Jiro Dan

Jiro Dan

Born: January 30, 1949
Died: March 22, 2023
in Kyoto, Japan
Jiro Dan was a Japanese actor, singer and model best known for his role as Hideki Go. He was born in Kyoto and graduated from Heian High School.

Movies for Jiro Dan...

Title: 遊星王子 2021
Released: August 27, 2021
Type: TV
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Planet Prince 2021
Title: Planet Prince 2021
Character: Planetary King
Released: August 1, 2021
Type: Movie
A remake of the 1959 tokusatsu sci-fi film "Prince of Space."
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Japan Gangster War Chapter 8
Title: Japan Gangster War Chapter 8
Released: November 19, 2020
Type: Movie
The eighth 'Japan Gangster War' film.
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Title: Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room
Character: Master Monk Enmei
Released: January 17, 2020
Type: TV
Matsumoto Shouen became a buddhist monk after being unable to save his friend that was drowning right in front of him as a child and also became a doctor. While also engaging in saving people at the hospital, he works as a monk and offers care to the terminally ill. Sometimes, his monk robes cause a commotion as patients misunderstand that they are already dead. In addition, his chanting is disliked not only be patients but by his fellow colleagues. Despite that, he works brightly and seriously as a monk and as a doctor.
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Conquest 20
Title: Conquest 20
Released: October 24, 2019
Type: Movie
The final film in the 'Conquest' series.
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Goku Oh
Title: Goku Oh
Released: June 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Despite the peace efforts of Soryukai supreme advisor Kano (Yudai Ishiyama), the war between the Soryukai and Sakata-gumi intensified. Due to the actions led by the president Takeshi Kanzaki (Kazumi Matsuda), the Soryukai is designated under the Violent Crime Control Law, and Osaka police officer Umezawa (Hoka Kinoshita) and others begin a raid on the house. Upon receiving the news, the Greater East Asia Federation also requested a response from the fourth Sakata-gumi. Meanwhile, Tatsuichi Kuroki (Dan Tokio), the retired leader of the Sakata III clan, suddenly collapsed and fell into a coma. Kanzaki, his own son, goes to see Kuroki...
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Title: Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
Character: Senior Monk
Released: March 17, 2019
Type: TV
65 million years ago, the knights of the Ryusoul Tribe were selected to participate in a war campaign against the dictating Druidon Tribe who sought to rule Earth. But the Druidon's war campaign was halted by the meteor that brought the age of the dinosaurs to an end, forcing them to flee into space. Meanwhile, the Kishiryu were placed in a deep sleep as a failsafe should the Druidon return. The chosen knights choose to live in peace while passing their mantle down across generations. In the present day, the Druidon return to reclaim Earth as the current generation of knights, the Ryusoulgers, battle them with the support of Ui Tatsui and her father Naohisa Tatsui.
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Ultra Fight Orb: I'm Borrowing the Power of Parent and Child!
Title: Ultra Fight Orb: I'm Borrowing the Power of Parent and Child!
Character: Ultraman Jack (voice)
Released: December 22, 2017
Type: Movie
A ghost mage that can manipulate the soul of any monster appears, with the intent of ruling the universe. With a new enemy that can manipulate a monster's soul, Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Zero emerge to stand in his way. Orb will fight a ghostly villain with ghost monster army corps through various fusion ups including Lightning Attacker with the power of Ginga and X! Orb will fulfill new fusion ups while the mighty warriors of the lights appear to assist Ultraman Orb. Even with Ultraman Orb's new forms, will he be able to overcome the threat of Reibatos?
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The Last Recipe
Title: The Last Recipe
Character: Yamashita
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
A famous chef who is tasked with tracking down a 70-year-old missing recipe.
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What a Wonderful Family! 2
Title: What a Wonderful Family! 2
Released: April 20, 2017
Type: Movie
Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems. Ignoring his family’s worry that he is too old to drive, Shuzo takes his old schoolmate for a spin after carousing. Soon, a new disturbance arises for the Hirata family. Veteran director Yamada Yoji continues his comedy about the “perfect“ Japanese family turned upside down in chaos, laughters and understanding. This time, with an additional taste of death.
