Hikaru Hoshi
Birthday: 1907-10-26
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Movies
The Song Lantern
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film t...
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Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
A story about Kinsaburo Kamiya, who infiltrated the Satsuma clan at the end of the Edo period. Based...
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Her Brother
Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a s...
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The Village Bride
Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the yea...
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Seisaku's Wife
On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has...
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The Midday Trap
A businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affa...
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The Money Dance
Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, eve...
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Sentimental Mobsters
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with h...
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Odd Obsession
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot be...
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The Man From Chungking
Mysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of the ...
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Kodokan Under a Morning Moon
The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious ...
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Ah Special Attack Corps
Depicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as...
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A Rainbow at Every Turn
Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have ...
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The Cast-Off
The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executiv...
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The Eyes of Two People
Futari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA tit...
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Asakusa at Night
A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hear...
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Life of Matsu the Untamed
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband die...
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Where Chimneys Are Seen
Where Chimneys Are Seen focuses primarily on the interconnected lives of two couples in a lower-midd...
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Undercurrent
In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor....
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Beauty the Enemy
In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracte...
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Typhoon Reporter
Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and trag...
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Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo....
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Fires on the Plain
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his comp...
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The Elephant Who Waited
The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro a...
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The Life of a Horse Trader
The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmo...
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Five Scouts
An early example of the Japanese war film, closer to documentary realism than the kind of propaganda...
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Warm Current
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose betwee...
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The Woman Champion
Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where s...
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Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
A lost film that tells a story of Jirokichi, a notorious thief...
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Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
Jirokichi the Rat is a notorious thief. While on the run from the law, he discovers an unexpectedly ...
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Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief...
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Two Enemy Women Gamblers
Twelfth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where...
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Refresher Course for Wives
One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tell...
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The Revengeful Spirit of Eros
A young couple jump into the sea as part of a suicide pact. The man is rescued and subsequently disc...
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Throwing the Soul Away
The film centres around junior high school students. They are members of the school's baseball team....
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Maria of the Ant Village
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young ...
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Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful ...
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A Woman's Testament
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a so...
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Giants and Toys
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in...
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Twice on a Certain Night
Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who...
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Floating Weeds
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpect...
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Gamera vs. Barugon
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Gu...
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On This Earth
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m...
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Wide and Fertile Land
In a village in Manchuria, a group of Japanese settlers struggle against the elements to create wet ...
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The Lowest Man
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release ...
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The Phantom Horse
Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the lo...
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Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi
A bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her. Thin...
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a s...
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The Frolic of the Beasts
The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though he...
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Tokyo Eyes
A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope,...
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Ambassador Ramen
Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true tal...
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Their Legacy
Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmar...
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The Invisible Man Appears
A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who ...
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Goodbye, Hello
Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obliga...
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Bury Me Deep
A suspense directed by Umetsugu Inoue, starring Ayako Wakao, depicting the intense lust created by t...
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A Public Benefactor
The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness....
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