Eijirō Yanagi
Yanagi Eijiro ( September 16, 1895 - April 24, 1984 ).
In 1966, he received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and in 1970, he received the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class. His final stage performance was in "Actress" in 1982. He died of acute heart failure on April 24, 1984, at the age of 88
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.1172 |
| Birthday | 1895-09-16 |
| Place of Birth | Hyogo, Japan |
| Also Known As | 柳栄二郎, |
1958
Zesshou
0/0
The story of the tender love between Junki, the son of a wealthy landowner, and Kayuki, the daughter of a forester, who decided to unite their destini...
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Zesshou
1951
The Idiot
7/126
A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgrac...
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The Idiot
1963
Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows
0/0
During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son of the former shogun.
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Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows
1964
Two Lives, Two Yakuza
0/0
An early ninkyo film from before the genre had truly established its form. Koji Tsuruta plays an honourable outlaw who saves an older man from an ambu...
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Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1961
Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion
0/0
The second work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Popular ronin acto...
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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion
1963
An Actor's Revenge
6.6/70
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
1957
The Adventures of Chuji
0/0
Chuji Kunisada runs into strange adventures which tests his skill as a samurai as he untangles intrigue and murder against the backdrop of the majesti...
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The Adventures of Chuji
1961
腕まくり七色娘
0/0
1961 Japanese movie
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腕まくり七色娘
1959
53 Stages of the Road
0/0
An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.
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53 Stages of the Road
1962
The Eve of the Chinese Festival
0/0
A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. A...
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The Eve of the Chinese Festival
1959
Diary of a Wandering Lord
0/0
Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
1950
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
0/0
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
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Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1960
The Song Lantern
0/0
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns.
The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...
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The Song Lantern
1955
Taira Clan Saga
6.8/31
Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.
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Taira Clan Saga
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.7/27
A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.
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Portrait of Madame Yuki
1951
Miss Oyu
7.2/57
Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry...
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Miss Oyu
1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
7/97
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in...
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
170 Leagues to Edo
0/0
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170 Leagues to Edo
1953
A Japanese Tragedy
5.3/15
At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with...
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A Japanese Tragedy
1957
Sasaki Kojiro
6/5
Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.
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Sasaki Kojiro
1962
Destiny's Son
6.5/19
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is...
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Destiny's Son
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
7.5/100
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1959
Hell's Companion
0/0
During the seventh-year memorial service for Katsugoro and Genji, Ikari Genji himself emerged from the coffin brought in by the hearse seeking reveng...
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Hell's Companion
1951
Sasaki Kojiro
5/3
Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasak...
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Sasaki Kojiro
1964
The Naked Executive
0/0
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 per...
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The Naked Executive
1957
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
0/0
Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer.
Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.
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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
Ôban
0/0
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 S...
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Ôban
1957
Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
0/0
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful.
Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shis...
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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1971
Morning Fog
0/0
Kyoko and her mother Yuki returned to their hometown of Fukui. Yuki runs a dressmaker's store in the city, and Kyoko has taken a job as a nurse at a p...
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Morning Fog
1962
Tokyo's Business District
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Tokyo's Business District
1960
Samurai Desperadoes
6/1
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Samurai Desperadoes
1968
The Sands of Kurobe
6.5/6
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of t...
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The Sands of Kurobe
1945
The Sword
5.8/10
In 19th-century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of h...
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The Sword
1955
The Phantom Horse
6/1
Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
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The Phantom Horse
1955
The Tattered Wings
5.9/9
A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense chi...
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The Tattered Wings
1952
Sisters of Nishijin
8/1
A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.
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Sisters of Nishijin
1962
The Thinking Leaf
0/0
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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The Thinking Leaf
1969
Battle of the Japan Sea
6/7
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a...
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Battle of the Japan Sea
1950
Kagebōshi
0/0
On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and decided...
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Kagebōshi
1952
Passion Fire
0/0
The time was the first year of Keio (1865). Upon hearing the news that the Imperial Army was approaching Hida Takayama, the district head Shimizu Uzen...
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Passion Fire
1952
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
0/0
Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known as...
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Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter
1953
Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
0/0
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 Shinsen...
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Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha
1953
Hana no shôgai
0/0
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...
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Hana no shôgai
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: 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
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
Ejima and Ikushima
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This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku...
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Ejima and Ikushima
1956
Sound in the Mist
0/0
In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night, Ka...
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Sound in the Mist
1940
晴小袖
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A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a wild man who falls...
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晴小袖
1962
Records of loyal vassals
0/0
In the 15th year of the Genroku era (1688), the world praised the 47 ronin who avenged the death of their master Asano Takumi-no-kami. Shogun Tsunayos...
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Records of loyal vassals
1968
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
0/0
A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki.
