Jō Shishido

Jō Shishido

Born: December 6, 1933
Died: January 18, 2020
in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Beloved Japanese actor most recognizable for his intense, eccentric yakuza film roles and his artificially enlarged cheekbones. He has appeared in some 300 films but is best known in the West for his performance in the cult film Branded to Kill (1967). In Japan, he is also known by the nickname "Joe the Ace" (エースのジョー Ēsu no Jō) for his popular role in the Western Fast-Draw Guy (1961).

Movies for Jō Shishido...

The Final Judgement
Title: The Final Judgement
Character: Lao Porto
Released: June 2, 2012
Type: Movie
26-year-old Shogo Washio sense danger from the expansion of Asian superpower nation Ouran. Shogo Washio teams up with Kenzo Nakagishi and establishes a new political party. He loses in the elections to gain a seat in the house of representatives. A few years later Japan is now invaded by the country of Ouran and falls under the military occupation of that country. Basic freedoms like speech and religion are lost, while protestors are killed. In this environment, Shogo Washio joins the underground resistance organization ROLE.
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Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
Title: Mobile Detectives: The Movie 3
Released: February 5, 2011
Type: Movie
Kai, Mei, and Yui are high school students. The three girls are also detectives and they solve cases using their reasoning abilities. It's also a secret that these girls are detectives. One day, the three high school girls receive a call from Nanba Kazuhiro of the Metropolitan Police Department. A letter was received in which the writer threatened to kill the popular idol group Morning Musume. Kai, Mei, and Yui go to the Morning Musume concert to guard them. After the concert, Mei is with members of Morning Mutsume on the tour bus, but Mei suddenly disappears.
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A Night in Nude: Salvation
Title: A Night in Nude: Salvation
Character: Naoki / Yamagami
Released: October 2, 2010
Type: Movie
A beautiful mother and her two daughters run a bar in a town. They have a dream of becoming rich, reforming the building, and living as celebrities. With no chance of their dream coming true with just their everyday earnings, they had another face - blinding the elderly with their beauty, putting on insurance coverage and seeking to get rich quick by murdering. However, their scheme begins to collapse from one little mistake.
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The Code
Title: The Code
Character: Detective 500
Released: May 9, 2009
Type: Movie
For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective work. The agents of Detective Office 5 are a group of stellar detectives lead by the genius code breaker Detective 507. When an unknown client enlists 507 to crack his most difficult programming code yet, the detective embarks for Shanghai where he crosses paths with a sniper, an informant, the head of the Blue-Dragon Mafia, and beautiful singer on the run, Meilan. As 507 stumbles deeper into a twisted quagmire of intrigue he discovers the sad truth behind the mystery.
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Kisaragi
Title: Kisaragi
Character: Ooiso Long Beach Host
Released: June 16, 2007
Type: Movie
The fanclub of a deceased Japanese idol gather together for the one year anniversary of her death. By combining forces they try to unearth the true circumstances surrounding her supposed suicide.
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Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
Title: Mobile Detectives: The Movie 2
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
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A Surgeon Named Hitman
Title: A Surgeon Named Hitman
Released: February 6, 2006
Type: Movie
A trainee at a university hospital named Yoshioka, was in charge of a patient but the patient dies due to a failure with a heart transplant. One day, someone stabs his sister and dies. In front of the annoying Yoshioka, a mysterious doctor, Shimizu, appears. , who used to stop by the hospital.
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Detective Office 5
Title: Detective Office 5
Character: 500
Released: November 26, 2005
Type: Movie
In a small nook of Kawasaki Private investigator 591 and adultry specialist investigator 522 embark on separate investigations that leads them both to the same beautifician.
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Title: Detective Office 5: Another Story
Character: Chief 500
Released: September 29, 2005
Type: TV
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Flower & Snake II
Title: Flower & Snake II
Released: May 14, 2005
Type: Movie
The beautiful Shizuko and her husband Toyama Takayoshi have a loving relationship, But Takayoshi is getting older and isn't always able to perform. His primary source of gratification involves observing his wife in sadomasochistic scenarios so he commissions a painter, skilled in the arts of bondage to bring these fantasies to life. Soon, Shiziko becomes a willing and submissive participant in fulfilling the S&M fantasies of not only her husband but a slew of rich lecherous men.
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Gokudô seisen: Jihaado
Title: Gokudô seisen: Jihaado
Released: July 8, 2002
Type: Movie
The first in the "Gokudo Seisen" series, a hard-line action OV that presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi Miike of "IZO". It depicts the activities of the martial arts yakuza who challenge the major general contractors who are plotting wrongdoing. Actors such as Taishu Kase and Hiroki Matsukata performed well with the men living in Shuraba.
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Drowning Fish
Title: Drowning Fish
Character: Ace no Jo
Released: February 3, 2001
Type: Movie
When corporate executives are blackmailed into public displays of nudity on the busy streets of Shinjuku, the big guns are called out to locate "Oboreru Sakana". The "big guns" are a misfit duo of ethically questionable characters who must infiltrate a gay nightclub and "fit in" while they search for clues. What ensues is both hilarious and action-packed. Oboreru Sakana is a rather ambitious and often hilarious contemporary crime thriller. Its narrative swings from the grisly to the humorous and pulls in as many pop culture elements as it can manage.
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Debt King Part VII: Millennium
Title: Debt King Part VII: Millennium
Released: July 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Takao, the owner of a coffee shop and brother-in-law to Anzai, the assistant manager of Hikari Bank, Osaka central branch, is caught in a scam by an online financial service.
