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復讐秘文字峠 (1959)
Character: N/A
1959 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
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黒い乳房 (1960)
Character: Yoshiko Murata
Tired of poverty, Keiko leaves home and soon takes a lover, but leads a wanton life without paying heed to his advice. However, the younger sister Yoshiko, is an innocent and kind girl. One day, with the sudden death of their mother in a car accident, Keiko learns that she and Yoshiko are actually stepsisters, and that she is the daughter of a murderer. She now plans extortion from Yoshiko's true father who is the president of a well-known trading company.
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社長紳士録 (1964)
Character: Hamayu (Kagoshima's No. 1 Geisha)
A lighthearted satire of Japan’s postwar corporate elite, The Executive Gentleman’s Register blends farce, romance, and boardroom comedy with the polished charm of 1960s salaryman cinema. When mild-mannered secretary Tsutomu Harada’s wedding is postponed yet again due to the sudden promotion of his matchmaker, Reitarō Koizumi, to company president, chaos ensues in the world of business and matrimony alike. At a raucous nightclub party, a game of musical chairs leads to injury, scandal, and rivalry with a competing paper-bag tycoon. Limping through his first day as president, Reitarō faces corporate sabotage, eccentric clients, and a disastrously comic “business trip” that tangles together love, liquor, and misplaced ambition.
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明日ある限り (1962)
Character: N/A
Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent. Growing up, she faces stigma and danger but eventually finds hope and love with a fellow blind student.
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続・何処へ (1967)
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Sequel to "何処へ" (1966). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka.
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喜劇駅前温泉 (1962)
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Fourth entry in the Ekimae series, focusing on the restoration of a Fukushima hot spring inn.
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社長漫遊記 (1963)
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It is the 16th series of the call series with the highest masterpiece among the "President" series. The president of the U. s.solar paint, heitaro Domoto (Morishige), has become completely American, and plans to rationalize the company to the American style and prohibit the company's entertainment. Members of the Taiko Kyushu Branch Company (Ryohei Miki), who were living in the banquet, were hit by a big blow, and the company and the meeting club were very annoying. After that, the president who went to the business trip to Kyushu met with a sexy Geisha (Junko Ikeuchi) on the way to the tour, and he felt like a fool.
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ミスター・ジャイアンツ 勝利の旗 (1964)
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Apparently a baseball drama starring real-life stars Nagashima (The Babe Ruth of Japanese Baseball) and teammate Oh-known collectively as ON-from the Yomiuri Giants. Nagashima nickname was 'Mr. Giants.
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夢で逢いましょ (1962)
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Mie Nakao runs away from home to join her older sister's production company as a new talent. We follow her ups and downs on the way to stardom as she falls in love with two men, a petty thief and a music writer and teacher, and makes her way in the industry alongside The Peanuts and The Crazy Cats.
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花のお江戸の無責任 (1964)
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A comedy directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, based on an original idea by Koji Toita, co-written by Yasuo Tanami, who worked on "Hibari Chiemi Izumi Sannin Yoba" and Kajiro Yamamoto, who worked on "The Story of a Genius Swindler: Tanuki no Hanamichi." Photographed by Seiichi Endo of "Things That Live at the End of the Earth."
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何処へ (1966)
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Story about an English teacher in a rural town's school.
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危険な誘惑 (1960)
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Movie directed by Satoru Kobayashi.
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リングの王者 栄光の世界 (1957)
Character: Kyoko
Boxing film directed by Teruo Ishii in his directorial debut.
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次郎物語 (1955)
Character: Haruko
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.
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秘剣 (1963)
Character: Miwa
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
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河のほとりで (1962)
Character: N/A
A dark family secret sends a 21-year-old French student (Hoshi) on a journey of self-discovery.
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若者よ挑戦せよ (1968)
Character: Yuki Sasaki
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.
