Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Birthday: 1911-03-30

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Biography: Yutaka Sada (佐田 豊) was born on March 30, 1911 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for his roles in Akira Kurosawa's films, the chauffeur in High and Low (1963), Yojimbo (1961), Sanjuro (1962) and The Hidden Fortress (1958). He died in 2017.

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The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...

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Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and...

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I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear

An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to...

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High and Low
High and Low

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s ...

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A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life

A woman remembers her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son....

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The Mysterians
The Mysterians

In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire v...

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All Monsters Attack
All Monsters Attack

Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant st...

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Ôban
Ôban

A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First p...

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The Last War
The Last War

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superp...

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The Witness Killed
The Witness Killed

Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda...

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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pi...

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Yearning
Yearning

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years ...

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Hajimete no Tabi
Hajimete no Tabi

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Life of a Country Doctor
Life of a Country Doctor

A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and nov...

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Pride of the Campus
Pride of the Campus

Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing ...

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Sir Galahad in Campus
Sir Galahad in Campus

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series....

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The Crimson Sky
The Crimson Sky

1962 Japanese movie...

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The Eagle of the Pacific
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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Down Town
Down Town

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a k...

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Pig and Goldfish
Pig and Goldfish

1962 Japanese movie...

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Our Failures
Our Failures

Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his love ad...

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The Militarists
The Militarists

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Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū

1961 Japanese movie...

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Awamori-kun kanpai!
Awamori-kun kanpai!

Second of the three Awamori-kun movies....

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Farewell Rabaul
Farewell Rabaul

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they und...

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Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun
Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun

1962 Japanese movie...

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Two Hearts in the Rain
Two Hearts in the Rain

Love story of a working-class boy and girl....

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Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume

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Battle of the Japan Sea
Battle of the Japan Sea

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japane...

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Navy
Navy

Japanese war film....

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Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten

1962 Japanese movie...

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Yojimbo
Yojimbo

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival ...

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Red Beard
Red Beard

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w...

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Sanjuro
Sanjuro

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull...

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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other te...

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Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters

At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Mons...

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The H-Man
The H-Man

When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police que...

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Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World

During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan t...

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Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred...

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The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within...

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Will-o'-the-Wisp
Will-o'-the-Wisp

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The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imp...

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Flowing
Flowing

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Kat...

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Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds

A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to i...

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Sudden Rain
Sudden Rain

A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity....

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A Wife's Heart
A Wife's Heart

Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close ...

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The Secret of the Telegian
The Secret of the Telegian

Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to l...

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A Smell of Money
A Smell of Money

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich....

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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin...

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Imaginary Paradise
Imaginary Paradise

Comedy-fantasy about a salaryman (Tani) and his imaginary friends. A kind of Walter Mitty, Japanese-...

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The Last Gunfight
The Last Gunfight

Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city o...

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Moment of Terror
Moment of Terror

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the drive...

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The Lost Alibi
The Lost Alibi

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when...

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The Lovers
The Lovers

Comedy about a 50-something movie director, his new bride, a classical dancer, and his adult son and...

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The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has be...

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Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to ...

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Las Vegas Free-For-All
Las Vegas Free-For-All

The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures through...

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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a ...

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Samurai Saga
Samurai Saga

Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized no...

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Samurai Pirate
Samurai Pirate

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, ...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses ...

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The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures

The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to suc...

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The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die

A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the su...

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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She ...

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The Retreat from Kiska
The Retreat from Kiska

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When...

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The Storm of the Pacific
The Storm of the Pacific

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanes...

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Japan's No. 1 Playboy
Japan's No. 1 Playboy

The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was ...

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Wakai musumetachi
Wakai musumetachi

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The Youth and His Amulet
The Youth and His Amulet

Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god ...

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The Daphne
The Daphne

Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain ...

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Mother and Son
Mother and Son

An Ishiro Honda film....

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People of Tokyo, Goodbye
People of Tokyo, Goodbye

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The Story of Iron Arm Inao
The Story of Iron Arm Inao

An Ishiro Honda film....

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Untamed Woman
Untamed Woman

A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel-keeper, ...

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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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Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is ...

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Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses

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

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Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period

Sixth entry in the Company President Series....

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Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and th...

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Crazy Operation: First Move
Crazy Operation: First Move

After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various f...

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Garakuta
Garakuta

1964 Japanese movie...

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Zoku izuko e
Zoku izuko e

Sequel to "何処へ" (1966). A coming-of-age drama adapted from the novel by Yojiro Ishizaka....

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Different Sons
Different Sons

In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over ...

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Hidden Fangs
Hidden Fangs

Set in a juvenile detention center and depicted with a documentary touch....

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The Blue Beast
The Blue Beast

Tatsuya Nakadai plays a scheming low-level executive who plays labor against management and uses any...

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The Maiden Courtesan
The Maiden Courtesan

Period romantic drama....

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Who Is the Informer?
Who Is the Informer?

After killing a detective in a botched robbery, Keiichi (Natsuki) is on the run as police stake out ...

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A Dangerous Hero
A Dangerous Hero

A film by Hideo Suzuki....

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Executive Chair
Executive Chair

In post-war Japan, The Second Drawer follows Funada, a devoted company man whose planned family trip...

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Lovers of Ginza
Lovers of Ginza

1961 Japanese movie...

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The White Rose of Hong Kong
The White Rose of Hong Kong

Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong ...

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Wakarete ikiru toki mo
Wakarete ikiru toki mo

A Hiromichi Horikawa movie...

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The Terrible Game
The Terrible Game

Story of rebellious youth follows the 19-year-old son of a Hokkaido farmer who has an affair with t...

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New Third-Class Executive
New Third-Class Executive

At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide wh...

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New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressu...

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New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s inf...

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Incident at Blood Pass
Incident at Blood Pass

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near th...

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New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education

Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to...

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Playboy President: Part II
Playboy President: Part II

After a promotion brings new professional challenges, a diligent employee is pulled into corporate m...

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Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant
Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant

An aging company president pushes a youth-focused corporate fitness campaign but struggles to keep u...

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A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
A Young Boss Tries Really Hard

A college football star gets caught in a scandal involving a geisha teacher, endangering his team’s ...

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Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Trap of Suicide Kilometer

Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase materi...

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Fox and Raccoon
Fox and Raccoon

A group of hustling peddlers swindle rural towns with fake goods, facing betrayals, close calls, and...

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Modern Salaryman: Bushido  Romance
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into ...

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Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster t...

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Three Dolls in College
Three Dolls in College

The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University,...

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Hateful Things
Hateful Things

The story follows a humble merchant from Tohoku who travels to Tokyo to fulfill his dream of buying ...

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Eacape of Fear
Eacape of Fear

The story follows a man haunted by debt and crime, who flees with his mistress on a tense journey ma...

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Start Here
Start Here

Teacher Miyako Hanai, disillusioned by her sisters’ unhappy marriages, rejects love until family con...

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A Strong Wind Blows
A Strong Wind Blows

When corruption spreads through a real estate company, president Hiyoshi brings in his honest friend...

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We Will Remember
We Will Remember

Near the end of the war, a number of young Japanese join an army band hoping to avoid the front line...

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Crazy Big Discovery
Crazy Big Discovery

When the yakuza murder a bar hostess who, through a computer error, had amassed a huge fortune , The...

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