Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Birthday: 1920-02-14

Place of Birth: Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan

Biography: Shirō Ōsaka (大坂志郎 ; 14 February 1920 - 3 March 1989) was a Japanese actor.

Movies

The Bear Storm
The Bear Storm

An adaptation of Akira Yoshimura's original suspense novel starring Rentaro Mikuni. 4th year of the ...

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Tale on Tokai Chivalry
Tale on Tokai Chivalry

The film is set in Fukagawa in the early Showa period and depicts a fateful confrontation between tw...

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A Man With Dragon Tattoos
A Man With Dragon Tattoos

In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, ...

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Phoenix
Phoenix

Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news ...

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Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

1962 Japanese movie...

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Return to Kanto Prison
Return to Kanto Prison

Masakichi Murase has just been released from prison and appears in a fishing port town. Two Yakuza f...

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Kusa wo karu musume
Kusa wo karu musume

1961 Japanese movie...

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Kawa wa nagareru
Kawa wa nagareru

1962 Japanese movie...

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Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to ...

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Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu

In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inh...

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Saigo no totsugeki
Saigo no totsugeki

A narrative depicting the appearance of soldiers scattered in Rabaul during the Pacific War. The ori...

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The Frozen Plains
The Frozen Plains

1962 Japanese movie...

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Gonin no totsugeki tai
Gonin no totsugeki tai

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Funny Friend: The Baby and Express
Funny Friend: The Baby and Express

East-West Transportation, headquartered in Tokyo, operates daily scheduled cargo flights on the Toka...

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零戦黒雲一家
零戦黒雲一家

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Badge of the Night
Badge of the Night

A noir action whodunit with Kobayashi his usual jaunty self as the smart aleck private eye whose mis...

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A Chorus of One Million People
A Chorus of One Million People

A civic music group, created by Tsukasa Nitta, a high school teacher in Koriyama City, and Akiko Wat...

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Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku

"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father...

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Beautiful Gonpati
Beautiful Gonpati

A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that ev...

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Secret Club 000
Secret Club 000

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Boku chin hōrō-ki
Boku chin hōrō-ki

1962 Japanese movie...

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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.3

Third film in the 'Travels of Lord Mito' franchise....

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Aruhi watashi wa
Aruhi watashi wa

The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriag...

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Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi

A suspense comedy about thieves starring Kazuo Funaki....

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若い川の流れ
若い川の流れ

The story follows Misako Kitaoka, a junior college graduate and Nitto Lease sales department employe...

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Rampaging Dog
Rampaging Dog

Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series....

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Ai to shi no katami
Ai to shi no katami

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Yuganda tsuki
Yuganda tsuki

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Kyōshū
Kyōshū

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The Bogus Policeman
The Bogus Policeman

Toramatsu is a very enthusiastic policeman. Believing that the police should help others he is dismi...

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男の哀愁
男の哀愁

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New Tokyo March
New Tokyo March

Follows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter, engin...

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Our Planes Fly South
Our Planes Fly South

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Brand of Evil
Brand of Evil

A Jonan Station detective, Kikuchi, is framed for smuggling drugs and sent to prison. When he is par...

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Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

A young man hands in his notice at work and breaks up with his girlfriend in order to pursue his tru...

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ドリフターズですよ!盗って盗って盗りまくれ
ドリフターズですよ!盗って盗って盗りまくれ

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The Pretty Jade
The Pretty Jade

Part 3 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series...

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A World For Two
A World For Two

On a passenger ship to Japan, the journalist Kawase encounters a man who claims to be a Filipino, bu...

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Appassionata
Appassionata

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter S...

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Love in the Mud
Love in the Mud

This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tok...

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The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy

Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take ...

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Our Town
Our Town

In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He s...

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Nikoyon monogatari
Nikoyon monogatari

Japanese drama film....

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Teen Age Trap
Teen Age Trap

Japanese drama film....

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Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman

Fumiko, mother of two children and wife of an unfaithful man, shares her family life with her buddin...

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The Ghost of Iwojima
The Ghost of Iwojima

The monologue and mysterious death of a man who survived and returned from Iwo Jima. A newspaper rep...

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The Last Song
The Last Song

Junkichi is the son of a rich landlord, while Koyuki is the daughter of a poor lumber worker. The mi...

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I'm Not the Criminal
I'm Not the Criminal

Japanese crime film....

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Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships

In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occup...

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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying...

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Morning for the Osone Family
Morning for the Osone Family

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during W...

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Battle of Roses
Battle of Roses

A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheate...

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Red Pier
Red Pier

Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man di...

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Immoral Lecture
Immoral Lecture

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Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to v...

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Tokyo no Kodoku
Tokyo no Kodoku

A coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for Rook...

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The Barefoot Girl
The Barefoot Girl

A beautiful and healthy young girl growing up in poverty overcomes hardships and grows into a woman ...

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Black Thief
Black Thief

Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land....

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Street of Violence
Street of Violence

An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chie...

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Age of Japanese Guerrillas
Age of Japanese Guerrillas

Kinta (Nabe Osami) is Japanese by birth, but raised by a Chinese man. He stowsaway to Japan to see h...

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Ame no meguri ai
Ame no meguri ai

Japanese drama film....

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Woman Gambler and the Nun
Woman Gambler and the Nun

Eighth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where ...

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Two Enemy Women Gamblers
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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Penitentiary Brothers
Penitentiary Brothers

Authentic action drama of modern gangsters....

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Port of Flowers
Port of Flowers

The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the ou...

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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove t...

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Ukyunosuke on Patrol
Ukyunosuke on Patrol

This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earl...

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Devil Flesh
Devil Flesh

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The Great Killing
The Great Killing

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a vill...