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To Love
Title: To Love
Character: Chinen
Released: October 4, 1997
Type: Movie
Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception, Tsutomu manages to have his way with her. Coming from a broken home, he is frightened by love, so he cruelly allows her to wake up alone. A month passes and a more grown-up Tsutomu returns. The lovers joyously reunite and move in together. All is blissful until both notice a strange sore on Mitsu's arm. The doctors diagnose it as leprosy. Without telling Tsutomu, Mitsu checks into a leper sanitarium. Hanging out with society's pariahs gives her much insight. She discovers the old lepers to be wonderful people. In turn, Mitsu becomes their source of joy and renewed hope. Still, she misses her Tsutomu. One day, the doctors inform her that they erred and that the sore is not leprosy. Happily she heads back to her true love until she realizes with a guilty pang that to return to him would mean unhappiness for her newfound friends
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Remembering the Cosmos Flower
Title: Remembering the Cosmos Flower
Released: May 3, 1997
Type: Movie
Akiko returns to her home village in Japan after seven years in South America, where she contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion. The town, thick with paranoia, is quick to ostracize the ailing Akiko. With only her best friend and her mom in her corner, Akiko suffers awful discrimination at school and at home.
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The Trap
Title: The Trap
Character: Jo Shishido
Released: May 25, 1996
Type: Movie
When a hooded stranger appears in private eye 'Mike' Hama's office with the cryptic challenge "I want you to look for me," Hama is drawn into a string of bizarre serial murders that have Yokohama's police baffled and the city terrified.
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The Stairway to the Distant Past
Title: The Stairway to the Distant Past
Character: Jo Shishido
Released: March 18, 1995
Type: Movie
Broke, with his vintage Nash convertible repossessed, private eye Mike Hama is reduced to combing the mean streets of the Yokohama waterfront on a borrowed bicycle. But when Lily, a beautiful stripper from out of Hama's past, returns to town, the fuse is lit on a criminal powder keg set to blow the lid off the Yokohama underworld.
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Turning Point
Title: Turning Point
Character: Hashizume, Reporter
Released: June 18, 1994
Type: Movie
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
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The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Title: The Most Terrible Time in My Life
Character: Joe
Released: March 5, 1994
Type: Movie
Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets embroiled in a gang war and a revenge plot between the two brothers
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Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Title: Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Released: March 27, 1993
Type: Movie
Bored Hatamoto film
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JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
Title: JACK KNIFE Wolves' Bet
Released: March 12, 1993
Type: Movie
Kojiro Shimizu challenges the work of Kenzo Kitakata, a popular writer who depicts romance, violence and friendships between men! Hard Boiled action with all the famous Jazz songs!
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The Setting Sun
Title: The Setting Sun
Released: September 15, 1992
Type: Movie
A Japanese soldier is forced to question alliances when he meets and falls in love with the leader of the rebel movement.
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The Gambler
Title: The Gambler
Character: Joe of Aces
Released: September 1, 1992
Type: Movie
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8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
Title: 8 Man - For All Lonely Nights
Character: Dr. Tani
Released: June 4, 1992
Type: Movie
After Tokyo police officer Yokoda is killed in the line of duty, his chief decides give Yokoda's body to Dr. Tani for use in a secret scientific experiment: Yokoda's brain will be transplanted into a super-powered robot body, making him into an unstoppable policeman of the future. The supercop develops problems, however, when he begins to remember his human past. Then there is the matter of Dr. Tani's other cyborg, who has become a super-powered homicidal maniac.
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Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Title: Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Released: October 11, 1991
Type: Movie
Killers Ken and Joji undertake the killing of a man named Sakai. He utters some interesting last words before being shot dead, leading Ken and Joji on a trail of death and destruction.
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神様のピンチヒッター
Title: 神様のピンチヒッター
Released: May 23, 1991
Type: Movie
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Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Title: Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Character: Junichi Mizuta
Released: April 12, 1991
Type: Movie
In the sequel to 1990's classic Neo Chinpira, Junko (Sho Aikawa) attempts to take out Kazama and then goes on the run. However, he quickly begins to feel homesick, and returns home to find that almost everything has changed. Noriko is now a bar mama with a lavish lifestyle, Yumeko is nowhere to be found, and his boss (Toru Minegishi) seems to have sinister plans involving Junko and his uncle (Jo Shishido).
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Title: Kimi no na wa
Character: 角倉勘次
Released: April 2, 1991
Type: TV
A story of a man and a woman who meet amid the Great Tokyo Air Raid in 1945.
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The Killers
Title: The Killers
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A brilliant hitman and a veteran former hitman join forces to take revenge on the murdered woman and challenge the criminal organization.
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Run the Beast
Title: Run the Beast
Released: December 14, 1990
Type: Movie
The beast that lives in a cool man is awakening now!
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Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Title: Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba
Released: December 10, 1990
Type: Movie
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Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Title: Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Character: Junichi Mizuta
Released: May 11, 1990
Type: Movie
Junko (Sho Aikawa) is a low-level yakuza in the service of Yoshikawa (Toru Minegishi), despite the misgivings of his uncle (Jo Shishido). He lives off of the money earned by his girlfriend and is more interested in trying to look cool than anything else. He meets Yumeko (Chikako Aoyama), an innocent but dangerous narcoleptic runaway, after she steals his car, and she soon moves in with him. Following the assassination of a high-ranking member by the Kazama Family, Junko is called on to be the lookout while the family gets revenge. However, the other men quickly "zoom", or escape from their duty, leaving the task to Junko. Will he take out Kazama, or will he zoom?
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Nozomi Witches
Title: Nozomi Witches
Character: Ryotaro's father
Released: March 17, 1990
Type: Movie
Nozomi is a former actress who moves back to Japan from New Zealand. Upon arriving, she meets her fellow high school student neighbor Ryotaro Shiba, who decides to join the high school boxing club. Adapted from Toshio's Nobe manga, with the same title.
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You'll Fall For Me
Title: You'll Fall For Me
Released: November 3, 1989
Type: Movie
Meet Chika. She thinks she's been jinxed: she's going to be dumped on Christmas Eve. Enter Tomako, who likes reading and making pudding. Although they're total opposites, by a twist of fate, they become best friends. However, it turns out they both want to spend Christmas Eve with the same guy. Will they choose friendship? Or love?
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Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
Title: Red Crow and the Ghost Ship
Character: Captain
Released: July 24, 1989
Type: Movie
A fantastic adventure of a brother and sister flying a ghost ship, guided by a red crow, in search for an old captain. The ghost ship was designed by Hayao Miyazaki and the red crow was done by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Title: Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
Character: Tokuji Hayakawa
Released: January 30, 1988
Type: Movie
The reincarnation of a 10th century Japanese general haunts 1920's Tokyo.
