Ichirō Zaitsu

Ichirō Zaitsu

Born: February 22, 1934
Died: October 14, 2023
in Kumamoto, Japan

Movies for Ichirō Zaitsu...

Swing me Again
Title: Swing me Again
Character: Kenzaburo Kizima (78)
Released: November 13, 2010
Type: Movie
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Title: The Private Detective Mike
Released: July 1, 2002
Type: TV
Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he'll take any case, from finding a lost pet to spying on cheating spouses. But every now and then, along comes a client with dubious and dangerous case… and that's when Mike shows his stuff.
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Autumn Blossoms
Title: Autumn Blossoms
Released: October 30, 1999
Type: Movie
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Oishinbo
Title: Oishinbo
Character: Mantaro Kyogoku
Released: April 13, 1996
Type: Movie
Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".
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Title: Hideyoshi
Character: Chikuami
Released: January 7, 1996
Type: TV
A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extraordinary combination of intelligence, bravery and military skill, Hideyoshi rose to near-absolute power and greatly expanded upon Nobunaga's unification of Japan's warlords. This series also focused on Hideyoshi's personal life, particularly his relationships with his mother and his wife, and the pair's rivalry for influence over him.
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Title: Okane ga Nai!
Released: July 6, 1994
Type: TV
Kentaro lives in the suburbs with his two little brothers. They are poor, but they are happy. The factory Kentaro works for, though, goes bankrupt on pay day and Kentaro finds himself out of a job and with even less money. The brothers are thrown out of their apartment and Kentaro, a born optimistic until then, decides that he must aggressively pursue "money". This drama depicts the success story of Kentaro in his search for money and a better life.
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Rikyu
Title: Rikyu
Character: Abbott Kokei
Released: September 15, 1989
Type: Movie
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan’s most powerful warlord, unifying the country.
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Melodrama
Title: Melodrama
Released: July 1, 1988
Type: Movie
The film depicts the anguish of an arsonist as he approaches the statute of limitations.
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The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Title: The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Released: December 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another.
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Tree Without Leaves
Title: Tree Without Leaves
Character: Father
Released: November 15, 1986
Type: Movie
Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his first novel. As the last surviving member of his kin, he intends to chronicle the family he grew up in.
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Black Board
Title: Black Board
Character: Principal
Released: September 17, 1986
Type: Movie
Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns out to have been murdered by two of his schoolmates, who he had been bullying.
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Surgical Designs in Flames
Title: Surgical Designs in Flames
Released: May 24, 1986
Type: Movie
A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures.
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Jazz Daimyo
Title: Jazz Daimyo
Character: Kurozaemon Ishide
Released: April 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.
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Congratulatory Speech
Title: Congratulatory Speech
Character: Ryosuke Saotome
Released: December 28, 1985
Type: Movie
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The Funeral
Title: The Funeral
Character: Satomi
Released: November 17, 1984
Type: Movie
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
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Mitsugetsu
Title: Mitsugetsu
Character: Tetsuaki's father
Released: January 28, 1984
Type: Movie
Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief.
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Secret of the Forbidden Valley
Title: Secret of the Forbidden Valley
Released: November 10, 1983
Type: Movie
A thrilling historical drama in which a ronin played plays an active role in redeeming the name of a man who was put to death for a crime, despite being innocent.
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Nogare no machi
Title: Nogare no machi
Released: October 15, 1983
Type: Movie
Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata.
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Detective Story
Title: Detective Story
Character: Okano
Released: July 16, 1983
Type: Movie
Naomi is a university student who is leaving for the US to study in a week; Shuichi is a washed-up gumshoe who's hired by Naomi's father to bodygard his daughter until she leaves. Shuichi finds the job annoying and wants to quit. But he also has a screwed-up ex and alimony to pay. Things go from bad to worse when Naomi and Shuichi stumble upon a murder which might involve the yakuza. They decide to find out who committed the murder but God knows what it will lead to.
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P. P. Rider
Title: P. P. Rider
Character: Shimada
Released: February 11, 1983
Type: Movie
Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped.
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At This Late Date, the Charleston
Title: At This Late Date, the Charleston
Character: Criminal
Released: December 19, 1981
Type: Movie
A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several impostors in the same situation.
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The Imperial Navy
Title: The Imperial Navy
Released: August 8, 1981
Type: Movie
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
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Yokohama BJ Blues
Title: Yokohama BJ Blues
Character: Ushitakuma
Released: April 25, 1981
Type: Movie
BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a private detective.
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Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues
Title: Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues
Released: February 11, 1981
Type: Movie
3 people are fresh and naive so they try to go from wandering around lonely to becoming a lively young bunch. Tanokin’s youthful energy explodes!
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Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
Title: Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
Released: July 5, 1980
Type: Movie
Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
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Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Title: Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Released: August 4, 1979
Type: Movie
Kensho Yamashita's directorial debut.
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The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
