Sōji Kiyokawa
Birthday: 1903-11-01
Place of Birth: Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Hot Wind
Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture,...
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Sanshiro Sugata
A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujuts...
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
10th film in the series about Lord Mito. This time, Lord Mito uncovers a conspiracy in Naruto....
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a host...
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Yasubei Nakayama
Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge aga...
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The Age of Beginnings
A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo...
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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline...
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Sasaki Kojiro
Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encou...
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes an...
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A Chivalrous Spirit
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of per...
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The Man Who Waited
A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacatio...
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Bull's Eye of Love
Young Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to restore p...
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Travelling Actors
This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan....
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen....
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Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao...
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The Eagle of the Pacific
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grav...
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Eight Brave Brothers 3
The long-awaited Hakkenshi arrive at Takita Castle, which is saddened by successive defeats....
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Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
Adaptation of Mito Kōmon....
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is r...
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Currents of Youth
It was supposed to be about a love story, but it was and was not. An aircraft mechanic working for t...
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The Kuroda Affair
This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is...
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Magistrate of Dice
Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting t...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an...
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I Believe I Am Being Followed
Follows the Japanese lieutenant of the invading 228th Infantry Regiment Toichi Wakabayashi, who died...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 3: Sword of Revenge
The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the reveng...
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The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of a...
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Sincerity
Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of ...
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Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (...
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The Fighting Firemen
Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger...
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Kunisada Chuji
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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Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that ...
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Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many...
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Ghost in the Well
Harima Aoyama (Chiyonosuke Azume) was a young hatamoto (samurai bannerman) to the Shogun. He seduced...
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Military Song of the Morning Mist
At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times....
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of per...
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A Martial Crowd
As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princess...
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Clan Revival
After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. B...
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365 Nights
A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love wi...
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Seven from Edo
When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan ...
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Duel at Yagyu Valley
During the Warring States era, Hozoin Kakuzenbo and Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, being best friends, spend ...
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Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
The story of Japan’s greatest warrior, Miyamoto Musashi, after his historic duel with Sasaki Kojiro ...
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The Burning Sky
The film was produced during Second Sino-Japanese War, before the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941. The f...
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Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
Young men endure challenging flight training in the Yokaren, a program feeding new pilots into the ...
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Roughneck From Asama
When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei...
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The Way of Drama
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo ...
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal...
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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: The Journey
A lost film telling a story of Jirokichi the Rat, a notorious thief...
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The Village Tattooed Man
A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place agai...
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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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Ishimatsu from the Forest
The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film....
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is th...
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The Purple Hood
Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now...
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Heavenly Dragon
From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as t...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
Thanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji Kurô (N...
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Ancient Coins
This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their i...
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Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat
In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals...
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Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) was a major daimyo during the Warring State period of Japanese history. He ...
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The Sword Knows
In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in o...
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Souls in the Moonlight
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series...
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Hibari’s Favorite 2
Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her ...
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The Black Hooded Man 2
The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the govern...
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Horse
Ine Onoda, the eldest daughter of a poor family of farmers, raises a colt from birth and comes to lo...
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Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a ...
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Shanghai Landing Party
This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an und...
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Case of a Young Lord 1
As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Sho...
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Detective Hibari: Case of the Hidden Coin
A mysterious coin found at a murder scene stirs the curiosity of young actress detective Oshichi and...
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Rebellion
In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumenta...
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Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring ad...
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Lord Mito
This most celebrated all-star movie version of the popular series features Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Mi...
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Four Marriages
Based on a short story by Dazai Osamu, produced under the national film law. The film's hero falls i...
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Chûshingura
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the c...
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Road of Chivalry
While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and...
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Iemitsu and Hikoza
A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal o...
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Ninja's Weapon
During a time of war, Lord Ogata is betrayed by two of his closest vassals and killed by his enemy, ...
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Law in Ghost Island
Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals r...
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Cases of Hanshichi
Detective Hanshichi (Kataoka Chiezo) solves 3 mysterious murder cases. Great story and an impressive...
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Dancers of Awa
Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance ...
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Eleven High School Girls
With his simple appearance, eyes shining with love and a sense of justice, and voice burning with yo...
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Priest of Darkness
A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of event...
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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
A kindhearted wandering gambler named Hajiro gets involved in a crisis of a village as he passes thr...
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Gate of Flesh
A pickpocket falls in with a group of prostitutes who have one strict rule: none of them may ever sl...
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A Spectacular Showdown
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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Official with a Tattoo
Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not ...
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World of Love
A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble...
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Living Image
A film dealing with the comings and goings of individuals in the immediate postwar period....
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Lord for a Night
In 1887, two businessmen, Echigo-ya and Kitahara, compete for railroad construction authorization fr...
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Miki, the Swordman
After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his il...
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Mado Kara Tobidase
The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two f...
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Beautiful Departure
A rich bourgeoisie family has little care in the world and knows no other lifestyle. It is only the ...
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Young Lord Yakuza
Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the d...
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Eight Brave Brothers
One day, Yoshimi Satomi, the castle owner of Takita Castle in the country of Anbo, and his confidant...
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The Mansion of Intrigue
A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun....
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
The 5th and final part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkende...
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The Master of the Sword Dance
The film tells the story of a young nobleman who finds himself alone in the midst of turmoil in his ...
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近藤勇 池田屋騒動
Kyoto in the third year of Bunkyu. --Serizawa Kamo, the head of the Shinsengumi, and the group aroun...
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Goblin's Highway
Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries...
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The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins
The film adaptation of the novel "Three Little Rats" by Tatsuro Jinde. In this fascinating story, th...
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Case of a Young Lord 2
After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find ...
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Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka
Sixth film in the ‘Travels of Lord Mito’ franchise....
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Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masume
A two-part series of ninjutsu films directed by Masahiko Izawa, director of Yagyu Bugeichou (1961), ...
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyo...
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Two Daimyos
Yata, a boatman from Edo who is manipulated by the conspiracy of the Dewa Rokugo clan, is the spitti...
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