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みれん (1963)
Character: Tomoko Aizawa
The story follows Tomoko, a writer who becomes involved in a strange and distant relationship with Shingo, a married novelist. Though they haven't seen each other in years, an unexpected connection forms. However, tensions rise, especially when Ryota, Tomoko’s ex-boyfriend, reappears in her life. As complications grow, Tomoko realizes she no longer loves Shingo and chooses to break away, despite the loneliness. Eventually, she decides to live independently, also leaving Ryota, and starts anew by the end of summer.
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同窓會 (2004)
Character: Hatsue Matsumoto
The final chapter of director Mukai Hiroshi's trilogy on the theme of aging, in which "Going West" raised the issue of human memory and "Hometown" addressed the issue of the physical strength of the elderly. "Class Reunion" depicts the "gathering" that fills the feeling of loneliness in daily life. A man who left Japan for a foreign country during the chaos of the post-war period returns home for the first time in 60 years to spend the rest of his life in Japan, embarking on a journey with his former best friend to recapture the days of his youth.
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花嫁吸血魔 (1960)
Character: Fujiko/Sayoko
Kind-hearted girl next door beauty (Junko Ikeuchi) turns the heads of all the handsome boys, so three other models decide to push her off the nearest cliff. But her aunt is a witch who grants her monstrous powers to transform into a beast and get her revenge.
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馬鹿と鋏 (1965)
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Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.
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台所太平記 (1963)
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Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are forever looking for new maids. As the years go by maid servants become hired help and more bossy and independent, so Chikura and his wife find themselves adjusting their lives to keep up with changing times.
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社長忍法帖 (1965)
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The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.
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喜劇 駅前飯店 (1962)
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The fifth "Ekimae" film set in a Chinese restaurant in Yokohama's Chinatown.
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喜劇 駅前桟橋 (1969)
Character: N/A
The 24th and final entry in the Ekimae series, set at Takamatsu Station in Kagawa Prefecture, formerly known for its ferry service to the Seto Inland Sea.
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女は幾万ありとても (1966)
Character: Yuko Yatabe
A newlywed couple moves into an apartment complex where each family faces everyday problems.
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地獄の饗宴 (1961)
Character: Kazuko Kamura
Tobe is a small-time crook who runs a prostitution business of blonde girls, as well as sells pornographic pictures. He frequents a cafe run by two women, one of them a young widow with a son. They like him and think that he is an ordinary office worker. One day, Tobe accidentally discovers pictures of an acquaintance, Kanzaburo, with a woman and sets out to blackmail him. He soon finds out that Kanzaburo died in a train accident but things may not be what they seem
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地下帝国の死刑室 (1960)
Character: Sanae Tagawa
Shintoho crime film directed by Kyotaro Namiki.
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道 (1986)
Character: Yoshiko Tajima
A married long-distance truck driver falls for a significantly younger waitress at a roadside diner. Their affair brings tragedy to themselves and those around them.
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Invaders from Space (1965)
Character: N/A
A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking over Earth by unleashing a lethal plague on mankind. It's up to valiant superhero Starman from the Emerald Planet to save the human race before it's too late.
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社長行状記 (1966)
Character: Hifumi (Nagoya Geisha)
A clothing manufacturer president tries to revitalize his company during a business downturn by securing new sales partners and chasing a deal with a world-renowned fashion designer.
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社長学ABC (1970)
Character: Shōko Hosokawa
A food company president is promoted to chairman, but his continued involvement creates leadership confusion.
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クレージー作戦 先手必勝 (1963)
Character: N/A
After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vitality, they solve one dispute after another. But as it turns out, their next dispute will be at a global scale.
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のんき裁判 (1955)
Character: N/A
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.
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颱風とざくろ (1967)
Character: Tamiko Kawamura
Comedy-drama about university tennis players.
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続スーパー・ジャイアンツ 続鋼鉄の巨人 (1957)
Character: N/A
The 2nd Super Giant film.
Super Giant continues his battle against the foreign terrorists. In return, they frame him for murder. (Part 2 of 2)
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Attack from Space (1965)
Character: N/A
The superhero Starman is sent by the Emerald Planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth.
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Atomic Rulers (1965)
Character: Toshiko / Sister
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil!
