Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka ( March 25 , 1912 – February 21, 1992 ) was a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades.
After the war, he appeared in films for Toho and Shintoho , but gradually he began to demonstrate his unique personality and became active as a character actor, appearing in works by many of the great directors who have shaped the history of Japanese cinema, including Akira Kurosawa , Yasujiro Ozu , Kenji Mizoguchi , and Shiro Toyoda. He died of lung cancer on February 21 , 1992 , at the age of 79.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9902 |
| Birthday | 1912-03-25 |
| Place of Birth | Kyoto, Japan |
| Also Known As | Tanaka Haruo, Харуо Танака, |
1952
Ikiru
8.3/1336
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look...
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Ikiru
1946
An Enemy of the People
9/1
Tadashi Imai 1946 movie
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An Enemy of the People
1926
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
7/1
The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.
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The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1964
Blind Monk Swordsman
0/0
This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death”...
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Blind Monk Swordsman
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.155/139
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He'...
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1957
The Lower Depths
7.082/141
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that tur...
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The Lower Depths
1958
The Undefeated Woman
0/0
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The Undefeated Woman
1950
The Burning Prison
0/0
In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the proviso that if the prisoner does not return with...
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The Burning Prison
1958
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
6.5/4
Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to commit suicide. Tasuke learns that Kokichi...
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1968
Rogue
7/1
Coal miner Isamu Oba is forced to quit his village and leave his mother and siblings behind. Mining buddy Ichiro accompanies him to Tokyo, and the pai...
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Rogue
1959
Good Morning
7.711/310
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of...
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Good Morning
1948
The Beauty of the Evening Sky
0/0
A platonic love story, the protagonist continues to love the woman he fell in love with when he was a boy for the rest of his life.
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The Beauty of the Evening Sky
1954
Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.806/152
When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find thems...
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Chikamatsu Monogatari
1984
The Funeral
7.17/50
When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three d...
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The Funeral
1962
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1946
No Regrets for Our Youth
6.892/88
After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, and wartime upheaval—ultimately forging her own path...
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No Regrets for Our Youth
1952
お洒落狂女
0/0
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お洒落狂女
1952
Farewell to Spring
0/0
Bittersweet shomin-geki drama by Keigo Kimura
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Farewell to Spring
1947
The Devil of Edo
8/1
Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara
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The Devil of Edo
1950
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
0/0
Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
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Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1954
The Woman in the Rumor
7.256/45
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
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The Woman in the Rumor
1953
Mole Alley
8/1
33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating f...
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Mole Alley
1950
Heat and Mud
7/1
With one million yen in stolen cash, Kurita plans his escape to Hokkaido with an unwilling bar girl named Katsumi.
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Heat and Mud
1959
Floating Weeds
7.495/201
A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
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Floating Weeds
1954
Yakuza bayashi
10/1
Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko
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Yakuza bayashi
1957
Ôban
9/1
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
1966
Women Doing Time
0/0
Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series
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Women Doing Time
1963
Gang and G-Men Part 2
10/1
A gang plans to steal twenty billion yen by safecracking tactics; however, they discover that one of the gang members is an infiltrating cop.
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Gang and G-Men Part 2
1962
The Body
7.333/3
The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
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The Body
1952
Divorce
0/0
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Divorce
1955
Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
8/1
In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.
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Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1962
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Ottamage ningyo monogatari
1958
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
8/1
1958 Japanese movie
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Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
1958
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
9/1
A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants.
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Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
1937
The Straits of Love and Hate
7.5/10
A servant girl is seduced and abandoned by her lover, a man from a higher social class, forcing her to navigate a harsh world as an itinerant performe...
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The Straits of Love and Hate
1962
Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
0/0
Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.
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Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
1968
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
0/0
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Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
1963
あらくれ荒野
0/0
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あらくれ荒野
1957
Last Days of the Samurai
9/1
Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted a...
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Last Days of the Samurai
1962
Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
1947
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
8/1
The debut film of Shin Toho Productions
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A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1968
Duel in the Storm
10/1
It is the Taisho era in Japan. A man has quit the Yakuza after five years and returned to Shikoku in order to begin his life anew as a ferryman. His b...
