Kazuo Hasegawa
Birthday: Born in 1908-02-27 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Deathday: 1984-04-06
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赤穂浪士
Character: Ooishi Kuranosuke
"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives to regain the honor of their former master....
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Genpei the Carp
Character: Koina no Ginpei
The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he love. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend....
Lantern Under a Full Moon
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Omatsuri hanjiro
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Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather toward the port town....
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
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The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo....
An Actor's Revenge
Character: Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago....
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
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The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo....
The Crucified Lovers
Character: Mohei
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another....
Gate of Hell
Character: Moritō Endō
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married....
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
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The Devil of Edo
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Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara...
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
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1962 Japanese movie...
Judge of the Ashuras
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The Great Wall
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In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall....
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
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The Ghost of Yotsuya
Character: Iemon Tamiya
In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance....
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Character: Kanbei Kanzamon
In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt ...
Tojuro's Love
Character: Sakata Tojuro
A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels the limits to his acting when he sees his rival troupe put on a new type of play featuring its star, Nakamura. He has the famous Chikamatsu write a new play but cannot get used to the character he is to play in it....
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
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The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling....
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Character: Tsurujiro
Drama about a couple and how they found themselves related with music, their egos and each other....
Banchō sarayashiki
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short film about Banchō Sarayashiki....
Reimei izen
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In the age of priests and warriors which the film denounces, a woman revolts after she is sold as a prostitute....
Kantaro of Ina
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War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa....
Jirocho Fuji
Character: Shimizu no Jirocho
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa....
Two Lanterns
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A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke...
治郎吉格子
Character: 治郎吉
Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet for her. Osan was a woman being sold off for the sake of her yakuza-like brother, Nin'kichi. The man in the guise of a merchant turned out to be the Rat Thief, Jirokichi, the infamous thief of Edo. Due to this chance encounter, the two ended up staying at the same hot spring inn. However, one morning, as Jirokichi was about to leave alone, Osan, with ...
治郎吉格子
Character: 道中師
Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet for her. Osan was a woman being sold off for the sake of her yakuza-like brother, Nin'kichi. The man in the guise of a merchant turned out to be the Rat Thief, Jirokichi, the infamous thief of Edo. Due to this chance encounter, the two ended up staying at the same hot spring inn. However, one morning, as Jirokichi was about to leave alone, Osan, with ...
An Actor's Revenge
Character: Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge....
女と海賊
Character: 御崎庄五郎
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known as Misaki Shogoro, who was infamous for his devilish cruelty. Shogoro had a rule: he would kill all the men from the ships he raided, while the women would be distributed among the crew for their pleasure. However, he himself never touched any woman. Aboard the ship was a young girl named Kogane, who had been raised on the ship since she was a child...
An Heir's Place
Character: Yagoro Hosho
This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by Hasegawa Kuzuo who went on to become familiar among Ichikawa Kon fans as Yukinojo in An Actor's Revenge, which was also co-written by Ito, adding to the relatedness of An Heir's Place....
Blizzard Ronin
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The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane....
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
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Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling into question the possessions of the Date family....
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Character: Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular. Ocho, a resident of an apartment building, hears about this and secretly plans to follow Otose, the owner of Mizuta-ya, who became famous as Utamaro's model. At this time, the Kano school, headed by Kano Eikawa, which was under the control of the shogunate, is dissatisfied with Utamaro's fame and tries to compromise him…...
Shogun's Holiday
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During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the world. Tasuke, who does not know that Takechiyo is the shogun's heir, trains him harshly. Tasuke's wife Naka (Michiko Ai) is concerned about his harsh teaching style, but Takechiyo gains strength day by day and adapts to his new life. Soon, Takechiyo beg...
風来物語 あばれ飛車
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風来物語任侠篇
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The Demon of Mount Oe
Character: Shuten-dôji
A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and the beautiful lady in tragic love! A grand visual epic told with mesmerizing extravagance!...
The Tale of Genji
Character: Hikaru Genji
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused....
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Character: Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), ...
Hana no yukyo-den
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1958 Japanese movie...
