Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Born: March 17, 1943
in Shimomeguro, Tokyo, Japan
Kayo Matsuo was born on March 17, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shogun Assassin (1980), Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968) and Hikaru umi (1963).

Movies for Kayo Matsuo...

Free and Easy Special
Title: Free and Easy Special
Released: July 16, 1994
Type: Movie
Approached by a friend about a matchmaking arrangement, Su-san goes to Hama-chan's home seeking help. Hama-chan is away on a business trip, but Michiko entertains Su-san late into the night. When he gets drunk and ends up spending the night, Hama-chan, begins to question his boss's relationship with Michiko.
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Free and Easy 4
Title: Free and Easy 4
Released: December 23, 1991
Type: Movie
Hama-chan and his wife are ecstatic about their long-awaited pregnancy. Meanwhile, Su-san's nephew joins Hama-chan's department at the company.
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Business Trip
Title: Business Trip
Released: September 30, 1989
Type: Movie
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Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
Title: Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
Character: Lady Kasuga
Released: January 3, 1989
Type: Movie
Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
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Title: Iki no Iiyatsu
Released: January 7, 1987
Type: TV
Set in a sushi restaurant in Tokyo shortly after the end of the war, the story follows a stubborn, old-fashioned master and his hot-tempered, brash apprentice growing up among the warm-hearted people of downtown Tokyo.
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The Island Closest to Heaven
Title: The Island Closest to Heaven
Character: Mitsuko Katsuragi
Released: December 15, 1984
Type: Movie
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.
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Dangerous Encounter
Title: Dangerous Encounter
Character: Kaneko Izawa
Released: June 12, 1984
Type: Movie
A woman's life is irrevocably altered when a young murderer stumbles into her home.
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The Unmarked Path
Title: The Unmarked Path
Character: Kayo Sakai
Released: February 18, 1984
Type: Movie
To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.
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The Key
Title: The Key
Released: December 24, 1983
Type: Movie
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Title: Meitantei Kindaichi Kōsuke
Released: October 8, 1983
Type: TV
Mystery drama starring Akira Onodera, based on the novel by Seishi Yokomizo about Kosuke Kindaichi.
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Title: 眠狂四郎無頼控
Released: April 6, 1983
Type: TV
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Title: 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ
Character: Ritsuko Saeki
Released: February 19, 1983
Type: TV
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Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
Title: Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
Character: Kushimaki Fuji
Released: October 22, 1982
Type: Movie
A re-make of the classic story made for television in 1982.
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To Trap a Kidnapper
Title: To Trap a Kidnapper
Released: September 25, 1982
Type: Movie
Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.
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Summer Secrets
Title: Summer Secrets
Released: September 18, 1982
Type: Movie
Two high school girls get mixed up in murder while investigating the disappearance of a classmate.
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Good Luck Love
Title: Good Luck Love
Released: December 20, 1981
Type: Movie
Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
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The Imperial Navy
Title: The Imperial Navy
Released: August 8, 1981
Type: Movie
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
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Tetsugen
Title: Tetsugen
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Japanese film based on the life of Zen Master Tetsugen Doko.
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Shogun Assassin
Title: Shogun Assassin
Character: Supreme Ninja
Released: November 11, 1980
Type: Movie
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
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Magnitude 7.9
Title: Magnitude 7.9
Released: August 30, 1980
Type: Movie
A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.
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Port Arthur
Title: Port Arthur
Character: Empress Shoken
Released: August 2, 1980
Type: Movie
Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.
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不良少年
Title: 不良少年
Released: June 14, 1980
Type: Movie
Based on the novel of the same name by Shoji Yuki
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The Fixer
Title: The Fixer
Released: October 27, 1979
Type: Movie
Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight.
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Hunter in the Dark
Title: Hunter in the Dark
Character: Oren
Released: June 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.
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Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Title: Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Character: Satoko Ikenaga
Released: May 26, 1979
Type: Movie
Two Kyushu based yakuza groups are desperate for domaination of the area. When more powerful yakuza groups get involved in their power struggle, a group of childhood friends, belonging to different yakuza families, are caught in the middle. Lies, deceit, and backstabbing are in play resulting in a bloodbath and a quest for revenge...
