Masahiko Tanimura

Masahiko Tanimura

Born: February 25, 1927
Died: August 6, 2000
in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Masahiko Tanimura...

The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case
Title: The Files of Young Kindaichi: Snow Yaksha Legend Murder Case
Released: December 30, 1995
Type: Movie
Hajime Kindaichi is working a part time job as an assistant to a TV station for the filming of a shock show. They have invited celebrities in Segori Village and are planning to scare them by playing pranks on them such as fake deaths. However, a threatening letter arrives and soon, a real murder occurs broadcasted in front of everyone.
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Madadayo
Title: Madadayo
Released: April 17, 1993
Type: Movie
Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida resigning his job as a German professor at the onset of WWII. The story is told mostly in vignettes as he is cared for by former students in his old age.
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Leave My Girl Alone
Title: Leave My Girl Alone
Character: Conductor
Released: December 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…
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When Winter Comes
Title: When Winter Comes
Released: March 30, 1985
Type: Movie
An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his deathbed and develops a faint affection for an elegant old woman, but the purpose of his journey is actually to find a place to die. He gives a large sum of money to a young couple, who are poor but have a dream for the future, and tries to throw himself into the sea. The movie depicts the loneliness of an old man who has lost his wife.
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The Unmarked Path
Title: The Unmarked Path
Character: Stationmaster
Released: February 18, 1984
Type: Movie
To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.
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L・O・V・I・N・G
Title: L・O・V・I・N・G
Released: December 24, 1983
Type: Movie
Murder case.
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Battle Anthem
Title: Battle Anthem
Released: June 4, 1983
Type: Movie
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Title: Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Released: June 5, 1982
Type: Movie
Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
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Flames of Blood
Title: Flames of Blood
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's a gambler/bakuto). After he kills someone and gets wound, is saved by a blind woman (Mitsuko Baishô), who took care of him. They has a happy time under the protection of the Tomisaburo Wakayama character, an oybun. But of course, happy time doesn't last long. The story is also related to Okada Izo and the Shinsengumi (w/ Kondo Isami played by Makoto Sato)
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Drive for the Future
Title: Drive for the Future
Character: Shipper
Released: October 25, 1980
Type: Movie
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The Extravagant Cops
Title: The Extravagant Cops
Character: Liquor store proprietor
Released: December 24, 1977
Type: Movie
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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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Hangyaku no Tabi
Title: Hangyaku no Tabi
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Hiroshi Kakurai is an assassin who was thinking of retiring. He travels to an island in the Seto Inland Sea and begins to live peacefully with Shinobu, a woman he has fallen in love with, but the intensity of his love for her begins to drive him towards destruction...
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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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Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
Title: Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me
Character: Flower Shop Owner
Released: August 30, 1975
Type: Movie
The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way help them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot at redemption.
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超能力だよ全員集合!!
Title: 超能力だよ全員集合!!
Released: August 3, 1974
Type: Movie
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Prophecies of Nostradamus
Title: Prophecies of Nostradamus
Character: Tayama
Released: July 13, 1974
Type: Movie
Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late. As the effects of mankind's tampering of the earth - radioactive smog clouds, hideously mutated animals, destruction of the ozone layer - rage out of control, the world leaders hurtle blindly toward the final confrontation. The film sparked controversy in Japan and was subsequently pulled out of circulation, with no official video release of the uncut film.
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The Blossom and the Sword
Title: The Blossom and the Sword
Released: November 17, 1973
Type: Movie
Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari). The encounter sends her to jail as a suspected accomplice. Years later she marries a yakuza boss, whose gang is affiliated with working class people.
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Miyamoto Musashi
Title: Miyamoto Musashi
Character: Sasuke
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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Professional Killers
Title: Professional Killers
Character: Yuya no shokunin
Released: June 9, 1973
Type: Movie
Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...
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Toshigoro
Title: Toshigoro
Released: April 14, 1973
Type: Movie
Teenage film
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Flower and Dragon
Title: Flower and Dragon
Character: Gen the Boxcars
Released: March 17, 1973
Type: Movie
Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.
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Maruhi: Benten gokaichō
Title: Maruhi: Benten gokaichō
Released: December 16, 1972
Type: Movie
Roman Porno from 1972.
