Birthday: 1894-02-12
Place of Birth: Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 op...
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A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujuts...
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Period film about the legendary detective Umon...
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A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizak...
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A classic wartime jidaigeki about the life of the famous samurai and first of the "Great Unifiers" o...
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When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei...
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Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, ...
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Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting t...
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Kunisada Chuji is a common folk hero who looks out for poor people in the country who are at the mer...
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Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the sto...
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A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "...
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This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bank...
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Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami...
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The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threa...
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A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis....
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A poignant entertainment epic about a righteous mountain man, a young company director with new idea...
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Chiezo Kataoka plays a cowardly samurai, whose honor is on the line when it becomes necessary to ave...
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In old Edo, Kakunojo (Chiezo), a dandy about town, falls in love with Oichi (Isuzu Yamada), whose me...
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In the midst of the depression, two ronin rack their brains to come up with a dishonest scheme. Taki...
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This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of ...
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Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza...
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This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is th...
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An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offer...
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Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring ...
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A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebell...
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An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu....
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A remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie....
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Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. A...
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Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappoin...
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Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive...
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It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts...
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Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance ...
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His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he gr...
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During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with oth...
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One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody sho...
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Naosuke, a servant of Okajima Yasoemon, devoted himself to his master. One day, his master Okajima ...
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With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of...
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Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic vi...
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This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition f...
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One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant...
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Second part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto....
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His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people ...
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A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic....
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The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda....
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In a desperate crisis, Inamaru is plunged into the dark sea by a strike from Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ryutar...
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During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegi...
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In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princ...
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A sequel to "Vampire Dead Beauty Carving", featuring the same members from the previous work, includ...
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First part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's 1940 adaptation of the story of Musashi Miyamoto....
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The first in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki....
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The second in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki....
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The third in a trilogy of Kunisada Chuji films by Hiroshi Inagaki....
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