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Case 17
Title: Case 17
Character: Takefumi Torii
Released: June 4, 2016
Type: Movie
One evening, a married couple comes to the Itami Law Office. Narumi Suzumura, six months pregnant, and her husband Takuya have come to ask Itami to take the case of Narumi's mother, Kimiko Torii, indicted for the murder of her second husband, company president Takefumi Torii. Kimiko married Takefumi 19 years ago, making him Narumi's stepfather. The couple are questioning whether Kimiko had the intent to kill...
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Black Room
Title: Black Room
Released: September 12, 2015
Type: Movie
Mario, who works at a media company, secretly bears an affection for Seira, the fiancee of his co-worker Shindo. As his affection escalates, he takes voyeuristic photos, but this does not satisfy him. He kidnaps and holds Seira prisoner in a store room of his house.
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Strayer's Chronicle
Title: Strayer's Chronicle
Character: Rim
Released: June 27, 2015
Type: Movie
In the early 1990s, experiments were carried out secretly in Japan. Two different methods were used in the experiments. One method involved forcing stress upon expecting parents and when the baby was born, provoke the baby into mutations and develop their special abilities. The other method involved birth to babies having abilities of animals and insects. The special abilities were derived from gene manipulation. Subaru, Saya and others were born from those experiments.
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Specialist 3
Title: Specialist 3
Character: Takaharu Amaya
Released: February 28, 2015
Type: Movie
Shu Kubota is killed by someone with a baseball bat. A metal bat and an old toy are found at the crime scene. Detective Yoshito (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) with the special investigation unit goes to the crime scene to investigate. There, Detective Yoshito realizes that he made the old toy about 10 years ago when he worked at the public relations divsion of the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department. Detective Yoshito decides to solve the case by himself and without the help of his partner Detective Chinami (Kaho Minami). --asianwiki
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Title: The Secret Lives Of Kyoto Folk
Released: January 3, 2015
Type: TV
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The Farmers Bride: I Want to See You
Title: The Farmers Bride: I Want to See You
Released: December 6, 2014
Type: Movie
Mizutani Kei, who starred in the V Cinema production A Weather Woman that also gained popularity overseas, gives a delightfully humorous performance as the battling protagonist who gives up a glamorous nightclub career to take up farming. Thirty-five-year-old bar worker Yukie (Mizutani) marries customer Jotaro (Hamada Manabu), the eldest son of a farming family. She revels in the humble joy of being a farmer's wife. Then one day, a man named Mishima (Yoshioka Mutsuo) who once deceived Yukie reappears, and seeks a physical relationship with her.
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Title: Nobunaga Concerto
Character: Nobuhide Oda
Released: October 13, 2014
Type: TV
Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda though is physically weak and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan.
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The After-Dinner Mysteries
Title: The After-Dinner Mysteries
Character: Raymond Yo
Released: October 30, 2013
Type: Movie
Kageyama (Sho Sakurai) works as the butler for rich heiress Reiko Hosho (Keiko Kitagawa). Reiko happens to be a novice detective but lacks certain deductive skills needed by detectives. Because of this Reiko relies on Kageyamaa to help her solve cases. Meanwhile, Kageyama isn't afraid to mince words and often calls out Reiko with his sharp tongue!
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Title: 危険なカンケイ
Released: July 1, 2013
Type: TV
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Setsuna: Vampire's Love Of 100 Days
Title: Setsuna: Vampire's Love Of 100 Days
Released: September 29, 2012
Type: Movie
A vampire, Brado, becomes responsible for taking care of a girl, Setsuna, in exchange for his life saved by the evil that created her. The evil tells him that if she doesn't have sex for a hundred days, she'll become a full-fledged vampire, and Brado will be able to gain complete control of her. However, if he breaks the promise, both of them will die, so he reluctantly takes on the care of her. While he sleeps, Setsuna begins going to nearby town and gradually learns how precious human lives are through her observations. When she meets a young priest in a church, her affection to humans becomes stronger-- and trouble begins to brew when Brado realizes that she is falling for the priest.
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Ultraman Saga
Title: Ultraman Saga
Character: Hideki Gô / Ultraman Jack
Released: March 24, 2012
Type: Movie
Ultraman Saga opens with a powerful apocalyptic vision of Tokyo, buildings destroyed and the city seemingly devoid of life. We are soon introduced to the Earth Defense Force (EDF), Team U (played by members of the female idol group AKB48). They and a group of young children and the last survivors on planet Earth after the world was invaded by the evil Alien Bat, the rest of the human population having been abducted.
