Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Born: April 30, 1946
Died: October 10, 2021
in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Akihiko Hanyû...

湘南純愛組! バットカンパニー
Title: 湘南純愛組! バットカンパニー
Released: June 5, 1998
Type: Movie
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Tora-san, the Expert
Title: Tora-san, the Expert
Released: December 28, 1982
Type: Movie
Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.
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Suspicion
Title: Suspicion
Character: Akiya's colleague reporter
Released: September 11, 1982
Type: Movie
A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...
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Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Title: Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Released: August 7, 1982
Type: Movie
During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.
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Tora-san's Promise
Title: Tora-san's Promise
Released: December 28, 1981
Type: Movie
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.
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Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Title: Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Released: August 8, 1981
Type: Movie
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.
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Foster Daddy, Tora!
Title: Foster Daddy, Tora!
Released: December 27, 1980
Type: Movie
After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam.
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Writhing Tongue
Title: Writhing Tongue
Released: November 22, 1980
Type: Movie
Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at the conclusion that she has tetanus. Her parents have to to bear the sufferings of their child. The once peaceful family has changed completely.
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Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Title: Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Released: August 2, 1980
Type: Movie
When cabaret singer Lily writes Toraya about her illness, Tora-san rushes to Okinawa to be by her side.
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Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Title: Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Released: December 28, 1979
Type: Movie
Tora-san's opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata.
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The Three Undelivered Letters
Title: The Three Undelivered Letters
Released: October 6, 1979
Type: Movie
A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay at her family's elite but dysfunctional household, and gets entangled in a sinister plot of murder.
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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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Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Title: Tora-san, the Matchmaker
Released: August 4, 1979
Type: Movie
Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.
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Gem Beauty
Title: Gem Beauty
Released: January 2, 1979
Type: Movie
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Talk of the Town Tora-san
Title: Talk of the Town Tora-san
Released: December 27, 1978
Type: Movie
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.
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Fairy Beauty
Title: Fairy Beauty
Released: December 12, 1978
Type: Movie
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The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
Title: The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
Released: October 14, 1978
Type: Movie
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August without Emperor
Title: August without Emperor
Released: September 23, 1978
Type: Movie
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
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Stage-Struck Tora-san
Title: Stage-Struck Tora-san
Released: August 5, 1978
Type: Movie
Tora-san leaves Shibamata once again after an argument with his family and finds himself at an inn where he meets Tomekichi, a young man who looks up to Tora-san.
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The Beauty in the Bathroom
Title: The Beauty in the Bathroom
Released: January 7, 1978
Type: Movie
Original work: The second installment of Edogawa Rampage's Inference Masterpiece series, which began airing on Asahi TV in the second half of the 1970s and gained popularity. Famous actor Tian Zhimao plays detective wise Kogoro. A magician who targets the Yucun family, who obtain huge wealth through gemstones. Even the wise Kogoro was fooled by his meticulous criminal plan
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Tora-san Plays Cupid
Title: Tora-san Plays Cupid
Released: December 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.
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The Yellow Handkerchief
Title: The Yellow Handkerchief
Character: Policeman
Released: September 30, 1977
Type: Movie
The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
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The Faceless Man
Title: The Faceless Man
Character: Detective in Hakone
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: Movie
First in a series of Japanese TV movies which were based on horror-tinged mystery novels by Edogawa Ranpo.
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Character: Detective
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Title: Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Released: August 6, 1977
Type: Movie
Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.
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Tora-san's Pure Love
Title: Tora-san's Pure Love
Released: December 25, 1976
Type: Movie
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.
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Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Title: Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Released: July 23, 1976
Type: Movie
Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.
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The Village
Title: The Village
Released: April 12, 1976
Type: Movie
This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and, being that they are farmers and always busy and not rich, question the wisdom and feasibility of such an idea. A spokesperson for the acting troupe Ms. Kono lays out the whole thing and they must decide. You get little slices of rural life in Japan far, at least in sentiment, from Tokyo. The best thing about this film is that it has heart. The acting is good, but it is really about the simple storyline of outing on a show. Films rarely get made with such simplistic plots these days. Enjoy this little slice of what city people call “the simple life”.
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Tora-san, the Intellectual
Title: Tora-san, the Intellectual
Released: December 27, 1975
Type: Movie
Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago. When he returns to Shibamata with the intent to study, he falls for Toraya's new tenant instead.
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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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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Title: Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Released: August 19, 1975
Type: Movie
Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora-san.
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Tora-san's Lullaby
Title: Tora-san's Lullaby
Released: December 28, 1974
Type: Movie
After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again. During his travels, Torajiro meets a father who shares a drink with him. In the morning, Torajiro is shocked to learn that the man has left his baby behind and a note asking Tora to take care of the child.
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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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Tora-san's Lovesick
Title: Tora-san's Lovesick
Released: August 10, 1974
Type: Movie
After Torajiro's latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako (last seen in Tora-san's Dear Old Home), now a widow.
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Tora-san Loves an Artist
Title: Tora-san Loves an Artist
Released: December 25, 1973
Type: Movie
Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister.
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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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Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Title: Tora-san's Forget Me Not
Released: January 4, 1973
Type: Movie
On the road again, Torajiro meets a kindred spirit in Lily, a lounge singer.
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Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Title: Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Released: December 29, 1972
Type: Movie
When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.
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Tora-san's Love Call
Title: Tora-san's Love Call
Character: (uncredited)
Released: December 29, 1971
Type: Movie
Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
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Human Target
Title: Human Target
Character: (uncredited)
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: Movie
At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.
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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.