Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Born: January 25, 1925
Died: August 28, 2010
in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Movies for Yūzō Hayakawa...

The Night the Angel Turned Away
Title: The Night the Angel Turned Away
Released: July 10, 1999
Type: Movie
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Attack! Yan Mama Gang
Title: Attack! Yan Mama Gang
Released: July 21, 1995
Type: Movie
Ayako, who was the leader of the ladies gang until five years ago, washed her hands of gang life at the time of her husband's death. Now, she and her daughter-in-law are on a trip. With gangsters targeting children in the port town, things quickly become dangerous.
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Title: Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Character: Iwashima
Released: March 3, 1995
Type: TV
It is the year 1995. The Machine Empire of Baranoia, led by Emperor Bacchus Wrath, has invaded Earth with the intention of wiping out all human life and bringing about machine rule. Chief Counselor Miura of the UAOH (United Airforce Overtech Hardware), in a desperate attempt to quell this invasion, has revived super energies born of the lost civilization of Pangaea. Enlisting an elite squad of the finest officers the UAOH has to offer, Miura has harnessed Tetrahedron Power, granting the team the power to transform into the Ohrangers… and save humanity from its darkest crisis yet!
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Title: Chōjin Sentai Jetman
Character: Jiiya
Released: February 15, 1991
Type: TV
The Sky Force sends five highly trained operatives to participate in an experiment which will expose them to Birdonic Waves, resulting in superhuman abilities. But when the Earth Ship is attacked by Vyram, the majority of the Birdonic Waves are sent to Earth and find four unsuspecting civilians. Now, it's up to these four accidental super humans – Raita, Kaori, Ako, and Gai – alongside Ryu, the only original operative to receive Birdonic Waves, to defend their dimension against Vyram.
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Carlos
Title: Carlos
Released: January 25, 1991
Type: Movie
V-cinema classic about a wanted Brazilian Japanese gangster who flees to Tokyo and fights yakuza.
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Title: Special Rescue Police Winspector
Character: Zenichiro Kagawa
Released: February 4, 1990
Type: TV
Special Rescue Police Winspector is a "Special Rescue Police Winner" who loves peace, believes in friendship, and confronts crimes to save lives! (From the opening narration) In 1999, advanced science and technology enriched people's lives, but the damage caused when they were misused for crimes or went out of control and went out of control was also great. The Special Rescue Police Winspector (abbreviated as WSP ) was established to deal with such a situation . Their purpose is not only to investigate crimes and arrest suspects, but also to save the lives of those involved in crimes and disasters.
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There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
Title: There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
Released: December 12, 1987
Type: Movie
Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because of his family’s noble status, Benio must first undergo rigorous training to learn how to be a proper bride and wife before she can marry. However, because of her vivacious personality, this proves to me more challenging than anyone imagined.
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No More God, No More Love
Title: No More God, No More Love
Released: March 23, 1985
Type: Movie
Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength as he makes his way through a succession of dubious jobs, illegal schemes, and brutal romances.
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Battle Anthem
Title: Battle Anthem
Released: June 4, 1983
Type: Movie
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
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Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
Title: Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
Released: February 18, 1983
Type: Movie
The "lowly ronin" meets a child who is being chased bymen that killed his father before his eyes. Feeling indebted to the child for buying him dinner, the Ronin takes the child back to his village. There, the Ronin reluctantly gets involved in a pathetic revolt by the cowardly villagers against their tyrannical governor. Mifune at his best!
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Cold Current
Title: Cold Current
Released: February 5, 1983
Type: Movie
Set against the backdrop of a bitter power struggle between the faction of the chairman of the board and the faction of the vice-chairman of the board of a large bank, this business mystery explores the lust, suffering and vindictiveness of one of the branch managers caught in the middle of the struggle. The term “cold current” refers to a current in which those who, once in it, find themselves will never emerge.
