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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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力道山の鉄腕巨人 (1954)
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1954 Japanese film starring professional wrestler Rikidozan.
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てんてん娘 (1956)
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Based on the comic by Shosuke Kurakane. Shown in two parts.
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重盛君上京す (1954)
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Movie version of NHK renzoku drama "Tokyo Romance"
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右門捕物帖 緋鹿の子異変 (1952)
Character: Keishirô Murakami
Period film about the legendary detective Umon
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夕焼け富士 (1952)
Character: Denji Okabiki
Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
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水戸黄門漫遊記 (1938)
Character: Lecturer Saigozan Kinyanagi
This is the only surviving “Mito Komon Manyu-ki” film. This release also known as "Adrift Tour Memoir" or literally "Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip" is an 80-minute compilation of the first (東海道の巻 or "Tokaido no maki") and second (日本晴れの巻 or "Japan's Fine Weather Reel") parts (147 minutes), which were re-edited and screened at a time when presentable films were dried up immediately after the defeat of the war.
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唄くらべ青春三銃士 (1952)
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Saito Torajiro directed this light comic musical about the lives and loves of three cheerful, lively young men on the R University Rugby Club, Toshio (Tsuruta Koji), Kenkichi (Tabata Yoshio), and Shunzo (Kawada Haruhisa).
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芸者ワルツ (1952)
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1952 Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.
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桃の花の咲く下で (1951)
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A picture-story-show operator, accompanies her son, Akira, who lives apart from her, to a hot-spring medical treatment and spend a moment of brief happiness together, but eventually the time comes to say goodbye. The portrayal of the children and the atmosphere of the hot spring resort shine through in this film about a mother by master filmmaker Hiroshi Shimizu.
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金さん捕物帖 謎の人形師 (1953)
Character: Chôbei
1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.
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製作＝東宝 (1953)
Character: Ichiryusai Torahachi
Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo
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Onsen gerira dai shogeki (1968)
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Two rival groups of gangsters vie for control of a tiny port town in northern Japan. Daisuke, a member of the older of the two gangs, and Kosuke, a hoodlum in the newer gang, both fall in love with the daughter of an inn proprietor, even though she evinces more interest in improving the town than in their romantic advances. Eventually, the two hoodlums come to respect her efforts and decide to join forces in ridding the town of all gangsters. The two men succeed in restoring peace to the town and, rejected by the innkeeper's daughter, they leave town as friends.
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東京のえくぼ (1952)
Character: Daisaku Kawakami
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" (the president) run away from the job. Nobuko took Buntaro to her home and introduced him to her own family as friend, "Sachio-san"...
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新日本珍道中(西日本の巻) (1958)
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Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.
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金語楼のお巡りさん (1956)
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Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.
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アマカラ珍騒動 (1950)
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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)
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A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.
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ますらを派出夫会 (1956)
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Based on a comic strip by Kaoru Akiyoshi. First in a four part film series.
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コント55号 俺は忍者の孫の孫 (1969)
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A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
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香港クレージー作戦 (1963)
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Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.
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喜劇 駅前弁当 (1961)
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Third film in the "Ekimae" series set in Hamamatsu. A widow named Keiko and her brother Jiro run the bento shop, "Goraku." One day, Keiko asks for advice from her childhood friends Kintaro, a textile manufacturer, and Magosaku, an entrepreneur, about a big-shot from Osaka who wants to invest in her shop. However, Kintaro and Magosaku suspect that things are not what they seem...
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喜劇 駅前飯店 (1962)
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The fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.
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愉しき哉人生 (1944)
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A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.
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裸の大将 (1958)
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A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.
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プロペラ親爺 (1939)
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The Old Man of the Propeller can be seen as a comedic amalgam of “King Lear” and “Christmas Carol”. A neighborhood loan shark is hounded by his relatives expecting big inheritance. But he is not giving any favor to anyone. His only joy of life is to go on junk hunt in the neighborhood, collecting garbages and scraps and selling them to junkmen to make profit.
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エノケンの森の石松 (1939)
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A typically modern take on the well-known Naniwabushi character (and real life 19th-century gangster) Mori no Ishimatsu, whose proverbial stupidity Enoken takes to farcical extremes.
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のんき裁判 (1955)
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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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サザエさんの脱線奥様 (1959)
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Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank him for the newlyweds, but Masuo has been told by Managing Director Hanamura to go on a business trip to Kansai. Before long, Masuo contacted Sazae to come to Osaka.
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サザエさんの新婚家庭 (1959)
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Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the newlywed life that started at the Isono family was a disaster. At the Isono family, where bonito and Wakame pranks and neighbors visit, it is difficult even to be alone.
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サザエさんの結婚 (1959)
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Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and eventually heads for Nikko, a travel destination. Sazae is once again overwhelmed by the sight of the newlyweds bustling with sunlight, but...
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花くらべ狸御殿 (1949)
Character: Pon
Princess Oboro, the queen of the Tanuki palace and stubborn at heart, falls in love with coffeehouse worker Kurotaro at first sight.
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雑兵物語 (1963)
Character: Ryokai
The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are recruited in groups of fifteen. In Yaju's village, there are only twelve men, so they press Oto, who looks more like a boy than a girl, to join, disguised as a man.
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サラリーマン忠臣蔵 (1960)
Character: Yamashita Restaurant owner
Part one of The Masterless 47.
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忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻 (1962)
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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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ザ・スパイダースのゴーゴー・向う見ず作戦 (1967)
Character: Ken's father
The Spiders, a Japanese pop group, in their first starring role, walk from Yokohama to Tokyo, to prove their love for a girl who told them "the person who can overcome any obstacle will be my lover"! Neither traffic, buildings, nor the police can stop them, in this madcap rock musical adventure!
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待って居た象 (1949)
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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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希望の乙女 (1958)
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Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
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幽霊列車 (1949)
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Sixteen people are to stay at a desolate country station. Since a train accident during the war, a ghost train has been coming there at midnight. And it is said that anyone who sees the train will die. ...... A film adaptation of a popular radio drama.
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大暴れ東海道 (1958)
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An entertainment movie featuring familiar faces of Toyama no Kin-san, Nezumi Kozo, Yaji Kita, and others who traveled around the Tokaido. Written and directed by Kunio Watanabe. A group of samurai rushed into the Sakura Opera Troupe in the mountain village, chasing a young woman named Chiyohime who was promoting dancing around Edo Asakusa area. Suri Nao and Kinshiro Toyama was there and saved her. Meanwhile, the samurai asked the acquaintance Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi to find her. Jirokichi visited Kinshiro 's house, and found her there…
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若さま侍捕物帖 お化粧蜘蛛 (1962)
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Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.
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サザエさん (1956)
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An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.
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歌え若人達 (1963)
Character: Dining hall proprietor
A story about four best friends and their lives inside and outside college. Then suddenly one of them receives a surprising offer to be a movie star.
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