavenly Dragon
Character: Mitsuo Kakumaru
Released: October 23, 1960
Type: Movie
From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari in one of her most memorable performances as she plays Shintaro and Oharu, a brother and sister, the children of a lumber dealer who had been murdered by the evil boss Kumagoro who plots to take over Shintaro's family business with the help of a corrupt deputy who has fooled the family into believing that he is on their side.
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Lion Crest Part 2
Title: Lion Crest Part 2
Released: December 15, 1958
Type: Movie
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The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Title: The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Released: January 29, 1958
Type: Movie
Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to fall in love with. It turns out that she is just his prospective bride.
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The Scroll’s Secret
Title: The Scroll’s Secret
Released: January 9, 1958
Type: Movie
Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period.
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Souls in the Moonlight
Title: Souls in the Moonlight
Released: July 13, 1957
Type: Movie
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.
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Red peonies on the skin
Title: Red peonies on the skin
Released: July 2, 1957
Type: Movie
Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a conflict with Hatamoto.
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Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood
Title: Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood
Released: March 4, 1957
Type: Movie
A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a vault with no key, a suspect killed while in police custody. This fragmented trail of clues could well be one of the most baffling cases that Young Lord has ever had to solve as he attempts to unravel the mystery and bring the guilty party to justice.
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Throne of Blood
Title: Throne of Blood
Released: January 15, 1957
Type: Movie
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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Cantankerous Edo
Title: Cantankerous Edo
Released: January 9, 1957
Type: Movie
It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitement combining the talents of Japan's most popular couple... Misora Hibari and Okawa Hashizo. Along with the great Otomo Rytaro as Tatsugoro the fire chief, they keep Edo safe as part of the famed Megumi Fire Squad.
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Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth
Title: Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth
Character: Merchant
Released: January 15, 1956
Type: Movie
Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Title: Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Released: February 27, 1955
Type: Movie
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – and the various people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
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続変化大名
Title: 続変化大名
Released: November 15, 1954
Type: Movie
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旗本退屈男 謎の百万両
Title: 旗本退屈男 謎の百万両
Released: August 31, 1954
Type: Movie
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Forgotten Children
Title: Forgotten Children
Released: October 4, 1949
Type: Movie