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Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
1952
Doctor's Day Off
6/3
Having completed the first year at his new medical practice, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, it is not to be: on this hectic day a ma...
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Doctor's Day Off
1962
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
0/0
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
1957
Kodokan Under a Morning Moon
0/0
The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is used...
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Kodokan Under a Morning Moon
1959
A Man Explodes
0/0
Kensaku Muro and his father manage a farm in Sakudaira at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. One day Kensuke saves a suicidal woman, Fukiko Uzu, w...
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A Man Explodes
1960
The Masterless 47
0/0
Part one of The Masterless 47.
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The Masterless 47
1955
元祿美少年記
0/0
On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence. When...
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元祿美少年記
1969
Sky Scraper!
0/0
A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.
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Sky Scraper!
1963
Rififi in Tokyo
5.7/11
Van Hekken, an old gangster, arrives in Tokyo to direct a bank hold-up in order to get a very valuable diamond.
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Rififi in Tokyo
1958
Magistrate Ooka’s Legends
0/0
A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic.
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Magistrate Ooka’s Legends
1957
悪魔の顔
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悪魔の顔
1958
Kunisada Chuji
5.2/6
Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mercy of corrupt officials. Intent on fulfilling a dy...
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Kunisada Chuji
1955
The Dawn of Judo
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The Dawn of Judo
1957
白磁の人
0/0
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白磁の人
1955
The Further Adventures of Genta
0/0
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The Further Adventures of Genta
1956
Bridge of Japan
7.3/3
Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—a...
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Bridge of Japan
1962
Skull Coins
0/0
The mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure, and the battle for them will make your heart beat fast...
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Skull Coins
1965
Red Beard
8.1/405
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him...
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Red Beard
1951
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
0/0
Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in cha...
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The Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951
Ginza Cosmetics
6.4/13
A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a smart young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. A woman devoted to others' needs,...
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Ginza Cosmetics
1962
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1959
Whirlwind Magistrate
5.5/2
One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru...
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Whirlwind Magistrate
1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat
0/0
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Yataro’s Travel Hat
1955
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
0/0
A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character...
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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
1958
Hana no yukyo-den
0/0
1958 Japanese movie
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Hana no yukyo-den
1951
Minami kaze
0/0
1951 Japanese movie
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Minami kaze
1953
Dreaming People
0/0
Shinya Ban (Masao Wakahara) returns from the south and is deeply disappointed when he learns that his mutual friend Yuriko (Mieko Takamine) is marryin...
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Dreaming People
1953
The Eagle of the Pacific
7.6/9
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war w...
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The Eagle of the Pacific
1956
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
7/1
Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.
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The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1953
Always in My Heart
6.8/4
Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tokyo Air Raid in March 1945. Machiko and...
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Always in My Heart
1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
6.5/4
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
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Always in My Heart Part 2
1968
Human Torpedoes
0/0
Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.
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Human Torpedoes
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
1967
Rebellion of Japan
0/0
Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair wit...
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Rebellion of Japan
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
0/0
Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1954
Onatsu and Seijuro
0/0
Based on the popular story of the tragic lovers, Onatsu and Seijuro.
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Onatsu and Seijuro
1958
Night Drum
5.7/13
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially gree...
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Night Drum
1952
The Life of Oharu
7.693/194
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
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The Life of Oharu
1960
Deep River Melody
6/1
A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
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Deep River Melody
1961
Tale of a Company Boss
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Tale of a Company Boss
1961
A Fishwife's Tale
0/0
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological...
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A Fishwife's Tale
1961
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
0/0
A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as a...
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1958
A Martial Crowd
5.7/3
As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to b...
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A Martial Crowd
1961
Hunting Rifle
7/1
Story of a woman, Saiko, who divorces her doctor husband when she is given a baby by a stranger who claims it is the husband's child. Saiko embarks on...
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Hunting Rifle
1961
Big Shots Die at Dawn
6.2/4
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and get...
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Big Shots Die at Dawn
1943
The Song Lantern
6.8/6
A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leadin...
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The Song Lantern
1962
365 Nights
0/0
A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is of...
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365 Nights
1961
Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
6/1
The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of Edo. Wit...
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Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders
1960
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
7/1
Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.
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Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy
1959
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
7.5/4
Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy milit...
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Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1960
Official with a Tattoo
6/1
Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.
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Official with a Tattoo
1961
Rascals! Go to Hell
0/0
A boss of underworld helps the police crush an evil gang.
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Rascals! Go to Hell
1960
The Second Bullet is Marked
6/1
Tsunokichi and Ken face off against a rival yakuza in Kyushu.
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The Second Bullet is Marked
1962
The Sentencer
0/0
A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.
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The Sentencer
1959
The Acrobats of Death
5.8/5
Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.