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Duel in the Storm
1945
Kanchō umi no bara
10/1
1945 Japanese movie
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Kanchō umi no bara
1958
A Boy and Three Mothers
7/1
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A Boy and Three Mothers
1963
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
7/1
This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words,...
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Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
1956
Sisters of Gion
0/0
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Sisters of Gion
1947
Once More
6.8/5
A romance with political overtones about the relationship of a sheltered bourgeois woman and a doctor who devotes himself to caring for the poor. Over...
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Once More
1949
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
6.5/4
Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommen...
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Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
7.5/2
Hidejiro is a wandering yakuza with a ‘karashi botan’ (Chinese lion and peony) tattoo. Owing a favor to the Soda Family, he kills the boss of the riva...
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
1963
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
8/1
Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
10/1
The third part of the story about feudal boss Jirocho and his underlings.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
8/1
The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1949
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
0/0
Near the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), Enokichi, a popular figure in the world of boxing entangled in the Yakuza business.
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Enoken’s Boxing Generation
1957
Hadaka no Machi
0/0
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Hadaka no Machi
1945
I Believe I Am Being Followed
0/0
Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died in the Battle of Hong Kong.
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I Believe I Am Being Followed
1948
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
0/0
Akiko Hojo, a nurse at Aisei Catholic Hospital, is spending another public holiday at Kotaro Hidaka's house. Hidaka, who is a poor musician suffers fr...
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The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
1960
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
7/1
His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamu...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1961
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
7/1
He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In his uncle, Uzaemon in Kawashima, Yoshiji Akaji, Y...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1969
Inferno of Torture
5.65/30
Japan nineteenth century. High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their "production". Europeans pay more for tattooed beautie...
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Inferno of Torture
1958
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
10/1
A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls f...
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Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1951
Repast
7.552/48
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
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Repast
1951
Ginza Cosmetics
6.5/14
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
1956
A Wife's Heart
6.917/12
A young woman tries to raise money to open her own coffee shop. She arranges a loan when her rigid family won't help and then her husband becomes jeal...
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A Wife's Heart
1954
An Inn at Osaka
7.538/13
Follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. He takes a room at a small inn and tries...
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An Inn at Osaka
1953
Where Chimneys Are Seen
6.607/14
Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial...
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Where Chimneys Are Seen
1949
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
6.2/5
Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he...
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Mr. Shosuke Ohara
1948
A Flower Blooms
10/1
Machiko falls in love with a mysterious man, but her family wants something different for her.
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A Flower Blooms
1954
Daikichi Konomura
0/0
A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among other things, teaches them about the evils of the g...
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Daikichi Konomura
1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
7.5/2
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1950
Beyond the Hills
0/0
Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.
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Beyond the Hills
1950
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
6.889/9
Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.
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Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
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
1953
親馬鹿花合戦
0/0
Kingoro Yanagiya's 100th film.
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親馬鹿花合戦
1950
Amakara chindōchū
0/0
Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance,...
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Amakara chindōchū
1955
紋三郎の秀
0/0
Japanese film.
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紋三郎の秀
1956
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
6.333/6
Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the ka...
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The Ghosts of Yotsuya
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
The Legend of the White Serpent
6.1/8
Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
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The Legend of the White Serpent
1955
Shimazu no sanshita yakko
0/0
Japanese film.
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Shimazu no sanshita yakko
1957
Geisha in the Old City
10/1
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and res...
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Geisha in the Old City
1950
Enoken the Hero
0/0
Set in the Sengoku period, Tokugawa vassal Yakurota (Kenichi Enomoto) helps the older sister and twin sister of the Matsudaira family who are in love...
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Enoken the Hero
1959
The Big Boss
6.5/4
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping...
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The Big Boss
1948
365 Nights
8.5/2
A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love with the daughter of the mistress of the house and d...
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365 Nights
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
1945
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
6.143/7
Young, timid bowmaster Kazuma seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumoured, drove the previous c...
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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1968
The Man Without a Map
6.6/19
A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man...
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The Man Without a Map
1955
Nonki saiban
0/0
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty,...
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Nonki saiban
1958
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
0/0
Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.
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Mermaids and Sea Robbers
1945
Duel at Yagyu Valley
0/0
During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend their days acquiring skills of the spear, sword an...
