Jun Usami
Birthday: Born in 1910-09-01 in Ichinohe, Iwate, Japan
Deathday: 1980-05-09
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ミラーマン
Character: Hiroshi Murakami
A young man, like his lost father, is destined to become a metallic reflection-powered superhero to fight monsters created by a sinister alien menace known simply as the "Invaders"....
宇宙鉄人キョーダイン
Character: Dr. Hayama
Space Ironmen Kyodyne was a Japanese tokusatsu science fiction superhero television series. The show, like numerous others of its type and era, were produced as a joint effort between manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori and Toei Company producer Hirayama Tôru. It premiered in 1976 and ran for 48 episodes. The show is well known for its strange plot and costume design, rapid-fire and purposefully disorienting editing, and unique, sometimes surreal, atmosphere. The late Yūsuke Natsu and Takeshi Sasaki...
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Late Spring
Character: Shuichi Hattori
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right....
The Life of Rikisha-Man
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Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
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1954 Theater of Life adaptation....
Seven from Edo
Character: Matsuno
When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of action in this all-star production from Toei Films, the foremost studio during that era. As with so many of their films, this is highly entertaining, with lots of plot twists and exciting swordplay...
The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend
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Fourth film in the Boy Detectives Club series....
Eight Views of Samurai
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Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan....
Travels of Lord Mito: The Abominable Giant Monks
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Lord Mito, with his companions, comes to Sakai, Senshu, where the annual Minato Festival takes place. During the celebration, a mysterious incident occurs. The portable altar is attacked by a shaven-headed priest, and Ofuji, the daughter of a wealthy Senshu-ya merchant, disappears....
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character: Admiral Zengo Yoshida
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War....
Hawk of the North
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During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After crushing almost all of his enemies, Date Masamune aka the "Hawk of the North" sets his eyes on Hatakeyama's lands. The young warlord is about to face his greatest challenge....
A Chivalrous Spirit
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An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, uncovers a conspiracy organized by his rivals while on a quest to bring justice to three murders. Some of the most famous actors from Toei studios make this a must-see for everyone! Featuring a very young Nakamura Kinnosuke, who went on to become one of Japan's mosted noteworthy actors under the nam...
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Character: Seitaro Ueda
The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on....
The Outsiders
Character: Hanamori
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly island of Japan. From a novel by Taijun Takeda....
Mid-August Commotion
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A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end of the Pacific War....
Manchurian Sunset
Character: Rokuro Itsumi
A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of violent changes, tells the story of a young man Rinnosuke Date, who, following his dream, love and passion, breaks through the blood- and dust-drenched land of Manchuria with a pistol in a piercing wind....
Kiri no yoru no kyōfu
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A dead lover returns as a ghost...
Yakuza Official
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Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death....
Life of Hishakaku 3
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Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy....
あゝ洞爺丸
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Koyoi Tsuma to Narinu
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A hospital melodrama where the conflict between love and friendship rules the faith of the protagonists....
Killer's Mission
Character: Makino Bungo
Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the hostile Shogun Satsuma. On his mission he meets a cowardly Ronin who becomes his assistant, as well as a female spy and a female warrior......
Aruhi watashi wa
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The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between parents and children over two generations, as well as the sisterly love between Yuriko and her sister Kaori....
憧れの星座
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Ai no Noutan
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The Vampire Doll
Character: Dr. Yamaguchi
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history....
Bannai Tarao Series Demon King of Kyokumadan
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Sixth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka....
A Spectacular Murder
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When a theater producer Kurato is murdered in the audience on opening night, Inspector Kawano investigates the prop pistols used on stage, but all were fake. That same night, a dancer in the troupe went missing and a police officer was shot with the same caliber gun. Kawano suspects they are all related to a gun smuggling case....
Genkuro Yoshitsune
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An exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from the period of his stay on Mount Kurama to his reconciliation with his brother Yoritomo....
Skull Coins
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The mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure, and the battle for them will make your heart beat faster....
ふり袖小天狗
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The Lord's spy
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Maeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his legitimate wife, who died, and Yasunosuke, the son of his concubine. However, Katsumaru suddenly lost his mind and appealed to the shogunate to hand over the reins of the family Yasunosuke, but the request was rejected. Vassal Osawa Kuranojo suspects that this is the work of Ishikawa Torajiro, a swordsman from the Katsumaru group, and begins an investigation....
The Detective Fencer
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Young swordsman Shintaro must fight against evil officials who plot to overthrow the youthful Shogun....
Saigo no kikyō
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1945 Japanese movie...
