Meichō Soganoya

Meichō Soganoya

Birthday: 1908-06-03

Place of Birth: Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Biography: No biography available.

Movies

Three Generations of Yakuza
Three Generations of Yakuza

The film depicts the fate of a young yakuza boss and his father, who confront each other, not knowin...

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Osaka Tough
Osaka Tough

The film takes place in a dark area of the giant city of Osaka and tells about a group of people who...

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The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three...

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Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!

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Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive

Oichi the Blind helps a woman escape the clutches of a high government official to go off with the m...

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A Lively Geisha
A Lively Geisha

Young geisha Koshizu's wish of reuniting with the man, Yukichi, who helped her ten years ago comes t...

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Tsuma to onna no aida
Tsuma to onna no aida

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Young Guy at Sea
Young Guy at Sea

Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy re...

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Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and t...

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Big Time Gambling Boss
Big Time Gambling Boss

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose ...

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Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō
Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō

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The Gambling Nun
The Gambling Nun

A young woman, an experienced gambler, enters a nunnery to atone for some of her father's crimes. Wh...

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The Glamorous Ghost
The Glamorous Ghost

Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. ...

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Industrial Spy
Industrial Spy

Kogure, an industrial spy, is tasked by Sawada, head of the research department of the Nisshin Corpo...

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Dawn of Judo
Dawn of Judo

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher rev...

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Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder

Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-...

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Kanbi no san-tō shain
Kanbi no san-tō shain

Japanese comedy film....

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A Country Boss
A Country Boss

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage....

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The Blossom and the Sword
The Blossom and the Sword

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who cros...

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The Fixer
The Fixer

Political fixer Homei Yamaoka's misdeeds come to light, throwing Japanese politics into deadly confu...

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Female Ninja Magic
Female Ninja Magic

In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blo...

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Nunnery Confidential
Nunnery Confidential

Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period....

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Zenigeba
Zenigeba

Based on the comic by George Akiyama...

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Eighteen Years in Prison
Eighteen Years in Prison

A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and...

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Everybody, Let's Go!
Everybody, Let's Go!

A new stationmaster is appointed to a dilapidated local line. On top of the failing local line feudi...

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Red Diamond
Red Diamond

After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide....

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Ninja's Mark
Ninja's Mark

When the Shogun Tokugawa III is in bed with a girl, she turns into a monster. The court believes she...

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True Osaka Grit
True Osaka Grit

Based on a novel by Kôen Hasegawa...

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The Boss
The Boss

Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous w...

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Heaven Sent
Heaven Sent

Sayoko is desperate to bear a child of her own, but her live-in boyfriend Shinsaku strenuously objec...

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Hoodlum Match
Hoodlum Match

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances....

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The Geisha
The Geisha

Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th centu...

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Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja
Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and...

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Make-Up
Make-Up

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Japan's No. 1 Braggart
Japan's No. 1 Braggart

When hopeful Olympic triple-jump competitor injures both his Achilles tendons, he discovers an old m...

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The Adventures of Kantaro
The Adventures of Kantaro

Comedy historical film about a wandering warrior, based on the novel by Shin Hasegawa....

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Shingo's Final Duel
Shingo's Final Duel

After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest sword...

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Fools at Work
Fools at Work

A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito....

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Doterai Man
Doterai Man

Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Te...

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Adventures of Princess Anmitsu
Adventures of Princess Anmitsu

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Mappira shain yūkyōden
Mappira shain yūkyōden

1968 Japanese movie...

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The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding
The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local ...

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Gokudô Petenshi
Gokudô Petenshi

A group of one-hit wonder scam artists led by the troubled "Kanpai," dealing with impotence, embark ...

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猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法
猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法

1969 Japanese movie...

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Koi no otome kawa
Koi no otome kawa

1969 Japanese movie...

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若社長レインボー作戦
若社長レインボー作戦

1967 Japanese movie...

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Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel
Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel

The third film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. Sugawara still plays the same Kanto street peddl...

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Kawachi fūten zoku
Kawachi fūten zoku

1968 film...

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