Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963.
Born to a sake brewing family in Kyoto, he first appeared on stage at age five in a theater run by his family as a side business. In 1918, he became a student of Nakamura Ganjirō I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpō under the name Chōjirō Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in more than 120 films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works being directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. He moved to the Toho studio in 1937. On 11 November 1937, however, he was attacked by ruffians and his face slashed with razor blades. According to the historian Daisuke Miyao, "Even though there was no clear evidence, it was widely assumed that this violent incident was Shochiku's retaliatory measure against Hayashi's so-called betrayal." He recovered and changed his stage name to his real name, Kazuo Hasegawa. Hasegawa appeared in many successful films for Toho, including several "national-policy pictures with Chinese settings," such as Song of the White Orchid (1939) and China Night (1940), with co-star Ri Koran. He moved to Daiei Film in 1950 and continued appearing in the popular Zenigata Heiji series. He also appeared in many classic films including Kozaburo Yoshimura's The Tale of Genji (1951), Kinugasa's Gate of Hell (1953), and Kenji Mizoguchi's The Crucified Lovers (1954). He was appointed to Daiei's board of directors in 1957. To celebrate his 300th film, Hasegawa appeared in a new version of Yukinojō henge (known abroad as An Actor's Revenge) in 1963, directed by Kon Ichikawa. He left Daiei that year and continued to appear on stage and television, including starring in the second NHK Taiga drama Akō Rōshi in 1964. He also directed the Takarazuka Revue version of The Rose of Versailles in 1974.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6055 |
| Birthday | 1908-02-27 |
| Place of Birth | Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan |
| Also Known As | 長谷川 一夫, Кадзуо Хасэгава, Chôjirô Hayashi, Тёдзиро Хаяси, 林 長二郎, |
1933
Genpei the Carp
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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...
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Genpei the Carp
1951
Lantern Under a Full Moon
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Lantern Under a Full Moon
1953
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 t...
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Omatsuri hanjiro
1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
5/1
The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
6/1
The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1963
An Actor's Revenge
6.614/70
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
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An Actor's Revenge
1954
Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.8/149
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 them...
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Chikamatsu Monogatari
1953
Gate of Hell
7.085/94
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...
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Gate of Hell
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
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Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1947
The Devil of Edo
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Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara
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The Devil of Edo
1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
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1962 Japanese movie
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Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1951
Judge of the Ashuras
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Judge of the Ashuras
1962
The Great Wall
6/2
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 au...
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The Great Wall
1932
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
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Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1927
Demon Thistle
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The vast majority of the commercial films made by Kinugasa in the 1920s have, like almost all Japanese films of the period, been lost. Even a fragment...
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Demon Thistle
1959
The Ghost of Yotsuya
6/12
In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.
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The Ghost of Yotsuya
1928
Tôribêyama shinjû
0/0
The doomed love story between a young courtesan and a samurai, in Kyoto.
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Tôribêyama shinjû
1945
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
5.8/6
Young, timid bowmaster Kazuma seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumoured, drove the previous c...
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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1928
Benten kozo
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First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor...
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Benten kozo
1938
Tojuro's Love
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A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku Era. Tojuro, an extremely popular actor, feels th...
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Tojuro's Love
1961
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.
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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1938
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
6.3/9
Mr. Tsurujiro is a Japanese folk singer assisted by Ms. Tsuruhachi on the shamisen. The pair is popular, but he often nitpicks her music and so they s...
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Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1937
Banchō sarayashiki
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short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
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Banchō sarayashiki
1931
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.
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Reimei izen
1943
Kantaro of Ina
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War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.
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Kantaro of Ina
1959
Jirocho Fuji
6.8/4
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.
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Jirocho Fuji
1936
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
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Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1933
Two Lanterns
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A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke
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Two Lanterns
1952
治郎吉格子
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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...
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治郎吉格子
1952
治郎吉格子
0/0
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...
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治郎吉格子
1935
An Actor's Revenge
5.2/4
An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.
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An Actor's Revenge
1959
The Woman and the Pirate
0/0
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 a...
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The Woman and the Pirate
1953
An Heir's Place
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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 Hasega...
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An Heir's Place
1939
Blizzard Ronin
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The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.
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Blizzard Ronin
1962
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 advi...
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The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
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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. O...
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Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1940
China Night
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Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese mercha...
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China Night
1958
Shogun's Holiday
0/0
During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo...
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Shogun's Holiday
1960
風来物語 あばれ飛車
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風来物語 あばれ飛車
1959
風来物語任侠篇
0/0
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風来物語任侠篇
1954
A Samurai's Love
0/0
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
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A Samurai's Love
1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
6.2/12
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...
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The Demon of Mount Oe
1951
The Tale of Genji
5.5/6
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 hea...
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The Tale of Genji
1939
Song of the White Orchid
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Song of the White Orchid was a co-production of Toho and Mantetsu, the railway that served the colonial region of Manchuria, and the first film in the...
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Song of the White Orchid
1945
I Believe I Am Being Followed
0/0
Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died in the Battle of Hong Kong.
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I Believe I Am Being Followed
1929
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
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Shinzaemon has been Sukeroku’s enemy ever since Sukeroku fought and defeated gangs from Shinzaemon’s group at a Kabuki theatre over Agemaki from Miura...
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Kurotegumi Sukeroku
1935
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
6/1
A newlywed couple faces tension when the wife, after her husband leaves for work, becomes completely unmotivated to handle household chores and goes b...