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Edo Porn
Title: Edo Porn
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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Title: Pro Hunter
Released: April 7, 1981
Type: TV
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House of Evil Spirits
Title: House of Evil Spirits
Character: Doctor
Released: August 20, 1980
Type: Movie
A suspense work starring Junko Natsu. One night, Saiko Ogata, a popular female DJ on a late-night radio music program, discovers a strange letter among a pile of postcards. It was a letter written in the style of a 5 or 6-year-old child, beginning with, "Mom, I am in a dark and cold world right now." Saiko is shocked. That letter was a letter from her own child, whose father was Kazuo Yamazaki, whom Saiko had fallen in love with six years ago when they were trainees at a certain theater company, and who had sprouted in Saiko's womb but passed away without being born...
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Love in the Mud
Title: Love in the Mud
Released: July 30, 1977
Type: Movie
This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tokyo, being with her friends and studying. Her biggest interest is ladies hats. She is rather well off, as her father is the ambassador of Japan in Spain. One day when she is out driving, she is attacked by a group of yakuza, but is saved by the honorable yakuza Jiro. This will change her life forever.
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Title: Kogarashi Monjiro
Character: Sukezaburo
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: TV
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents
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Title: Kogarashi Monjiro
Character: Ihei
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: TV
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents
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Wicked Nun
Title: Wicked Nun
Released: November 20, 1971
Type: Movie
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陸軍落語兵
Title: 陸軍落語兵
Released: October 30, 1971
Type: Movie
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若き日の講道館
Title: 若き日の講道館
Released: October 2, 1971
Type: Movie
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Mona Lisa Okyo
Title: Mona Lisa Okyo
Character: Dekahige
Released: June 23, 1971
Type: Movie
The film is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Teruo Tanashita, Mari Atsumi plays a pickpocket trying to get hold of a valuable but elusive diamond brooch called "Star".
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Women's Prison for Torture
Title: Women's Prison for Torture
Released: May 26, 1971
Type: Movie
Shocking scenes are revealed in the Nagasaki Women's prison.
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Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Title: Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
Released: March 6, 1971
Type: Movie
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The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
Title: The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
Released: February 17, 1971
Type: Movie
The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law.
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The Genius and Delinquent
Title: The Genius and Delinquent
Released: February 17, 1971
Type: Movie
A talented man and a dull-witted one plan a big crime.
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The High School Deviates
Title: The High School Deviates
Released: December 15, 1970
Type: Movie
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The Killer's Killer
Title: The Killer's Killer
Released: December 5, 1970
Type: Movie
Takeshi Ijuin leaves for Chicago to be a cameraman, and a few years later returns to Japan. But he only learned the technique of homicide in Chicago. When he visits the graveyard with his father to pray at his mother's tomb, his father is shot by someone. Now he thirsts for revenge.
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An Ode to Yakuza
Title: An Ode to Yakuza
Character: Kiyama
Released: July 11, 1970
Type: Movie
Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
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Hurry on a Sail to Dream
Title: Hurry on a Sail to Dream
Character: Taizo Shibami
Released: May 30, 1970
Type: Movie
Yuki cares for a sick old man Katakura who kept her mother as his mistress. Now she is the object of his ugly desires. When she falls in love with a young man Jun her long oppressed mind leads her to commit a murder with Jun for Katakura’s enormous fortune.
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Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
Title: Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
Released: May 16, 1970
Type: Movie
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Play It Cool
Title: Play It Cool
Character: Yamakawa
Released: May 1, 1970
Type: Movie
This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.
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Naked Ambition
Title: Naked Ambition
Released: April 4, 1970
Type: Movie
Wicked woman Ogin is a concubine of a powerful feudal lord Tayu. At first Ogin gains power by poisoning lawful wife of Tayu. To gain more power Ogin let her lover Isogai Iori, kill whoever interrupts her. Film it is based on Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel "Kyofu Jidai".
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Born Fighter
Title: Born Fighter
Character: Yanagawa
Released: February 21, 1970
Type: Movie
Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.
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Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
Title: Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
Released: February 21, 1970
Type: Movie
16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Title: The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Released: November 15, 1969
Type: Movie
15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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The Falcon Fighters
Title: The Falcon Fighters
Released: November 1, 1969
Type: Movie
In the prewar days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor Lt. Katō Tateo of the Imperial Japanese Army-Air Corps trains new volunteers from the Army's Infantry to become Japan's next generation of fighter pilots at the Tokorozawa Flying School. Flying Kawasaki Ko-4 biplanes, Lt. Katō will train both friend and future foe alike. But as war in China breaks out, Katō now in command of the 5th Rentai will take his untested men flying antiquated planes into aerial combat against the Chinese Air Force who is now headed by Lt. Cho who Katō both earlier befriended and personally trained himself. While Katō's squadron ultimately achieves air superiority over the skies of Manchuria, it comes at a high price in men to which each loss carries a heavy burden that he alone must carry. As the war widens into the Second World War, Captain Katō must battle an ever advancing array of deadlier new enemies flying ever more modern fighter planes.
