Junzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban (伴淳三郎 Ban Junzaburō, January 10, 1910 – October 26, 1981) was a Japanese comedian and actor. His real name was Hirosada Suzuki (鈴木寛定 Suzuki Hirosada).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0916 |
| Birthday | 1908-01-10 |
| Place of Birth | Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan |
| Also Known As | Hirosada Suzuki, 鈴木寛定, |
1961
An Urban Affair
7/1
Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawara line, the film takes up the problem of real esta...
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An Urban Affair
1960
The Three Magicians
0/0
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The Three Magicians
1953
Nonsense - Fireball Boy Thief
0/0
The story of a ghostly thief in Edo who calls himself the fireball guy.
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Nonsense - Fireball Boy Thief
1970
Dodes'ka-den
7.101/153
On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and s...
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Dodes'ka-den
1958
Yoku
8/1
Half a Loaf... Avarice / Yoku
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Yoku
1959
Pineapple Butai
10/1
The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.
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Pineapple Butai
1963
Fifty-Fifty
10/1
The final film by Yuzo Kawashima.
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Fifty-Fifty
1962
A Roaring Trade
0/0
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A Roaring Trade
1962
Pachinko
0/0
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Pachinko
1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
7/1
1962 Japanese movie
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Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1952
Princess Hibari's First Dream Journey
0/0
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Princess Hibari's First Dream Journey
1968
Night Guy
0/0
Tokyo at night. It has another face, different from the daytime. Gorgeous neon lights and dressed-up women decorate the city at night. And then, ther...
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Night Guy
1977
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
8/1
A comedy farce depicting the noise that occurs when two unemployed circus participants discover a debt bond in a basket with parrots, which they recei...
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Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1961
Osaka Tough
0/0
The film takes place in a dark area of the giant city of Osaka and tells about a group of people who find themselves at the bottom of society, and abo...
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Osaka Tough
1970
The Final Gamble
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The Final Gamble
1970
Modern Sorority
0/0
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Modern Sorority
1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
7.9/9
Meiko Kaji reprises her role as Nami, a vengeful female gang leader, in the second installment of this high-action series that casts a new actor -- ma...
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1963
Escape from Hell
6.833/6
This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform...
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Escape from Hell
1971
Snow Country Elegy
8/1
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Snow Country Elegy
1970
Woman Boss
8/1
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Woman Boss
1970
Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
0/0
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Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
1971
Kaoyaku
6/6
A detective is charged with investigating a bank corruption scandal.
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Kaoyaku
1960
Samurai Desperadoes
6/1
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Samurai Desperadoes
1965
A Fugitive from the Past
7.354/48
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, prov...
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A Fugitive from the Past
1969
Your Favourite
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Your Favourite
1952
Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku
0/0
Sequel to "Saiyuki" (1952)
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Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku
1962
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1958
The Beloved Imposters
0/0
1958 Mito Kōmon film.
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The Beloved Imposters
1957
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
0/0
1957 Japanese movie
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Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
10/1
Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen
1954
お役者変化
0/0
During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who tr...
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お役者変化
1954
Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin
0/0
In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift Wind") emerged in Edo. Shippu would send a warning...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin
1954
Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble
0/0
During the era of Tokugawa Ieyasu, one night a carver named Fujijiro was murdered. Immediately launching an investigation, Denhichi, accompanied by Ot...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble
1961
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
8/1
Third film in the "Ekimae" series, this time set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko a...
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
1955
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
0/0
Hatamoto Ooka Gentaro was deeply committed to a future with a beautiful girl named Omachi, a relationship facilitated by his love of the shamisen. Oma...
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八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
0/0
In the town of Izu known for its hot springs, Den Shichi from Kuromon Town sets off for a healing trip with his companion, a bamboo craftsman with a n...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
1962
Kyūjin ryokō
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Kyūjin ryokō
1955
お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
0/0
Okazaki Domain samurai Inaba Gotaro accidentally killed a superior while trying to save his beloved geisha, Ko-en. On the run, they were rescued by th...
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お役者小僧 江戸千両幟
1974
It's a Psychic, Gather Everyone!
0/0
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It's a Psychic, Gather Everyone!
1957
A Matter of Valour
8/1
Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a widescreen version with all natural colors and a...
