Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Birthday: 1909-03-27

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Biography: Eitaro Ozawa (小沢 栄太郎, Ozawa Eitarō, 27 March 1909 – 23 April 1988) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988.

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Dancing with a Mask
Dancing with a Mask

Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident....

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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
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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Sweet Secret
Sweet Secret

A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while i...

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Jidanya
Jidanya

Every day a car accident happens in the city. The involved parties are prey to the settlement agent...

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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la...

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Life of Don Matsugoro
Life of Don Matsugoro

Children's movie about a dog that can type messages into a word processor. When his owner is kidnapp...

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Young Lord Yakuza
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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Scandal
Scandal

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a pain...

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A Dead Drifter
A Dead Drifter

A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî...

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Police Department Story, Part 15: Alibi
Police Department Story, Part 15: Alibi

The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government ag...

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誘拐
誘拐

1962 Japanese movie...

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Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b...

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Return of the Wolf
Return of the Wolf

A Nikkatsu sun tribe / youth film set in a small seaside town....

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Hawk of the Harbour
Hawk of the Harbour

A Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets harasse...

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Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking con...

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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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Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo

War film by Kon Ichikawa...

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Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun

A film by Kiyoshi Saeki...

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Musume to watashi
Musume to watashi

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Romance Express
Romance Express

Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shink...

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Glorious Firefighter’s Standard
Glorious Firefighter’s Standard

Firefighter Sanji learns the secret of his birth....

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Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re...

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Samurai Spy
Samurai Spy

Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutob...

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Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman
Police Precinct: 15 Year Old Woman

Detectives of the First Investigation Division are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, w...

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Yukiko
Yukiko

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Hiroba no kōdoku
Hiroba no kōdoku

Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta...

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Night Bitch
Night Bitch

A playboy bartender pretends to be gay in order to approach women. He is in cahoots with another opp...

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Drunken Harbor
Drunken Harbor

Third film of the yoidore hakase series...

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Ayako
Ayako

An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a ...

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Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Record of a Tenement Gentleman

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, ...

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Gunman's Alley
Gunman's Alley

Nitani is an undercover drug enforcement agent in Kobe who not only busts two rival drug gangs but a...

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Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants t...

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Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involv...

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The Bride from Japan
The Bride from Japan

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three...

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Assassination
Assassination

Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking c...

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The Rambler Goes North
The Rambler Goes North

In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads wi...

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Brave Red Flower of the North
Brave Red Flower of the North

An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20...

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Carmen Comes Home
Carmen Comes Home

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware tha...

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Black Rose Mansion
Black Rose Mansion

When wealthy Kyohei hires singer "Black Rose" to perform in his exclusive club, he gets more than he...

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Lucky Dragon No. 5
Lucky Dragon No. 5

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu i...

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Flame of My Love
Flame of My Love

A woman's struggle for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where...

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A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses

Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the author...

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Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

Hamakichi was a former detective respected by everyone but he was arrested after he helped a crimina...

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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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Devil's Flute
Devil's Flute

Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent b...

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Manchurian Sunset
Manchurian Sunset

A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of ...

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Woman
Woman

Like many women after the war, Toshiko works as a chorus girl; her boyfriend Tadashi wishes she'd jo...

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At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston

A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several imp...

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Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days

Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists....

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Modern Children
Modern Children

After their father dies, his children try to get by on a house boat....

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Sailor
Sailor

Shinpachi Morimura, who was born in a fusuma craftsman's house, wants to join the Japanese navy. How...

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Conquest
Conquest

Provincial 14th century governor Moronao, attracted to the wife of a court magistrate, tries to sedu...

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Man of the House
Man of the House

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wif...

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The Ceremony
The Ceremony

Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses rit...

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Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako

1954 Theater of Life adaptation....

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Mount Hakone
Mount Hakone

Japanese drama....

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The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial

In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitu...

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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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慶安水滸傳
慶安水滸傳

Chikuzen, a ronin named Yoh Daisuke, after pacifying some ruffians at the theater of Onna-Kata Ogino...

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The Romance of Yushima
The Romance of Yushima

Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to ...

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荒木又右衛門
荒木又右衛門

Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they in...

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Totteoki no Seishun
Totteoki no Seishun

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母山彦
母山彦

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A Dangerous Hero
A Dangerous Hero

A film by Hideo Suzuki....

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Navy
Navy

Japanese war film....

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Evening Calm
Evening Calm

A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on he...

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Kare o korosu na
Kare o korosu na

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The Forest Is Alive
The Forest Is Alive

Film adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months"...

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俺は死なない
俺は死なない

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Fighting Delinquents
Fighting Delinquents

This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who sud...

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Kisses
Kisses

Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bic...

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Escape from Prison
Escape from Prison

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Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil

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Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom

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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties confl...

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Shinran: Path to Purity
Shinran: Path to Purity

In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school...

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Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune

A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune,...

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Alps Story: The Wild
Alps Story: The Wild

1950 Japanese film...

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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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Freedom School
Freedom School

Minamimura, who had always wanted to be free, suddenly quits his job. His hardworking wife is surpri...

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牢獄の花嫁
牢獄の花嫁

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Shinran, Part II
Shinran, Part II

Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. ...

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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region

He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In...

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Heat Wave Island
Heat Wave Island

Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to ...

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You Are the Next Eagle
You Are the Next Eagle

A boy aviator endures rigorous training and a sad fate, and grows into a strong man with his eyes se...

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Gorath
Gorath

In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although...

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The Fir Trees Remain
The Fir Trees Remain

The 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his mi...

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The Bored Samurai
The Bored Samurai

Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) wh...

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Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

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Princess Tsuki
Princess Tsuki

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Will to Conquer
Will to Conquer

The struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa shogu...

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Lightning
Lightning

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunction...

