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鼠小僧次郎吉・江戸の巻 (1933)
Character: N/A
Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly honorable side of himself, and maybe some form of redemption. Considered a lost film.
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新人生劇場 (1961)
Character: N/A
1961 Theater of Life adaptation.
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あゝ特別攻撃隊 (1960)
Character: N/A
Depicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as pilots in the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps.
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薩摩飛脚 剣光愛欲篇 (1933)
Character: N/A
A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based on the novel "Satsuma Hikyaku" by Jiro Daibutsu, and a sequel to Satsuma Hikyaku Tokai Hen (Satsuma Courier: Eastern Sea Story) directed by Daisuke Ito in 1932
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重慶から来た男 (1943)
Character: Tokutaro Iwata
Mysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of the enemy's invisible spy?
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街の噂も三十五日 (1960)
Character: Issaku Mokudo
A bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her. Things get hectic around the two of them.
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東京の瞳 (1958)
Character: N/A
A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the daughter of a company president, creating a miniature picture of the youth of Tokyo that revolves around these four characters.
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彼女 (1926)
Character: N/A
1926 silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.
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ど根性物語 銭の踊り (1964)
Character: N/A
Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him for his "forceful personality," and assigns him to kill evil people, a president of a loan company and a drug baron.
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幻の馬 (1955)
Character: Kagemasa
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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傷だらけの山河 (1964)
Character: N/A
The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.
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魂を投げろ (1935)
Character: N/A
The film centres around junior high school students. They are members of the school's baseball team. They are very good. Izawa's father asks him to stop playing prior to an important game. Hayasaki health deteriorates at this time and he becomes absent. The team decides to speak to Izawa's father to plead their case and ask for the return of their team member.
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蟻の街のマリア (1958)
Character: N/A
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.
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二人の瞳 (1952)
Character: N/A
Futari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA title) is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Shigeo Nakaki.
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沃土万里 (1940)
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In a village in Manchuria, a group of Japanese settlers struggle against the elements to create wet rice paddies.
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村の花嫁 (1928)
Character: N/A
Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.
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若者よなぜ泣くか (1930)
Character: Newspaper Reporter
A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
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無法松の一生 (1965)
Character: N/A
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
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女房学校 (1961)
Character: N/A
One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tells them that she has their husbands with her and invites them to " P " Hotel to see for themselves. They have been married for many years and are bored with their husbands, and are about to secretly carry on affairs with the other's mates.
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ラーメン大使 (1967)
Character: N/A
Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true talent in making excellent, tasty and somewhat spicy ramen. As well as friendship and love, too...
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エロ神の怨霊 (1930)
Character: Daikurô Ishikawa
A young couple jump into the sea as part of a suicide pact. The man is rescued and subsequently discovers that his lover is also alive and working in a dance hall. Considered to be a lost film.
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家庭の事情 (1962)
Character: N/A
Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmarried daughters and decides to split his retirement allowance he has received from his firm into 500,000 yen for each daughter as a wedding dowry. He considers them all old enough to handle the money, and gives them a free hand to use it as they wish.
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わたしを深く埋めて (1963)
Character: N/A
A suspense directed by Umetsugu Inoue, starring Ayako Wakao, depicting the intense lust created by the passion of a writhing woman.
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獣の戯れ (1964)
Character: N/A
The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though her husband is cheated with her heart. Koji Umeya, who was working part-time at a shop, was able to see the unparallel rag, and brought her to the cheerful site. Furthermore, Kenji will cause serious injury to the spot. Koji who came to the end of her uniform and started her bizarre living in Izu villa home.
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浅草の夜 (1954)
Character: Sakutaro Yumi
A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this entertaining tale of love and action.
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怪談深川情話 (1952)
Character: N/A
A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in Daiei's shift in emphasis from thrillers to ghost stories.
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巨人 大隈重信 (1963)
Character: N/A
The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire.
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あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は (1959)
Character: Sales manager Ito
Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage. Their families think differently and strive to arrange their personal happiness.
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不敵な男 (1958)
Character: N/A
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kill him.
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誰よりも君を愛す (1960)
Character: N/A
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo.
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歌行燈 (1960)
Character: N/A
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 actors of the Japanese classical theater No, friendship, hatred and love…
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真昼の罠 (1962)
Character: N/A
A businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affair.
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大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン (1966)
Character: Awaji Maru Captain
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
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待って居た象 (1949)
Character: N/A
The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro and Hanako at the Metropolitan Zoo.
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美貌に罪あり (1959)
Character: Nagasawa
In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracted to the life of the big city.
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或る夜ふたたび (1956)
Character: N/A
Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn.
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野火 (1959)
Character: Soldier
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
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女賭博師さいころ化粧 (1969)
Character: N/A
Twelfth 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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巨人と玩具 (1958)
Character: Kurosawa
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
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地上 (1957)
Character: Keian
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.
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女経 (1960)
Character: N/A
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.
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夜の河 (1956)
Character: Sakuraya
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.
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ぐれん隊純情派 (1963)
Character: Director Shinohara
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!
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煙突の見える場所 (1953)
Character: N/A
Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in Senju, a poor industrial section of Tokyo.
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暖流 (1957)
Character: N/A
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl.
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透明人間現わる (1949)
Character: The Drunk (as Takehiro Yuasa)
A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel.
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氾濫 (1959)
Character: N/A
The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his world is changing completely : his wife behaves like never before, considering she's now rich and has the right to do whatever she wants, even having an affair. (Also occasionally known in English as “Overflow”)
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おとうと (1960)
Character: Owner of Hiring Horse
Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.
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風速七十五米 (1963)
Character: N/A
Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a homicide in Tokyo’s bustling construction scene, meanwhile a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific, and Ginza is square in its sights!
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虹いくたび (1956)
Character: N/A
Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom they have not had. While Asako is a sweet young lady, Momoko, the eldest, goes out with whomever she wants, thus hiding the trauma caused by seduction and abandonment during the war by young Keita Aoki. One day Keita re-enters her life.
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馬喰一代 (1951)
Character: N/A
The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and a husband he is frequently drawn to taverns.
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浮草 (1959)
Character: Kimura
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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残月講道館 (1957)
Character: N/A
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 only for self-defense and championed by Sugawara. All of which, comes to a mighty match between Sugawara and Takamatsu. It's loaded with dynamite, so to speak, and lasts five minutes on the screen, Sugawara, wins. Takamatsu, a poor loser, and his four ju-jitsu hoodlum companions later ambush Sugawara in the woods. This turns out to be a mortal combat. You'd like to learn the outcome, wouldn't you?
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五人の斥候兵 (1938)
Character: Private Nagano
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a five-man reconnaissance unit is dispatched to scout enemy positions in a volatile territory. After a sudden and intense firefight, the group is separated, leaving the survivors to wait in agonizing suspense at their outpost.
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鍵 (1959)
Character: Police Detective
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.
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関東女賭博師 (1968)
Character: N/A
Fifth 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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清作の妻 (1965)
Character: Kozo
On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.
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