Ichirō Arishima
Birthday: Born in 1916-03-01 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Deathday: 1987-07-20
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横溝正史シリーズ
Character: Isokawa
TV series starring Ikko Furuya, based on the Kosuke Kindaichi mystery novel series by Seishi Yokomizo....
新五捕物帳
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Shingo is back! As an associate to magistrate’s office, Shingo rises up against evil to protect Edo’s modest people. Hard-boiled Jidaigeki staring Ryotaro Sugi....
運命峠
Character: Takuan Sōhō
Akizuki Rokurōta was born as a child of Tokugawa Ieyasu, but since he is a twin with Tokugawa Iemitsu he is not allowed an official place within the Tokugawa family. Sent away as an adopted son, he continues his wandering journey. One day, he accidentally encounters Toyotomi Hideyori's son Toyotomi Hideya, his mother Katsura-no-miya Renko and their maidservant Sasaka, survivors of the Shogunate attack on Osaka Castle years before who are now fleeing from their refuge in Kyoto. The Tokugawa Shogu...
大忠臣蔵
Character: Horibe Yahei
Daichūshingura is a television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in the Tuesday evening 9:00–9:56 prime-time slot in Japan. The series featured an all-star cast. The central actor was Toshiro Mifune, who portrayed Ōishi Kuranosuke; Yoko Tsukasa his wife; and kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII their son Chikara....
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
Character: Director Tako
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....
Incident at Blood Pass
Character: Tokubei
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap a...
Wild Lion
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A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his father, Kokichi, who lived for the common people, his neighbors and his children. A film about paternal and maternal love and conjugal love in the creation of mankind, about the healing power of which laughter and tears have. The film that became the last work of the giant star Tsumasaburo Bando....
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Character: Father of Kyôko Otonashi
Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya....
Hagure kigeki mandara
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1962 Japanese movie...
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
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1962 Japanese movie...
In Broad Daylight
Character: Detective Morisawa
After his company goes bankrupt, Katsuji Watanabe resorts to pickpocketing again with his old swindler buddies. However, one by one, his friends start getting caught. Katsuji decides to play a high stakes game of robbing the proceeds of a department store....
女難コースを突破せよ
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1962 Japanese movie...
Salaryman Shimizu Minato
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Doburoku no Tatsu
Character: Oiwake
1962 Japanese movie...
A Doting Parent’s Lullaby
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Kaei
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Satsuma-bikyaku
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Adventure in Kigan Castle
Character: Hermit the Old Wizard
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....
Birth of Romance
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The cabaret «Romance», run by Masami Daisaku's father, is experiencing financial difficulties, and Masami is betting on changes and asks singer Hibari Misora to perform. Musical youth comedy with young actors, passion, funny songs and laughter. Hibari Misora appears as herself....
The Naked Executive
Character: Ueno - President
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 fa...
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Character: Takebayashi
Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban....
Oban kanketsu hen
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Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban....
Ôban
Character: Takebayashi
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....
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Character: Mr. Takebayashi
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....
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Character: Ichrôzaemon Arishima
Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their wives for a little while. As they travel, they are constantly beset by complications involving women, mistaken identity, and misunderstood events. Another film adaptation of the famous novel Ikku Jippensha Footing It Along the Tokaido (Tokaidochu Hizakurige)...
Ironfinger
Character: Detective Tezuka
After being mistaken for an Interpol agent, a man who was just supposed to go on vacation gets mixed up in a war between two gangs intent on winning the favor of a notorious arms dealer....
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
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1961 Japanese movie...
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
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1958 Japanese movie...
Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
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1961 Japanese movie...
Mount Hakone
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Japanese drama....
Yoru no keisha
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1962 Japanese movie...
Samurai Pirate
Character: Sennin the Wizard
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation....
Assistant President
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Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
Character: 早坂新兵衛
At the end of the Edo period - On his way back after being invited by the three Mikados of Higashi Shirakawa, Kurama Tengu was attacked by the Shinsengumi. Given the circumstances, he began to suspect a connection between the Mikado and the Shinsengumi....
Hana no shôgai
Character: 井伊直亮
In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His friend, the Kokugaku scholar Nagano Shuzen, introduced him to a captivating shamisen master named Murayama Taka. Naosuke became deeply infatuated with her, disregarding the jealousy of his consort Shizu and the warnings of his senior retainer, Gaiji. However, upon discovering Taka's relationship with Shuzen, Naosuke promptly ended his ties with her....
Young Guy at Sea
Character: 田沼久太郎
Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to the swim team from the first movie, boards his rival Blue Guy's boat, and meets a young woman on a small island....