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Third Generation Boss
Title: Third Generation Boss
Released: August 10, 1974
Type: Movie
Based on Kazuo Taoka's autobiography, this film follows a Kobe gangster as he builds the small Yamaguchi-gumi into Japan's largest criminal clan.
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Title: Mute Samurai
Character: Kikuno
Released: October 7, 1973
Type: TV
A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before. Renouncing any normal life the samurai has become the feared bounty hunter, "Devil" Hogan, the Mute Samurai.
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Title: The Water Margin
Character: Lin Chung's Wife
Released: October 2, 1973
Type: TV
The Water Margin is a Japanese television series based on Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The novel details the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the Song Dynasty. This adaptation follows Lin Chung and his clashes with the local government official Kao Chiu. The Water Margin is famous for its, sometimes obscure, but memorable philosophical quotes, such as "Do not despise the snake for having no horns,for who is to say it will not become a dragon?""
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Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Title: Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Character: Orin
Released: September 29, 1973
Type: Movie
An assassin is mistaken for a doctor and threatened by a band of masterless warriors, but they realize their mistake and retreat into the darkness. Days later, he is asked to kill the doctor's brother. What secrets are these men hiding?
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Japan's Top Gangster
Title: Japan's Top Gangster
Released: August 11, 1973
Type: Movie
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang.
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Internal Sleuth
Title: Internal Sleuth
Character: Kayo
Released: April 21, 1973
Type: Movie
When 150 guns are stolen from Iwakuni base and two police officers are shot dead, a detective criminal tries to find out the truth.
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Hikage-Mono
Title: Hikage-Mono
Released: November 22, 1972
Type: Movie
A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita
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Title: The Shin Hasegawa Series
Released: October 4, 1972
Type: TV
From the Taisho era to the Showa 30s, known as the father of popular literature who left many masterpieces and was also a teacher of Shotaro Ikebana and Yumie Hiraiwa, this omnibus work was produced based on the works of Shin Hasegawa and broadcasted from 1972 to 1973 with a total of 30 episodes.
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The Trail of Blood
Title: The Trail of Blood
Released: June 10, 1972
Type: Movie
Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Title: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Character: Yagyu Sayaka
Released: April 22, 1972
Type: Movie
In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must assassinate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.
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The Vampire Doll
Title: The Vampire Doll
Character: Keiko Sagawa
Released: July 4, 1970
Type: Movie
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Title: Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Released: January 11, 1969
Type: Movie
Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming that he did it. Tracking down the real culprit will take him along a twisted trail that involves the Shogun's harem, hidden Christians, and positively pregnant politics!
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Title: Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Released: November 6, 1968
Type: Movie
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Katsu Shintaro as he tries to help a woman who may be the heir to a fortune get what is rightfully hers. Matsuo Kayo, who first rose to international stardom as ‘the supreme ninja’ in “Shogun Assassin” gives an outstanding performance in this clever and exciting caper tale set in the samurai era. Ryuzen agrees to help her, but is he just in it for himself, and is she really who she claims to be? When they come up against Boss Tobei it’s a virtual free-for-all as everyone struggles to walk away with a fortune in gold!
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The House of Wooden Blocks
Title: The House of Wooden Blocks
Released: October 30, 1968
Type: Movie
On his return from school, young Ichiro finds his father in bed with his adopted sister, Namie. Enraged, he decides to outdo his father in terms of immoral behaviour.
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Three Rogues
Title: Three Rogues
Released: October 19, 1968
Type: Movie
Two lone wolf yakuza (Hideki Takahashi and Kunie Tanaka) rob a gambling den, then split up when pursued by the angry gang. They eventually meet again at Tanaka's mother's rural farmhouse. By then, one-eyed Kobayashi has wrangled his way into the scenario, intending to get a split of the proceeds (since he had helped them get away). Although there is some dissension amongst the three, they eventually close ranks to fend off their stubborn, relentless pursuers. Unhappily, Tanaka’s mother (Chieko Naniwa) is killed in the process. There are also love interests (Yoshiko Machida and Kayo Matsuo) and some humor along the way. An admirably different approach to the formulaic ninkyo yakuza programmer, filmed largely in sweltering summer countryside locations.
