Kiyoshi Kodama

Kiyoshi Kodama

Born: January 1, 1934
Died: May 16, 2011
in Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Kiyoshi Kodama...

Title: Ryōmaden
Released: January 3, 2010
Type: TV
Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
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Title: ニュース速報は流れた
Released: November 18, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Code Blue
Character: Yoshiaki Tadokoro
Released: July 3, 2008
Type: TV
Four young physicians are assigned to the “Doctor Helicopter” system, the latest medical system where a medical team is dispatched to the patients via helicopter to provide medical care in the field as soon as possible. The doctors experience traumatic medical situations, deal with personal ambitions, and witness the fragility of life, all while growing personally and professionally.
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Title: The Fantastic Deer-Man
Character: Fumiaki Oharida
Released: January 17, 2008
Type: TV
Forced out of his research group after conflicts with his colleagues, Ogawa Takanobu takes up an offer to teach at a girls' high school in Nara. When taking roll call on the first day one of his students, Hotta Ito, sneaks into class late, claiming a bogus excuse--that she got a ticket after trying to park her deer in front of the train station.
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Title: Dream Again
Character: Tanaka
Released: October 13, 2007
Type: TV
A pro baseball player Shunsuke Ogi was fired by the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants because of a shoulder injury. After one year, he still dreams of coming back to the game, and decides to put everything behind to try out again. After he cancelled his wedding with his fiancée Satsuki Ninomiya and threw away the ring to forget Satsuki, a lightning bolt strikes him to death.
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Hero
Title: Hero
Character: Toshimitsu Nabeshima
Released: September 8, 2007
Type: Movie
After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
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Title: Top Caster
Character: Katsutoshi Shibata
Released: April 17, 2006
Type: TV
Top Caster is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji TV in 2006.
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Title: Dangerous Sister
Character: Shinichi Tamura
Released: October 17, 2005
Type: TV
Ito Misaki stars as the number-one cabaret/hostess club girl. Hailing from the Miyazaki countryside, she has been told since her youth that all she has is a beautiful face. Her brilliant younger brother (played by Moriyama Mirai) who aims to become a doctor, is her only pride. For his sake, she is willing to put up with all sorts of hardships in a display of unconditional love.
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Steamboy
Title: Steamboy
Character: Robert Stephenson (voice)
Released: July 17, 2004
Type: Movie
After receiving a package from his grandfather, Ray, a young inventor who lives in England during the mid-19th century, finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict related to a revolutionary advance in steam power.
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Title: Beauty or Beast
Released: January 9, 2003
Type: TV
This drama pits two protagonists against each other. On the one hand there's Makoto, a woman who believes that the TV program is a product and that viewer ratings are the proceeds, and who believes any method is fair in getting those ratings. On the other hand there's Hiromi, a flashy sort of guy who claims that life is to enjoy and boasts that the program is simply a tool in that process. He loves wine, women and gambling. Such a pair is bound to mix like oil and water, but following a fateful reunion, they come to understand each other in the midst of confrontation.
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Title: Power of Love
Character: Kuramochi Ken
Released: January 10, 2002
Type: TV
Toko (Fukatsu Eri), decides after she turns 30 that she is all but ready to give up on any future career hopes or romance, so she turns to the bottle for comfort. She knows that this isn't the best thing, but can't find the strength right now to do anything except choose the easy way to do things. This causes her to start getting down on herself. Luckily though, she doesn't give up hope completely, and tries to take things as they come. Which proves to help to some degree. Suddenly one day, a guy by the name of Kotaro (Tsutsumi Shinichi) comes along. Like Toko, Kotaro hasn't had much luck at work either. Even so, this is still the same guy that Toko liked when she was younger.
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Title: Hero
Character: Toshimitsu Nabeshima
Released: January 8, 2001
Type: TV
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have. Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd public prosecutor who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a deputy prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division, and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt. Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.
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Title: Just the Way We Are
Released: April 13, 1992
Type: TV
The story is about an unlikely friendship between two women. This intimate look at two lives chronicles their struggle with love, loyalty, and fulfillment. Two women with seemingly different outlooks on life come together against all odds in a fragile attempt to seek out the best of what they have to offer each other and themselves. Can their unexpected friendship survive affairs of the heart? An honest tale of two women unfolds with an end as uncertain as the friendship which drew them together.
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Title: Burning Mountain River
Character: Bunya Shimaki
Released: January 8, 1984
Type: TV
The three Amaba brothers are second-generation Japanese Americans, whose allegiances are torn by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Determined to show his loyalty to his adopted country, Isamu volunteers for the U.S. Army and is shipped off to fight in Europe. A second brother, studying in Japan at the outbreak of hostilities, is conscripted to fight against the Americans as a Japanese soldier. The third brother Kenji (Matsumoto) avoids conflict by enlisting as a military interpreter, in which capacity he witnesses the war crimes trials that followed Japan's defeat.