The Fighting Firemen
Character: Kichigoro
Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the Ha-gumi group, from a samurai who is trying to kidnap her. Oshimo has feelings for Kichigoro. At this moment, a fire warning bell sounds in the city......
Fuun Senryobune
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1952 Japanese movie...
Yūkyō no mure
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1948 Japanese movie...
晴小袖
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1961 Japanese movie...
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
Character: Zenigata Heiji
Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is....
The Way of Drama
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The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events....
Secret of Naruto
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From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves h...
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Character: Kohei
At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice, Kohei takes Michiko to stay at a dilapidated mountain villa in his hometown. What awaited him there......
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Character: Nichiren
During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mogol fleet reaches Japanese shores?...
Ghosts Die at Dawn
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At the wedding of Kohei (Hasegawa) and Michiko (Todoroki), a whisper echoes along with a gust of wind. As if manipulated by the mysterious voice, Kohei takes Michiko to stay at a dilapidated mountain villa in his hometown. What awaited him there......
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Character: Kuranosuke Ôishi
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge....
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Character: Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous Gate of Hell (1953)....
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Character: Mito Komon
Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu. As the shogun's uncle, Lord Mito traveled about the nation seeking to make sure that corruption and injustice did not go unpunished. Traveling together with his two faithful bodyguards Kaku and Suke, they board ship for a voyage to the far northern island of Ezo (modern day Hokkaido) where the indigenous people called "Ainu" live. Somewhat like American Indians, t...
Lord for a Night
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Lord for a Night is a 1946 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa....
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Character: Tsukigata Hanpeita
During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This is the story of Tsukigat Khanpayit, the sword maker of the Choshu clan, who, along with Katsuro Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma, sought to fulfill the dream of a new peaceful era in Japan. Can he realize his ideals or will he die in the chaos of internecine fights......
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
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A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa....
The Man Who Waited
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A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts snooping around, however, he finds himself reluctantly drawn in to the case....
My Elder Brother
Character: Fumio
Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…...
Iemitsu and Hikoza
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A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type)....
Oath on the Burning Sands
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A Japanese army engineer (Hasegawa) on the mainland must put his personal feelings for a beautiful Chinese woman (Ri) aside if he is to succeed at building a highway through the "bandit"- (aka anti-Japanese militia-) infested hinterlands....
The Burning Sky
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The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The film mainly concerns the training of newly-recruited pilots and their daily life, then their subsequent fighting experiences in China. Army supported the production, providing all the authentic airplanes, training and actual actions. They even provided the older biplanes disguised as Chinese fighter planes. Obinata plays the trainer-turned-combat-leader, who is passionate and cool at the same time....
The Two Musashis
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During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the finest swordsman in the land by defeating the Yagyu clan's top instructors and then taking on Sasaki Kojiro!...
音楽大進軍
Character: Kazuo Hasegawa
A 1943 film....
Omokage no machi
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A 1942 film....
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
Character: Hyakuzô
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman....
Scars of Honor
Character: Chouemon Takakura
Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in the time-honored tradition of their clan, by drawing their blades in a duel to the death....
Gambler and the Princess
Character: Yatarô
Film directed by Kenji Misumi....
The Last Betrayal
Character: Ryūtarō Tsumura
A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him....
Castle of Wind and Clouds
Character: Aizawa Shinpachi
A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the prince's concubines....
Floating Vessel
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Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn from parts of the famous Genji monogatari by Lady Murasaki....
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
Character: Utaemon Nakamura
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Dancers of Awa
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Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later......
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
Character: Echizen'nokami Ôoka
Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is arrested as the murderer and chaos ensues. Pre-war jidaigeki film....
Zoku Hebihimesama
Character: Hinokiya Sentarô
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Daiei Studio is Bustling
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A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars....
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
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The Magnificent Five
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Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
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Ambush at Iga Pass
Character: Araki Mataemon
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The Gaijin
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Migratory Birds of the Flowers
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Idaten Kaido
Character: Hagiwara
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Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
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Sisters of Destiny
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Zangiku monogatari
Character: Kikunosuke
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Dance of the Capital
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Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film...
The Siege of Osaka
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The Siege of Osaka...