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Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Title: Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Character: Yumeko Sugiyama
Released: April 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his condolences to Yumeko and to reunite with Yukiko (Chieko Matsubara), but finds that Yumeko is fatally ill. Although Yukiko was taking care of her, she is pressed for money. Goro wants to help and knows that there is only one way to come up with fast money.
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Neon taiheiki
Title: Neon taiheiki
Released: April 13, 1968
Type: Movie
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Gamblers: The Raid
Title: Gamblers: The Raid
Character: Otama
Released: March 30, 1968
Type: Movie
5th entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.
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The Domain: Severed Relations
Title: The Domain: Severed Relations
Released: February 22, 1968
Type: Movie
The Domain: Severed Relations
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Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Title: Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Character: Yumeko
Released: January 13, 1968
Type: Movie
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.
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Parole
Title: Parole
Released: October 21, 1967
Type: Movie
Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
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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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Killer of Seven
Title: Killer of Seven
Released: August 26, 1967
Type: Movie
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Libido
Title: Libido
Released: June 28, 1967
Type: Movie
aka Libido.
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Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
Title: Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
Character: Okimi
Released: May 3, 1967
Type: Movie
The second part of the Gamblers series.
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The Domain: White Blade
Title: The Domain: White Blade
Released: January 28, 1967
Type: Movie
The Domain: White Blade
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Assignment Dragon No. 3
Title: Assignment Dragon No. 3
Character: Biran Shu
Released: January 3, 1967
Type: Movie
In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, a graduate of the famed Nakano School of Spies inaugurated by Colonel Kusanagi, to investigate the matter. Arriving in Shanghai, he disguises himself as a Chinese coolie and sets out to watch for developments, the only clue being a silver dollar found beside what was left of the victim.
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Fighting Elegy
Title: Fighting Elegy
Released: November 9, 1966
Type: Movie
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelings, joins a gang, gets in fights and, eventually, becomes involved with the radical Kita Ikki group.
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Judo vs. Karate
Title: Judo vs. Karate
Released: October 30, 1966
Type: Movie
A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth.
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Seven Gamblers
Title: Seven Gamblers
Released: July 9, 1966
Type: Movie
Hanjiro, a one eyed vagrant arrives in Okinoshima to save the town from a violent Yakuza group with the help of six handicapped guys.
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Showdown of Men
Title: Showdown of Men
Released: July 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Part one.
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Carmen from Kawachi
Title: Carmen from Kawachi
Character: Yukie
Released: February 7, 1966
Type: Movie
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko’s house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time.
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Tattooed Life
Title: Tattooed Life
Character: Oyuki
Released: November 13, 1965
Type: Movie
After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
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Chivalrous Life
Title: Chivalrous Life
Released: March 7, 1965
Type: Movie
In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the police about the source of funds for the Daido Federation, to which he belonged. The creditor, Izo, visited the local police station daily, worried about the safety of his boss, and himself came to the attention of the police. Izo embarks on a journey to escape, but in the meantime, the new rising yakuza Dojima plans to kill Iizuka...
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Story of a Prostitute
Title: Story of a Prostitute
Character: Midori
Released: February 27, 1965
Type: Movie
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
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The Flame of Devotion
Title: The Flame of Devotion
Character: Ayano Kusaka
Released: November 22, 1964
Type: Movie
The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman's son, and her devotion to him during a time of war.
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The Call of Blood
Title: The Call of Blood
Character: Geisha
Released: October 3, 1964
Type: Movie
Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
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Gate of Flesh
Title: Gate of Flesh
Character: Omino
Released: May 31, 1964
Type: Movie
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
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The Sound of Waves
Title: The Sound of Waves
Character: Chiyoko
Released: April 29, 1964
Type: Movie
On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the richest and most difficult man on the island. Despite their differences in class, they begin to meet and rumors spread of them having an illicit affair. Soon after, Shinji jumps into a stormy sea to help a ship in distress. The vessel turns out to be owned by Hatsue's arrogant father, who now becomes an understanding and sympathetic parent and allows the two lovers to marry.
