Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya

Born: January 5, 1901
in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Shirō Tsuchiya...

The Age of Assassins
Title: The Age of Assassins
Released: February 4, 1967
Type: Movie
A nerdy young college instructor named Shinji Kikyo returns home one day to find himself the target of a mad assassin. Surviving somewhat miraculously, he fends off other assassins and with the help of reporter Keiko Tsurumaki and car mechanic Bill Otomo, eventually discovering that a "population control" association is really an assassination squad led by Shogo Mizorogi, who has been training patients of a mental asylum to become killers.
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The Daphne
Title: The Daphne
Released: October 1, 1966
Type: Movie
Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them.
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Title: Ultra Q
Character: Yamashita
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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Mothra vs. Godzilla
Title: Mothra vs. Godzilla
Character: Shizunoura Fisherman (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
Character: Senior Officer
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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Happy Go-Lucky
Title: Happy Go-Lucky
Released: July 27, 1962
Type: Movie
An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
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Operation Sewer Rats
Title: Operation Sewer Rats
Character: (uncredited)
Released: June 1, 1962
Type: Movie
Towards the end of World War II, five men are tasked with freeing the son of a general from Chinese captivity.
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The Last War
Title: The Last War
Character: Minister of Justice
Released: October 8, 1961
Type: Movie
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.
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Awamori-kun kanpai!
Title: Awamori-kun kanpai!
Released: October 8, 1961
Type: Movie
Second of the three Awamori-kun movies.
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Daredevil in the Castle
Title: Daredevil in the Castle
Character: Tosho Horita
Released: January 3, 1961
Type: Movie
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
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The Bad Sleep Well
Title: The Bad Sleep Well
Character: Construction Company Employee #1
Released: September 15, 1960
Type: Movie
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
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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 Beast Shall Die
Title: The Beast Shall Die
Released: June 9, 1959
Type: Movie
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.
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社長太平記
Title: 社長太平記
Released: January 3, 1959
Type: Movie
Sixth entry in the Company President Series.
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The H-Man
Title: The H-Man
Character: Executive Police Officer (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 Third President
Title: The Third President
Released: March 18, 1958
Type: Movie
The fifth entry in the Company President Series
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Down Town
Title: Down Town
Released: October 29, 1957
Type: Movie
A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
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A Dangerous Hero
Title: A Dangerous Hero
Released: July 30, 1957
Type: Movie
A film by Hideo Suzuki.
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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Title: Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Released: July 19, 1957
Type: Movie
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
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Last Days of the Samurai
Title: Last Days of the Samurai
Character: Soemon Hara
Released: July 13, 1957
Type: Movie
Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted as a tragic romance between one of the ronins, Jurozaemon Isogai, and Omino. An adaptation of Seika Mayama play "Genroku Chusingura, the Last Day of Oishi", which tells about the torments of life and death of samurai living in feudal times.
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Throne of Blood
Title: Throne of Blood
Character: Commander
Released: January 15, 1957
Type: Movie
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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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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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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Invisible Man
Title: Invisible Man
Released: December 29, 1954
Type: Movie
When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.
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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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Forty-Eight Man
Title: Forty-Eight Man
Released: June 26, 1952
Type: Movie
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
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The Lady of Musashino
Title: The Lady of Musashino
Released: September 14, 1951
Type: Movie
Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.