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Vixen
Title: Vixen
Released: October 18, 1969
Type: Movie
Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes place in the drawing room, when she attempts to swindle him out of two million yen for alleged rape by his son. Akie (Kyoko Kishida), Ishida's wife and the chairman's daughter, offers her a million, but he gives her what she demands. Now Michi is not only satisfied, but she has a mad desire for Ishida and calls him every day asking for a date. His sympathy for her gradually evolves into love, and he soon allows her insatiable passion to strip him of his decency.
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Prison Break
Title: Prison Break
Released: August 30, 1969
Type: Movie
Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns it was all a plot to take over his father’s turf and he seeks vengeance against the puppet master behind the entire conspiracy. His quest for justice leads him to prison where he must fend off the attack of a master assassin before he can make his escape and go after the true killer!
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Gateway to Glory
Title: Gateway to Glory
Released: July 12, 1969
Type: Movie
A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.
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Broken Swords
Title: Broken Swords
Released: May 30, 1969
Type: Movie
The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira. Remake of Hakuôki AKA Samurai Vendetta (1959).
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The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game
Title: The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game
Released: May 1, 1969
Type: Movie
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Record of an Apprentice Nurse: Red Uniform
Title: Record of an Apprentice Nurse: Red Uniform
Released: April 19, 1969
Type: Movie
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Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
Title: Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
Released: January 11, 1969
Type: Movie
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The Woman Gambler's Supplication
Title: The Woman Gambler's Supplication
Released: December 21, 1968
Type: Movie
Eleventh film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
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The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2
Title: The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2
Released: November 30, 1968
Type: Movie
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Woman Gambler and the Nun
Title: Woman Gambler and the Nun
Released: October 30, 1968
Type: Movie
Eighth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
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Champion Woman Gambler
Title: Champion Woman Gambler
Released: September 21, 1968
Type: Movie
Ninth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
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Woman Gambler Is Coming
Title: Woman Gambler Is Coming
Released: July 31, 1968
Type: Movie
Sixth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
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The Pit of Death
Title: The Pit of Death
Character: Sakabe
Released: June 15, 1968
Type: Movie
Horror film directed by Koji Shima.
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The Sex Check
Title: The Sex Check
Released: June 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Ken Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken man, he leads the dissolute life of a gigolo until a chance meeting with a fiery young athlete named Hiroko (Michiyo Yasuda). Realizing that she has talent as a sprinter, Miyagi sees a second chance at Olympic glory in becoming her coach. Following Miyagi’s unconventional, military-style training, Hiroko sets a record for the 100-meter dash, but her greatest hurdle proves to be a “sex check” which all professional athletes must pass.
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The Great Villains
Title: The Great Villains
Character: Masked man
Released: February 24, 1968
Type: Movie
Psychological action drama about the activities of a corrupt lawyer.
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The Diary of a Sex Counsellor
Title: The Diary of a Sex Counsellor
Released: February 10, 1968
Type: Movie
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Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
Title: Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
Released: December 8, 1967
Type: Movie
Fourth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
Title: Zatoichi the Outlaw
Character: Hyogo Saito
Released: August 12, 1967
Type: Movie
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
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Love for an Idiot
Title: Love for an Idiot
Released: July 29, 1967
Type: Movie
A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims.
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The Woman Gambler
Title: The Woman Gambler
Released: July 14, 1967
Type: Movie
Second film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
Title: Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
Released: June 17, 1967
Type: Movie
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Two Wives
Title: Two Wives
Released: April 15, 1967
Type: Movie
After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-hate drama that threatens to engulf them. The sexual anxiety between the interwoven couples tautens right up to the nearly unbearable tension of the climax...