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The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
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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 f...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Hana no yukyo-den
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1958 Japanese movie
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Hana no yukyo-den
1939
The Fighting Firemen
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Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the...
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The Fighting Firemen
1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
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1952 Japanese movie
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One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1948
Yūkyō no mure
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1948 Japanese movie
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Yūkyō no mure
1961
晴小袖
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1961 Japanese movie
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晴小袖
1949
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
6/1
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 lead...
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Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1930
Nogitsune Sanji
0/0
A 1930 silent film from director Eichi Koishi, following the adventures of Edo firefighter Sanji.
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Nogitsune Sanji
1944
The Way of Drama
6.5/6
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...
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The Way of Drama
1957
Secret of Naruto
6.9/26
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...
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Secret of Naruto
1940
The Snake Princess
0/0
When Sentarô’s father is killed by a drunken samurai, Sentarô avenges him. His deed puts him on the run and leaves his sister behind. While running fr...
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The Snake Princess
1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
0/0
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, Kohe...
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Ghosts Die at Dawn
1944
Harbor of Life
0/0
Government-sponsored film set during the Pacific War, depicting the lives of people working as stevedores.
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Harbor of Life
1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
0/0
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...
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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
0/0
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, Kohe...
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Ghosts Die at Dawn
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
5.8/10
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...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
8/2
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 He...
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Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
5.7/3
The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting...
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Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
5.2/6
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...
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Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1946
Lord for a Night
8/1
In 1887, two businessmen, Echigo-ya and Kitahara, compete for railroad construction authorization from the government. The minister states that a loca...
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Lord for a Night
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
7/1
During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the...
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
1955
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.
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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1942
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 snoop...
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The Man Who Waited
1942
Onna keizu
0/0
1942 adaptation of Izumi Kyoka's novel.
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Onna keizu
1934
My Elder Brother
6/1
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. J...
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My Elder Brother
1941
Iemitsu and Hikoza
0/0
A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewh...
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Iemitsu and Hikoza
1940
Oath on the Burning Sands
6/1
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 bui...
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Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
The Burning Sky
0/0
The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The film mainly concerns the training of newly-recruite...
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The Burning Sky
1960
The Two Musashis
5.3/5
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...
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The Two Musashis
1942
Omokage no machi
0/0
A 1942 film.
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Omokage no machi
1943
音楽大進軍
0/0
A 1943 film.
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音楽大進軍
1941
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
5.3/3
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The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
The Battle of Kawanakajima
0/0
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 mai...
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
1960
Scars of Honor
6/1
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...
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Scars of Honor
1959
Gambler and the Princess
0/0
Film directed by Kenji Misumi.
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Gambler and the Princess
1960
The Last Betrayal
0/0
A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
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The Last Betrayal
1928
Castle of Wind and Clouds
0/0
A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the prince's concubines.
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Castle of Wind and Clouds
1957
Floating Vessel
0/0
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 monogatar...
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Floating Vessel
1941
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
6/1
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A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941
Dancers of Awa
0/0
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. Hi...
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Dancers of Awa
1935
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
5/1
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 arres...
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The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
1940
Zoku Hebihimesama
0/0
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Zoku Hebihimesama
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
0/0
A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
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Daiei Studio is Bustling
1958
The Magnificent Five
0/0
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The Magnificent Five
1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
0/0
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Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1954
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
0/0
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Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1958
Ambush at Iga Pass
5/1
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Ambush at Iga Pass
1959
The Gaijin
0/0
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The Gaijin
1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
0/0
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Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
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Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1944
Idaten Kaido
0/0
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Idaten Kaido
1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
0/0
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Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
0/0
The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of th...
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Dedication of the Great Buddha
1956
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
0/0
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Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
Zangiku monogatari
7/1
Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story fo...
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Zangiku monogatari
1942
Dance of the Capital
0/0
Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film
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Dance of the Capital
1937
The Siege of Osaka
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The Siege of Osaka
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The Siege of Osaka
1934
With a Single Sword Bale
0/0
Period film from 1934.
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With a Single Sword Bale
1932
Rikugun Daikoshin
0/0
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Rikugun Daikoshin
1928
Kagaribi
0/0
A young vassal is betrayed by his corrupt lord.
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Kagaribi
1928
Kaitō Samimaro
0/0
A young samurai rescues his beloved from the clutches of a corrupt priest.
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Kaitō Samimaro
1959
Actor Shark
0/0
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Actor Shark
1952
勘太郎月夜唄
0/0
Kantaro, known as a rowdy boy in the town of Ina, attacked the local boss, Kaneoni's Arahira, all by himself, but was defeated by a large group of peo...
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勘太郎月夜唄
1961
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
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1961 Japanese movie
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Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Night of Enma
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1961 Japanese movie
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Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Night of Enma
1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
0/0
Japanese silent film from 1928, co-starring Chojiro Hayashi and up-and-coming actress Kinuyo Tanaka.
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Chronicles of a Sea Country
1946
Hinoki Butai
0/0
The story is set in a rural village, where the village mayor gives a speech at the local community center as a theater troupe visits the village for t...
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Hinoki Butai
1951
The Man from the Moon
0/0
O-Kiyo (Mitsuko Mito), who had escaped from her boss, Shoden, who controlled the Sensoji Temple district, was desperately contemplating suicide when s...
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The Man from the Moon
1932
The Golden Demon
0/0
Kan’ichi Hazama and Omiya Shigisawa are engaged to be married, but Omiya breaks the engagement to marry a wealthy banker’s son. Heartbroken, Kan’ichi...
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