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Beyond the Rainbow
Title: Beyond the Rainbow
Character: Captain
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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Cross-Currents
Title: Cross-Currents
Released: September 9, 1972
Type: Movie
A ryokan maid is on trial for pushing a familiar guest off a cliff to his death. An eager attorney offers to take the case to gain notoriety.
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祭りだお化けだ全員集合!!
Title: 祭りだお化けだ全員集合!!
Released: August 5, 1972
Type: Movie
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Sword and Flower
Title: Sword and Flower
Released: April 14, 1972
Type: Movie
Masuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari) seeking love and defending the honor of an elderly widower (Mori).
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The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
Title: The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13
Released: February 3, 1972
Type: Movie
Part 3 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves.
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Tora-san's Love Call
Title: Tora-san's Love Call
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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The Viper Brothers Rage Again
Title: The Viper Brothers Rage Again
Released: October 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Part 2 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves.
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Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-sen
Title: Kigeki Toruko-buro Osho-sen
Released: August 21, 1971
Type: Movie
A young man who aspires to become a big-shot businessman, finds himself in a twist of fate. Despite trying his hand at various jobs, success eludes him, and he unexpectedly ends up in Osaka's Shinimamiya district. With empty pockets, he stumbles upon an invitation to the 'Gokuraku Toruko' establishment, becoming a patron. Led by the enchanting Ibohachi, he becomes entangled with the charismatic hostesses, including the captivating Tama. This leads him to infiltrate Tama's apartment complex, Sakura-so. Within its walls reside a colorful cast of characters, from hostesses Chie, Akemi, Yukari, and Kayoko to the quirky parasites like Masao, Tetsuo, Arima, and more. Seeking a fresh start, He embarks on a journey as a 'parasite,' but things take unexpected turns...
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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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The Viper Brothers
Title: The Viper Brothers
Released: June 1, 1971
Type: Movie
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The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
Title: The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
Released: April 16, 1971
Type: Movie
A man aspires to be a big boss but falls in love with a beautiful woman boss.
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Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Title: Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Character: Principal
Released: March 20, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy about a young man who causes pandemonium by raiding a bar patronized by his father, winning the favors of a hostess and ends up feeling the breasts and hips of all the girls in his father's office.
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Dodes'ka-den
Title: Dodes'ka-den
Character: Mr. Sô
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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Tora-san's Runaway
Title: Tora-san's Runaway
Released: August 26, 1970
Type: Movie
After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.
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Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
Title: Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
Released: August 12, 1970
Type: Movie
In a match where professional baseball referee Yuzo Tagami was observing a young referee, Hara, a player who got angry at the indecisive judge, knocked the referee down. Tagami lived with his wife and five children, but when he returned home, Hara, who had been suspended for a month, wanted to receive Tagami's Subaruta training.
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Yukyo-retsuden
Title: Yukyo-retsuden
Released: July 4, 1970
Type: Movie
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Duel at Fort Ezo
Title: Duel at Fort Ezo
Released: February 9, 1970
Type: Movie
1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of villagers commanded by Jirozaemon. A Russian count's daughter, the village leader's daughter and a secret treasure add up to the adventure.
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We Sell It Because It Sells
Title: We Sell It Because It Sells
Released: September 27, 1969
Type: Movie
Young bartender operates secret sex club as a profitable side business.
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The Rough One
Title: The Rough One
Character: Matsuyoshi
Released: June 13, 1969
Type: Movie
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang, led by brutal boss Konno. When Zenkichi's pals start to bite the dust, he hooks up with a more traditional yakuza, Tetsugoro, to retaliate.
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前科・仮釈放
Title: 前科・仮釈放
Released: May 14, 1969
Type: Movie
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Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Title: Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
Character: Yosaku, a fish vendor
Released: November 2, 1968
Type: Movie
On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro had no shred of regret. When Goro is released 2 years later, Masahiko is dying in prison hospital and entrusts his last wish; "find my sister and take care of her." Goro leaves as a free man with a mission, but soon finds that he might have been better off in jail.
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Duel in the Storm
Title: Duel in the Storm
Character: Hokke-Masa
Released: August 1, 1968
Type: Movie
It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His boss, however, became ill and the boat is taken due to unpaid debts to the local thugs. His new life has not begun well and he is determined to rebuild the shattered business. The Yakuza, however, have added the ferry business to the rest of their portfolio of local concerns.