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Five Star Private
Title: Five Star Private
Released: February 25, 1967
Type: Movie
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Assignment Dragon No. 3
Title: Assignment Dragon No. 3
Released: January 3, 1967
Type: Movie
In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, a graduate of the famed Nakano School of Spies inaugurated by Colonel Kusanagi, to investigate the matter. Arriving in Shanghai, he disguises himself as a Chinese coolie and sets out to watch for developments, the only clue being a silver dollar found beside what was left of the victim.
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The Little Runaway
Title: The Little Runaway
Character: Policeman
Released: December 24, 1966
Type: Movie
During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues in Moscow.
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Wrath of Daimajin
Title: Wrath of Daimajin
Character: Yoshibei
Released: December 10, 1966
Type: Movie
In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.
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The Great White Tower
Title: The Great White Tower
Released: October 15, 1966
Type: Movie
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.
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The School of Spies
Title: The School of Spies
Released: June 4, 1966
Type: Movie
Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names, families, even lovers to bury themselves in training. Jiro, one of the cadets, successfully seize the secret code of English army to pass the final exam. However, he reaches the crossroad when his fiancee Yukiko turns out to be a spy of the enemy.
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Gamera vs. Barugon
Title: Gamera vs. Barugon
Character: Kawajiri
Released: April 17, 1966
Type: Movie
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
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Zero-Fighters
Title: Zero-Fighters
Released: September 4, 1965
Type: Movie
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Strange Triangle
Title: Strange Triangle
Released: July 31, 1965
Type: Movie
A young man is determined to have as many affairs as possible but not to get married. One of his conquests is of a different mind however. For she is pregnant and so he agrees to live with her. But he misses very much the other younger girl whom he saw a lot of, and with the older woman's consent, sees the younger one and on her request, asks her to move in with them. This is the beginning of a very strange triangle which they all live through to a not unhappy ending.
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Seisaku's Wife
Title: Seisaku's Wife
Character: Sergeant
Released: June 25, 1965
Type: Movie
On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.
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Hoodlum Soldier
Title: Hoodlum Soldier
Released: March 18, 1965
Type: Movie
A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.
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Back Stairways
Title: Back Stairways
Released: February 6, 1965
Type: Movie
A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
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Superexpress
Title: Superexpress
Character: Kada
Released: October 31, 1964
Type: Movie
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired. Also known as Black Super Express
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High School Juniors (Part II)
Title: High School Juniors (Part II)
Released: August 22, 1964
Type: Movie
A story full of youthful vigor and spirit as high school students try to work out their problems, realize the awakening of love and growing maturity and find fun and happiness in helping others.
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Green Fruit
Title: Green Fruit
Released: August 22, 1964
Type: Movie
Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man disappears
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Manji
Title: Manji
Released: July 25, 1964
Type: Movie
The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
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Kemono no tawamure
Title: Kemono no tawamure
Released: June 11, 1964
Type: Movie
From a novel by Mishima Yukio
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駿河遊侠傳 賭場荒し
Title: 駿河遊侠傳 賭場荒し
Released: June 6, 1964
Type: Movie
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Love and Greed
Title: Love and Greed
Released: February 24, 1964
Type: Movie
Namiko gets a crush on Ishizuka, a young CEO of a nightclub, but he was plotting to destroy her husband’s company by greenmail.
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Black Speeding
Title: Black Speeding
Released: February 1, 1964
Type: Movie
Takuya Tsuda is a cop who loves motorcycles. One day a speeding motorcycle seriously injures a child and his investigations lead Takuya to Akio Yazawa, the boss of the Sakamoto Motorcycle Club.
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Hot Spring Policeman
Title: Hot Spring Policeman
Character: Inspector Kumamoto
Released: September 21, 1963
Type: Movie
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The Black Trademark
Title: The Black Trademark
Released: September 7, 1963
Type: Movie
Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.
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Typhoon Reporter
Title: Typhoon Reporter
Released: July 13, 1963
Type: Movie
Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a homicide in Tokyo’s bustling construction scene, meanwhile a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific, and Ginza is square in its sights!