Aces Wild
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Keisuke Morita, a man with dark glasses standing on the Shibaura pier, a descendant of an illegitimate descendant left behind in Osaka and a brother of the Otorigumi, returned from South America for the first time in 15 years. When he stepped on the soil of his native land, his first thought was to visit Otanuki Fudo, the guardian deity of the Otorigumi, but the Otorigumi had fallen and Otanuki Fudo was on the verge of eviction for the construction of an expressway. Keisuke and Joji put on the s...
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
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Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer....
The Masterless 47
Character: Kube Ono
Part one of The Masterless 47....
Arupusu no wakadaishô
Character: Yuichi's Father
Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa...
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
Character: Kyutaro Tanuma
The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in deep-sea navigation. The Young Ace comes to the rescue of various women in peril, teaches a would-be restauranteur how to make sukiyaki, thwarts the romantic aspirations of his rival Ao Daisho, and competes in the finals of the Japan Judo Championship at the Nippon Budokan. Shot across various locations across Hawaii, Tahiti, Saipan, and Tokyo....
Bravo, Young Guy
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A film by Katsumi Iwauchi....
Tōkyō sanosa musume
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1962 Japanese movie...
Shin kitsune to tanuki
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1962 Japanese movie...
You Can Succeed, Too
Character: Ômori
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan....
The Surf
Character: A light house keeper
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change....
Wakai kisetsu
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1962 Japanese movie...
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
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1962 Japanese movie...
Love in the Mud
Character: Dr. Iizuka
This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tokyo, being with her friends and studying. Her biggest interest is ladies hats. She is rather well off, as her father is the ambassador of Japan in Spain. One day when she is out driving, she is attacked by a group of yakuza, but is saved by the honorable yakuza Jiro. This will change her life forever....
Sono yoru no tsuma
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Hiroo Ikeda movie...
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
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Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on the hero's life, they find themselves in need of protection once again......
Memai
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Based on the song by Mari Henmi...
Aisuru ashita
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Youth drama...
ドリフターズですよ！特訓特訓また特訓
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Garakuta
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1964 Japanese movie...
Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather
Character: Grandfather (voice)
The Goddess Venus is jealous of the beautiful human girl Psyche and blames her pet unicorn, Unico, as Psyche's source of good luck that keeps her from the harm of the goddess' cruel intentions. Unico has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. Venus has Unico banished, and the West Wind now takes Unico from one place and time to the next. Taken to a heavily polluted city, Unico meets a sickly girl named Chi...
The Vampire Moth
Character: Tôru Murakoshi
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask....
Strike the White Ball
Character: Uncle Matsuura
1980 Japanese film distributed by Shochiku....
ホラ吹き太閤記
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Oh, Bomb!
Character: Bank Manager
During the mayoral election, two ex-prisoners decide to replace the lucky pen of an annoying candidate with a mini-bomb....
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
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The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada....
風来忍法帖
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The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada....
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
Character: Tanabe
Kinta (Nabe Osami) is Japanese by birth, but raised by a Chinese man. He stowsaway to Japan to see his girlfriend Yukiko but gets picked up for vagrancy in Shinjuku and thrown in jail. Helped by a yakuza and a prostitute, he goes on a search for Yukiko but winds up on a journey of sexual discovery....
Snow in the South Seas
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Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions....
Las Vegas Free-For-All
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The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the seven Cats were the lovely Mie Hama and such Japanese musical artists as The Peanuts, The Johnnys, The Drifters, and Jackie Yoshikawa & the Blue Comets....
Dances of Flame
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Miyamoto Musashi
Character: Kobayashi Tarozaemon
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage....
Acchan no bebi gyangu
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Based on the comic by Fuyuhiko Okabe....
The Lovable Tramp
Character: Ryokichi Saotome
Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time....
The Fixer
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Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confusion. But he's not going down without a fight....
The Green Music Box
Character: Antiques Salesman
Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect....
Obon, The Moll Dipper
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Modern comedy, based on the popular manga....
Awamori-kun kanpai!
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Second of the three Awamori-kun movies....
Pride of the Campus
Character: Kyutaro Tanuma
Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing tournament....
Sir Galahad in Campus
Character: Kyutaro Tanuma
The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series....
3 Dolls and Baby Gang
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Based on the comic by Fuyahiko Okabe....
Tenten Musume
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Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts....
Seito shokun!
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Based on the comic book of the same name by Youko Shouji...
Song Festival
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Makeraremasen katsumadewa
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Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi....