A face glowing at night
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Ex-war financier Kuraishi Kinnosuke is visited by a ghostly face in the middle of the night telling him to return the 5.5 million yen jewel he stole to the govt. The next day, the jewel disappears. Investigator Yamazaki investigates......
The Deep Blue Sea
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To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who has been adopted by another family. When he arrives, Kenji soon discovers that Harumi and her adopted family are the targets of an evil gang boss. In an attempt to help them, he decides to take matters into his own hands....
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
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Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business....
With Songs in My Heart
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Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her....
The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man
Character: Keiichiro Shimada
Eighth film in the Boy Detectives Club series....
Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki
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A man with many disguises uses robotic beetles, man-made monsters and other devices to try and steal atomic power....
Jet Air Base 101
Character: Base Commander Kabashima
The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan's first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu...
Moonlight Mask
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First Moonlight Mask theatrical film....
Moonlight Mask: Duel to the Death in Dangerous Waters
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Second Moonlight Mask theatrical film....
The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman
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In the fourth film in this exciting series, and the first since losing his left eye, Yagyu Jubei is charged again with the task of protecting the Yagyu Secret Scrolls. The two scrolls are held in separate locations to assure their safety. Within them there is information other than the techniques of the Yagyu Shin-kage style. They contain a secret that could throw the country into turmoil. Clan founder Yagyu Sekishusai had split the scroll into two parts to prevent its contents from being known ...
Ukiyoe Cruel Story
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Made after Takechi had won an obscenity trial over Black Snow (1965), the film has been called "Takechi's personal message to Eirin."...
A Warrior's Flute
Character: Taira no Tsunemori
Tale of tragic love between samurai and princess during Heian period....
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
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Fukasaku and Chiba are back in a sequel filmed with the same cast and released just two weeks after the first film. This time the storyline is set in a small seaside town and the film favours detective and watadori film influences over westerns. Like its predecessor, the film runs barely over one hour and never drags. It’s a little less goofy, but doesn’t have as beautiful landscapes the first movie had. Not an especially good film, but for fans of Fukasaku and Chiba it’s an entertaining if flaw...
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
Character: Amano
Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed....
Great X
Character: Fumio Kuki
A 1948 Japanese film....
Whistling Drifter
Character: Kiroan
Friendship between good samurais and aborigines in Hokkaido....
Black Lizard
Character: Shobei Iwase
A detective tries to outwit a jewel thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond....
Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
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In this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a dragon-shaped incense burner that holds the key to hidden treasures. This is the most exciting film in the series, and contains some of the best action sequences of Otomo's distinguished career. Sazen is the strongest swordsman of his time, and his sense of honor and justice are called upon more than once to set things right....
Prison Boss
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Rival gangs fight over ownership of bicycle race track....
The Orphan Brother
Character: Judge Iwamoto (voice)
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves....
Seven Masks of Revenge
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The eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his taxi when he sees a man heading into Shiodome Town. Next day the man is found brutally murdered and the mystery starts to unravel....
Rebellion
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In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival....
Man of Thirteen Eyes
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Japanese mystery film....
Mother Peacock
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Japanese drama film....
Palette knife no satsujin
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Based on the short story The Psychological Test by Edogawa Rampo....
Secrets of Fuji 2
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Early film directed by Eiichi Kudô....
Rascals! Go to Hell
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A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang....
The Night We Danced
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Follows the lives of three sisters who have a dance act together....
The Boss
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Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, bu...
母子鶴
Character: Shiro Kasahara
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The Scent of Incense
Character: Kannami
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble....
The Mad Fox
Character: Yasunori Kamo
A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters....
Mark of Blood
Character: Fudo Tazaemon
Three young yakuza, Fujitaro, Matsugoro and Kanjuro, travel the country fighting evil....
Official with a Tattoo
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Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit....
Three for The Road
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Three-Headed Tower
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Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the conditions of the will. One month later after, Takato Shunsaku is found. Murdered. At the birthday party of Otone's uncle. With Shunsaku dead and thus making it impossible for Otone to marry him, the inheritence is to split amongst all (living)...
Hell's Juggler
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Hell's Kitchen
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The Day England Falls
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The Eighth Enemy
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The Domain: Severed Relations
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The Domain: Severed Relations...
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
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Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess....
Tale of Young Drifter
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Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners....
First Love Questions and Answers
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Ninja Assassins
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Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi....
Ōedo kenka matsuri
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1961 Japanese movie...
Yukiwarisô
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A film by Tomotaka Tasaka....
Yaburezaru Mono
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This moving movie depicts the preciousness of life through the interaction between a man with a dark past and a boy battling illness....