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Title: Madame Butterfly
Character: Yasuke
Released: November 19, 2011
Type: TV
Like the opera, the story is set in Nagasaki in the early 1900s. It portrays the ups and downs of a young woman known as Butterfly, who lost her parents at a young age and has become an apprentice geisha. She later meets a naval officer and gets married, though the officer intends for the marriage to last only while he is stationed in Nagasaki.
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Title: CSI: Crime Scene Talks
Released: April 13, 2011
Type: TV
Satoshi Itomura is an assistant police investigator who belongs to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Scientific Investigation Team. Reenactments, fingerprint and voice data collections, profiling... His team collects scientific evidence and pieces together fragments of information in order to help build evidences. However, Itomura often does not care about the scientific approach and instead pays a great deal of attention to the things that the victims always carried with them or treasured. And he focuses on these things because they usually carry the victim’s dying wishes, understanding that last message not only helps solve the cases but also brings closure to the depressed family of victims.
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Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
Title: Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
Character: Ultraman Jack (voice)
Released: December 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Ultraman Zero, the rookie Ultraman from Tsuburaya Productions’ 2009 theatrical movie returns, and getting full-fledged. However, he is confronted with the empowered Kaiser Belial, back from the evil Ultraman Belial whom he and other Ultraman warriors battled so hard on the m-78 Planet. Can Ultraman Zero live to the expectations of his legendary father Ultra Seven? Check it out in the latest Tsuburaya Productions’ action packed movie.
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Mesen
Title: Mesen
Released: December 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Akari Dojima (Yukie Nakama), an illustrator, is the third daughter of Chairman Dojima, the head of a construction company. During her childhood, she had an accident which left her crippled and forced her to spend her life in a motorized wheelchair. The sudden suicide of Akari's father sets off a chain of events. Members of Dojima family and their servants are killed one after another and an investigation begins. After that, the body of their driver (Kitaro), who had hung himself, is found in the garage...
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Title: Ryōmaden
Released: January 3, 2010
Type: TV
Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
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Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE II: The Emperor's Resurrection
Title: Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE II: The Emperor's Resurrection
Character: Ultraman Jack (voice)
Released: December 22, 2009
Type: Movie
Continuing where the previous story left, Mechazam proceeds to attack EX Zetton in a mad fury but almost perishes in the molten lava until Mebius saves him, despite being heavily injured by EX Zetton. Being thrown to the Battle Nizer, Mechazam tries to break the seal under Mebius' guidance to reverse the disruption field but the container was too strong...
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Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE I: The Graveyard of Darkness
Title: Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth - STAGE I: The Graveyard of Darkness
Character: Ultraman Jack (voice)
Released: November 25, 2009
Type: Movie
In the Land of Light, the Ultra Brothers receive the interrupted Ultra Sign sent by Hikari, which comes from the Monster Graveyard. Obtaining Zoffy's approval, Ace and Taro depart to investigate the matter while Mebius, on his routine patrol, is quickly notified by Zoffy to join the investigation.
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Hop Step Jump!
Title: Hop Step Jump!
Released: November 14, 2009
Type: Movie
Tsuruoka Itto, unmarried at 32 years old, just started a job as the janitor at an all-girls' high school, where he's found the girl he's sure he's going to marry, Asahimura Sayaka. When he hears a scream out behind the school one day, he finds Sayaka-chan fretting about a frog inside her clothes, a problem compounded by her frog allergy which soon causes her to faint. Neither the teacher on the scene nor Sayaka's friend will touch the exotic-looking pink frog for fear of poison, which leaves Itto to put his body on the line to save Sayaka-chan. When he finally manages to fish out the frog, it's latched onto a cut on his finger and sucking his blood. Itto in turn soon faints from blood loss, and when he wakes up, he's going to find himself a whole new man...
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A Lush Life
Title: A Lush Life
Character: Toda
Released: June 13, 2009
Type: Movie
The story involves an aloof thief, a young man who turns to God after his father’s suicide, a manipulative marriage councilor, a man who recently lost his job, and several others whose lives become intertwined in various unexpected ways.
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Basara ningen
Title: Basara ningen
Released: March 28, 2009
Type: Movie
Based on Minoru Nagao's 1969 experimental book Illustrator: Basara ningen.
