Sonosuke Sawamura
Birthday: 1918-07-01
Place of Birth: Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Godzilla Raids Again
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, w...
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Blind Monk Swordsman
This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with t...
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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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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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Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties
The first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the o...
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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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53 Stages of the Road
An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto....
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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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Yasubei Nakayama
Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge aga...
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Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
Period film about the legendary detective Umon...
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi...
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Kisaragi Sword
The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexpe...
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Samurai Vagabonds
On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the ...
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Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
Rampant ronin Matashiro Sasai, finds himself embroiled in serious unrest after he rescues a geisha w...
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Yakuza of Seki
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. ...
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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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Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magist...
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Echo in the Mountains
A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "...
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Ghost Story on Passage
A ghost interrupts the journey of two young noblemen who are disguised as merchants....
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Invisible Man
When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to...
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Epic Crash
Utaemon Ichikawa plays the role of Hikoshiro Navate, who has a strong sense of justice and opposes p...
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. T...
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Shinran, Part II
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. ...
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Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
Oshichi, a famous girl detective, takes it upon herself to investigate the murder of a woman which o...
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Nonki saiban
A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts re...
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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Umon’s services are called upon when innocent bystanders, Kayo and Minokichi, along with the ronin, ...
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The Living Koheiji
The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to ge...
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Mask of the Moon
Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for po...
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Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and a...
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts...
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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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Late Chrysanthemums
With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ d...
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Marital Relations
The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The ...
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Zatoichi's Revenge
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hiko...
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Fine Man
A young son of a master of the Kuwana clan gets disowned for his rebellious behavior. After he goes ...
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Secret of The Golden Spell
One of Japan’s most popular folklore characters, Tange Sazen, the one-eyed and one-armed swordsman, ...
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Mission to Hell
A samurai warrior attempts to stop Kublai Khan's Mongol hordes from overrunning Japan in the 13th ce...
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Warrior of the Wind
A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and roman...
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Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in t...
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The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
A samurai plots to reclaim his estranged wife after she leaves him over a murder scandal. When her s...
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Gentle Breeze
A young, feisty woman named Osome searches for her true love in the midst of a family crisis....
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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of mo...
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Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu i...
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Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
[Period covered: 1582-1594]. As the film opens, the warlod Nobunaga Oda rides to Iga Ayanokuni shrin...
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Unwieldy Brothers
Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion a...
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Kats...
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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 Phantom Goblin
An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears ...
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On the Road Forever
A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the villa...
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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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Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This fi...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides i...
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
A young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite with his bir...
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Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern
Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a st...
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The Ninja Hunt
Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional ba...
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Lefty Fencer
As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was afte...
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
The epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the defe...
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus....
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Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
This is the story of Gonpachi, a ronin who falls in love with the daughter of a man he had killed ma...
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The Lone Journey
Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie p...
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Heiji, the Detective
Famous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an investiga...
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The Red Shadow
Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his ...
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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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Bride of Peacock Castle
Princess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of Peacock...
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Scarier than the Devil
A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu”...
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The Demon of Mount Oe
A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The y...
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The Invisible Swordsman
A cowardly boy fencer becomes invisible and matchless through a magic potion....
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Seven Miles to Nakayama
When a corrupt magistrate rapes Oshima, Masa (Raizō Ichikawa) avenges her by killing the officer, be...
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Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp
Nishina Saburouta is powerful but corrupted priest. One night, an old samurai who couldn't bear him ...
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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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Mighty Shosuke
A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to s...
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An Actor's Revenge
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who pl...
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The Flower and the Dragon
A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing ...
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A Man Among Men
Gangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but Ken wr...
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Good Rascals
A group of men living a low life in Edo help each other to make the best out of their lives....
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Paper Crane Palanquin
The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a plot to...
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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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The Pirates
Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on...
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Case of a Young Lord 8
A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed ...
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The Swishing Sword
A beautiful girl who seeks revenge, disguises herself by dressing up in men's clothes, geisha, etc. ...
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Secret of Naruto
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from...
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Revenge for His Lover
Kamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a vendetta a...
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Happily Tied to the Road
With flashing swordwork and a terrific story, wandering gambler Kusama Hanjiro inspires the wrath of...
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The Man Disappears Yesterday
Tired of everyday life, the 8th Shogun Yoshimune flees Edo Castle and asks Ooka Echizen to become hi...
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu...
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Drunken Sword
Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authori...
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Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Female Demon Mask
A thrilling entertainment mystery period drama directed by Daisuke Yamazaki, depicting the remarkabl...
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The Curse of the Ghost
About 1786 the doings of a demented lord results in many masterless samurai, including Iyemon (Kei S...
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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
The legendary one-eyed one-armed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate in his efforts to...
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Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons
In this film in the long running series, Tange Sazen and his friends are asked to guard a dragon-sha...
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Settlement of Love
Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four ...
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacatio...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda....
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Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Dead Beauty of Kurayamizaka
The second installment of the detective series starring Tomisaburō Wakayama. Depicting the remarkabl...
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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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Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu....
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Fighting Cha Cha Girl
After winning a singing contest, Momoko leaves her rural village for Tokyo to pursue her dream. Misu...
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