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Wの悲劇 (2010)
Character: Mine Watsuji
The lakeside at Lake Yamanaka is covered with snow. In the vacation house in such a quiet area owned by the chairman of Watsuji Seiyaku, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Japan, the tragedy suddenly breaks out. ”I have killed my granduncle!!” says Mako, who is loved by everybody in the Watsuji family. She has stabbed her granduncle, Yohei, to death. Soon after the domestic homicide, the entire family joining together in an attempt to make it look like a crime committed by somebody outside the family, begins to engage in imitative deception...
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女吸血鬼 (1959)
Character: Itsuko Matsumura
Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, and he's always wearing shades in the daytime...
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Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966)
Character: N/A
An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conquer the universe. Superhero Starman must battle them all to save his planet.
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喜劇駅前大学 (1965)
Character: Horiuchi Senko
#13 in the Ekimae series of films. Set at Todai University, Professor Sakai (played by Frankie Sakai) mentors a group of university hopefuls. Cut to 25 years later, the students have each settled into their careers and cross paths with Professor Sakai's son, a P.E. teacher (also played by Sakai).
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新選組 (1969)
Character: Oyuki
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
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東海道四谷怪談 (1959)
Character: Ume Itô
This horror tale adapts the Japanese legend which tells of a man who faces the consequences of betraying his wife in order to acquire wealth and power.
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男はつらいよ 寅次郎恋歌 (1971)
Character: Takako
Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
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喜劇 駅前漫画 (1966)
Character: Someko
15th entry in the Ekimae series, surrounding the then-insanely popular Weekly Shounen Sunday series Osomatsu-kun and Obake no Q-Taro.
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忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻 (1962)
Character: N/A
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
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影法師捕物帖 (1959)
Character: N/A
For the poor, Edo is Hell on Earth, starving under the rule of Tanuma Okitsugi, corrupt councilor to the shogun. But the courageous vagabond called “Kageboshi” (Shadow Avenger), will fight for the common folk, robbing the rich so the people will have rice. Tanuma’s henchmen will hire an evil swordsman to pose as Kageboshi, starting a wave of murder, kidnapping and robbery, searching for two antique sword-guards that will reveal the hiding place of a fortune in buried gold. But who will claim the gold? The poor of Edo, or the conniving Tanuma? Only Kageboshi’s flashing sword, tearing through Tanuma’s bloodthirsty minions, can forestall his wicked schemes.
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水戸黄門漫遊記 (1969)
Character: Taka Kunoichi
In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals, Sukesaburo and Kakunosuke, under the name of Koemon, a retired peasant.
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女と味噌汁 (1968)
Character: N/A
Temari, a geisha, dreams of opening a small restaurant with her little brother.
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沓掛時次郎 遊侠一匹 (1966)
Character: Okinu
Tokijiro has the unfortunate duty according to the code of the gamblers to join in the fighting when afforded a night’s stay and meals at the home of a town boss. Though he dislikes killing, the strength of his swordsmanship will be tested time and time again in the bloody tale.
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セクシー地帯 (1961)
Character: Akiko
It tells the story of a couple who fall into a trap set up by a sinister organization. One of them is a guy who is framed for the murder of his lover. The other is a woman pick-pocket who is entrapped by the organization's schemes involving their crimes. Fate places them together, and they start to investigate the prostitution ring run by the organization...
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恋愛ズバリ講座 (1961)
Character: N/A
A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kōshoku".
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四谷怪談 (1965)
Character: Osode
The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
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けものみち (1965)
Character: Tamiko Narisawa
Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon entangled in the dark web of an influential, elderly power broker, becoming his mistress and a pawn in his political schemes. As she descends further into a downward spiral of moral decay, Tamiko realizes that the freedom she sought is merely a new form of entrapment.
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何故彼女等はそうなったか (1956)
Character: N/A
The day to day life in an establishment for delinquent teenage girls.
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甘い汗 (1964)
Character: Satoko
This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to keep her family together. Her 17-year-old daughter Takeko becomes increasingly upset by her mother's constant drinking and yakuza boyfriend, and runs away from home. Kyo's performance was highly praised.
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