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黄門と弥次喜多 からす組異変 (1951)
Character: Yaji
1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together
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大当りパチンコ娘 (1952)
Character: N/A
Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loan shark and a mounting family debt. As the parlor faces ruin, the narrative weaves through slapstick antics, musical numbers by Enka legends, and surreal interviews with real-life cultural figures. A chaotic "blueprint" for the Pachinko subgenre, this musical dramedy captures the obsession and desperation of the silver balls.
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アマカラ珍騒動 (1950)
Character: N/A
Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance, he apprehends a criminal and reconnects with his former colleague, Sakamoto, leading him to become a security guard at a film studio. Haruko, secretly a singer, rises to stardom within the same studio. Unbeknownst to each other, they both work there. As the studio faces turmoil, their hidden identities are unveiled...
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珍説忠臣蔵 (1953)
Character: Okano Kinemon
A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
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お転婆三人姉妹 踊る太陽 (1957)
Character: N/A
It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".
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ドラムと恋と夢 (1956)
Character: Wrestler
A side show snake man who dreams of becoming a drummer tries to save a blind flower girl.
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落語シリーズ 第一話 落語長屋は花ざかり (1954)
Character: N/A
Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his terrible Gidayū singing.
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落語シリーズ 第二話 夏祭り落語長屋 (1954)
Character: N/A
Hachigoro, a carpenter living in the Rakugo Tenement, is an honest and skilled craftsman, but he loves sake more than his three daily meals, and had even been barred from entering the Akasaiya shop where he worked. However, thanks to the intervention of the landlord he was fortunately allowed back in, and Oka, the landlord’s maid who had long harbored feelings for Hachigoro, sent him a celebratory kimono as a gift.
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ジャズ娘誕生 (1957)
Character: Dam Dam
Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.
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ひばり捕物帳 唄祭り八百八町 (1953)
Character: N/A
The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago while carrying a special seal. At that time, Kanda's detective Zenshichi (Ichikawa Kodayu II) had three daughters, the third of whom, Omiyo (Misora Hibari), was a skilled singer and an expert with the lasso.
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鷲と鷹 (1957)
Character: Yu
In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew of a rusty cargo ship Kaiyo Maru. One is a troublemaker with bad attitudes, Senkichi Nomura, who pursues an enemy in order to take revenge for his father's death. The other is Keizo Sasaki, a buff, eagle-eyed man on board for a certain mission.
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星は何でも知っている (1958)
Character: Kidoshin
Saga Shiori, who had been held up as a genius writer, runs away to a nightclub to deceive her manager's eyes. She is no longer the genius writer she once was, but is now having a good time with Goro, the man who saved her from running away without money. He is surprised to find that it is his childhood friend Masahiko Hirato who is singing on stage at a jazz cafe.
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勢揃い・大江戸六人衆 (1953)
Character: N/A
A parody based on Kabuki plays about thieves led by the famous Soshun Kochiyama.
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海の純情 (1956)
Character: Oyama
A romantic adventure tale about a young guy working on a whale-hunting vessel and his love for a childhood sweetheart.
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仇討珍剣法 (1954)
Character: N/A
Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.
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