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Dice and Swords
Dice and Swords

The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is ...

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A Circus Girl
A Circus Girl

Japanese drama film....

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The Rambler in the Sunset
The Rambler in the Sunset

The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Ban...

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Five Ronins
Five Ronins

The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oich...

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Victory of Women
Victory of Women

Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a cons...

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Yakuza Ladies
Yakuza Ladies

When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful g...

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Crossroad
Crossroad

Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an ...

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That Wonderful Guy
That Wonderful Guy

Yōko dreams of becoming a dancer and begins working with the famous musician Takeo....

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Fresh Leaves
Fresh Leaves

Keiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a father's ...

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Rainbow Over Kinmon
Rainbow Over Kinmon

Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising futu...

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Talented Woman
Talented Woman

Set in an old merchant house in Kyoto, the film traces the passing of an era through the story of a ...

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Always in My Heart Part 3
Always in My Heart Part 3

Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again,...

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The Symbol of a Man
The Symbol of a Man

A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict...

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Hungry Soul
Hungry Soul

Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a b...

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Ningen Gari
Ningen Gari

A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs ...

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Dancing Sisters
Dancing Sisters

It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a smal...

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Saigo no sentō-ki
Saigo no sentō-ki

The first postwar war movie depicting the tragedy of a special force that shook the world at the end...

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Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut
Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut

In this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to aven...

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Hungry Soul, Part II
Hungry Soul, Part II

A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a m...

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Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza

In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband...

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Passion and Rifle Bullets
Passion and Rifle Bullets

Private Detective Ippei Shizuno faces off against a serial killer and a wealthy woman's society who ...

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The Black Scar
The Black Scar

A yakuza frames another yakuza who goes to jail for 5 years. When he is released he goes to seek rev...

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Young Miss Executive
Young Miss Executive

A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddau...

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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai

Gonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager wage. A...

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Run Truck Rascal, Run!
Run Truck Rascal, Run!

Momojiro and Jonathan go to Kochi on a ferry. On the ferry a singer called Yuka dropped her sheet mu...

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Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison

Also Known As: Abashiri Native Ground...

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Twenty-Year-Old Youth
Twenty-Year-Old Youth

The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by th...

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Pretty Devil Yoko
Pretty Devil Yoko

Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl (Mako Midori) discovers partying in Toky...

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Yakuza of Seki
Yakuza of Seki

A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. ...

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Secret Love
Secret Love

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Every Wife Cannot Stand Still
Every Wife Cannot Stand Still

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Rumba of Passion
Rumba of Passion

Drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki....

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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for ...

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Osaka no kaze
Osaka no kaze

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When a Man Risks His Life
When a Man Risks His Life

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Shinkon Tenki-zu
Shinkon Tenki-zu

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Sad Whistling
Sad Whistling

A young girl searches for her long-lost brother in postwar Tokyo, clinging to hope and music amid th...

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Odoru ryûgûjô
Odoru ryûgûjô

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Knock Down
Knock Down

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Policeman's Diary, Part 2
Policeman's Diary, Part 2

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station....

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Dianas of the Campus
Dianas of the Campus

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Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home

A family story in the year of 1943 during the war. The director is Shunkai Mizuho, who worked on "Hi...

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The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game
The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game

13th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series...

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Windy Street
Windy Street

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Time and Tide
Time and Tide

An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat....

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Ganpeki
Ganpeki

1953 Japanese movie...

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Elegy to Youth
Elegy to Youth

A fresh graduate from a university in Tokyo takes a job as an English teacher at a prestigious high ...

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The Eternal Life
The Eternal Life

This moving movie depicts the preciousness of life through the interaction between a man with a dark...

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Kawaii Onna
Kawaii Onna

A unique erotic mystery about the murder of a husband....

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The Awakening
The Awakening

A unique literary work that describes the end of a married woman who rebelled against her husband's ...

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Kamen no Onna
Kamen no Onna

A touching literary and artistic story about the sadness and pathos of a woman's love, crying in ago...

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Shippû kozô
Shippû kozô

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The Husband Wore the Apron
The Husband Wore the Apron

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Zoku fûfu hyakkei
Zoku fûfu hyakkei

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The Day of Youth
The Day of Youth

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wi...

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Black Strait
Black Strait

Newly out of prison after killing his boss' rival, Akio Maki is eager to move on and start a new lif...

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For This We Fight
For This We Fight

1961 Japanese movie...

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Wakai hyou no mure
Wakai hyou no mure

A blockbuster youth action film that explodes with the charm of Maiko Guy and Akira, based on the se...

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Doing What I Please
Doing What I Please

Koichi Haruyama, who works at the Morita Automobile Factory, was driving a convertible through Ginza...

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Air Raid of the Enemy Plane
Air Raid of the Enemy Plane

Japanese war movie....

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Umi no taka
Umi no taka

Katsuragi Hideo was a student at a maritime university when, just before setting off on a long voyag...

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Flowers and Fruits
Flowers and Fruits

The ambitious Masako Izumi has drawn on Ishizaka literary style to create a fresh and pure love mast...

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夕陽の恋人
夕陽の恋人

1969 Japanese movie...

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Tale on Kanto Chivalry
Tale on Kanto Chivalry

This is Akira Kobayashi's first leading role in a gangster film in the ninkyo-eiga genre. Together w...

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Tekirei san'nin musume
Tekirei san'nin musume

The Matsukawa family lived modestly as a close-knit trio of mother and daughters, relying on the inc...

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学生社長
学生社長

The story centers on three students from Jiyu University who set up a part-time limited partnership,...

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The Man from the East
The Man from the East

Kenta (Kayama), a boxer-turned-wandering minstrel becomes involved in a yakuza plot to rid slum dwel...

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