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人も歩けば (1960)
Character: Hosoi
A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.
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甲武信嶽傳奇 (1956)
Character: N/A
1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.
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清水次郎長伝 (1952)
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Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.
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快傑耶茶坊 (1956)
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1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.
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エノケンの拳闘狂一代記 (1949)
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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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女の暦 (1954)
Character: N/A
The story of five sisters.
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忠臣蔵 (1932)
Character: servant
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.
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次郎物語 (1955)
Character: Kansaku
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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地の涯に生きるもの (1960)
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A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.
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をり鶴七変化 (1941)
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The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.
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エノケンの鞍馬天狗 (1939)
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The legendary ninja Kurama Tengu (Enoken) uses his superhuman powers to help free a band of street urchins from their Fagin-like master. The film's incredible climax, when Enoken fends off dozens of men attacking with ladders and handcarts, brings to mind a slightly less dextrous Jackie Chan.
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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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二つ燈籠 (1933)
Character: N/A
A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke
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雪之丞変化 (1935)
Character: Muku
An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.
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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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かごや判官 (1935)
Character: Guest at public bath
Two cowardly palanquin carriers know the culprit of a murder but are too scared to report it to the police. In the mean time, an innocent man is arrested as the murderer and chaos ensues. Pre-war jidaigeki film.
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将軍を狙う女 東海美女傳より (1937)
Character: N/A
A man attacks the shogun, but does not succeed in his assassination attempt. He flees to the mountains and hides in a shed. There he finds an old man and a girl. The latter is the daughter of Shogun's former wife and also has revenge on her mind. The former is also connected to the castle. Separately a girl lives at the shogun's castle and believes in god.
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おくさまは18才 新婚教室 (1971)
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Laughter is brought about by a teacher-husband and student-wife couple.
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平手造酒 (1951)
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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 bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.
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逆襲大蛇丸 (1955)
Character: Karoku
An early fantasy film starring Tomisaburô Wakayama.
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川中島合戰 (1941)
Character: Takeemon
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport materiel to the Uesugi army. To this are added episodes involving an itinerant woman.
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日露戦争勝利の秘史 敵中横断三百里 (1957)
Character: N/A
In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop was organized to penetrate into the supreme headquarter of Russia in Tieling Mountain of China to find out the enemy's situation...
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おかあさん (1952)
Character: N/A
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
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浪人吹雪 (1939)
Character: N/A
The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.
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劇場版 仮面ライダーV3 (1973)
Character: Scissors Jaguar (human form)
During a battle against Destron's forces, Shiro Kazami helps a priest who has been attacked by the evil organization's kaijin Hasami-Jaguar. Little does he know that the church where the priest resides is a front for a Destron hideout. After finding out the organization's latest motive, Kamen Rider V3, along with the Double Riders, must stop Destron from detonating a nuclear bomb in Tokyo.
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人形佐七捕物帖 めくら狼 (1955)
Character: N/A
In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.
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愛の世界 山猫とみの話 (1943)
Character: N/A
A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves, and are taught language, music, and sewing. While there the young girl slowly begins to form friendships and come out of her shell.
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喧嘩鳶 (1939)
Character: Funeroku
Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the Ha-gumi group, from a samurai who is trying to kidnap her. Oshimo has feelings for Kichigoro. At this moment, a fire warning bell sounds in the city...
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８時間の恐怖 (1957)
Character: Yoshitarô Yanagawa
A bus making its precarious way across a winding mountain road picks up some unwelcome passengers.
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怪談 鍋島の猫 (1949)
Character: N/A
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 recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterious legend surrounding it; it's believed that for every game played on the board, one death is required.
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