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A Matter of Valour
1952
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
10/1
The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokudani, a place along his journey through various prov...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
1952
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
0/0
At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan, and the appearance of the heroic woman Oshin, Lor...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
1962
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1962
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
8/1
The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant
1969
Yosakoi Journey
8/1
A drama by director Masaharu Segawa.
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Yosakoi Journey
1932
The Greatest Man in the World
5.6/5
In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taking a man from the countryside, they fashion him in...
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The Greatest Man in the World
1955
大江戸出世双六
0/0
Isshin Tasuke, a friend of Ōkubo Hikozōemon, the esteemed public arbitrator of the realm, saved the maid Onatsu from punishment after she accidentally...
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大江戸出世双六
1956
The Bride and the Treasure
0/0
Den Shichi of Kurodomon-chō, the best detective in Edo, captured members of a thief gang called "Kitsutsuki," but let three, including the rōnin Daiko...
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The Bride and the Treasure
1956
Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin
0/0
One night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the owne...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin
1956
花笠太鼓
0/0
In early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works as a de...
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花笠太鼓
1952
大当り黄金狂時代
0/0
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大当り黄金狂時代
1969
Topsy-Turvy Journey
10/1
A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.
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Topsy-Turvy Journey
1969
Sky Scraper!
7/1
A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.
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Sky Scraper!
1951
のど自慢三羽烏
0/0
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のど自慢三羽烏
1952
花吹雪男祭り
0/0
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花吹雪男祭り
1962
Shin kitsune to tanuki
7/1
1962 Japanese movie
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Shin kitsune to tanuki
1955
The Further Adventures of Genta
0/0
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The Further Adventures of Genta
1961
Love and the Shop Curtain
0/0
Otami and daughter Yuri run the Matsuoka, a 150-year-old Japanese-style inn in Tokyo which they plan to renovate into a modern hotel before the ‘64 To...
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Love and the Shop Curtain
1950
Blue Sky Angel
8/1
1950 drama film
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Blue Sky Angel
1971
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
6.132/19
Reiko Oshida stars as a young wannabe gangster tough girl, just released from reform school. She tracks down one of her classmates fathers, who runs a...
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Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
1969
Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
8/2
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
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Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure
1962
Mama, I Need You!
0/0
After finishing the course of junior high school, Kazuo comes up to Tokyo, leaving his mother alone in the unproductive northern district. He finds a...
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Mama, I Need You!
1957
Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver Snake
7/1
Kofu duty guard Yamauchi Hinata-kami cultivated illegal drugs and had them sold through Omiya, a drug wholesaler in Edo Muromachi. One day, a strange...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver Snake
1981
Why Not?
6.222/18
The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji...
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Why Not?
1957
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
10/1
The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima Kuze to extract five gold coins to the Shogun fami...
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The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
1963
Hoshikuzu no Machi
0/0
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Hoshikuzu no Machi
1969
喜劇 深夜族
0/0
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喜劇 深夜族
1961
Hikkoshi yatsure
0/0
Manao Horiuchi movie
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Hikkoshi yatsure
1960
The Sun's Burial
6.414/29
In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.
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The Sun's Burial
1954
Unique Sword Technique for Revenge
0/0
Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.
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Unique Sword Technique for Revenge
1975
Doterai Man
8.5/2
Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, i...
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Doterai Man
1968
大安旅行
0/0
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大安旅行
1955
Private Second Class
0/0
First film in a series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku.
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Private Second Class
1958
Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
0/0
Detective Denshichi is called to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Kishu family's daughter Teruhime and the activities of a dangerous gr...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman
1978
Shag
7.5/2
Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.
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Shag
1982
The Old Bear Hunter
7.2/5
After an old man is attacked by a bear in the snowy mountains of northern Japan, he vows to hunt down the marauder.
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The Old Bear Hunter
1938
The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
8/5
Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a...
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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
1959
Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell
0/0
The eleventh episode of the Denshichi Torimonocho series. Around the time of Shogun Ienari, a murderer known as a ghost hikyaku appeared in Edo, rapin...
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell
1981
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2
0/0
Sabu, a low-ranking samurai, finds himself unable to apprehend the ruthless leader of a violent gang of thieves, which leads to a scolding from his fe...