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Duel at Yagyu Valley
1956
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
6.7/10
Shozo is plagued by the needs of his ex-wife and his current one, but prefers the company of his cat.
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Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1960
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
6.5/2
Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, Gontaro are mistakenly identified as suspects in s...
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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1964
A Story from Echigo
7.2/5
A sake factory worker on holiday returns to his home town, where he rapes the wife of one of his co-workers in the forest. The other man returns home...
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A Story from Echigo
1962
The Ambitious Youth
8/1
As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flourish his employer’s food business.
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The Ambitious Youth
1959
The Edo Official and Apprentice
6/1
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long...
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
1961
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
10/1
The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and c...
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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1948
Enoken's Home Run King
0/0
Postwar! Baseball! Comedy! Enoken plays a superfan of the Yomiuri Giants – the real Tokyo team, with many of its star players "acting" as themselves –...
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Enoken's Home Run King
1954
Ghost Man
6.667/3
A ghost man with his face hidden entirely by bandages is killing beautiful nude models. Detective Kindaichi investigates.
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Ghost Man
1942
Bouquet of the South Seas
6.25/4
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Bouquet of the South Seas
1955
Marital Relations
5.571/7
Ryukichi, the pampered heir to a cosmetics wholesaler, abandons his wife and child to pursue a scandalous affair with a famous geisha named Choko. Th...
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Marital Relations
1942
Omokage no machi
8/1
A 1942 film.
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Omokage no machi
1949
Akireta musumetachi
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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Akireta musumetachi
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.696/28
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
1957
Snow Country
6.727/11
It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous t...
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Snow Country
1964
Revenge
7.5/23
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situa...
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Revenge
1981
Flames of Blood
8/2
The story follows the chance meeting between Senkichi, a wandering gambler on the run, and Orin, a blind musician who offers him kindness and shelter...
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Flames of Blood
1959
Samurai Saga
6.947/19
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady....
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Samurai Saga
1934
The Elegant Swordsman
0/0
This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a lost...
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The Elegant Swordsman
1971
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
5.75/4
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1951
Tsuki yori no haha
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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Tsuki yori no haha
1960
Heavenly Dragon
6/1
From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari i...
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Heavenly Dragon
1961
Bride of White Castle
8/2
A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.
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Bride of White Castle
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
8.5/2
Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a gang when they accidentally walk in on a drug deal...
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1965
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
0/0
Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.
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Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1959
Gentle Breeze
5/1
A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis.
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Gentle Breeze
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
Drunken Sword
6/2
Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.
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Drunken Sword
1971
Patience Has An End
5.857/7
Young coal miner Takeda leaves Kyushu in search of a better job in Tokyo, only to fall into the lucrative yet dangerous life of a yakuza.
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Patience Has An End
1970
Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
9/1
The hoodlum group tries to help a little printing factory against gangsters.
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Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
1944
The Dawn of Freedom
0/0
This film was made by the Japanese occupation authorities in the Philippines as a propaganda film to show the Philippine people the "benefits" of the...
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The Dawn of Freedom
1960
Unwieldy Brothers
0/0
Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion and impulsive violence. The samurai brothers fight...
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Unwieldy Brothers
1962
Good Rascals
6/2
A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives.
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Good Rascals
1950
Snow-Flake
7.5/2
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Snow-Flake
1969
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
7.5/2
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1959
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
8/1
A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his birth father, he travels to Edo to find Shogun Yoshim...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1966
Seven Fugitives
0/0
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Seven Fugitives
1953
Merciless Blade Part 2
0/0
The second film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Merciless Blade Part 2
1953
Merciless Blade Part 3
0/0
The final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Merciless Blade Part 3
1969
Trapped, the Crimson Bat
6.5/10
Oichi may have met her match as she vies against the evil beauty that has set her sights on destroying her. She must face numerous other challenges be...
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Trapped, the Crimson Bat
1973
Japan's Top Gangster
7/1
A boy born in a poor village in Tokushima spends his days idly until a chance meeting sets him on the road to becoming boss of Japan's largest gang....
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Japan's Top Gangster
1963
The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
6.5/2
The tale of real-life Yakuza boss Shimizu Jirocho is told from his earliest beginnings as a gambler on the road as he forms his gang and sets out on t...