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Title: Precious Moments
Released: September 18, 1981
Type: TV
The drama depicts the daily lives of three women of the marriageable age who are desperately trying to make some memories before they get married.
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0計画を阻止せよ-総理大臣誘拐!!-
Title: 0計画を阻止せよ-総理大臣誘拐!!-
Character: Kanzaki
Released: March 3, 1979
Type: Movie
Samonji, a reporter, receives a message on his answering machine from his friend Takada that says "stop it... zero plan! February." Learning that Takada is dead, Samonji begins an investigation. He and his younger sister Fumiko investigate major events happening in February but cannot find anything relevant. Meanwhile, Kanzaki, a doctor who works at a clinic on a remote island, is working on a plan to extort two billion yen.
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Title: Ōgon no Hibi
Character: Tokugawa Ieyasu
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.
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The Possessed
Title: The Possessed
Released: October 16, 1976
Type: Movie
Oshima, a rich girl married Shinzo, and her cousin girl Sawa has been jealous of Oshima deeply. Sawa cursed Oshima so Shinzo could not hold her and do anything at all. Shinzo hated Oshima, and he made love with Sawa.
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Title: ありがとう
Character: 杉本公一
Released: April 2, 1970
Type: TV
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Japan's Longest Day
Title: Japan's Longest Day
Character: Chamberlain Yasuhide Toda
Released: August 12, 1967
Type: Movie
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
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A Smell of Money
Title: A Smell of Money
Released: December 5, 1965
Type: Movie
Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.
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The Retreat from Kiska
Title: The Retreat from Kiska
Character: Fukumoto
Released: July 4, 1965
Type: Movie
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
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The Naked Executive
Title: The Naked Executive
Character: Tsuneo Okuda
Released: July 1, 1964
Type: Movie
The executive director of the «Chuo Shoji» company, Hidaka Shiro, is called a "demon of work", but the hostess of the bar calls him "the loneliest person in Japan." He lost his wife ten years ago and has been living as a widower ever since. He plotted to marry off his 22-year-old daughter Keiko for political gain, but Keiko is in love with Okuda, who is her father's subordinate. A story full of sadness and joy, depicting a man gripped by different thoughts, as an employee of the company and a father.
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A Woman's Life
Title: A Woman's Life
Released: November 16, 1963
Type: Movie
A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
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Interpol Code 8
Title: Interpol Code 8
Released: August 31, 1963
Type: Movie
Agent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas.
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Young Swordsman
Title: Young Swordsman
Character: Hara Sanjuro
Released: August 31, 1963
Type: Movie
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
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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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Chihō kisha
Title: Chihō kisha
Released: October 13, 1962
Type: Movie
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Mount Hakone
Title: Mount Hakone
Released: September 15, 1962
Type: Movie
Japanese drama.
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Saotome-ka no musume-tachi
Title: Saotome-ka no musume-tachi
Released: September 8, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Our Failures
Title: Our Failures
Released: September 1, 1962
Type: Movie
Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his love adventures.
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Ai no uzu shio
Title: Ai no uzu shio
Released: May 22, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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続サラリーマン清水港
Title: 続サラリーマン清水港
Released: March 7, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Hagure kigeki mandara
Title: Hagure kigeki mandara
Released: February 24, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Woman of Design
Title: Woman of Design
Character: Michio Sagawa
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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Salaryman Shimizu Minato
Title: Salaryman Shimizu Minato
Released: January 3, 1962
Type: Movie
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Acchan no bebi gyangu
Title: Acchan no bebi gyangu
Character: Yutaka Kawasaki
Released: September 17, 1961
Type: Movie
Based on the comic by Fuyuhiko Okabe.
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Death on the Mountain
Title: Death on the Mountain
Character: Hideo Iwase
Released: June 17, 1961
Type: Movie
Three bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances, and later it is suggested that perhaps the man was murdered.
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Wakarete ikiru toki mo
Title: Wakarete ikiru toki mo
Character: Junkichi Ishiyama
Released: April 4, 1961
Type: Movie
A Hiromichi Horikawa movie
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The Masterless 47
Title: The Masterless 47
Character: Okano
Released: December 25, 1960
Type: Movie
Part one of The Masterless 47.
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The Lovelorn Geisha
Title: The Lovelorn Geisha
Released: July 12, 1960
Type: Movie
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."
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The Secret of the Telegian
Title: The Secret of the Telegian
Character: Local cop (uncredited)
Released: April 10, 1960
Type: Movie
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
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The Lost Alibi
Title: The Lost Alibi
Character: Morishita
Released: March 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.