Shōsaku Sugiyama
Birthday: 1906-08-06
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Biography: No biography available.
Movies
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, al...
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The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and...
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Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie...
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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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Travels of Lord Mito
Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip...
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Freelance Samurai
One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this t...
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangste...
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Sword Devil
Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw o...
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The Letter
A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebell...
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Assassins for sale
Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exoti...
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The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after be...
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Girl with Bamboo Leaves
Yasuda plays Omon, a woman using bamboo leaves as darts/blades to disable and kill her enemies....
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Rainy Night Duel
Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Desp...
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Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. ...
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Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
The Lord of Okazaki is killed by his brother-in-law. Although the Lord's widow bears a child, she is...
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A Samurai's Love
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki....
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Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi....
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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out o...
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The Invisible Man Appears
A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who ...
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Kenkyō edo-murasaki
Japanese film released to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Shintoho's founding....
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Koga's Messenger
The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Om...
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The Ghost of Yotsuya
In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance...
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Broken Swords
The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin,...
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into ...
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Jirocho Fuji
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' i...
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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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New Tale of Zatoichi
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in...
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And Yet They Go On
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Released in 2 parts. His only release of 1931. Considered a lost film....
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The Underworld
Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantica...
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Lone Wolf Isazo
Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship a...
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Sworn Brothers
Ichikawa Raizo’s last film. He plays a Yakuza enforcer who kills a man on his boss's orders. He’s th...
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Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
[Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weaken...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have thei...
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Prison Break
Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsib...
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Daimajin
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations...
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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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Bronze Magician
Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer...
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Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman...
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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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Zatoichi Challenged
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father,...
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Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daught...
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Haunted Castle
This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This cat, a...
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Samaritan Zatoichi
Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister O...
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Ghost of Saga Mansion
A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat...
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The Lightning Sword
Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect hi...
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The Hoodlum Priest
The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to...
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The Great White Tiger Platoon
The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of ...
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The Princess Sen
During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with oth...
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Taira Clan Saga
Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba...
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A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be...
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New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel
At the end of the Edo period in Kyoto, the ronin Kurayoshi Norizen rents the second floor of a hardw...
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The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law....
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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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Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
The heroic warrior uses his magical powers and great sword skills to battle a criminal gang who all ...
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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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Shippu no Seitarou
A historical drama directed by Yukiya Sato, and co-written by Rokuhei Susukita and Jiro Okuzawa. Se...
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The Magical Warrior
Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They ...
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Even The Mighty Shed Tears
After Ryusaku Nishikawa and his girlfriend Katsuko are attacked by a gang, he trains in karate to se...
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Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko
Second in the Nage Utasamon series...
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Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
[Period covered: 1595-1600] We last saw ninja Ishikawa Goemon, as he was about to be boiled alive. B...
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Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
[Period covered: 1614-1615] Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread...
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Shirai Gonpachi
The film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the bea...
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