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Superior Ultra 8 Brothers
Title: Superior Ultra 8 Brothers
Character: Hideki Go/Ultraman Jack (Voice)
Released: September 13, 2008
Type: Movie
Ultraman Mebius is joined once again by Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Ultraman Jack, and Ultraman Ace, as well as three later Ultramen (Tiga, Dyna, and Gaia) to fight more powerful versions of familiar Ultra Monsters.
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Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
Title: Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
Character: Hideki Gô / Ultraman Jack
Released: September 16, 2006
Type: Movie
In the beginning of the movie, 20 years ago, on the moon, the 4 Ultra brothers, Ultraman, Seven, Jack, and Ace were fighting a deadly foe known as Yapool, a monster that was several times their size. As they fought, Yapool had a clear advantage and used his several claws to grasp the brothers, although, they managed to clear from the claws through there powers and used a combined Specium Ray to no avail. The monster then flies off to Earth to dodge the attack and the brothers follow. The brothers were barely able to defeat Yapool but the monster still needed to be sealed. However, to seal Yapool away they were forced to give up the ability to transform, and took up jobs to be in the area of Kobe in case the monster ever returned.
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Road to the Don Final
Title: Road to the Don Final
Released: November 10, 2005
Type: Movie
The final 'Road to Don' film.
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Scrap Heaven
Title: Scrap Heaven
Character: Dr. Yoshida Seiichiro
Released: October 8, 2005
Type: Movie
The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.
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Life on the Longboard
Title: Life on the Longboard
Released: September 10, 2005
Type: Movie
A depressed middle-aged man takes up surfing after he retires.
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Kekko Kamen Surprise
Title: Kekko Kamen Surprise
Character: Commanding officer
Released: October 31, 2004
Type: Movie
Studying music at a remote island academy, poor Mayumi (Aki Hoshino) and her classmates fall victim once more to erotic tortures at the hands of their corrupting instructors. Just in time, Kekko Kamen (Misaki Mori) takes center stage with a red mask on her head, nunchakus in her hands, and a song in her heart!
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Title: Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
Character: Ikki Kasumi
Released: February 17, 2002
Type: TV
When a tragedy befalls their fellow students on graduation day, three pupils of the Hayate Way's Ninja Academy must take on the Jakanja — a clan of evil space warriors. But they can't do it alone. Can they find the help they need? And can the young warriors act swiftly enough to defeat the Jakanja before they destroy the known universe?
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The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express
Title: The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express
Character: Captain Takamori
Released: March 25, 2001
Type: Movie
When the head of the touring magician's group "Magical Fantasy" is murdered on a train while on his way to Hokkaido, young Kindaichi, who also just happens to be on board, is fast on the case to find the culprit. But just as quickly as the case unfolds, the body disappears only to be rediscovered again, along with other new bodies.
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Title: Hanamura Daisuke
Released: July 4, 2000
Type: TV
A comical look at the Japanese legal system. Big corporate law firm seeking to increase their profit margin notices that a lot of the partners spend a lot of their time on cases which don't bring in a lot of revenue. They decide they need to hire an average lawyer, at a minimal salary, that will take care of these small cases and not complain. That's why the law firm hires Hanamura Daisuke (Yusuke Santamaria)...to handle these minor cases. Daisuke's approach to the law is very unique and the way he handles each case is very entertaining
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Title: Godzilla Island
Character: G-Guard Commander
Released: October 6, 1997
Type: TV
Godzilla Island was a television show spinoff of the Godzilla franchise. It premiered on October 6, 1997, and ran for a total of 256 three-minute episodes, finishing on September 30, 1998. The series was divided into 22 different stories (Sagas). Set in 2097, most monsters live on an island out in the Pacific Ocean. The creatures living on the island include: Godzilla, Godzilla Junior, Mothra, Battra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, Mecha-King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, Anguirus, Gigan, Hedorah, SpaceGodzilla, Destoroyah, Baragon, King Caesar, Moguera, Megalon, Gorosaurus, Kamacuras, Jet Jaguar, and Dogora.
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Title: Eko Eko Azarak: The Series
Character: Sumio Kuroi
Released: February 1, 1997
Type: TV
Kuroi Misa, a girl with Satanic powers, mysteriously appears in various high schools. Carrying a dagger and a heavy leather bag, she uses her powers to eliminate the evil forces that thrive on deadly sins of the human race. Her ultimate aim is to cleanse the earth and rebuild her broken family.