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Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2
1981
Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
0/0
In Edo, a group of masked samurai stormed a seafood wholesaler, killing the head clerk and robbing the money. They then crossed paths with Ichi, a bli...
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Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
1958
Botchan
0/0
1958 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume's novel.
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Botchan
1978
The Phoenix
6.125/8
This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The Yamatai...
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The Phoenix
1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
7.667/3
The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schoo...
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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1971
The Gambling Nun
0/0
A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. When the nunnery runs into debt, she resorts to gamb...
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The Gambling Nun
1959
Farewell to Spring
6.333/9
Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
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Farewell to Spring
1958
Firefly Light
9/1
Set in the 1860s, the final years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, The Fireflies focuses on Tose (Awashima Chikage), the mistress of the Teradaya, a small i...
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Firefly Light
1952
娘十八びっくり天国
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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娘十八びっくり天国
1952
Big Hit Pachinko Girl
0/0
Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loa...
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Big Hit Pachinko Girl
1961
Furimuita hanayome
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Furimuita hanayome
1952
Dimple of Tokyo
10/1
Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san" (t...
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Dimple of Tokyo
1965
A Smell of Money
0/0
Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.
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A Smell of Money
1957
続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
0/0
Third sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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続二等兵物語 決戦体制の巻
1960
Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines
0/0
First "Pfc. Story" sequel and eighth overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines
1958
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
0/0
Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1956
Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
0/0
First sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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Story of Second Class Private, Sequel
1958
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
0/0
Fifth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
1959
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
0/0
Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
1959
Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
0/0
First installment of the "Pfc. Story" series of military-themed comedies from Shochiku, and seventh overall sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest
1956
続二等兵物語 南方孤島の巻
0/0
Second sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
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続二等兵物語 南方孤島の巻
1961
Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki
0/0
Second "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi Fuku...
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Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki
1963
For Love and Money
0/0
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For Love and Money
1953
Tokyo Profile
6.5/2
A motley cast of characters, including a human billboard and a shoeshine girl, help a 5 year old girl after she is separated from her mother on the cr...
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Tokyo Profile
1968
How to Make a Big Hit
10/1
Japanese comedy film.
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How to Make a Big Hit
1978
Queen Bee
7.625/8
To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating ba...
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Queen Bee
1963
Nonsense Boys
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Nonsense Boys
1953
珍説忠臣蔵
0/0
A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
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珍説忠臣蔵
1953
Great Edo Song Festival
0/0
The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago...
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Great Edo Song Festival
The Foster Mother
0/0
A human drama about the bond between parents and a child and family love. The daughter leaves her foster parents and ends up with her mother in Kyoto,...
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The Foster Mother
1954
Road to Hawaii
8/1
A 1954 film.
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Road to Hawaii
1957
The Unbalanced Wheel
7/1
A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.
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The Unbalanced Wheel
1961
Snow in the South Seas
9/1
Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.
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Snow in the South Seas
1967
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
0/0
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A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
1971
Love and Death
0/0
Yuji, a budding writer, meets and starts falling in love with his best friend’s girlfriend, Natsuko. The attraction is mutual but due to the circumsta...
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Love and Death
1967
Parole
9/1
Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
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Parole
1962
A Country Boss
0/0
A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
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A Country Boss
1981
There Was a War When I Was a Child
5.5/2
An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.
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There Was a War When I Was a Child
1965
My Wife
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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My Wife
1968
Rainbow Over the Pacific
10/1
Rainbow Over the Pacific is a tale of romance that moves from the streets of Tokyo to the islands of Hawaii as it weaves the story of two star-crossed...
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Rainbow Over the Pacific
1954
浮かれ狐千本櫻
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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浮かれ狐千本櫻
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
0/0
A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that focuses...
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Drunkard's Paradise
1961
Incidental Murders
5/1
The daughter of the wealthy Soga family is kidnapped and her fiance is murdered. But the kidnappers, Tatsu and Sanko are unaware that Tatsuko is the h...
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Incidental Murders
1971
Live and Learn
8/1
Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after schoo...
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Live and Learn
1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa
9/1
Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi.
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Makeraremasen katsumadewa
1977
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
8.2/5
Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her tr...