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Fugitive Alien
Title: Fugitive Alien
Character: Captain Joe
Released: November 3, 1987
Type: Movie
An alien is pursued as a traitor by his own race because he refuses to kill humans.
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Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Title: Star Force: Fugitive Alien II
Character: Captain Joe
Released: November 3, 1987
Type: Movie
In this second film compiled from episodes of a Japanese TV serial, Captain Joe, reformed interstellar marauder Ken and the rest of the crew of the Bacchus-III set off to destroy an alien race's super-weapon.
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Leave My Girl Alone
Title: Leave My Girl Alone
Character: Bar Owner
Released: December 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…
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Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Title: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Character: School Principal
Released: October 4, 1986
Type: Movie
During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her.
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Take It Easy
Title: Take It Easy
Released: April 12, 1986
Type: Movie
Coming of age film about rock musicians.
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I'm All Yours
Title: I'm All Yours
Released: April 20, 1985
Type: Movie
A beautiful day Rokurou, a student, was to masturbate when a beautiful girl knocks on his door: You need a girl? And so begins the story. Rokurou did not know what it was that this beautiful girl was from a millionaire family.
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Caribe: Symphony of Love
Title: Caribe: Symphony of Love
Character: Shunsuke Saichu
Released: April 13, 1985
Type: Movie
Set in Mexico. The love story of an architect and a fashion designer. Both from Japan
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Yakyuukyou no Uta
Title: Yakyuukyou no Uta
Released: January 7, 1985
Type: Movie
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Again
Title: Again
Released: February 18, 1984
Type: Movie
An anthology that embodies the essence of Toei action films with a stylish flair, this movie follows an aging hitman (Jō Shishido) on a quest to find a former rival he once shared the screen with. The story unfolds as he roams, creating a distinctive narrative.
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Sukanpin Walk
Title: Sukanpin Walk
Character: Tatsuya Sekikawa
Released: February 11, 1984
Type: Movie
Musical star vehicle for a young Kikkawa Koji.
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Our Wedding
Title: Our Wedding
Released: April 29, 1983
Type: Movie
On her wedding day, Makiko is stabbed by a woman in wedding dress. The wound isn't serious but the attacker blows herself up and can't be identified. The attacker is thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Tsutomu, the groom. He gives two names to the police but these two are still alive. But there is still one woman in Tsutomu's mind...
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I Are You, You Am Me
Title: I Are You, You Am Me
Character: Kouzou Saitoh
Released: April 17, 1982
Type: Movie
9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan. Through supernatural intervention, their minds and bodies are switched, and the result is a touching and hilarious coming-of-age comedy as they attempt to survive the pressures of junior high school life.
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Edo Porn
Title: Edo Porn
Character: Jyuppensha Ikku
Released: September 12, 1981
Type: Movie
The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
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Blue Jeans Memory
Title: Blue Jeans Memory
Released: July 11, 1981
Type: Movie
A trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.
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Title: Pro Hunter
Character: 菊島雄三
Released: April 7, 1981
Type: TV
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The First Catch
Title: The First Catch
Released: December 27, 1980
Type: Movie
Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.
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Nurse's Husband
Title: Nurse's Husband
Released: May 10, 1980
Type: Movie
“Quit working as a nurse!” “All right, I will!” thus began the married life of Yasuo and Keiko. But the reality is harsh. Keiko even had to work on the first night after her marriage. Ten years later, the married couple is still at it. Yauso tends to the house and their children, while Keiko sacrifices family life for life as an overworked nurse. One day, after Keiko comes home utterly exhausted and dejected from her work, Yasuo makes up his mind and writes a letter of resignation in her place. Upon learning of this, Keiko angrily declares that nursing is what she lives for and she will keep on working. Realising that that is one battle he will never win, Yasuo sends a letter to a newspaper -- “Nurses’ husbands, aren’t you having a hard time? Get together nurses’ husbands. Contact me.” There is a tremendous response. This leads to the formation of many unions of nurses’ husbands throughout the country.
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Title: Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka
Released: October 11, 1978
Type: TV
A maverick man arrives at Yūhigaoka School. The drama incorporates educational issues as well as family problems and adult romance, and can be enjoyed by the whole family.
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Title: Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Character: Tominoichi
Released: July 1, 1978
Type: Movie
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
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Title: Star Wolf
Character: Captain Joe
Released: April 2, 1978
Type: TV
Star Wolf is a Japanese science fiction TV series inspired by the novel series bearing the same name, by American writer Edmond Hamilton. It was produced in 1978 by Tsuburaya Productions.
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The Visitor in the Eye
Title: The Visitor in the Eye
Character: Black Jack
Released: November 26, 1977
Type: Movie
Komori Tiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day in training her coach hits the ball into her eye accidentally. She is taken to hospital but is advised that she will never regain the sight in her eye.
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High Seas Hijack
Title: High Seas Hijack
Character: Chief Engineer Kosai
Released: October 20, 1977
Type: Movie
Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.
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Gambling Code and Feuds
Title: Gambling Code and Feuds
Character: Katsuya Sekikawa
Released: August 27, 1977
Type: Movie
It is the first Toei yakuza film directed by Akinori Matsuo, who was active in Nikkatsu action movies. It is a local yakuza movie made following Okinawa Yakuza War (1976) and Hokuriku Proxy War (1977). The film depicts the war between a storied yakuza killer (Hiroki Matsukata) and the largest organized crime group in the Kansai region, which plans to advance into the Kanto region.
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Ore no sora
Title: Ore no sora
Character: Genjiro Yasuda
Released: May 28, 1977
Type: Movie
Based on the manga of the same name. Originally published in the Japanese magazine Weekly Playboy. It follows Ippei Yasuda, son of a prominent family, who is immensely gifted in nearly everything he does.
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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
Title: A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
Character: Cop
Released: May 21, 1977
Type: Movie
A rookie golfer must cope with the stress of fame after a marketing executive transforms her into a sports celebrity.