The Mayor's Secret
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A mayoral candidate and his love child....
Born in Sin
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A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery....
The Sucker's Blunt Dagger
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A man aspires to be a big boss but falls in love with a beautiful woman boss....
Sanbaba
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A story about being scared of getting old....
Campus A Go-Go
Character: Kyutaro Tanuma
Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football. Released alongside Invasion of Astro Monster....
The Three Treasures
Character: Okabi
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the...
The Princess of Badger Palace
Character: Tanukizaemon
Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't enjoy communing with wildlife for long when she was chased by bandit moles and accidentally fell into the Valley of the Spider's Web. The princess and a white butterfly bound by a mysterious thread were about to be eaten by the spider queen when they are rescued by Tanukichiyo, a young wandering samurai who happens to be passing by. Historical fanta...
The Night We Danced
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Follows the lives of three sisters who have a dance act together....
Young Miss Executive
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A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But Madoka wants to be a stage dancer, so she won't concentrate her office job. Madoka meets Akiyama, a stage director. Akiyama introduce her to his neighbors. In among poor but open minded people, Madoka has changed. Her new ambition is her company provide nice sweets for children. She decide to focus on the office job. But she doesn't know that company...
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
Character: Yamiemon
This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs as a hostage, and try to take a Buddhist saint from the temple by force....
Lady with Seven Faces
Character: Locksmith
A lovely female thief, and disguise artist, has a great passion for her next big job which she sets up with her right-hand man: She intends to steal 500 million yen of ill-gotten money from the safe at Nitto Textiles...
The Den of Beasts
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Let's Go! Young Guy
Character: Kyuutarou Tanuma
College student Yuuichi Tanuma is fired up for Nationals where his university Kyonan will face off against their rivals, Seihoku. Yuuichi has his sights set on winning football gold, but his father, who wants him to take over his sukiyaki restaurant, isn't too keen on this. Set in Kyoto, Hong Kong, and Macau, we follow Yuuichi as he falls in love and chases after his dreams....
The Naked General
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A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities....
College Champ
Character: Kyuutarou Tanuma
Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He has his eyes set on nationals in the fall, until one day he runs into a young woman who's fallen into trouble with the Lightning Gang......
The Daphne
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Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them....
The Masterless 47 – Part II
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Come Marry Me
Character: Hotel Boss
Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection despite the disapproval of his wealthy parents and Masako's own feelings towards the working-class cabbie Noro....
Chûshingura
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After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor....
The Rickshaw Man
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A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly....
Women Can't Be Beaten
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An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother....
The Paradise Island Story
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Musical-comedy about nine soldiers deserted on an island in South Pacific....
Teenage Sazae
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Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color....
Life is a Battle
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Two born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs....
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Character: Mr. Tako (as Ichiro Arishima)
When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus....
Sazae-san's Baby
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An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip....
Awamori-kun uridasu
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First of three Awamori-kun movies. Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi....
The Dangerous Kiss
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Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion....
Nippon Ichi no Goma Suri Otoko
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Every Wife Cannot Stand Still
Character: Yamada
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The Shy Deceiver
Character: Teacher
A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl....
Song of Love
Character: Isaku Yoshinaga
The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people....
Me and Me
Character: Shokichi Akagi
Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong vs. Godzilla....
Five Gents' Trick Book
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The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series....
The Young Ace in Hawaii
Character: 田沼久太郎
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii....
社長太平記
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Sixth entry in the Company President Series....
The Third President
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The fifth entry in the Company President Series...
Tora-san's Home Run
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The second Tora-San feature....
Pachinko
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Beyond the Rainbow
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One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them....
I'm a Bodyguard
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Kita Ippei (Atsumi Kiyoshi) became a security officer in the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Division after catching a thug who attacked a writer living in the area while working at a police box. His dream is to become a bodyguard (BG) for the Prime Minister, just like his senior, Detective Inspector Takagi (Ryu Chishu). Kita Ippei is very successful in both work and love, getting attacked while guarding a female minister, getting some perks as a BG for a foreign princess, and becoming...
Salaryman's Medal
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Circuit-A-Go-Go
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Rally themed entry in the Wakadaisho series...
Young Guy - The Sky is Ours!
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Yuzo Kayama does skydiving....
Young Guy in New Zealand
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Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand...
Young Guy - Freshman
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Young Guy graduates from University....
Young Guy in Rio
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Yuzo Kayama visits Brazil...
Zoku izuko e
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Sequel to "真実の愛情を求めて 何処へ" (1954). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka....
なにがなんでも為五郎
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