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1968
The Mayor's Secret
9/1
A mayoral candidate and his love child.
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The Mayor's Secret
1971
Follow the Girls
8/1
Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.
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Follow the Girls
1981
Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues
7/1
3 people are fresh and naive so they try to go from wandering around lonely to becoming a lively young bunch. Tanokin’s youthful energy explodes!
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Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues
1959
The Hidden Treasure
7/1
Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.
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The Hidden Treasure
1954
Denshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden Goddess
0/0
A samurai detective film.
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Denshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden Goddess
1954
Quick Change Tanuki Palace
7/1
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...
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Quick Change Tanuki Palace
1976
The Three Ginza Rascals
10/1
Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
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The Three Ginza Rascals
1973
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
6.5/4
A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.
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The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
1971
The Awakening
10/1
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The Awakening
1970
A Lively Geisha
6.25/4
Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes true. When she learns of the trouble Yukichi's busi...
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A Lively Geisha
1958
The Hotelman's Holiday
9/1
Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanes...
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The Hotelman's Holiday
1965
A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
7/1
#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to 2...
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: University
1962
Nippon no obaachan
7/1
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...
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Nippon no obaachan
1973
Flower and Dragon
10/1
Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two othe...
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Flower and Dragon
1977
Proof of the Man
7.765/17
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a Ne...
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Proof of the Man
1952
New Journey of Yaji and Kita
0/0
Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa
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New Journey of Yaji and Kita
1967
The Rickshaw Man’s Son
8/1
A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a dau...
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The Rickshaw Man’s Son
1969
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
0/0
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
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Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
1968
Angel's Lover
0/0
Comedy about two employees who work against their boss.
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Angel's Lover
1969
The Street Car Game
0/0
Comedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar.
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The Street Car Game
1962
Get Married, Mother
9/1
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Get Married, Mother
1968
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
8/1
Tenth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
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The Woman Gambler's Revenge
1967
Flower Cards Chivalry
10/1
A wandering gambler runs into a young swindler woman working with an old man. They are both arrested by a detective. A year later, the gambler is stay...
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Flower Cards Chivalry
1967
Yanagase Blues
0/0
Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.
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Yanagase Blues
1955
Every Wife Cannot Stand Still
0/0
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Every Wife Cannot Stand Still
1967
Song of Love
6.5/2
The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.
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Song of Love
1968
Even If Life Withers
7/1
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Even If Life Withers
1968
Blue in Isezaki
8/1
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Blue in Isezaki
1952
Bikkuri Sanjuushi
0/0
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Bikkuri Sanjuushi
1976
Hobo General
10/1
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Hobo General
1963
Jolly Barbers
0/0
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Jolly Barbers
1965
The Last Judgment
8.333/3
Driven by greed and a desire for his cousin's wife, Jiro orchestrates a complex frame-up to have his cousin arrested for murder.
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The Last Judgment
1960
Edo no kaoyaku
0/0
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Edo no kaoyaku
1939
A Color Print of Edo
7.2/4
The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori. It is a cheerful period drama,...
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A Color Print of Edo
1958
Dai Abare Tokaido
0/0
An entertainment movie featuring familiar faces of Toyama no Kin-san, Nezumi Kozo, Yaji Kita, and others who traveled around the Tokaido. Written and...
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Dai Abare Tokaido
1967
The Domain: White Blade
8/1
The Domain: White Blade
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The Domain: White Blade
1969
Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
0/0
Japanese crime film
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Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler
1968
School for Thieves
7/1
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School for Thieves
1963
Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
0/0
1963 Japanese movie
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Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
1969
Big, Big Fellow
0/0
The golden duo of Yoshitaro Mura and Kiyoshi Atsumi brings you a full-on comedy filled with laughter and melancholy set in Kitakyushu. Matsujiro Minam...
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Big, Big Fellow
1980
The Detective Journey
0/0
A comedy directed by Mitsumasa Saito about a pair of clumsy detectives who solve a case they become involved in by chance. Shosuke Ikashima and Ryuji...
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The Detective Journey
1937
Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
0/0
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Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
1953
Bravo! Five Men
0/0
A parody of the Kabuki play about thieves, "Five Men of the White Waves".
