Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Born: May 12, 1930
Died: June 17, 2005
in Kanagawa, Japan

Movies for Ren Yamamoto...

Bugs
Title: Bugs
Released: January 11, 1997
Type: Movie
Aru Islands in resort development. Was a succession happening the abandoned corpses in there are holes in body. Ligia exotica appeared on an isolated island of mutants is taking the panic and horror.
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Rainbow Kids
Title: Rainbow Kids
Character: Police Officer
Released: January 15, 1991
Type: Movie
A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.
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Title: Special Rescue Police Winspector
Character: Book Store Owner
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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Abandoned
Title: Abandoned
Released: June 6, 1981
Type: Movie
The film tells the story of a man who was washed ashore on an uninhabited island after a ship wrecked by a storm, and after twelve years, he returned to human society.
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The Bear Storm
Title: The Bear Storm
Released: November 27, 1980
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the Taishō era. About 15 families who moved in search of agricultural land to the land of the pioneers in Hokkaido led a peaceful life. One day, one of the pioneers, Mikio Shimakawa's wife Yura, and her child Taichi are attacked and killed by a bear that cannot hibernate. To resolve the situation, Shimakawa goes against all odds and turns to Ginshiro, the most hated hunter in the village, for help. While Shimakawa was away from the village, Yura and his friends were holding a funeral, the bear attacked again...
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不良少年
Title: 不良少年
Released: June 14, 1980
Type: Movie
Based on the novel of the same name by Shoji Yuki
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Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Title: Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Released: April 29, 1978
Type: Movie
Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703, samurai culture is being transformed by the emergence of a new merchant class. Elements of the social contract are beginning to unravel, and some unscrupulous people took undue advantage of these changes before the social order was re-created. In this story, a rich merchant gives his clerk an I.O.U. instead of wages. When the impoverished clerk presents the paper to the merchant at the agreed upon time asking for payment, the man flies into a rage and pretends he never wrote it and claims the clerk is trying to defraud him. Then he sets his henchmen on the clerk to administer a beating.
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Godzilla
Title: Godzilla
Character: Seiji (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
A re-edited Italian-language dubbed version of Godzilla, using as a basis the U.S. version Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), plus WWII newsreel footage and clips from other monster 1950's movies. The re-edited film was then colorized via a process called Spectrorama 70 consisting of applying various colored gels to the black and white footage. The film's opening and ending also features new music composed by musician Vince Tempera (under the pseudonym Magnetic System).
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Zero Fighter
Title: Zero Fighter
Released: October 2, 1976
Type: Movie
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Lullaby of the Earth
Title: Lullaby of the Earth
Released: June 12, 1976
Type: Movie
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world when her grandmother dies.
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Title: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Character: Kudo
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: TV
The first heroes of the Super Sentai series! The heroes were brought together to defend the world from the Black Cross Army, who attempted to conquer the world. The five powers united as one to defeat the monsters.
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Title: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
Character: Nakabayashi
Released: April 5, 1975
Type: TV
The first heroes of the Super Sentai series! The heroes were brought together to defend the world from the Black Cross Army, who attempted to conquer the world. The five powers united as one to defeat the monsters.
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Battle Cry
Title: Battle Cry
Released: March 14, 1975
Type: Movie
During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro's friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to complications that could cost Sentaro his life as they infiltrate enemy lines.
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Ultraman Taro: Burn On! The 6 Ultra Brothers
Title: Ultraman Taro: Burn On! The 6 Ultra Brothers
Character: ZAT Central Hospital Doctor
Released: December 20, 1973
Type: Movie
Theatrical version of episode 25 of Ultraman Taro TV series.
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The Battle of Okinawa
Title: The Battle of Okinawa
Character: Sergeant Omori
Released: August 14, 1971
Type: Movie
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.
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Red Lion
Title: Red Lion
Character: Peasant
Released: October 10, 1969
Type: Movie
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.