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1945
Three Women of the North
10/1
The story of an airport and its air traffic control crew in a remote and northern Japanese town. Three of the air traffic controllers are female with...
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Three Women of the North
1970
Midnight Virgin
3.75/4
Chie (Sanae Ōhori), newly arrived in Tokyo, saves her friend from school, Mari (Annu Mari), from a suicide attempt. The two girls become close, eventu...
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Midnight Virgin
1957
Dancing Girl
8/2
In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment...
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Dancing Girl
1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
5.25/4
The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defeated leader of the Genji, Minamoto Yoritomo resolv...
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1964
Samurai from Somewhere
7/1
Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust....
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Samurai from Somewhere
1962
Tales of President Mito
0/0
Mr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract with a l...
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Tales of President Mito
1960
Morning Breeze in Edo
6.2/5
The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.
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Morning Breeze in Edo
1969
Samurai Geisha
7.5/2
Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era...
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Samurai Geisha
1952
A Ripple in a Morning
7/2
Atsuko is an office secretary who is also her family's primary source of income and caretaker in postwar Japan.
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A Ripple in a Morning
1943
音楽大進軍
7/1
A 1943 film.
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音楽大進軍
1960
Scarier than the Devil
7/1
A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.
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Scarier than the Devil
1959
Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
10/1
A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offense!
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Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
1957
Down Town
9/1
A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of h...
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Down Town
1953
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
10/1
Jirocho the gambler hits the road.
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Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
1953
Jirocho's Home-Coming
10/1
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Jirocho's Home-Coming
1953
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
8/1
Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.
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Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
1953
Jirocho, the Hunted
8/1
A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.
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Jirocho, the Hunted
1953
Her Captive Gamblers
9/1
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Her Captive Gamblers
1954
Jirocho's New Year
9/1
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Jirocho's New Year
1952
Jirocho Rises in Fame
7/1
The rise of the famed gambler.
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Jirocho Rises in Fame
1954
Last of the Wild Ones
8/1
A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.
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Last of the Wild Ones
1954
Jirocho in Disgrace
9/1
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Jirocho in Disgrace
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
1957
Tokyo Twilight
7.703/153
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
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Tokyo Twilight
1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
6.7/19
Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later, she’s a s...
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly
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
1957
Untamed Woman
7.455/11
A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for...
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Untamed Woman
1958
The Rickshaw Man
7.179/39
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
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The Rickshaw Man
1957
Travel Romances
0/0
Romantic comedy.
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Travel Romances
1953
A Geisha
7.542/60
Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve the...
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A Geisha
1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
6.5/4
Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1963
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
8/1
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Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
1950
Escape at Dawn
6/4
Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love wi...
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Escape at Dawn
1966
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
8.5/2
Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough but suave Dr. Amamiya (Ando)...
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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1964
Gamblers and Racketeers
10/1
Komatsu Takioka is boss of a Yakuza group rival to Masakichi Kijima boss of the Kikuya group which supports the town vendors unlike Takioka, who will...
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Gamblers and Racketeers
1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
4.833/3
Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own, none...
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The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1961
Restoration Fire
7/1
Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall...
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Restoration Fire
1960
Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
6/2
A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes through and decides to lend a sword in hopes to rescu...
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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
1956
Early Spring
7.521/96
A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.
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Early Spring
1964
Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
8.5/2
Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their actions in secret, making full use of th...
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Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
1960
The Pirates
7.6/5
Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Se...
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The Pirates
1964
Gambler
9/2
The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but...
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Gambler
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
6.5/2
On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga is...
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Samurai Vagabonds
1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
6/1
One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on t...
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The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1966
The Pornographers
7.183/52
Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, H...
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The Pornographers
1975
The Surf
6.667/3
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo....
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The Surf
1964
A Laughable Journey
0/0
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A Laughable Journey
1960
Lord of Red Banner
0/0
A young lord lives against the will of his father Lord Tokugawa.
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Lord of Red Banner
1956
Rainy Night Duel
8/1
Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Despite his success, Koseki is expelled from his judo...
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Rainy Night Duel
1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.545/11
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
1958
Police Precinct Part 8
0/0
Four taxi drivers are found dead in four days. Suddenly, a taxi, trying to avoid hitting a patrol car, veers off and hits a tree. Three men run out an...