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The Acrobats of Death
1962
Sakura Official
6/1
As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his...
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Sakura Official
1967
Organized Violence II
6/1
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Organized Violence II
1958
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
7/1
Thanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji Kurô (Nakamura Kinnosuke) found the hidden treasure of Lo...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
1959
Stop the Old Fox
5/1
Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of t...
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Stop the Old Fox
1961
Greed in Broad Daylight
7/1
After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.
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Greed in Broad Daylight
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
6.8/28
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice the...
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
7.1/13
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life...
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1962
Seven Miles to Nakayama
6.3/3
When a corrupt magistrate rapes Oshima, Masa (Raizō Ichikawa) avenges her by killing the officer, becoming thereby a fugitive, haunted and grief-stric...
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Seven Miles to Nakayama
1968
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
0/0
Eleventh 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 Supplication
1958
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
8/1
The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to ov...
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
1957
Falcon Magistrate
0/0
Toyama Kinshiro, a commissioner from northern Edo, goes undercover to unravel the mystery behind a series of murders. Kinshiro, played by Kataoka Chie...
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Falcon Magistrate
1956
Ancient Coins
0/0
This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.
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Ancient Coins
1957
Jigoku bana
0/0
Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.
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Jigoku bana
1961
The Yellow Climate
0/0
Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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The Yellow Climate
1962
The Escape
7/2
Film about the 2-26 Incident.
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The Escape
1961
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
0/0
Koharu, a flamboyant geisha, unexpectedly wins a trip to Sado Island in a TV contest. She is accompanied by three people. Koharu had been dreaming of...
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The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
1968
Dice and Swords
7/2
The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime synd...
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Dice and Swords
1967
King of the Gang
0/0
The 11th and final film in the Gang series. Most of the films had different directors and cast, and were only connected by the title and Toei's market...
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King of the Gang
1967
Gambler's World
0/0
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Gambler's World
1968
The Cheating Underworld
0.5/1
Gangsters are robbed of five hundred million yen.
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The Cheating Underworld
1951
Miki, the Swordman
5/3
After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as...
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Miki, the Swordman
1959
The Hidden Treasure
0/0
Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.
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The Hidden Treasure
1959
The Bastards of Lawless Town
0/0
An action-packed, dramatic gangster film.
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The Bastards of Lawless Town
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
5/2
A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era...
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1961
Mist and Shadows
0/0
A veteran reporter and a young journalist doggedly pursue clues through sheer persistence and intuition to unravel the mystery behind the sudden death...
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Mist and Shadows
1959
No Stronger Swords
6/1
Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style cal...
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No Stronger Swords
1955
Growing Up
6.8/5
A boy falls in love with a girl. Neither of them know that she's to be sold to a brothel.
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Growing Up
1954
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
0/0
A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman
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Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
1951
The Killing of Otsuya
0/0
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The Killing of Otsuya
1952
Devil’s Statue
0/0
A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.
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Devil’s Statue
1961
Tange Sazen and the Princess
5.2/4
Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
7/1
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.
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Always in My Heart Part 3
1958
The Envoy
0/0
Sinza who is secretly the well known "Sea Glow Burglar", gives to the poor the money he takes from the bad lords and greedy merchants, who live just t...
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The Envoy
1957
Advance Patrol
5/3
In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop...
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Advance Patrol
1958
The Capital of Love
0/0
Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the bar...
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The Capital of Love
1962
A Revengeful Raid
5/4
In this tale of bravery and honor among the roving gamblers of old Japan, the heroic Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido is called upon to help a young yakuz...
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A Revengeful Raid
1959
Echo in the Mountains
6/1
A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge...
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Echo in the Mountains
1964
The Scent of Incense
7.2/9
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life d...
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The Scent of Incense
1962
The Tale of Zatoichi
7.3/150
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's...
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The Tale of Zatoichi
1953
Miniature
8/3
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope i...
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Miniature
1957
Hearts A-Flutter
0/0
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Hearts A-Flutter
1963
The Mysterious Purple Hood
0/0
The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo era Japan.
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The Mysterious Purple Hood
1962
The Mad Fox
7.4/15
A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantica...
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The Mad Fox
1962
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
0/0
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.
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Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1960
Mighty Shosuke
0/0
A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.
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Mighty Shosuke
1944
Goju no to
0/0
Based on Kōda Rohan's novella The Five-Storied Pagoda.
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Goju no to
1958
Fireball Magistrate
0/0
Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to lo...
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Fireball Magistrate
1968
Admiral Yamamoto
8.3/8
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet....
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Admiral Yamamoto
1958
The Lost Public Funds
10/1
Four thousand gold coins were stolen from the vault of Nijo Castle in Kyoto, which were collected as a tax to the shogun. The guard of Nijo castle Asa...