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Bravo! Five Men
1953
Six Men Mustered in Great Edo
0/0
A parody based on Kabuki plays about thieves led by the famous Soshun Kochiyama.
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Six Men Mustered in Great Edo
1969
Gokudô Petenshi
10/1
A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark on a lively and poignant societal comedy. They ove...
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Gokudô Petenshi
1952
Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!
0/0
Saito Torajiro directed this light comic musical about the lives and loves of three cheerful, lively young men on the R University Rugby Club, Toshio...
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Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!
1963
Uogashi no senpū musume
0/0
1963 Japanese movie
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Uogashi no senpū musume
1969
新・与太郎戦記
0/0
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新・与太郎戦記
Noren to hanayome
0/0
Romantic comedy
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Noren to hanayome
1969
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
7/1
The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, formerly known for its ferry service to the Seto Inland...
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
1957
Seizoroi momoiro goten
0/0
1957 Japanese movie
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Seizoroi momoiro goten
1968
喜劇・大安旅行
0/0
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喜劇・大安旅行
1961
兵六大臣行状記 漁色のこよみ
0/0
1961 Japanese movie
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兵六大臣行状記 漁色のこよみ
1953
名探偵アジャパー氏
0/0
The Wolf of Davao, a death row inmate who escaped from prison to exact revenge on Yamanami Takuzo, who betrayed his former comrade, kidnaps Dr. Shoda,...
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名探偵アジャパー氏
1971
やるぞみておれ為五郎
0/0
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やるぞみておれ為五郎
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
7/1
The 14th film in the Ekimae series, set in Nagano Prefecture, focusing on the love lives of a group of husbands and their wives.
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
1966
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
8/1
15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series Osomatsu-kun and Obake no Q-Taro.
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga
1963
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
7/1
Sixth entry in the Ekimae series, loosely based on the folktale of the tanuki and the tea kettle.
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot
1967
A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
8/1
The 21st film in the Ekimae series, commemorating the 35th anniversary of Toho. The film is a loose remake of the first film in the series, Ekimae Ryo...
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A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station
1964
Hot Spring Ghost
10/1
Eighth in the Ekimae series, portraying competition between two hot spring resort owners in Yamanashi.
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Hot Spring Ghost
1964
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
10/1
Seventh in the Ekimae series, detailing the exploits of the landladies around Ryogoku Station in Tokyo, and their sumo clientele.
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A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
1967
若社長レインボー作戦
0/0
1967 Japanese movie
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若社長レインボー作戦
1967
Seishun Tarō
0/0
1967 Japanese movie
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Seishun Tarō
1958
Ukiyo buro
0/0
Film directed by Keigo Kimura.
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Ukiyo buro
1970
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
6/1
Yuzo Kayama does skydiving.
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Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1966
3 Raccoon Dogs
5/1
A conman team swindles through jewel scams, marriage fraud, and fake school admissions. Their schemes bring quick riches but collapse before escape, l...
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3 Raccoon Dogs
1978
Ghost Coast
0/0
Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate infidelity, blackmail, and murder at a seaside resort.
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Ghost Coast
1962
假名手本忠臣蔵
0/0
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假名手本忠臣蔵
1964
Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
8/1
Apparently a baseball drama starring real-life stars Nagashima (The Babe Ruth of Japanese Baseball) and teammate Oh-known collectively as ON-from the...
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Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
1954
東京シンデレラ娘
8/1
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東京シンデレラ娘
1968
Secret Turkish Bath
0/0
A young woman leaves her hometown to find work in the city
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Secret Turkish Bath
1968
Showa Genroku Shameless Festival
8/1
Sales staff from a pharmaceutical company who love drinking, fighting, and shopping, along with employees from a rival company, develop a competitive...
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Showa Genroku Shameless Festival
1964
Money Is Most Important
0/0
A broke romantic and a practical young woman are pulled apart by money, matchmaking, and meddling families — only to find their way back to each other...
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Money Is Most Important
1966
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
8/1
Two travelers (Makoto Fujita and Minoru Shiraki) travel the Tokaido road and meet the famous Jiro Shimizu and have many comedic adventures.
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Tenamonya Tôkaidô
1956
The Three Musketeers Reunite
0/0
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