Noboru Umezawa

Noboru Umezawa

Born: September 6, 1922
Died: September 12, 2000
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Noboru Umezawa...

Gokinzo Yaburi Ieyasu no Kubi
Title: Gokinzo Yaburi Ieyasu no Kubi
Released: January 14, 1983
Type: Movie
This is the third installment in the series that was broadcast on Fuji TV's "Historical Drama Special" in 1983, and the story continues from the end of previous work. Ichibei, who plays Tomisaburo Wakayama, is in a series of pinches, such as being seriously injured to the spear and being caught by the Oniwaban and tortured. The action scene in the snow, which reversely utilizes the fact that it was snowing in Kyoto at the time of shooting, is also very powerful.
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Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head
Title: Fangs of Darkness 2: Ieyasu's Head
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Ichibei teams up with Chief Jindayo of the Goomune (Japan’s gypsies’) in order to steal the shogunate’s solid gold statue of Ieyasu which might bankrupt the central government and complete his revenge against the Tokugawa by toppling them from the seat of power. Meanwhile a mysterious swordsman has entered the area while trying to keep his true identity secret. Will his bloody blade help or hinder Ichibei’s quest for retribution? Will their actions change the course of Japanese history?
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The Black Hood
Title: The Black Hood
Released: December 3, 1981
Type: Movie
A horse-riding samurai fights villains.
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Samurai Reincarnation
Title: Samurai Reincarnation
Released: June 6, 1981
Type: Movie
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
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The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Title: The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Released: April 24, 1981
Type: Movie
Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimyo and wealthy townspeople. Under the name of Nezumi Kozo, there is a small wholesaler Jiro. And once Toyama and Jiro, when they were young, were comrades who spent all their time gambling and having fun with women in the Yushima Tenjin area...
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Sword of the Beast
Title: Sword of the Beast
Released: September 18, 1965
Type: Movie
Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.
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Waka zakura kenka matoi
Title: Waka zakura kenka matoi
Released: November 17, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Keepers of Order
Title: Keepers of Order
Released: August 22, 1962
Type: Movie
Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yakuza.
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Law in Ghost Island
Title: Law in Ghost Island
Released: August 13, 1961
Type: Movie
Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to them. Branded an enemy for his refusal to become involved with either side, he soon finds himself caught up in an intrigue extending beyond petty gang rivalries, involving a plot by Daimyo in Kyoto to overthrow the government.
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An Eagle Eyed Lord
Title: An Eagle Eyed Lord
Released: June 21, 1961
Type: Movie
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Miyamoto Musashi
Title: Miyamoto Musashi
Character: Village man
Released: May 27, 1961
Type: Movie
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicious. He sides with the Toyotomi at Sekigahara, and as a result finds himself on the losing side of the historic battle. He and his friend Matahachi manage to escape the slaughter although the latter is wounded in his leg. They stumble across the young Akemi who makes her living with her mother Oko by robbing corpses of their armor and anything else they can sell. Oko takes it into her head to seduce Matahachi, which she does first by skillfully sucking the gangrene from his blood, and then just by sucking.
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Official with a Tattoo
Title: Official with a Tattoo
Released: March 15, 1960
Type: Movie
Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.
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A Spectacular Showdown
Title: A Spectacular Showdown
Released: August 9, 1959
Type: Movie
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him.
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Souls in the Moonlight III
Title: Souls in the Moonlight III
Released: April 28, 1959
Type: Movie
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion of the famed Jidaigeki series is an amazing film, with a completely different perspective on the story from the later versions. While the international audience is more familiar with the “Sword of Doom” and “Satan’s Sword” versions of Daibosatsu Toge (The Great Bodhisattva Pass), the “Souls in the Moonlight” trilogy casts an entirely different light on Ryunosuke and his motives. Can this brutal killer be brought to justice, or is living his life as a blind wanderer a more terrible fate? His sword skills have not diminished, nor has his desire to kill!
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The Acrobats of Death
Title: The Acrobats of Death
Released: January 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.
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Kunisada Chuji
Title: Kunisada Chuji
Released: August 27, 1958
Type: Movie
Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dying wish from one of his henchmen, Asataro, to find a decent home for his young nephew, Chuji descends from his hide-out in the mountain, and heads to the city in spite of numerous dangers that await him there.
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直八子供旅
Title: 直八子供旅
Released: February 25, 1958
Type: Movie
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The Scroll’s Secret
Title: The Scroll’s Secret
Released: January 9, 1958
Type: Movie
Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period.
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A Chivalrous Spirit
Title: A Chivalrous Spirit
Released: January 3, 1958
Type: Movie
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, uncovers a conspiracy organized by his rivals while on a quest to bring justice to three murders. Some of the most famous actors from Toei studios make this a must-see for everyone! Featuring a very young Nakamura Kinnosuke, who went on to become one of Japan's mosted noteworthy actors under the name Yorosuya Kinnosuke. This is one of the best examples his early work.
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Souls in the Moonlight
Title: Souls in the Moonlight
Released: July 13, 1957
Type: Movie
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.
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Street of Ronin
Title: Street of Ronin
Character: Fortune-teller
Released: April 3, 1957
Type: Movie
Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.
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The Happy Wanderer
Title: The Happy Wanderer
Released: May 11, 1956
Type: Movie