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The Lost Public Funds
1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
10/1
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soo...
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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1959
The Forbidden Castle
5.4/5
From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri Kyoshiro" series (Son of the Black Mass), "Destiny...
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The Forbidden Castle
1969
Lone Rebel
0/0
Nomi-gumi, who plans to control Tama City, has begun to hurt Takase-gumi. Muraki, an executive, was entrusted with the destruction, but he was a broth...
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Lone Rebel
1961
Hell's Juggler
0/0
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Hell's Juggler
1951
Farewell to the Highland Station
0/0
A young botanical researcher moves to the highlands to collect plants for research, and falls in love with a nurse there.
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Farewell to the Highland Station
1960
Road Warriors
6/1
A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow, Aya...
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Road Warriors
1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5/10
In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins...
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Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1954
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
0/0
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Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1960
The Beloved Image
0/0
A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.
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The Beloved Image
1950
Homecoming
0/0
A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistress who ratted him out, and reconnects with his da...
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Homecoming
1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
0/0
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Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1961
Works of the Fish Man
5/3
Katsujiro the fisherman overcomes his laziness when he learns of his younger sister Okiku’s unfortunate fate.
Nakamura Kinnosuke stars in two roles (...
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Works of the Fish Man
1961
Edo Purebreed
0/0
Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the v...
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Edo Purebreed
1957
Chikaiteshi
0/0
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Chikaiteshi
1960
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
0/0
Jidaigeki film from 1960
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The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1950
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
0/0
A continuation of the prior film (影法師).
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Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950
Guntō nanban-sen
0/0
1950 Japanese movie
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Guntō nanban-sen
1961
痛快太郎
0/0
1961 Japanese movie
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痛快太郎
1959
A Man's Dark Finger
0/0
A touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the ability to easily decipher the mechanism of a safe. Afte...
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A Man's Dark Finger
1961
Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1
6/4
A group of pirates led by the evil Gondaiyu and his wizard, Genkuro, capture the Golden Peacock Castle and massacre the peaceful clan that lives there...
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Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1
1960
Sandy Cruise
0/0
The news that the fifth Shogun Tsunayoshi was seriously ill caused a fierce struggle for the post of sixth shogun between the Mito faction and the fac...
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Sandy Cruise
1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
0/0
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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1972
Dasshutsu
0/0
1972 Japanese movie
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Dasshutsu
1966
Black Curtain
0/0
Two pharmaceutical companies in Tokyo and Osaka engage in a fierce battle of wits over the sale of aphrodisiacs. Shigeru Amachi and Yumiko Nogawa, spe...
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Black Curtain
1957
A Man in the Storm
0/0
Judo expert Saburô Watari fights his judo master, Tsujido, while simultaneously in conflict with a karate expert.
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A Man in the Storm
1958
Executive Chair
0/0
In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip is disrupted by the sudden death of his boss. Thr...
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Executive Chair
1965
The White Rose of Hong Kong
0/0
Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong Kong, where personal ties and painful secrets unra...
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The White Rose of Hong Kong
1960
Benten Kozo
6/2
Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to...
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Benten Kozo
1958
神州天馬侠 完結篇
0/0
In a desperate crisis, Inamaru is plunged into the dark sea by a strike from Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ryutaro desperately tries to rescue Inamaru. However, it...
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神州天馬侠 完結篇
1958
Shinshu Tenmakyo
0/0
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Shinshu Tenmakyo
1962
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
0/0
The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.
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The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
1960
Irohanihoheto
0/0
The anonymous partnership Investment Economic Association, led by its president Ryuichi Amano, collected money from many ordinary people and paid out...
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Irohanihoheto
1954
日本敗れず
0/0
In May 1945, Japan's defeat was imminent after the attacks on Saipan, Iwo Jima, and the Philippines, and Tokyo was reduced to a sea of fire by anoth...
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日本敗れず
The Gion Tempest
0/0
The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and self-inte...
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The Gion Tempest
1960
Delinquent Angel
0/0
One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga
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Delinquent Angel
1967
Seishun Tarō
0/0
1967 Japanese movie
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Seishun Tarō
1960
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
0/0
Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social expect...
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Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
1973
Murderous Love
0/0
A 300 year old witch agrees to assassinate a dead-sick businessman and his ignorant sexy wife upon the former’s own request – the kills are to take pl...
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Murderous Love
1958
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
5/3
Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan...
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1959
The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
0/0
What starts as a simple request for correction of a newspaper article uncovers a corruption case hidden behind what seemed like an ordinary traffic ac...
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The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight
1956
Gendai no yokubô
0/0
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Gendai no yokubô
1960
Storming Squadron
0/0
1960 Toei war movie.
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