Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Kawarasaki Choichiro was a Japanese actor born in Musashino Town, Tokyo. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi High School and dropped out of Waseda University's Department of Literature.
He is the eldest son of Kawarazaki Chojuro IV. His wife is Ito Eiko. His younger brothers are Kawarazaki Jiro and Kawarazaki Kenzo.
At the age of 64, he died of acute heart failure.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8662 |
| Birthday | 1939-01-11 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | Choichiro Kawarazaki, かわらざき ちょういちろう, Toichi Kawarazaki, Touichi Kawarazaki, かわらざき とういち, |
1991
Rhapsody in August
7.16/152
An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and mora...
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Rhapsody in August
1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
7.5/14
A noble samurai serving the Shogun as 'Kogi Kaishaku-nin' (Official Executioner) is the target of a plot by the evil Yagyu Clan to take away his posit...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1963
Castle of Owls
6.222/9
Movie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the 'Taiko' becomes the target of an ass...
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Castle of Owls
1978
Double Clutch
7/1
Hiromi Go plays a high school student who needs a role model in his life badly. He's raised by his older sister played by Keiko Matsuzaka who is a hos...
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Double Clutch
1989
My Phoenix
10/1
Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix
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My Phoenix
1964
The Great Killing
7.458/24
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th c...
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The Great Killing
1974
Himiko
6.964/28
The myth of the Sun Goddess who founded Japanese society is seen through the lens of a modern view of history.
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Himiko
1985
Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
0/0
Momoko Watanabe—a student who, upon visiting a shrine in order to wish good luck on a friend of hers, witnesses a murder in the forest...and she knows...
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Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
1991
War and Youth
6.833/3
An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the father remains reticent. Finally the man opens up,...
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War and Youth
1964
Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
6.833/6
A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true ide...
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Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1979
Gassan
7/1
Akira leaves for the Mt. Gassan foothills before winter's onset, visiting the local temple and interacting with the residents all while falling for fa...
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Gassan
1974
My Way
6/4
Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy...
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My Way
1969
Gorgeous Leopardess
0/0
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Gorgeous Leopardess
1986
Gonza the Spearman
7/17
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokugawa Period, a time in which appearances are very important. Gonza competes with Bann...
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Gonza the Spearman
1986
A Human Promise
6.714/7
An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to...
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A Human Promise
1976
Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
0/0
A film that portrays the youth and fragile love of a transportation worker in Tokyo.
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Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
1992
Faraway Sunset
10/1
Faraway Sunset tells the story of the famed bacteriologist who is known to have discovered the agent that cause syphilis, and for his relentless searc...
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Faraway Sunset
1994
Sakura
0/0
The story of a bus conductor who dedicates his life to the cherished Japanese symbol.
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Sakura
1964
Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
7.5/4
Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and throws her into the river. But later, he falls in l...
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Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
1986
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
0/0
In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Aro...
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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
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?
1978
Panic in High School
6.875/8
A high school student rallies his classmates into rebelling violently when the administration refuses to take responsibility for the suicide of one of...
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Panic in High School
1970
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
6.889/9
Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes...
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Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1964
Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword
6/3
The Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new fencing school has opened in Edo, claiming to be the true...
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Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword
1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
7/6
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1987
My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!
0/0
In Jimpachi Kodera's household, young samurai Keishiro Kanie arrives, captivating Jimpachi's wife, Shoko, despite his initially arrogant demeanor. Kei...
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My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!
1961
Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2
0/0
The struggles of the Golden Peacock Clan continue as they seek to reclaim their home and prevent the evil Gondaiyu from taking their most prized treas...
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Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2
1961
Golden Peacock Castle, Part 3
0/0
What will become of Sakon's lover, Shiragiku, who has been abducted to the Matsunaga Danjo residence? What about Benigiku and the others, whose souls...
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Golden Peacock Castle, Part 3
1961
Golden Peacock Castle, Part 4
0/0
The righteous young men, who were separated by the all-out attack of sorcery, are saved by the friendship of a young Sengoku warlord, and now launch a...
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Golden Peacock Castle, Part 4
1963
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
7/11
In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission o...
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Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1964
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
7.042/12
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. A...
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Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1975
Light of Africa
6.667/3
Two semi-slackers with an ultra-intimate friendship work, slack and drink in a freezing Hokkaido town.
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Light of Africa
1962
In Search of Mother
6.6/5
Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in E...
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In Search of Mother
1964
The Ninja Hunt
7.5/2
Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional barons struggling to reinstate their young heir Tane...
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The Ninja Hunt
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
7.333/12
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters maki...
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1988
Shiro and Marilyn
7/2
Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite shore on Zamami to see his love, a dog named Mari...
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Shiro and Marilyn
1963
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
9/1
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A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1987
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
6/2
Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because o...
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There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
6.845/29
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
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
7.5/12
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle aft...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1963
Sasuke and His Comedians
6.6/5
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavengin...
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Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
13 Assassins
7.488/42
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring atte...
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13 Assassins
1962
A Revengeful Raid
5.8/5
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
1961
Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1
6.2/5
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
1975
The Gate of Youth
9/2
Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every...
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The Gate of Youth
1980
Child of the Sun
0/0
A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daughter, Fuuchan. The movie depicts the warm interact...
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Child of the Sun
1971
Follow the Girls
8/1
Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.