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Title: Ultraseven
Character: Hombre misterioso
Released: October 1, 1967
Type: TV
In the not-too-distant future, the Earth finds itself constantly under attack from extraterrestrial threats. The Terrestrial Defense Force establishes the Ultra Garrison, a team of six elite members who utilize high-tech vehicles and weaponry. Joining their fight is the mysterious Dan Moroboshi, secretly an alien from the Land of Light in Nebula M-78, who transforms into his true form in times of crisis, Ultraseven.
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Japan's Longest Day
Title: Japan's Longest Day
Character: Corporal
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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Rise Against the Sword
Title: Rise Against the Sword
Character: Sukeichi
Released: November 25, 1966
Type: Movie
Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.
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The War of the Gargantuas
Title: The War of the Gargantuas
Character: Sailor
Released: July 29, 1966
Type: Movie
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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Adventure in Kigan Castle
Title: Adventure in Kigan Castle
Character: Guard
Released: April 28, 1966
Type: Movie
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
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Frankenstein Conquers the World
Title: Frankenstein Conquers the World
Character: Bystander (uncredited)
Released: August 8, 1965
Type: Movie
During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in a Hiroshima laboratory, it is seeming lost when the United States destroys the city with the atomic bomb. Years later a wild boy is discovered wandering the streets of the city alone, born of the immortal heart.
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The Retreat from Kiska
Title: The Retreat from Kiska
Character: Branch Chief
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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Samurai Assassin
Title: Samurai Assassin
Released: January 3, 1965
Type: Movie
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.
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Whirlwind
Title: Whirlwind
Released: July 26, 1964
Type: Movie
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
Title: Mothra vs. Godzilla
Character: Sailor at the Dock (uncredited)
Released: April 29, 1964
Type: Movie
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
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The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Title: The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
Released: November 16, 1963
Type: Movie
A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.
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Young Swordsman
Title: Young Swordsman
Character: Kashima Heinosuke
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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Operation Enemy Fort
Title: Operation Enemy Fort
Released: October 20, 1962
Type: Movie
Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and attempt to destroy an enemy fort.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
Title: King Kong vs. Godzilla
Character: Commander of Operation Burial
Released: August 11, 1962
Type: Movie
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
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Doburoku no Tatsu
Title: Doburoku no Tatsu
Character: Urakawa
Released: April 29, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Blood on the Sea
Title: Blood on the Sea
Released: August 13, 1961
Type: Movie
Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.
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Mothra
Title: Mothra
Character: Ship Survivor
Released: July 30, 1961
Type: Movie
Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
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Big Shots Die at Dawn
Title: Big Shots Die at Dawn
Released: April 9, 1961
Type: Movie
An early Okamoto yakuza film, though it's not in the Underworld series (along with The Last Gunfight and The Big Boss) despite being alternatively known as "Death of the Boss." While Okamoto did not write this film and took on the project because he was assigned and "just doing [his] job" according to an interview with Chris Desjardins in Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film, he did express a general excitement about working in action cinema (which shows through in this film's energy.)
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Daredevil in the Castle
Title: Daredevil in the Castle
Released: January 3, 1961
Type: Movie
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
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The Human Vapor
Title: The Human Vapor
Character: Nomura the Robber
Released: December 11, 1960
Type: Movie
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks to fund the career of his girlfriend, a beautiful dancer. The Human Vapour is ruthless in his quest for money and kills anyone who stands in his way, especially police. He soon becomes Tokyo's most wanted criminal. Can he be stopped before he kills again?
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Westward Desperado
Title: Westward Desperado
Released: October 30, 1960
Type: Movie
In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.
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The Secret of the Telegian
Title: The Secret of the Telegian
Character: Detective Marune
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 Gambling Samurai
Title: The Gambling Samurai
Character: Isuke
Released: March 28, 1960
Type: Movie
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
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The Last Gunfight
Title: The Last Gunfight
Character: Iwaimura
Released: January 3, 1960
Type: Movie
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
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Desperado Outpost
Title: Desperado Outpost
Released: October 6, 1959
Type: Movie
When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and seeks out his brother's killer.