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The Alaska Story
Title: The Alaska Story
Released: January 22, 1977
Type: Movie
A Japanese sailor finds a colony of Eskimos in the Arctic and decides to stay with them. He comes off at a certain moment to look for his luck in the gold rush in Alaska. But he does not forget them.
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The Sea of Genkai
Title: The Sea of Genkai
Character: Sawaki
Released: May 29, 1976
Type: Movie
Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean women, meet a stowaway on Japanese soil from across the Genkai Sea.
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Title: Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Character: Gendō
Released: January 4, 1976
Type: TV
Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji`s novels Taira no Masakado and Umi to Kaze to Niji to. The drama was made by Go Kato`s request. The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado . The story begins with Masakado′s childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future.
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Conflagration
Title: Conflagration
Character: Chief Engineer Kosai
Released: July 12, 1975
Type: Movie
Global South guerrillas hijack the Japanese oil tanker Arabian Light, threatening to blow it up in Tokyo Bay, unless the cabinet complies with an economically devastating ultimatum.
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Title: New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Character: Hachiro Tachibana
Released: December 28, 1974
Type: Movie
Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two factions with no honorable way out.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Title: Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Character: Katsutoshi Otomo
Released: June 29, 1974
Type: Movie
While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
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Title: Blitz!! Strada 5
Character: Takamura Terujiro / Jupiter
Released: April 5, 1974
Type: TV
Battle between international criminal organizations and the secret team of international police formed against these organizations. An action drama incorporating element of children's hero program, Tokusatsu, such as characters with superhuman motor nerves and the appearance of super machines. "Strada 5" is the name of this secret team.
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The Hard Core Criminal
Title: The Hard Core Criminal
Released: May 12, 1973
Type: Movie
In the 20th century, the Japanese government exploits prisoners as expendable slave laborers in a coal mine, which results in conflict between the prisoners and the warden to escalate.
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None But the Brave
Title: None But the Brave
Released: May 9, 1973
Type: Movie
Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a Captain's (Ou Wei) long lost sister who is actually dead. Cheng manages to fool the Captain for a while, but little by little, the Captain catches on to her and the revolutionist's plan to stop Chinese-Japanese relations.
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Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Title: Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatari
Released: May 2, 1973
Type: Movie
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Title: New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Released: August 12, 1972
Type: Movie
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New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
Title: New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
Released: April 22, 1972
Type: Movie
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Bad Girl Mako
Title: Bad Girl Mako
Character: Yasuoka
Released: August 25, 1971
Type: Movie
Patronized by a gang ruling the city, Mako delinquently plays around a night club every night with her bad company. One night, a guy Hideo gets closer to her for one-night stand, and they consequently fall in love. However, Hideo is killed by the gang. Mako swears vengeance on her beloved's murderer.
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Monk's Paradise
Title: Monk's Paradise
Released: July 31, 1971
Type: Movie
A genius gambler and born hunter is a Buddhist monk by occupation.
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Blood For Blood
Title: Blood For Blood
Released: June 10, 1971
Type: Movie
The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the city has sprouted into a boomtown and business is good. Two of the most infamous mobs of Tokyo want a piece of the pie. As out-of-town yakuza flood the city overnight, the crime boss of the Akiba family, Tezuka (Joe Shishido), is released from prison after a five year sentence. He does not like the "change" he sees.
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Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Title: Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Released: June 5, 1971
Type: Movie
Laughter is brought about by a teacher-husband and student-wife couple.
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Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Title: Go As Messy As Messy Can Be
Character: Mujitori
Released: March 20, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy about a young man who causes pandemonium by raiding a bar patronized by his father, winning the favors of a hostess and ends up feeling the breasts and hips of all the girls in his father's office.
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A Man's World
Title: A Man's World
Released: January 13, 1971
Type: Movie
Tadao Konno (Yujiro Ishihara) had been staying in Canada for 5 years since his girlfriend's death. She was killed for Gang's boss, Shiraishi. Now Tadao returned from Canada and Gang member wonder if he will do revenge for her death…
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New Harenchi Gakuen College
Title: New Harenchi Gakuen College
Character: Gebageba
Released: January 3, 1971
Type: Movie
Former students of the notorious Harenchi Gakuen college open a new school for dissident youths after their former school is ruined by disputes.
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Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
Title: Shameless School: Tackle Kiss
Character: Macaroni
Released: September 12, 1970
Type: Movie
Students against teachers in the wildest kiss-stealing, petting-orgy ever.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
Title: New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
Released: August 14, 1970
Type: Movie
Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud.
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Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Title: Shameless School: Health Check in the Nude
Character: Macaroni
Released: August 1, 1970
Type: Movie
In this outing of Harenchi Gakuen the students undergo a health check after school, but all is not what it seems. Teacher 'Beard Godzilla' has kicked out the infirmary's doctor and taken his place. A trio of students notice the trick and dress up as medical professionals to assist the female portion of the school body. A newspaper has caught wind of this.
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Charming Men
Title: Charming Men
Character: Kobe Saburo
Released: June 13, 1970
Type: Movie
One day, when Goro (Kiyoshi Atsumi) returns to his poor tenement house from a trip on a deep-sea tuna boat, his neighbor's daughter Haruko (Mitsuko Baisho) also returns from the juvenile classification center on the same day. However, at a welcome party held by Goro for Haruko, a drunk friend crashes into Haruko's house with a dump truck and is forced to leave. Goro plans to marry Haruko to a rich man and force her to pay dowry, but...
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Shameless School
Title: Shameless School
Character: Macaroni
Released: May 2, 1970
Type: Movie
Comedy of high school where students and teachers run wild, based on a popular comic strip.
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A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
Title: A Hoodlum At The Risk Of His Life
Released: May 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A reporter is framed for murder while investigating organized crime. Upon being released from prison the plan for his revenge unravels.
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Greatest Boss Of Japan
Title: Greatest Boss Of Japan
Released: April 18, 1970
Type: Movie
A man who became the third boss faces off against delinquent foreigners and villains vying to rule the underworld in order to develop the port city.
