Eitarō Matsuyama

Eitarō Matsuyama

Movies for Eitarō Matsuyama...

Jirocho of Shimizu 3: Man Tears, the End of Ishimatsu
Title: Jirocho of Shimizu 3: Man Tears, the End of Ishimatsu
Released: April 30, 1992
Type: Movie
Jirocho Shimizu has now sealed his family's long sword with a ban on fighting and makes a living as a cargo worker. His zeal is tested when he is placed in the middle of Daimon's gambling den affair.
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The Men Who Made Ultraman
Title: The Men Who Made Ultraman
Released: March 21, 1989
Type: Movie
A biographical dramatization about the production of the original Ultraman, the beloved classic special effects fantasy series from Eiji Tsuburaya.
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Goryokaku
Title: Goryokaku
Released: December 30, 1988
Type: Movie
After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of the emperor signaled the complete end of the feudal system and Japan’s entry into the modern world as those brave samurai tried to halt progress and learned that the age of modern warfare and weaponry had passed them by. Swords were no match for rifles and cannons, nor was any man a match for the power of the imperial flag. Japanese loyalty to the emperor has long defined the nation and culture despite the changing times.
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Title: Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
Released: March 28, 1982
Type: TV
In this gripping period drama, Matsudaira Ukon, the younger brother of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun Ienari, lives in the city as Yabutaro, a doctor in the Ukiyo Koji district, while fighting the evil that has infested the city of Edo.
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Jirocho of Shimizu 2: Journey Through Winds and Clouds
Title: Jirocho of Shimizu 2: Journey Through Winds and Clouds
Released: January 8, 1982
Type: Movie
Shimizu Jirocho aka Yamamoto Chogoro has established a family in Shimizu Port and works on river construction. One day, Inosuke is killed, and suspicion falls on the Jirocho family. Oryu, Inosuke's daughter, attempts to take revenge on her father. Little do they know that the killing is the plot masterminded by Kitsu An Takei and Katsuzo Kurokoma who have returned to take revenge on Chogoro and the Denzo families.
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Title: Edo wo Kiru
Released: September 24, 1973
Type: TV
Edo wo Kiru (江戸を斬る) was a popular jidaigeki on Japan's TBS. It lasted through eight series, with several casts and settings.
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The Ambitious
Title: The Ambitious
Character: Umanosuke Shinmiya
Released: February 14, 1970
Type: Movie
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Title: Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character: Cook #2 (uncredited)
Released: January 26, 1970
Type: Movie
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
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The Day the Sun Rose
Title: The Day the Sun Rose
Released: November 23, 1968
Type: Movie
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
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A Comedy: The University Around the Corner
Title: A Comedy: The University Around the Corner
Character: Mitsui Ichiro (Sanpei's nephew)
Released: October 31, 1965
Type: Movie
#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to 25 years later, the students have each settled into their careers and cross paths with Professor Sakai's son, a P.E. teacher (also played by Sakai).
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Song of Farewell
Title: Song of Farewell
Character: Kenjiro Yabuki
Released: March 20, 1965
Type: Movie
After her mother's funeral, Yuriko, dressed in mourning clothes, sees off her lover Shintaro as he leaves in the powdery snow, and resolves to part ways with him forever. However, in Yuriko's heart... Pure love duo Yoshinaga and Hamada rigorously pursue a life of sincerity and love of the younger generation, and love but parting, in this lyrical and melancholy touching story of Ishizaka literature.