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Saga of the Vagabonds
Title: Saga of the Vagabonds
Released: August 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Title: Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Character: Commander of Landing Craft Ikeda
Released: May 21, 1959
Type: Movie
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Samurai Saga
Title: Samurai Saga
Character: (uncredited)
Released: April 28, 1959
Type: Movie
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.
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The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Title: The Story of Iron Arm Inao
Character: Teruhisa Inao
Released: March 21, 1959
Type: Movie
An Ishiro Honda film.
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The Big Boss
Title: The Big Boss
Released: January 15, 1959
Type: Movie
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
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The H-Man
Title: The H-Man
Character: Saeki
Released: June 24, 1958
Type: Movie
Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.
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A Dangerous Hero
Title: A Dangerous Hero
Released: July 30, 1957
Type: Movie
A film by Hideo Suzuki.
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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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Ôban
Title: Ôban
Character: Conductor
Released: March 5, 1957
Type: Movie
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
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Rodan
Title: Rodan
Character: Soldier in jeep (uncredited)
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
Character: Suzuki, a student
Released: October 31, 1956
Type: Movie
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The Storm
Title: The Storm
Released: October 24, 1956
Type: Movie
A widowed high-school teacher tries to raise his four children alone.
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Rebels on the High Sea
Title: Rebels on the High Sea
Released: August 8, 1956
Type: Movie
A film by Hiroshi Inagaki.
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Title: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Character: Seiji
Released: April 27, 1956
Type: Movie
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
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The President Talks Bank
Title: The President Talks Bank
Released: March 20, 1956
Type: Movie
The president learns that the company's biggest stockholder is also a friend of his singing teacher and spies on his movements.
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Sudden Rain
Title: Sudden Rain
Character: Tomiyama
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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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Title: Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Character: (uncredited)
Released: January 3, 1956
Type: Movie
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
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Half Human
Title: Half Human
Character: Shinagawa
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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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Title: Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Character: (uncredited)
Released: July 12, 1955
Type: Movie
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.
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Mother and Son
Title: Mother and Son
Character: Yasuo Noda
Released: June 7, 1955
Type: Movie
An Ishiro Honda film.
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Godzilla Raids Again
Title: Godzilla Raids Again
Character: Commander of Landing Craft
Released: April 24, 1955
Type: Movie
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
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Godzilla
Title: Godzilla
Character: Masaji Yamada
Released: November 3, 1954
Type: Movie
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Yemani soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
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Ghost Man
Title: Ghost Man
Released: October 13, 1954
Type: Movie
A ghost man with his face hidden entirely by bandages is killing beautiful nude models. Detective Kindaichi investigates.
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Last of the Wild Ones
Title: Last of the Wild Ones
Released: June 8, 1954
Type: Movie
A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.
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Seven Samurai
Title: Seven Samurai
Character: Farmer (uncredited)
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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Jirocho's New Year
Title: Jirocho's New Year
Released: January 3, 1954
Type: Movie
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Jirocho, the Hunted
Title: Jirocho, the Hunted
Released: December 15, 1953
Type: Movie
A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.
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Youth of Heiji Senigata
Title: Youth of Heiji Senigata
Character: Umakichi
Released: August 19, 1953
Type: Movie
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The Blue Revolution
Title: The Blue Revolution
Released: June 10, 1953
Type: Movie
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Their Father's Wife
Title: Their Father's Wife
Character: Nobuo
Released: May 27, 1953
Type: Movie
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Mr. Pu
Title: Mr. Pu
Released: April 15, 1953
Type: Movie
A math teacher loses his job while falling in love with a local girl.
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The Man Who Came to Port
Title: The Man Who Came to Port
Character: (uncredited)
Released: November 27, 1952
Type: Movie
An Ishiro Honda film.
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Tokyo Sweetheart
Title: Tokyo Sweetheart
Released: July 15, 1952
Type: Movie
Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.
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The Skin of the South
Title: The Skin of the South
Character: Teiichi Nasu
Released: February 28, 1952
Type: Movie
When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.