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Profile of a Boss' Son
Title: Profile of a Boss' Son
Released: January 24, 1970
Type: Movie
Four years ago, Teppei Hondo killed two people from the Shinwa group for the murder of his brother. After serving a 3-year prison sentence, he considered returning home, but his father, the boss of the Honda Group, told him to stay away for another year, so he went to sea. In the end, having returned, he again finds himself embroiled in a showdown between the yakuza.
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The Cleanup
Title: The Cleanup
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.
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Chivalrous Pride
Title: Chivalrous Pride
Released: September 13, 1969
Type: Movie
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The Rough One
Title: The Rough One
Character: Imano's Bodyguard
Released: June 13, 1969
Type: Movie
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang, led by brutal boss Konno. When Zenkichi's pals start to bite the dust, he hooks up with a more traditional yakuza, Tetsugoro, to retaliate.
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100 Gamblers
Title: 100 Gamblers
Released: May 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Set in Kyushu during the early Showa period, the son of a boss who is killed after a greedy boss takes over his territory, takes over and takes revenge on his nemesis.
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Yabanjin no Nekutai
Title: Yabanjin no Nekutai
Released: May 1, 1969
Type: Movie
Motozo Imamura, a.k.a. Gen, grew up in an upper-class family, but he never went to school and spent his days playing around. One day, he walked into an orgy of male-female sexual misconduct, and when he dropped off Roze, whom he had met there, he saw her sister, Kaoru, forgetting her impurity. One day, he went to an orgy where he met Roze, and he could not forget the purity of her older sister, Kaoru. A few days later, Gen went to the party again and was mistaken for the boss's brother.
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Exiled to Hell
Title: Exiled to Hell
Released: January 22, 1969
Type: Movie
It is the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), and at the Hanazuki-tei theatre in Asakusa, the famous performance of storyteller Koiso Kikuji and performer Kataoka Koshin is reaching its climax when the Tawaraya family interferes... This is an entertaining action film bursting with righteousness and humanity, centred on men who try to live righteously against a corrupt boss who preys on the performers.
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Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Title: Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
Released: January 22, 1969
Type: Movie
A flower is a woman or a man is a butterfly... Love and melancholy bloom wildly in the nighttime garden! This is a moody entertainment work depicting the love, laughter, melancholy, and human drama of an iron-fisted daughter of a family of expositors who, after her father's death, disbanded her gang and moved to Tokyo by herself, where she becomes a hostess and demonstrates her natural chivalrous temperament, risking her life in the neon-lit Ginza district.
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Retaliation
Title: Retaliation
Character: Hino
Released: October 5, 1968
Type: Movie
Emerging from a stint in prison, yakuza lieutenant Sumukawa discovers that his gang has disintegrated. An ambitious type, he quickly hooks up with another gang who promise him a prominent position if he helps them deal with a rival family. But bonds are made to be broken, and pledges of loyalty soon give way to competition, betrayal and — naturally — retaliation.
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The Aftermath of War
Title: The Aftermath of War
Released: November 18, 1967
Type: Movie
After World War II life in Japan was hard. There was lawlessness, rapine, never enough food or money. One girl, raped by three men, called out the name of Kentaro before she died and this was something that people in this small section of downtown Tokyo remembered. Life went on, however, and local boss Hiramatsu Daizo decided to build a market, aided by his daughter Aya. They met opposition until one day a young man named Kentaro appears who it is rumored he was the vengeful lover of the murdered girl. He lives with Sabu and Yukari, the children the girl looked after before she died, and helps with the market, coming to the rescue with a bulldozer when Daizo is threatened by a rival group. When Daizo is finally killed, Kentaro carries on the work. Finally the market is completed, the rival group makes a last stand but is machine-gunned down by Kentaro who, after saying that he was not the one whose name the dying girl called out, leaves town for good.
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My Sweetheart
Title: My Sweetheart
Character: President Shishido
Released: November 3, 1967
Type: Movie
It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart". One day, half way through production, he meets his friends from a popular rock group, "The Spiders". Through their discussion regarding the climax scene, they criticize that the script is too grim. In a notion to protect their friend's career, they decide to pay the scriptwriter a little visit.
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The Return of the Filthy Seven
Title: The Return of the Filthy Seven
Released: October 21, 1967
Type: Movie
A 1967 crime film
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Velvet Hustler
Title: Velvet Hustler
Released: October 6, 1967
Type: Movie
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.
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Massacre Gun
Title: Massacre Gun
Character: Ryûichi Kuroda
Released: September 6, 1967
Type: Movie
Kuroda is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji and aspiring boxer Saburo, the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.
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Asia-Pol
Title: Asia-Pol
Character: George
Released: June 22, 1967
Type: Movie
Yang Ming Xuan intercepts a truckload of contraband, but the criminals stage a brazen helicopter attack, ruthlessly eliminating their own operatives and destroying most of the shipment before it can be confiscated. In the process, Ming Xuan's partner is killed, and the young agent is brought to the unwelcome attention of the leader of the smuggling operation.
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Branded to Kill
Title: Branded to Kill
Character: Gorô Hanada
Released: June 15, 1967
Type: Movie
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
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Burning Clouds
Title: Burning Clouds
Released: May 3, 1967
Type: Movie
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A Colt Is My Passport
Title: A Colt Is My Passport
Character: Shuji Kamimura
Released: February 4, 1967
Type: Movie
A gang lord hires Kamimura, a hit man, to take out a rival boss who's gotten greedy.
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Asiapol Secret Service
Title: Asiapol Secret Service
Character: George Eaton
Released: December 10, 1966
Type: Movie
A major international action film filmed on location in Hong Kong, depicting the activities of Asian Interpol, the Asian branch of a secret police organization that pursues global criminal organizations.
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Your Life
Title: Your Life
Released: August 13, 1966
Type: Movie
A moodo/akushon yakuza picture with heavy emphasis on poignant seishun romance.
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Love Eternal
Title: Love Eternal
Released: July 9, 1966
Type: Movie
A deep mist envelops the port city of Yokohama. The scent of crime is everywhere. As an executive member of a drug trafficking syndicate, Kano is pretty high up in the food chain, but "status" bears no value to him. All he cares for is Ayako, the boss' mistress. After one last job, they intend to run off together to Hong Kong, but their plans are hindered when an uninvited yakuza stirs up a vicious shootout. In the midst of it all, Ayako is kidnapped.
