Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Born: February 20, 1928
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Hideo Shibuya...

Destroy All Monsters
Title: Destroy All Monsters
Character: 1st Reporter
Released: August 1, 1968
Type: Movie
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
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Judge and Jeopardy
Title: Judge and Jeopardy
Released: June 8, 1968
Type: Movie
It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a suspect to death during the Pacific War.
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Title: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Character: Maritime Officer (uncredited)
Released: December 17, 1966
Type: Movie
Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.
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The War of the Gargantuas
Title: The War of the Gargantuas
Character: Skeptical Reporter
Released: July 31, 1966
Type: Movie
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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Title: Ultra Q
Character: Hayashi reporter
Released: January 2, 1966
Type: TV
As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young investigators—two pilots and a reporter—take it upon themselves to study these unexplained phenomena in order to inform and protect the public. With allies and science aiding them on their journey, the trio must separate myth from history as they explore the greater mysteries of these occurrences: are they unrelated, or is this barrage somehow a portent of even worse things to come?
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Campus A Go-Go
Title: Campus A Go-Go
Character: Hotel stuff
Released: December 19, 1965
Type: Movie
Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football. Released alongside Invasion of Astro Monster.
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Beast Alley
Title: Beast Alley
Released: September 5, 1965
Type: Movie
"When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
Title: Frankenstein Conquers the World
Character: Reporter
Released: August 8, 1965
Type: Movie
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Title: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Character: Journalist (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1964
Type: Movie
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
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Dogora
Title: Dogora
Character: Nosy Reporter
Released: August 11, 1964
Type: Movie
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
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You Can Succeed, Too
Title: You Can Succeed, Too
Released: May 30, 1964
Type: Movie
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
Title: Mothra vs. Godzilla
Character: Journalist (uncredited)
Released: April 29, 1964
Type: Movie
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
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Atragon
Title: Atragon
Released: December 22, 1963
Type: Movie
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
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Varan the Unbelievable
Title: Varan the Unbelievable
Character: Cameraman
Released: December 7, 1962
Type: Movie
In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where an unusual salt water lake is situated. However, their purifying experiments arouse the prehistoric monster Obaki from hibernation at the lake's bottom, and it proceeds to attack Japan. Although made by a U.S. independent film company, this film was based on a Japanese Toho monster film of 1958, "Daikaiju Varan", from which all of the monster effects scenes and a few incidental dramatic shots were edited into it.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
Title: King Kong vs. Godzilla
Character: Member of Press Corp
Released: August 11, 1962
Type: Movie
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
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Gorath
Title: Gorath
Character: Reporter
Released: March 21, 1962
Type: Movie
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
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Mothra
Title: Mothra
Character: Journalist
Released: July 30, 1961
Type: Movie
Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
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The Merciless Trap
Title: The Merciless Trap
Released: February 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.
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The Human Vapor
Title: The Human Vapor
Character: Audience member (uncredited)
Released: December 11, 1960
Type: Movie
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?
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The Secret of the Telegian
Title: The Secret of the Telegian
Released: April 10, 1960
Type: Movie
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
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The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Title: The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Released: October 21, 1958
Type: Movie
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
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Varan
Title: Varan
Character: Cameraman
Released: October 14, 1958
Type: Movie
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
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The H-Man
Title: The H-Man
Character: Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Released: June 24, 1958
Type: Movie
Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.
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Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Title: Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Released: March 25, 1958
Type: Movie
A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls for the now-grown princess, though neither realizes the other's identity.
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The Mysterians
Title: The Mysterians
Released: December 28, 1957
Type: Movie
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Title: A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2
Released: July 9, 1957
Type: Movie
An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the first film.
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A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Title: A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
Released: July 9, 1957
Type: Movie
An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Title: The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
Released: April 2, 1957
Type: Movie
Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Title: Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Character: (uncredited)
Released: January 3, 1956
Type: Movie
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
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Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
Title: Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
Released: December 28, 1955
Type: Movie
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Ticket to Hell
Title: Ticket to Hell
Character: Police Officer B
Released: September 28, 1955
Type: Movie
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Marital Relations
Title: Marital Relations
Released: September 13, 1955
Type: Movie
The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for best director, best actor (Morishige) and best actress (Awashima), and the Mainichi Concours award for best actor and best screenplay (Yasumi Toshio). It ranked second (after Naruse Mikio’s Ukigumo) on the Kinema Junpō top ten films for the year.
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Mother and Son
Title: Mother and Son
Character: (uncredited)
Released: June 7, 1955
Type: Movie
An Ishiro Honda film.
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Godzilla Raids Again
Title: Godzilla Raids Again
Character: Visitor of Cabaret
Released: April 24, 1955
Type: Movie
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
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Seven Samurai
Title: Seven Samurai
Character: Bandit
Released: April 26, 1954
Type: Movie
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
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Farewell Rabaul
Title: Farewell Rabaul
Released: February 10, 1954
Type: Movie
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
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Eagle of the Pacific
Title: Eagle of the Pacific
Released: October 21, 1953
Type: Movie
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
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Mr. Pu
Title: Mr. Pu
Released: April 15, 1953
Type: Movie
A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.
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The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Title: The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Released: November 2, 1952
Type: Movie
A screwball tale of a suspected “lady thief” and the detective who is on her trail, following her from Osaka to her home village, where she is going to hold a memorial service for her father. Of course, the detective falls in love with his prey.
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Forty-Eight Man
Title: Forty-Eight Man
Released: June 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
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Mr. Lucky
Title: Mr. Lucky
Released: February 2, 1952
Type: Movie
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Till We Meet Again
Title: Till We Meet Again
Released: March 21, 1950
Type: Movie
Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of war separates them.