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Title: Weather Report Girl
Character: Sanada (Production Director)
Released: January 11, 1997
Type: TV
This live-action Japanese TV series is based on Tetsu Adachi's manga. The series is split into two parts, each one consisting of six episodes. The first part is based on the manga's original storyline and, of course, focuses on Keiko Nakadai and her infamous rise to fame. The second part, on the other hand, has a completely original storyline made exclusively for this TV series that focuses on the adventures of another woman, Ryoko Makino, after she is chosen as a new weather anchor on TV.
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Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers
Title: Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers
Character: Kuronuma
Released: March 5, 1996
Type: Movie
A special agent of the Tokyo Police has been given the assignment of assassinating a group of crime bosses. Soon afterwards, she encounters the hitman the crime bosses have sent to kill her. After talking together, they discover that they are equally reluctant to carry out their assignments. They are pushed onward by their respective bosses, however, until they must both decide where their loyalties truly lie.
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Zero Woman
Title: Zero Woman
Released: September 5, 1995
Type: Movie
A gang of young thieves try to rob a mob boss, but their heist is interrupted by an officer of the Tokyo Police Department's elite Zero Division. They get away with the loot, but the officer, a beautiful, more-than-slightly psychotic young woman who also happens to be an excellent shot, is tracking them down. To bring the case to a successful conclusion, she must deal with rival crime gangs, small- time crooks, and the wavering loyalties of her own partner.
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Female Prisoner Executioner Maria
Title: Female Prisoner Executioner Maria
Released: July 12, 1994
Type: Movie
Not to be confused with the 1995 theatrical film directed by Shûji Kataoka.
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Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back...
Title: Kekko Kamen 2: We'll be back...
Character: Violence Jack
Released: March 27, 1992
Type: Movie
Mayumi and the other students are suspected of cheating and put in the torture room, where a device is waiting on them. However, this is all a ruse to make Kekko Kamen appear!
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Orchids Under the Moon
Title: Orchids Under the Moon
Released: June 27, 1991
Type: Movie
Jinpachi Nezu who lost both his wife and daughter during a feud against the yakuza 10 years ago while he was an accountant for their organization. One day he comes across a young idol and rescues her from being kidnapped by the yakuza.
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It's All Right, My Friend
Title: It's All Right, My Friend
Character: Man in White
Released: April 15, 1983
Type: Movie
An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.
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Title: 少年探偵団 (BD7)
Character: Twenty Faces, Jiro Dan
Released: October 4, 1975
Type: TV
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Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster
Title: Return of Ultraman: Jiro Rides a Monster
Character: Hideki Gô
Released: March 12, 1972
Type: Movie
A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman as part of the Spring Toho Champion Festival along with other films like Godzilla vs. Gigan, The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, Mirrorman, and Mock the Oak Tree.
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Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Title: Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters
Character: Hideki Gô
Released: December 12, 1971
Type: Movie
A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman episodes 13-14. It was released on December 12, 1971 as part of the Toho Champion Festival along with Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Earth's Greatest Battle ( edited from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster and shorter versions of The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, and The Little Match Girl.
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Return of Ultraman
Title: Return of Ultraman
Character: Hideki Go
Released: July 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Episodes 5 and 6 of Return of Ultraman show, screened at Toho Championship Festival.
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Title: Return of Ultraman
Character: Hideki Gô
Released: April 2, 1971
Type: TV
In a fight between two giant monsters named Takkong and Zazahn, young race car driver Hideki Go is killed while trying to rescue a little boy and a dog from the falling rubble. His valiant sacrifice is noted by everyone, even his friends and the new defense force MAT, but an unseen being also takes notice. Looking over Go is the "New Ultraman", who is so touched by Go's actions that he decides to combine his life force with that of Hideki, thus bringing him back to life. Hideki Go then joins the MAT and fights alongside them and Ultraman against monsters and alien invaders.
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Song of my Life
Title: Song of my Life
Character: Koji Aoyama
Released: May 29, 1968
Type: Movie
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Dynamite Doctor
Title: Dynamite Doctor
Released: June 4, 1966
Type: Movie
Film by director Kenji Misumi