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Police Precinct Part 8
1947
Invitation to Happiness
10/1
Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness
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Invitation to Happiness
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
1956
Children Seeking a Mother
0/0
While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
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Children Seeking a Mother
1954
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
0/0
Movie version of NHK renzoku drama "Tokyo Romance"
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Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
1959
Happily Tied to the Road
7.5/2
With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of Boss Jirotaro who has been terrorizing travelers...
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Happily Tied to the Road
1960
Yakuza of Ina
7/1
Tossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of adventure, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. The son o...
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Yakuza of Ina
1934
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
9/1
Directed by Daisuke Itō.
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Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1956
Street of Shame
7.701/149
Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
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Street of Shame
1950
Shojohou
0/0
A beautiful but sad romantic melodrama about three sisters who are uninhibited, pure and lovely, and who stand tall like the peaks of a place that has...
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Shojohou
1973
The Killing Game
0/0
A middle-aged office worker, Masao Okada (Eiji Okada), discovers that his worsening illness is terminal cancer. Shaken and resigned, he meets a myster...
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The Killing Game
1964
The Rabble
10/1
1964 Japanese movie
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The Rabble
1945
Uta e! Taiyō
0/0
1945 Japanese movie
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Uta e! Taiyō
1953
Zoku Tange Sazen
10/1
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Zoku Tange Sazen
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
1966
The Protector
8.5/2
Mine, the only daughter of Kiyagen, is faced with running the family's timber business when her father falls ill. Under a great deal of pressure to co...
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The Protector
1958
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
0/0
1958 Japanese movie
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Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
1974
The Assassination of Ryoma
4.813/16
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), the imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prep...
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The Assassination of Ryoma
1956
Settlement of Love
9/1
Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four of the dead man's friends gather to have an annive...
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Settlement of Love
1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
7/1
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was b...
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1953
Tange Sazen
7/1
The first film in the Daiei series. At the command of Lord Aiba, Tange Sazen targets two famous swords owned by Onozuka Tessai.
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Tange Sazen
1962
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
8.167/3
In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princess who is in search of a missing scroll that belo...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
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
1957
The Shadow Daughter
8/1
Fusako, a girl raised in a geisha house, tries to escape her dark past and faces repeated heartbreaks. After an unexpected pregnancy, she has an abort...
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The Shadow Daughter
1961
An Edo Magistrate
6.6/5
When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in motion...
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An Edo Magistrate
1965
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
0/0
Chutaro and Toshiko, a married couple who run a Zenzai shop called "Shiratama Zenzai," lived next to Hozenji Temple. Chutaro was a playboy who easily...
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Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
1946
Hinoki Butai
0/0
The story is set in a rural village, where the village mayor gives a speech at the local community center as a theater troupe visits the village for t...
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Hinoki Butai
1956
Eacape of Fear
0/0
The story follows a man haunted by debt and crime, who flees with his mistress on a tense journey marked by betrayals and desperate choices. The film...
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Eacape of Fear
1956
A Strong Wind Blows
0/0
When corruption spreads through a real estate company, president Hiyoshi brings in his honest friend Ryūtarō to reform it. Facing union unrest and bet...
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A Strong Wind Blows
1968
Kawachi fūten zoku
9/1
1968 film
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Kawachi fūten zoku
1966
Third Class Soldier Boss
0/0
1966 Toei Comedy
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Third Class Soldier Boss
1960
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
0/0
Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. In this final episode of the popular “Shingo’s Ori...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
1948
Fujisancho
0/0
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Fujisancho
1956
The Wicked Boy
0/0
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The Wicked Boy
1967
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
0/0
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Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1966
This Is Youth!
9/1
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This Is Youth!
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
1965
Escape and the Law
0/0
Minami Yoichiro is a gang member who has killed the boss of opponent clan. Before leaving Japan forever, he visits his sister's grave and becomes invo...
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Escape and the Law
1949
Hills of a Foreign Country
0/0
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Hills of a Foreign Country
1946
Beauty
0/0
The story is based on the life of a poet who lived in Japan in the Taisho era. When her fiancé is arrested she believes he has suddenly disappeared an...
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Beauty
1948
365 Nights: Tokyo
8/1
Film by Kon Ichikawa
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