Akira Kubo
Birthday: 1936-12-01
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Biography: Akira Kubo (久保明, born 1 December 1936) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in 75 films since 1952. He starred in the film Arashi, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akira Kubo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Movies
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 Whisper of Spring
After graduating from a high school in the Seto Inland Sea, Koji, a childhood friend of Yaeko, went ...
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47 Ronin
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force...
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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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Sanjuro
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull...
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Rikyu
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force ...
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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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Space Amoeba
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to t...
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Kill!
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved...
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Gorath
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although...
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Son of Godzilla
Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the ...
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens,...
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Matango
Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The island h...
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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Ku...
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The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimy...
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The Code
For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective...
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A Whistle in My Heart
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reac...
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Samurai Banners
Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters th...
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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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Hail to the King: 60 Years of Destruction
An independent crowd-funded documentary that celebrates the sixty-year legacy of the world's greates...
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Getting Any?
While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and en...
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Girls Behind Bars
A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths o...
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I Love You
To encourage a positive attitude, hearing-impaired mother Asako joins a theatrical troupe with her d...
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The Great Buddha Arrival
An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Count...
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Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplom...
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Westward Desperado
In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anyt...
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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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Whirlwind
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeat...
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The Bridge Club
Tatsuo was leading a peaceful suburban life with his wife and daughter. But an ex-girlfriend attends...
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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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Snow Country
It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He con...
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Love Never Fails
Two youths – the serious son of a Buddhist abbot and his rakish pal – quarrel over a restaurant keep...
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life...
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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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Challenge to Live
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow...
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The Surf
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But S...
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Rakugo musume
When a gal named Kasumi decides to become a traditional Japanese 'Rakugo' storyteller due to her unc...
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Adolescence Part II
A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education....
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A Man in Red
Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year ...
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Admiral Yamamoto
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is ...
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Adolescence
Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast....
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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs i...
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The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a To...
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Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
Sixth entry in the Company President Series....
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Japan's Longest Day
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and th...
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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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The School of Flesh
A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy m...
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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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Young Guy in Rio
Yuzo Kayama is captain of the Fencing team and visits Brazil to work in the shipyards with his profe...
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Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into ...
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Atarashii Sebiro
This movie depicts poor yet kind and modest people, focusing on sibling love....
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Three Dolls in College
The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University,...
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Holiday in Tokyo
May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, s...
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The Blue Mountains
About schoolgirls in a rural town, and a love letter which has the entire community in an uproar....
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The Blue Mountains Part 2
At Kaikō Girls’ School, a fake love letter sparks a heated PTA debate. Teacher Shimazaki wins the vo...
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The Singing Tireless Town
Backstage friendships and rivalries flare as dancers Akiko and Haruko compete for roles, clash with ...
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Schooldays
Three college friends support swimmer Okubo through family and financial troubles. Junko, a woman he...
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The College Hero
Romantic melodrama about the loves and adventures of Kageyama (Takarada) and his fellow oarsmen at M...
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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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