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Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Title: Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Released: June 1, 1966
Type: Movie
A film from Nikkatsu's "moodo akushon" (mood/action) subgenre.
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Blood Shed
Title: Blood Shed
Character: Seiji
Released: April 10, 1966
Type: Movie
Ginjiro was born to a family of nobility, though he yearned for freedom. To earn this freedom, he affiliates himself with the worst of the worst. Swearing his allegiance to the notorious Kuroiwa crime syndicate, the yakuza family known for its thirst for blood, Ginjiro equips for battle. When a rival family raids their gambling parlor, he slashes a masked henchman. Unbeknown to him, his victim was no henchman.
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Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
Title: Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
Character: Kokichi Yamaguch
Released: March 12, 1966
Type: Movie
Yukiko is on her way to meet Boss Gunji. Judging by her appearance, no one would suspect that this beautiful young woman, sitting quietly in a suburban train, is the only woman able to beat the best professional players in Japan; or that she is wearing the tattoo of the man that loved her and died for her...
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The Dragon and the Tiger
Title: The Dragon and the Tiger
Released: January 14, 1966
Type: Movie
A young gambler returns from prison to find his gang scattered, and many gone over to his old rival. But their rivalry is not only a matter of gambling. For when he is about to marry the daughter of a police official, the rival again interferes and this time it is a fight to the finish -- the end of his enemy.
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The Dragon of Macao
Title: The Dragon of Macao
Character: Aizu
Released: December 18, 1965
Type: Movie
Ryu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand dollars. He was sent by a jewelry company in Hong Kong to retrieve a certain diamond that was stolen from them. The "Himalayan Star" is worth couple hundred million yen and unbeknown to Ryu, it now lays in the hands of Aizu (Jo Shishido), the infamous ”Pirate of the Tokyo Bay."
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Murder Unincorporated
Title: Murder Unincorporated
Character: Jiro (Joe of Spades)
Released: August 25, 1965
Type: Movie
When the mysterious “Joe of Spades” (Jo Shishido) executes one of the bosses of a powerful syndicate, his colleagues, fearing for their own lives, call on the services of assassin agency Murder Unincorporated to take care of the problem. This unique entry showcases some of the most peculiar killing tactics to ever hit Japanese cinema!
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Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
Title: Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel
Character: Joe of Aces
Released: October 11, 1964
Type: Movie
An exciting and fast-paced entertaining action in which G-Man Joe of Aces (Japanese version 007) challenges a terrible international mafia organization based in Japan. To defeat the villains, Joe uses his unprecedented skills of fast shooting and karate secrets!
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Tiger of the Sea
Title: Tiger of the Sea
Released: August 14, 1964
Type: Movie
A group of pirates sail the treacherous Pacific ocean in search for wealth.
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Gate of Flesh
Title: Gate of Flesh
Character: Shintaro Ibuki
Released: May 31, 1964
Type: Movie
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.
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Jinsei Gekijo
Title: Jinsei Gekijo
Released: February 23, 1964
Type: Movie
1964 Nikkatsu Theater of Life adaptation.
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Cruel Gun Story
Title: Cruel Gun Story
Character: Togawa
Released: February 1, 1964
Type: Movie
Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the truck driver whose carelessness confined Togawa's sister, Rie, to a wheelchair. They want Togawa to hijack an armored truck loaded with 120 million yen; their leverage is to promise him money for surgery for Rie. Togawa consents and plans the heist with three others. The plan is solid, but it doesn't go smoothly. Togawa must improvise, there are traitors somewhere, and double-crosses mount. Can Togawa escape with enough money to help his sister and ensure a passage out of Japan?
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Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Title: Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Released: January 12, 1964
Type: Movie
The film is set in Fukagawa in the early Showa period and depicts a fateful confrontation between two men who rise and fall in a black stream, trying to live a real human life, violating the cruel laws of the passing generation.
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Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
Title: Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women
Character: Hideo Tajima
Released: July 7, 1963
Type: Movie
A sequel to Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards!
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Youth of the Beast
Title: Youth of the Beast
Character: Jôji 'Jo' Mizuno
Released: April 21, 1963
Type: Movie
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
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Notorious Bastard
Title: Notorious Bastard
Character: Tatsumaki Takeji (Tornado Joe)
Released: March 3, 1963
Type: Movie
When Tornado Joe is wrongly accused of distributing counterfeit banknotes, he gets on a mission to clear his name and challenge the mastermind behind this scheme.
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Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Title: Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
Character: Hideo Tajima
Released: January 27, 1963
Type: Movie
Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.
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Namari o buchikome
Title: Namari o buchikome
Released: December 16, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Danger Pays
Title: Danger Pays
Character: Jôji Kondô
Released: December 1, 1962
Type: Movie
Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million yen's worth of Mint paper. Knowing that the thugs will now need a counterfeiter to make the bogus bills, they each decide to cash in on it by selling them the idea that they need Sakamoto, the best counterfeiter in Japan. A seesaw game unfolds between the three men as each tries to outdo the other two in handing over Sakamoto for one million yen to Hijikata, the big boss, who intends to make counterfeit money with the stolen paper. A little belatedly, they realize it needs their combined forces to outwit Hijikata and they raid his place together. Outnumbered, however, they are thrown into a basement room and the gas is turned on. Certain death stares them in the face, but the three men are not ones to take things lying down....
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Glass-Hearted Johnny
Title: Glass-Hearted Johnny
Character:
Released: September 30, 1962
Type: Movie
Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and her brutal yakuza pimp (George Ai).