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Follow the Girls
1963
A House in the Quarter
6.429/7
With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to serve...
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A House in the Quarter
1973
Long Journey into Love
7/1
A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving herself to another. She dedicates herself to her work...
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Long Journey into Love
1962
The Warrior from Kishu
0/0
This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents...
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The Warrior from Kishu
1962
The Phantom Goblin
6/1
An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his be...
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The Phantom Goblin
1961
The Conspirator
6.667/6
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provi...
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The Conspirator
1987
River of Fireflies
9/1
During the winter in Toyama in 1962, Tatsuo Mizushima is fretting about his feelings for his classmate Eiko Tsujisawa while agonizing about his upcomi...
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River of Fireflies
1981
This Is Noriko
10/1
Fictionalized account of 20-year-old Noriko Tsuji, a real-life victim of a severe birth defect which afflicted 8,000 Japanese, children whose mothers...
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This Is Noriko
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
1961
Fine Man
8/1
A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes from the mountains to the ocean defeating the evil...
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Fine Man
1995
Sharaku
6.773/11
A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtur...
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Sharaku
1979
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
4.8/5
Yuichi prides himself on the fact that he is a family man but contrary to his conception of an ideal family life, at age 24, his wife has already run...
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Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
1974
Red Paper Lantern
7.25/4
A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.
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Red Paper Lantern
1997
Moonlight Serenade
6/6
After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
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Moonlight Serenade
1983
Dark Room
5.625/8
A writer haunted by the death of his wife and threatened by the imagined infidelities of his lovers uses his affairs for the subjects of his novels.
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Dark Room
1962
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
6.688/8
In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro A...
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Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1964
Giant Rumble
6/1
In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home t...
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Giant Rumble
1984
Serial Killer: Coldblooded
8/1
Based on the life of Japanese serial killer and thief Kiyotaka Katsuta.
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Serial Killer: Coldblooded
1962
A Carpenter and Children
7.5/2
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning comb...
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A Carpenter and Children
1970
If You Were Young: Rage
6/10
If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom....
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If You Were Young: Rage
1969
The Girl I Abandoned
9/1
Tsutomu Yoshioka, a Tokyo office worker, is engaged to Mariko, the niece of his company's president. But Yoshioka has a crisis of consence when he rem...
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The Girl I Abandoned
1979
Heaven Sent
6.2/5
Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objects to the idea. One day, someone leaves behind a s...
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Heaven Sent
1975
Invitation of Lust
7.5/2
Hirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders through the city like a shadow. One day, he meets Masa...
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Invitation of Lust
1989
It's Easier Than Kissing
4.333/3
After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father
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It's Easier Than Kissing
1961
Samurai Knights
8/1
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Samurai Knights
1981
Manon
9/1
A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at the mercy of her.
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Manon
1963
Tattoo of Love
0/0
The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the lovely Onaka from a terrible lifestyle. Starting o...
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Tattoo of Love
1962
The Mad Fox
7.438/16
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
1971
The Gentle Japanese
10/1
A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.
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The Gentle Japanese
1992
The Strange Tale of Oyuki
7.75/4
A story of Japanese writer Kafu Nagai (1879-1959), a man about sixty with a huge reputation of seducer who falls madly in love for a young geisha name...
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The Strange Tale of Oyuki
1984
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
5.5/2
While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession...
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Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
1990
Takeshi: Childhood Days
7.455/11
A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay wi...
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Takeshi: Childhood Days
1971
A Woman Called En
0/0
Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is r...
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A Woman Called En
1979
Vengeance Is Mine
7.539/154
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
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Vengeance Is Mine
1967
Clouds at Sunset
6/5
A Japanese soldier deserts his position and travels to a small town on the Sea of Japan to start over. When a young maid falls for him, he talks her i...
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Clouds at Sunset
1987
Tokyo Bordello
5.556/9
A ruined businessman was forced to sell his daughter, Hisano, to a brothel in Yoshiwara, the largest red-light district in Tokyo. The owner of the br...
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Tokyo Bordello
1965
The Tattooed Lord
7.5/2
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The Tattooed Lord
1963
Tokaido Fullhouse
7/1
When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent g...
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Tokaido Fullhouse
1961
Seven Knights Pt. 2
0/0
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Seven Knights Pt. 2
1961
Seven Knights Pt. 3
0/0
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Seven Knights Pt. 3
1961
Seven Knights Pt. 1
0/0
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Seven Knights Pt. 1
1975
Let's Go, Grandma!
10/1
Let's Go, Grandma! plays like an exuberant, goofy update to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. Kinuyo Tanaka plays the titular Grandma, who, after selling he...
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Let's Go, Grandma!
1968
Profound Desires of the Gods
7.375/68
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
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Profound Desires of the Gods
1961
Lord of Steel Heart
7.8/5
A Tokugawa Daimyo rebels against an his lord after the battle of Sekigahara. Samurai Matabei, a famous spear fighter and warrior, is a vassal of lord...
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Lord of Steel Heart
1985
Yume-Chiyo
8/2
Yumechiyo, a geisha house madam recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, yearns to do something constructive with the little time she has left. Tho...
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Yume-Chiyo
1964
The Sharks
9/1
A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic tell...
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The Sharks
1990
Ningen no sabaku
0/0
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