Title: The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
Character: Udagawa
Released: August 12, 1978
Type: Movie
Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil.
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Tarao Bannai
Title: Tarao Bannai
Character: Detective Udagawa
Released: April 8, 1978
Type: Movie
Legendary detective returns
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Title: The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Released: September 17, 1977
Type: Movie
Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.
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Permanent Blue
Title: Permanent Blue
Released: September 23, 1976
Type: Movie
In a fishing town by the Seto Sea, a student discovers a woman motionless on the beach and takes her back to his family's inn to nurse her, but he soon discovers than she is an extremist on the run from the police.
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Bridal Cruise
Title: Bridal Cruise
Released: September 4, 1976
Type: Movie
Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus getting them in trouble with their families. Shinichi's ecology group and Daisuke's wife's women's lib movement become involved.
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忍術・猿飛佐助
Title: 忍術・猿飛佐助
Character: 猿飛佐助
Released: July 24, 1976
Type: Movie
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正義だ!味方だ!全員集合!!
Title: 正義だ!味方だ!全員集合!!
Released: December 27, 1975
Type: Movie
Chotaro and Nakanishi, a duo of unemployed advertisers, drifted to Isehama, a port town near Yokohama, but a gang was making its presence felt in the town and the shopkeepers in the shopping arcade were troubled by it. Chotaro poses as a journalist and uses his words of wisdom to suggest that pen is mightier than the sword, so they create a mini-comic magazine and launch a campaign to expel the gang.
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Machi no Hi
Title: Machi no Hi
Character: Umekichi
Released: April 27, 1974
Type: Movie
Chiyomatsu under the hill, also known as Choromatsu. He is a young man whose occupation is an approach shop, that is, a phony business of sex brokerage. Choromatsu is partnered with Umekichi, whom he calls "big brother," in this business. They live on the second floor of the aka-chochin (red lantern) owned by Takeko, where boys and girls who were abandoned at the abandoned children's temple on Mukojima also live together, making up a family of people who are not related to each other.
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Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
Title: Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
Released: April 24, 1974
Type: Movie
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza.
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Stray Dog
Title: Stray Dog
Character: Driver
Released: September 29, 1973
Type: Movie
When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly to trace the location of his pistol, ultimately clashing with a gang of youthful Okinawans.
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Deeper Than Blue
Title: Deeper Than Blue
Character: Katsumoto
Released: February 10, 1973
Type: Movie
About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her son.
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Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Title: Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Character: Doctor Ishi
Released: December 9, 1972
Type: Movie
Akane Kawasaki, known for her aversion to physical contact with men, possesses some unfavorable habits such as stealing. Despite these flaws, she garners popularity in the slums due to her compassionate care for children. In an attempt to secure a stable future for their child, she enters into marriage with Tsutomu Yamazaki, who struggles with a stutter. Unfortunately, their union is cut short by the untimely death of Tsutomu Yamazaki in an accident.
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Beyond the Rainbow
Title: Beyond the Rainbow
Character: Otsu
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: Movie
One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
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My Voiceless Friends
Title: My Voiceless Friends
Released: April 29, 1972
Type: Movie
A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.
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The Instant Services Bureau
Title: The Instant Services Bureau
Released: August 7, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office.
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Price of Life
Title: Price of Life
Character: Ichiro
Released: July 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy of a phony doctor.
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Oh, My Comrade!
Title: Oh, My Comrade!
Character: Kato
Released: September 19, 1970
Type: Movie
Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One day Fukuzo guides Harumi, an old woman, to the Yasukuni Shrine where the souls of fallen soldiers are enshrined. Finding she has no place to go, Fukuzo carries her to his shack by the sea.
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Charming Men
Title: Charming Men
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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Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Title: Tora-san's Grand Scheme
Released: February 26, 1970
Type: Movie
After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.
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Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Title: Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Character: Kanja
Released: November 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
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One Two Punch
Title: One Two Punch
Released: August 9, 1969
Type: Movie
Two men succeed in opening a joint restaurant after hilarious troubles.
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Lady with Seven Faces
Title: Lady with Seven Faces
Released: June 21, 1969
Type: Movie
A lovely female thief, and disguise artist, has a great passion for her next big job which she sets up with her right-hand man: She intends to steal 500 million yen of ill-gotten money from the safe at Nitto Textiles
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大安旅行
Title: 大安旅行
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
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The Funeral Racket
Title: The Funeral Racket
Character: Inagaki
Released: November 4, 1968
Type: Movie
The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
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New Year Trip
Title: New Year Trip
Released: January 3, 1968
Type: Movie
A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother.
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Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
Title: Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
Character: 笹尾喜内
Released: April 20, 1967
Type: Movie
A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song.