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Girls Born in August
Title: Girls Born in August
Released: February 19, 1963
Type: Movie
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Black Report
Title: Black Report
Released: January 13, 1963
Type: Movie
After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
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Black Report
Title: Black Report
Character: Forensic Assistant
Released: January 13, 1963
Type: Movie
After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
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Order of Yakuza
Title: Order of Yakuza
Released: December 26, 1962
Type: Movie
Order of Yakuza
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A Woman's Life
Title: A Woman's Life
Character: Detective B
Released: November 18, 1962
Type: Movie
One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.
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Ashita au hito
Title: Ashita au hito
Released: September 16, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Otoko to onna no sei no naka
Title: Otoko to onna no sei no naka
Released: September 1, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Black Test Car
Title: Black Test Car
Released: June 30, 1962
Type: Movie
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.
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Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
Title: Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
Released: May 12, 1962
Type: Movie
The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit melody of Ueki etc. [Selection of Actors and Directors].
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Closing Time
Title: Closing Time
Released: April 18, 1962
Type: Movie
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雪の降る街に
Title: 雪の降る街に
Released: April 4, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Stolen Pleasure
Title: Stolen Pleasure
Character: Kojima
Released: March 14, 1962
Type: Movie
Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe (and renowned director in his own right) Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women for the affections and commitment of the same man, a handsome car salesman. Masuko (Ayako Wakao) is the number one hostess at a cabaret, living with her lover, ... but finds out that he has a wife. When Masuko’s niece arrives the competition further ratchets up. (Also occasionally known in English as “Inflamation”)
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Yume de aritai
Title: Yume de aritai
Released: January 14, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Okoto and Sasuke
Title: Okoto and Sasuke
Character: Friend A
Released: October 14, 1961
Type: Movie
One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
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Triangle Moods
Title: Triangle Moods
Released: May 24, 1961
Type: Movie
Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor Goro, businessman Kokichi and Sanpei Pachinko.
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The Beloved Image
Title: The Beloved Image
Released: October 8, 1960
Type: Movie
Ko Tanomura, who was ordered to study abroad in the United States for two years as a youth executive at Haneda Airport and a royal industry, was looking for the appearance of Sako Ozegawa from a large number of see-offs. --Kou's father, Cheongju, is an authority on religious studies, and Orie is his third wife. Eiko, who is a distant relative of Orie, came to Tokyo to care for her sick. Two months ago, Ko, who first met Eiko, was deeply moved...
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Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
Title: Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
Released: September 20, 1960
Type: Movie
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo.
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A Woman's Testament
Title: A Woman's Testament
Released: January 14, 1960
Type: Movie
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.
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Fires on the Plain
Title: Fires on the Plain
Released: November 3, 1959
Type: Movie
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
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Three o'clock in the morning in a big city
Title: Three o'clock in the morning in a big city
Released: January 22, 1958
Type: Movie
To avenge the death of his brother, a student shooting champion infiltrates the criminal world. An entertaining action drama and an interesting love story.
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The Betrothed
Title: The Betrothed
Released: May 28, 1957
Type: Movie
Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
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Night Butterflies
Title: Night Butterflies
Released: April 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
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Warning from Space
Title: Warning from Space
Released: January 29, 1956
Type: Movie
Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.
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The Romance of Yushima
Title: The Romance of Yushima
Released: September 28, 1955
Type: Movie
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
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The Phantom Horse
Title: The Phantom Horse
Character: Mita
Released: July 20, 1955
Type: Movie
Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
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Princess Yang Kwei Fei
Title: Princess Yang Kwei Fei
Released: May 3, 1955
Type: Movie
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
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The Golden Demon
Title: The Golden Demon
Character: Kazahaya
Released: March 21, 1954
Type: Movie
Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of Kan-ichi's debtor) is canceled to enable Miya to marry Tomiyama, a wealthy banker's son. In bitter despair, Kan-ichi breaks with his friends, drops his studies, and declares he has ceased to be human. He apprentices to a money-lender, and he's soon ruthless and wealthy. Several years later, Miya's in misery, her husband mistreats her. She goes to Kan-ichi to beg forgiveness; he pushes her away. He's now pursued by Akagashi, herself a cold-hearted loan shark. Can anything free Kan-ichi's hard heart from the golden demon
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Kurohyō
Title: Kurohyō
Released: July 17, 1953
Type: Movie