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Nakamatachi
Title: Nakamatachi
Released: March 14, 1964
Type: Movie
Today is a new day with hopes. A youth hymn that depicts a young truck driver growing up in love with a dream while being supported by his friends who are always close to him. A movie adaptation of a hit song by Kazuo Funaki.
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The Beautiful Teenager
Title: The Beautiful Teenager
Released: February 8, 1964
Type: Movie
A boy who dreams of being a yakuza leader is reformed by a girl's pure love for him.
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Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
Title: Whirlwind Call the Storm - Ginza Hoodlum's Diary
Released: August 31, 1963
Type: Movie
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A Modern Samurai Village
Title: A Modern Samurai Village
Character: Hiroko Ri
Released: February 24, 1963
Type: Movie
Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had imagined is in a slum area called Samurai Village, a little settlement, where people live from hand to mouth. To make things worse, a group of vagrants descends on the already crowded ragpickers' village. The sight depresses and saddens little Yumi, but when her father gives up drinking, it makes up for everything in her eyes, and when he runs past liquor shops to avoid temptation, Yumi's laughter rings out merrily again. A unique social drama depicting the growth of a new generation that confronts the world of adults full of vanity in the image of a girl living in poverty.
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Sarariiman monogatari Taiki bansai
Title: Sarariiman monogatari Taiki bansai
Character: Fujiko
Released: February 20, 1963
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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Beyond the Green Hills
Title: Beyond the Green Hills
Character: Komako
Released: January 3, 1963
Type: Movie
Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to take a bite out of the forbidden fruit. Expelled from her former school, she finds herself in an all-girls school in Jokamachi, where rumors fly. One day, Shinko delivers an anonymous love letter addressed to her English teacher, Ms. Shimazaki. Convinced that the students are playing a prank, Ms. Shimazaki is adamant about getting to the bottom of this "problem”.
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Ai to shi no katami
Title: Ai to shi no katami
Released: November 21, 1962
Type: Movie
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Wakai futari
Title: Wakai futari
Released: November 21, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Bōkyō no umi
Title: Bōkyō no umi
Released: October 21, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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サラリーマン物語 敵は幾万ありとても
Title: サラリーマン物語 敵は幾万ありとても
Character: Kyoko
Released: September 30, 1962
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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サラリーマン物語 新入社員第一課
Title: サラリーマン物語 新入社員第一課
Released: August 29, 1962
Type: Movie
Japanese comedy film.
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The Rambler Returns Home
Title: The Rambler Returns Home
Released: August 12, 1962
Type: Movie
Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.
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Teenage Yakuza
Title: Teenage Yakuza
Character: Keiko
Released: June 20, 1962
Type: Movie
A high-school vigilante protects his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city.
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Wakai tsume ato
Title: Wakai tsume ato
Released: May 9, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Frozen Plains
Title: The Frozen Plains
Released: April 22, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Season of Farewell
Title: Season of Farewell
Released: January 14, 1962
Type: Movie
A touching story of a girl who sails away from her love to keep her family together.
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Wind and waves of the South
Title: Wind and waves of the South
Character: Sugiko
Released: November 19, 1961
Type: Movie
Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish school... But he failed. Mother died. The woman who replaced her brought with her affection, comfort, and warmth of mother's hands. It seemed that joy settled in their house again. But one day a storm caught the fishermen at sea. Father did not return... Father's friends, fishermen, tried to help the widow, who was left with two children. But the money was still not enough. And then Kazuo decided to become a fisherman. After all, he was now the eldest in the family...
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Pursuit
Title: Pursuit
Released: September 10, 1961
Type: Movie
Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film.
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Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
Title: Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm
Released: February 25, 1961
Type: Movie
The Ginza Whirlwind (Akira Kobayashi) attempts to solve a murder.
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My Second Brother
Title: My Second Brother
Character: Yoshiko, eldest sister
Released: October 28, 1959
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
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Endless Desire
Title: Endless Desire
Character: (uncredited)
Released: November 18, 1958
Type: Movie
Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during the war. A grimly humorous tale of twisted relationships as one by one each of the group is eliminated.