Sanpei Mine

Sanpei Mine

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Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Title: Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Character: Islander 1
Released: April 22, 1967
Type: Movie
An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
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Taking the Castle
Title: Taking the Castle
Released: March 6, 1965
Type: Movie
The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.
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Red Handkerchief
Title: Red Handkerchief
Released: January 3, 1964
Type: Movie
A hot-shot detective in Yokohama kills a witness during a drug investigation. He flees to the countryside and evades his past for several years, only to return to find the woman he loved married to his former partner. He searches for answers to his troubled past, knowing that his inevitable doomed fate is more or less sealed.
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Hana to ryu
Title: Hana to ryu
Released: December 26, 1962
Type: Movie
Hana to ryu: Toshio Masuda directed movie
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Glass-Hearted Johnny
Title: Glass-Hearted Johnny
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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零戦黒雲一家
Title: 零戦黒雲一家
Released: August 12, 1962
Type: Movie
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Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
Title: Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
Released: April 8, 1962
Type: Movie
Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.
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Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
Title: Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
Released: January 14, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Smashing the 0-Line
Title: Smashing the 0-Line
Released: June 25, 1960
Type: Movie
Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
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Farewell to Southern Tosa
Title: Farewell to Southern Tosa
Released: August 2, 1959
Type: Movie
Story of an ex-con trying to go straight, but of course the old ways die hard.
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Break Down that Wall
Title: Break Down that Wall
Released: June 23, 1959
Type: Movie
A man is wrongfully accused of murder.
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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
Title: The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
Character: Man who draw blank ticket
Released: September 2, 1958
Type: Movie
Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for Daishiro. One day, Daishiro got a call from his relative Morihiko. He said he forgot the winning lottery ticket of 2 million yen at the hotel, so he wants Daishiro to go and pick it up. Morihiko used the hotel for secret meetings, so he said he couldn't go there himself because he was afraid it would become public. When Daishiro entered the hotel, the Yakuza, who learned about the lottery from the newspaper, threaten the hotel maid Noriko, and want to rob her. Daishiro helps Noriko and safely picks up the lottery, but a message arrives from his relative Seikichi from Osaka. His missing son Kaoru is said to be a boxer in Osaka. "My son... He has the blood of a boxer in him..." Daishiro is heading to Osaka in a hurry...
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Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
Title: Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
Released: April 29, 1958
Type: Movie
"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to the yakuza underworld. A star vehicle for the popular singer/actor Yūjirō Ishihara.
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Man Who Causes a Storm
Title: Man Who Causes a Storm
Released: December 28, 1957
Type: Movie
Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Title: A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
Character: Sanpei
Released: July 14, 1957
Type: Movie
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
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Our Town
Title: Our Town
Character: Tanekichi Hanai
Released: August 28, 1956
Type: Movie
In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover had died of an illness, leaving a baby girl, Hatsue. Hatsue grows up beautifully and falls in love with Shintaro. But Takichi objects to their relationship...
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Crazed Fruit
Title: Crazed Fruit
Released: July 12, 1956
Type: Movie
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
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Satan's Town
Title: Satan's Town
Character: Ômiya
Released: July 11, 1956
Type: Movie
A yakuza boss and his right-hand, Hawasaki, escape from prison. the film concentrates on their relationship, emphasizing loyalty and thier eventual betrayal, enroute they get involved in money trafficking, a cop killing and horse racing scams before the inevitable tragic ending. A patch-work production.
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The Burmese Harp
Title: The Burmese Harp
Character: Abe
Released: January 21, 1956
Type: Movie
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
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Invisible Man
Title: Invisible Man
Released: December 29, 1954
Type: Movie
When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.
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Seven Samurai
Title: Seven Samurai
Character: Farmer
Released: April 26, 1954
Type: Movie
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.