Tōru Sumikawa

Tōru Sumikawa

Movies for Tōru Sumikawa...

Morning Fog
Title: Morning Fog
Released: September 18, 1971
Type: Movie
Kyoko and her mother Yuki returned to their hometown of Fukui. Yuki runs a dressmaker's store in the city, and Kyoko has taken a job as a nurse at a prefectural hospital. The film depicts the daughter's attempt to grow from adolescence to adulthood in a family of one mother and one daughter, and her emotional exchange with her mother against the backdrop of the harsh natural environment.
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Showdown in Gangland
Title: Showdown in Gangland
Released: March 7, 1970
Type: Movie
Rivalry between two young gangster groups who seek to extend their influence.
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The Scarred Angel
Title: The Scarred Angel
Released: December 24, 1966
Type: Movie
A musical film based on the original work of Saigo Teruhiko. After leaving the juvenile detention center and returning to his hometown of Ibusuki, Hachiro begins to investigate the cause of his older sister Sumiko's suicide. While Hachiro was in juvenile detention, Sumiko committed suicide, but there are too many mysteries surrounding this suicide...
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Kill or get killed!
Title: Kill or get killed!
Released: September 7, 1966
Type: Movie
When Yakuza decides to take avenge his brother, the war shall begin.
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Story of a Prostitute
Title: Story of a Prostitute
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 Sound of Waves
Title: The Sound of Waves
Character: Take-san
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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Kanto Wanderer
Title: Kanto Wanderer
Released: November 23, 1963
Type: Movie
Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.
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Namari o buchikome
Title: Namari o buchikome
Released: December 16, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Hageshī kawa
Title: Hageshī kawa
Released: October 6, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Yoko o muita seishun
Title: Yoko o muita seishun
Released: September 19, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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何もかも狂ってやがる
Title: 何もかも狂ってやがる
Released: April 18, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu
Title: Dai shinrin ni mukatte tatsu
Released: September 23, 1961
Type: Movie
Strife between competing lumber mills.
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Living by Karate
Title: Living by Karate
Character: Garbage collector 1
Released: April 16, 1961
Type: Movie
Wada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.
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Red Pier
Title: Red Pier
Released: September 23, 1958
Type: Movie
Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.
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Cell No. 8
Title: Cell No. 8
Released: January 15, 1956
Type: Movie
A man and a woman meet through a strange fate. This unique melodrama depicts the course of their budding love in a corner of the big city.
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Till We Meet Again
Title: Till We Meet Again
Character: Newspaper reporter
Released: May 29, 1955
Type: Movie
Sonejiro sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more attracted to mountain climbing and another girl. When Yachiyo’s father is introduced to Sonejiro, good will turns evil, and all happiness is at stake.
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Kurohyō
Title: Kurohyō
Released: July 17, 1953
Type: Movie
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母山彦
Title: 母山彦
Released: April 24, 1952
Type: Movie