Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Born: July 30, 1929

Movies for Ichirō Chiba...

Dogora
Title: Dogora
Character: Diamond Truck Passenger
Released: August 11, 1964
Type: Movie
A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.
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47 Ronin
Title: 47 Ronin
Released: November 3, 1962
Type: Movie
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
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Gorath
Title: Gorath
Character: Government Personnel
Released: March 21, 1962
Type: Movie
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
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Woman of Design
Title: Woman of Design
Released: January 28, 1962
Type: Movie
Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
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Yojimbo
Title: Yojimbo
Character: Second Foot Soldier
Released: April 25, 1961
Type: Movie
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
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The Beast Shall Die
Title: The Beast Shall Die
Released: June 9, 1959
Type: Movie
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mother with a younger man.
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The Hidden Fortress
Title: The Hidden Fortress
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Released: December 28, 1958
Type: Movie
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
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The H-Man
Title: The H-Man
Character: GSDF Officer (uncredited)
Released: June 24, 1958
Type: Movie
Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.
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Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Title: Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Released: March 25, 1958
Type: Movie
A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls for the now-grown princess, though neither realizes the other's identity.
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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Title: Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Released: July 19, 1957
Type: Movie
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Title: Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Released: April 14, 1957
Type: Movie
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among the three scrolls, all of which must be possessed for the secrets to be understood. When Princess Yuhime steals the scrolls, Tasaburo, a samurai with magical powers, and his brother Senshiro are sent to retrieve them.
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
Title: The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
Released: December 26, 1956
Type: Movie
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
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Rodan
Title: Rodan
Character: Chief of Police
Released: December 26, 1956
Type: Movie
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mines. After an attack on the local village, Shigeru heads deeper into the mines only to make a more horrifying discovery in the form a prehistoric flying creature. Soon a second monster appears as the two converge in Fukuoka.
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Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
Title: Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
Released: October 31, 1956
Type: Movie
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Sudden Rain
Title: Sudden Rain
Character: Pharmacist
Released: January 14, 1956
Type: Movie
A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
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Ticket to Hell
Title: Ticket to Hell
Character: Police Officer
Released: September 28, 1955
Type: Movie
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Half Human
Title: Half Human
Character: Chief policeman
Released: August 14, 1955
Type: Movie
Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.
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Seven Samurai
Title: Seven Samurai
Character: Buddhist Priest
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.
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Farewell Rabaul
Title: Farewell Rabaul
Released: February 10, 1954
Type: Movie
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
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Eagle of the Pacific
Title: Eagle of the Pacific
Released: October 21, 1953
Type: Movie
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
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Ikiru
Title: Ikiru
Character: Policeman
Released: October 9, 1952
Type: Movie
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
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Till We Meet Again
Title: Till We Meet Again
Released: March 21, 1950
Type: Movie
Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of war separates them.
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No Regrets for Our Youth
Title: No Regrets for Our Youth
Character: Student
Released: October 29, 1946
Type: Movie
Yukie, the well-bred daughter of a university professor, is shocked when her father is relieved of his post for his political teachings during a purge of anti-militarism in pre-war Kyoto. Years go by as she is courted by two of her father's former students; one a fiery leftist, the other more moderate and equable.
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Those Who Make Tomorrow
Title: Those Who Make Tomorrow
Character: Matsui, Light Man (uncredited)
Released: May 2, 1946
Type: Movie
Two sisters, one a dancer and the other a script supervisor at a big movie studio, become embroiled in union activities when a strike is called in sympathy with striking railroad workers, one of whom boards with the sisters and their parents. The girls' father argues with them about their strike but finds his views changing when he loses his job. Considered a lost film.