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Jūdan no arashi
Title: Jūdan no arashi
Released: September 2, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Moeru minamijūjisei
Title: Moeru minamijūjisei
Released: July 29, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Hitori tabi
Title: Hitori tabi
Released: June 24, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Frozen Plains
Title: The Frozen Plains
Released: April 22, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Nuki uchi fūraibō
Title: Nuki uchi fūraibō
Released: March 18, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Kimagure tosei
Title: Kimagure tosei
Released: February 18, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Mekishiko mushuku
Title: Mekishiko mushuku
Released: January 3, 1962
Type: Movie
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早射ち無頼 大平原の男
Title: 早射ち無頼 大平原の男
Released: December 6, 1961
Type: Movie
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Crimson pistol belt
Title: Crimson pistol belt
Released: November 12, 1961
Type: Movie
Wearing a symbol of justice and brotherhood on his waist – a crimson pistol belt, Ace Joe engages in a fight with villains trying to seize the mine.
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I'll End in Hell
Title: I'll End in Hell
Character: Joji Dan
Released: October 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Joji Dan tries to find the heir of a prosperous Japanese millionaire who died in Mexico. However, the bandits want to take over the inheritance and Joji has to use his skills as a fast and accurate shooter!
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Nosappu no jū
Title: Nosappu no jū
Released: September 2, 1961
Type: Movie
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The Crimson Plains
Title: The Crimson Plains
Character: Joji Sakuma
Released: July 30, 1961
Type: Movie
The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over the ranch, which is run by his wife alone, but then the rancher's best friend, Joji, appears and saves the day. This is one of a series of Japanese westerns starring Jo Shishido.
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Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Title: Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Character: Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Released: June 11, 1961
Type: Movie
Against the bosses of the underworld that dominate Yokohama, Kobe, and Hong Kong, ace Joe, who plays an invincible gunman, shows off his transcendent gunplay! The third installment of the business series.
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Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Title: Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
Character: Eiji Yano (Joe of Aces)
Released: May 13, 1961
Type: Movie
A marine security officer stranded on the ocean in a small boat is rescued by a crew of buccaneers.
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Quick Draw Joe
Title: Quick Draw Joe
Character: Joe the Ace
Released: April 1, 1961
Type: Movie
One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.
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The Rambler under the Southern Cross
Title: The Rambler under the Southern Cross
Released: January 3, 1961
Type: Movie
In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip.
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Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Title: Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
Character: Jo of the Colt
Released: December 3, 1960
Type: Movie
The fourth film in the Tales of a Gunman series. When Ryuji throws his pistol into the sea, he is attacked by a man who calls himself Sabu and says that he is the younger brother of Colt Jo's killer. When Ryuji escaped difficulties with one blow knocking out the enemy's weapon, Sabu reveals that Colt Jo is in the hospital in Gifu. Ryuji decides to visit his old enemy. However, he does not know that this is a trap.
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The Angry Rambler
Title: The Angry Rambler
Released: November 16, 1960
Type: Movie
Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.
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The Rambler Rides Again
Title: The Rambler Rides Again
Released: October 12, 1960
Type: Movie
In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from unscrupulous land developers.
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The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
Title: The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
Released: September 3, 1960
Type: Movie
Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.
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The Man with a Sinister Laugh
Title: The Man with a Sinister Laugh
Character: Ken
Released: August 6, 1960
Type: Movie
After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister.
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The Rambler in the Sunset
Title: The Rambler in the Sunset
Released: July 1, 1960
Type: Movie
The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy".
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Wind of Volcano
Title: Wind of Volcano
Released: May 28, 1960
Type: Movie
An airplane loaded with 50 million yen for the reconstruction of Amami Oshima crashes en route from Kagoshima, Kyushu, but neither the money nor the remains of the pilot can be found.
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The Gun Like Lightning
Title: The Gun Like Lightning
Character: Goro
Released: May 14, 1960
Type: Movie
Sadao, is saved from death at the hands of Goro, a killer belonging to a rival gang by Joji just released from prison who has resolved to turn over a new leaf. He has returned, however, because of Keiko, his sweetheart, who he now finds is engaged to Noboru, a detective and son of Jinsaku, boss of the Otsu gang. That night at the night club, headquarters of the Highlight Group - which Noboru is investigating, Majima meets Joji who knows of his attempt to kill Jinsaku, and resolves to kill him.
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Return of the Vagabond
Title: Return of the Vagabond
Released: April 23, 1960
Type: Movie
The 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler, Shinji Taki (Akira Kobayashi), with his guitar arrives in Sadogashima Island, Niigata, Japan. Of course, Shinji meets yet another beautiful girl named Noriko, who closely resembles the famous actress Ruriko Asaoka again. Of course, Noriko is in trouble. Of course, Shinji's yet another skilled rival named "Tetsu, the Gunman" comes to Sado shortly. Of course, the villain tries to kill Shinji and Tetsu. Of course, Shinji solves the problem and leaves Sado suddenly.
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The Guitarist from the Sea
Title: The Guitarist from the Sea
Released: February 28, 1960
Type: Movie
Plans to build a touristic hot spring on the island of Izu Oshima run afoul of the Kobe yakuza group, which intends to use the island as a relay base for drug smuggling.
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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Title: Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Character: Gin of the Colt
Released: February 14, 1960
Type: Movie
When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a gunfight by a notorious killer named Gin of Colt, he is employed as a bodyguard by Yo Sangen, chief of a narcotics smuggling ring.
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The Guitarist and the Rancher
Title: The Guitarist and the Rancher
Released: January 3, 1960
Type: Movie
Rambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old gun-for-hire friend, he sets about to stop the mob from turning an honest ranch into a gambling resort.
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Mighty Rules
Title: Mighty Rules
Released: December 14, 1959
Type: Movie
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Who is in the Background?
Title: Who is in the Background?
Released: December 6, 1959
Type: Movie
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The Rambling Guitarist
Title: The Rambling Guitarist
Character: George
Released: October 11, 1959
Type: Movie
Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman, Taki's mysterious past catches up with him.
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The Human Cyclone
Title: The Human Cyclone
Character: Masa
Released: September 20, 1959
Type: Movie
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Machi ga nemuru toki
Title: Machi ga nemuru toki
Released: May 6, 1959
Type: Movie
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Gun Number Zero
Title: Gun Number Zero
Released: April 28, 1959
Type: Movie
Eric, an American, arrives at an international tourist hotel and loses his self-defense Colt. It was Kudaira, a beggar, who discovered it, and immediately sold it to Matsuko - another pauper. Soon, the weapon that moves from hand to hand, becomes a tool of many crimes.