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Velvet Hustler
Title: Velvet Hustler
Released: October 6, 1967
Type: Movie
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.
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The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
Title: The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
Released: June 28, 1967
Type: Movie
A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.
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The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
Title: The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
Released: January 27, 1966
Type: Movie
The fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling University" to Japan. You should defeat the master player Kôji, control the international casino empire and use the profits to achieve world domination. But Japan's most famous left hand knows what to do.
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The Dragon and the Tiger
Title: The Dragon and the Tiger
Released: January 14, 1966
Type: Movie
A young gambler returns from prison to find his gang scattered, and many gone over to his old rival. But their rivalry is not only a matter of gambling. For when he is about to marry the daughter of a police official, the rival again interferes and this time it is a fight to the finish -- the end of his enemy.
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The Dragon of Macao
Title: The Dragon of Macao
Released: December 18, 1965
Type: Movie
Ryu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand dollars. He was sent by a jewelry company in Hong Kong to retrieve a certain diamond that was stolen from them. The "Himalayan Star" is worth couple hundred million yen and unbeknown to Ryu, it now lays in the hands of Aizu (Jo Shishido), the infamous ”Pirate of the Tokyo Bay."
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Born Under Crossed Stars
Title: Born Under Crossed Stars
Character: Nakazô
Released: August 25, 1965
Type: Movie
A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a Japanese spirit of manliness he wins the day.
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The Rule for a Vagabond
Title: The Rule for a Vagabond
Released: August 4, 1965
Type: Movie
A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga.
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Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
Title: Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
Released: April 3, 1965
Type: Movie
The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.
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None But the Brave
Title: None But the Brave
Character: Lead Pvt. Ando
Released: February 24, 1965
Type: Movie
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with an atmosphere of growing distrust and tension between their men.
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Dai nippon kosodoro den
Title: Dai nippon kosodoro den
Released: December 6, 1964
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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The School Cap
Title: The School Cap
Released: December 15, 1963
Type: Movie
A Tokyo student transfers to a rural school and finds it difficult to adjust himself to its customs and traditions. One of the customs is the wearing of an old school cap by a senior. It is a symbol of courage and bravery and is handed down to a new senior each year.
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Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
Title: Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
Released: September 21, 1963
Type: Movie
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Umineko ga tonde
Title: Umineko ga tonde
Released: December 5, 1962
Type: Movie
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Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
Title: Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū
Released: May 15, 1962
Type: Movie
Comedy movie
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Seinen no isu
Title: Seinen no isu
Released: April 8, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Travels of Gonkuro
Title: Travels of Gonkuro
Released: December 6, 1961
Type: Movie
Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.
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Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
Title: Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
Released: July 23, 1961
Type: Movie
1961 Japanese movie
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Sararīman yajikita dōchū
Title: Sararīman yajikita dōchū
Released: June 27, 1961
Type: Movie
1961 Japanese movie
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Romance Express
Title: Romance Express
Released: April 4, 1961
Type: Movie
Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a straightforward but indecisive hero. The passengers also include the bubbly Dan Reiko, and Ozawa Eitaro as a dour company president. Based on the novel "Seven and a half hours", by Shishi Bunroku.
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凸凹珍道中
Title: 凸凹珍道中
Released: December 27, 1960
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻
Title: 弥次喜多珍道中 中仙道の巻
Released: October 29, 1960
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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若社長と爆発娘
Title: 若社長と爆発娘
Released: March 6, 1960
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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金語楼の海軍大将
Title: 金語楼の海軍大将
Released: December 27, 1959
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Title: Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
Released: December 26, 1959
Type: Movie
Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank him for the newlyweds, but Masuo has been told by Managing Director Hanamura to go on a business trip to Kansai. Before long, Masuo contacted Sazae to come to Osaka.
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Sazae-san's Newlywed Family
Title: Sazae-san's Newlywed Family
Released: August 23, 1959
Type: Movie
Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the newlywed life that started at the Isono family was a disaster. At the Isono family, where bonito and Wakame pranks and neighbors visit, it is difficult even to be alone.
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カックン超特急
Title: カックン超特急
Released: January 15, 1959
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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金語楼の成金王
Title: 金語楼の成金王
Character: Umakichi
Released: January 3, 1958
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.