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Wounded Beast
Title: Wounded Beast
Released: April 1, 1959
Type: Movie
A tense action game that skillfully intertwines the human love between a criminal, his sister and his lover, and the desperate pursuit of a detective who is trying to catch a fleeing young criminal.
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Zattō ni hikarume
Title: Zattō ni hikarume
Released: January 28, 1959
Type: Movie
1959 Japanese movie
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Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
Title: Orera wa nagashi no ninkisha
Released: October 29, 1958
Type: Movie
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Voice Without a Shadow
Title: Voice Without a Shadow
Character: Hamazaki
Released: October 22, 1958
Type: Movie
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.
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Taiyō o buchi otose
Title: Taiyō o buchi otose
Released: October 1, 1958
Type: Movie
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The Boy Who Came Back
Title: The Boy Who Came Back
Character: Кадзита
Released: June 29, 1958
Type: Movie
Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
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Rusty Knife
Title: Rusty Knife
Character: Shimabara
Released: March 11, 1958
Type: Movie
Udaka is a new, post-war city where corruption has already taken hold. A persistent district attorney wants to arrest and convict Katsumata, a laughing, self-confident thug. The D.A. gets an anonymous letter about the suicide five years' before of a city council member. Evidence about the case leads the D.A. to Tachibana, struggling to go straight after involvement with the mob and a prison sentence for killing the man responsible for the rape and suicide of his fiancée. One of Tachibana's friends is Keiko, the daughter of the dead councilman and the ward of another powerful official. How do these stories connect?
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Breasts and Bullets
Title: Breasts and Bullets
Released: January 29, 1958
Type: Movie
Japanese crime film
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The Naked Woman and the Gun
Title: The Naked Woman and the Gun
Released: December 7, 1957
Type: Movie
A Tokyo newspaper reporter goes after the Japanese king of cocaine trafficking but he's tricked by a woman who works for the gangster and gets framed for a murder he didn't commit.
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Small Rats of the Edo Town
Title: Small Rats of the Edo Town
Character: Hidematsu
Released: October 15, 1957
Type: Movie
The action of this historical drama takes place against the background of poverty and hunger in the city of Edo and depicts young people rebelling against the contradictions of feudal society.
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Temptation
Title: Temptation
Character: Goro Yasui
Released: September 22, 1957
Type: Movie
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
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The Champion
Title: The Champion
Character: Boxer Ishiyama
Released: May 1, 1957
Type: Movie
Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father. He lost a title match five years ago as he was besotted by Natsuko, but Eikichi actually cannot give up the dream of the championship. One day, he meets Shuntaro Fuma, who is a punk kid but a promising boxer, and realizes the dream that he himself could never fulfill. Then, they together start to train with the aim of the title. Mari Shiraki is an up-and-coming ballerina under the patronage of Eikichi as well. Eikichi forbids Shuntaro and Mari to be romantically involved with someone during their training, however, they start to go on a date. (source: Nikkatsu International)
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Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
Title: Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
Character: Masaki Yoshihara
Released: January 3, 1957
Type: Movie
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
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Frankie the Milkman
Title: Frankie the Milkman
Character: Zenkichi Matsubara
Released: December 5, 1956
Type: Movie
Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.
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Kingorô no omawari-san
Title: Kingorô no omawari-san
Released: November 14, 1956
Type: Movie
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.
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Kanshō fujin
Title: Kanshō fujin
Released: October 24, 1956
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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Shiawase wa doko ni
Title: Shiawase wa doko ni
Character: Tetsuo Shimura
Released: July 19, 1956
Type: Movie
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The Happy Dancers
Title: The Happy Dancers
Released: May 10, 1956
Type: Movie
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Tokyo baka odori" by Haruo Oka and Chiyoko Shimakura.
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Seishun wo warera ni
Title: Seishun wo warera ni
Character: Takai
Released: March 28, 1956
Type: Movie
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Confession
Title: Confession
Released: March 21, 1956
Type: Movie
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Called to the Stand
Title: Called to the Stand
Released: February 25, 1956
Type: Movie
Chief editor Shirou Kanzaka (Hisaya Morishige) of Sankei Publishing Inc. is being tried for embezzlement and the staging of Chiyo Umehara's suicide. The victim is a woman who's said to have had sexual relations with the defendant. Four intertwined witnesses; a critic, Shirou's employee, a singer, and his wife, are all called to the stand. His destiny now lies in their hands.
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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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Sara no hana no toge
Title: Sara no hana no toge
Released: October 11, 1955
Type: Movie
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Tsukiyo no kasa
Title: Tsukiyo no kasa
Released: August 21, 1955
Type: Movie
Housewives from four neighboring households casually gather at an old well at Kaneko's house in a residential area on the outskirts of Tokyo. If two people come together, they will talk about selling kimonos, if three people come together, they will discuss food shopping, and when four people come together, there will be laughter. Focusing on four housewives who gather at the edge of the well, it depicts the daily life of each household.
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The Maid's Kid
Title: The Maid's Kid
Released: June 28, 1955
Type: Movie
In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her family. She grows close to their youngest son Katsumi, experiencing things that will change her view on life.
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Ofukuro
Title: Ofukuro
Released: April 10, 1955
Type: Movie
Shizuka, Eiichiro, and Mineko, their father and son, live modestly in a certain suburb, leading a dreary but happy life. Eiichiro is troubled by Shizuka's desire to live together in familiar Tokyo. Mineko is the exact opposite of Eiichiro. A literary masterpiece depicting the fateful sorrow and humor of a mother and child
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Policeman's Diary
Title: Policeman's Diary
Character: Patrolman Yabuta
Released: February 3, 1955
Type: Movie
Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on a policeman's job description. But for the officers of this local police station, it‘s part of their daily routine. One day, patrolman Yoshii (Hisaya Morishige) finds an abandoned baby and a six year old girl standing in front of the station. When he's declined by the welfare office, orphanage and local health clinic to take them in, he decides to take care of them himself.