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Showdown in the Red Valley
Showdown in the Red Valley

Ken Watanabe, a young man from Tokyo, comes to the great plains of Rumo, Hokkaido to see his hometow...

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When Winter Comes
When Winter Comes

An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autu...

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Geisha in the Old City
Geisha in the Old City

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a mov...

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Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue

UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blu...

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Lost in the Wilderness
Lost in the Wilderness

The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the ...

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Devotion to Railway
Devotion to Railway

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasak...

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Night Butterflies
Night Butterflies

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival....

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Undercurrent
Undercurrent

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor....

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Vixen
Vixen

Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes p...

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Love and Greed
Love and Greed

Namiko is married, but has an infatuation with Ishizuka who runs a nightclub. The businessman is als...

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こゝに幸あり・後篇 花咲く朝
こゝに幸あり・後篇 花咲く朝

1956 Japanese movie...

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こゝに幸あり・前篇 誘惑の都
こゝに幸あり・前篇 誘惑の都

1956 Japanese movie...

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Shadow Hunters
Shadow Hunters

The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the colla...

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The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at ...

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Black Report
Black Report

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for ...

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The Wolves
The Wolves

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their w...

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August without Emperor
August without Emperor

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese gove...

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Ronin on a Mission
Ronin on a Mission

Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and ...

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Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood

The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband....

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The Longest Tunnel
The Longest Tunnel

After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunne...

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Spring Dreams
Spring Dreams

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home...

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Apostasy
Apostasy

In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visit...

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The Portrait
The Portrait

The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artis...

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Broken Drum
Broken Drum

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his child...

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How Sorrowful
How Sorrowful

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to ...

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Bot-chan
Bot-chan

1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel....

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The Song of the Cart
The Song of the Cart

A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan....

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Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?

French docu-drama which chronicles the chain of events that lead to the hanging of German-journalist...

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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 Man From the Sea
The Man From the Sea

Japanese action film....

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The Ataka Family
The Ataka Family

Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a g...

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The Vassal's Neck
The Vassal's Neck

Japanese film....

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Late Night Confession
Late Night Confession

Japanese mystery thriller....

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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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Death Shadows
Death Shadows

Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless...

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Jail Breakers
Jail Breakers

Kamiki (Sonny Chiba) is a career criminal who is given the chance to break out of prison for the 33r...

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The Human Wall
The Human Wall

Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home....

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The Cursed Bride
The Cursed Bride

A tragedy of a woman who married into an old family. Her husband was having an affair with his mistr...

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The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a re...

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The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaul...

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Marriage
Marriage

In postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in difficult c...

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The Challenge
The Challenge

Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the p...

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The Day the Sun Rose
The Day the Sun Rose

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which rava...

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My Way
My Way

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her hu...

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Dog of Fortune
Dog of Fortune

From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With ...

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Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as ...

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Sinking the Unsinkable
Sinking the Unsinkable

Japanese Warmovie...

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Beyond Love and Hate
Beyond Love and Hate

A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife...

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Shishun no izumi
Shishun no izumi

The long-awaited haymaking season has arrived on the island of Honshu. Work is in full swing in the ...

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The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family

When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condi...

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Suspicion
Suspicion

A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local...

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Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

A gripping tale of friendship set against the backdrop of Hokkaido. Shinichi sets out to earn a few ...

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Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Tales of Young Genji Kuro

Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo ...

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Main Line to Terror
Main Line to Terror

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart a...

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Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
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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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle...

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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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Beyond the Seasonal Wind
Beyond the Seasonal Wind

Japanese drama film....

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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with ...

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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss

The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around...

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Rainbow Over the Pacific
Rainbow Over the Pacific

Rainbow Over the Pacific is a tale of romance that moves from the streets of Tokyo to the islands of...

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Bronze Magician
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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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang ...

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The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Navy

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the...

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The Face
The Face

A notorious abortion doctor fell down from a night train and he was dead. A man who knows the truth ...

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Pressure of Guilt
Pressure of Guilt

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Beast Alley
Beast Alley

Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns...

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Without Complaint
Without Complaint

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto....

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Face in the Dark
Face in the Dark

Japanese suspense film....

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A Killer Without a Grave
A Killer Without a Grave

Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in hi...

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The Brick Factory Girl
The Brick Factory Girl

This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal...

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Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu
Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu

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Challenge to Live
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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Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back

[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tok...

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Desperate Hoodlum
Desperate Hoodlum

Second part of the Zenka mono series....

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Refresher Course for Wives
Refresher Course for Wives

One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tell...

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Long Journey into Love
Long Journey into Love

A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving her...

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The Master Spearman
The Master Spearman

This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit hara...

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He Killed Dad
He Killed Dad

The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is murder...

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Ai to chie no wa
Ai to chie no wa

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Sweet Sweat
Sweet Sweat

This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 3...

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Zatoichi Challenged
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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The Killing of Otsuya
The Killing of Otsuya

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The Lone Journey
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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The Wicked
The Wicked

A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he...

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Drifting
Drifting

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel....

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The Demon of Mount Oe
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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Adolescence Part II
Adolescence Part II

A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education....

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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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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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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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A Taxing Woman
A Taxing Woman

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Go...

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The Pearl Fishers
The Pearl Fishers

Documentary about Japanese pearl fishers....

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The Midday Trap
The Midday Trap

A businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affa...

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The Call of Blood
The Call of Blood

Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father....

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Knightly Advice
Knightly Advice

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Burden of Love
Burden of Love

The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a prog...

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Company Buggers
Company Buggers

Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their d...

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Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again

Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappoin...

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The House of Hanging
The House of Hanging

This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to d...

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Wild Geese
Wild Geese

Otama, daughter of a poor candy vendor, becomes the mistress of a man whom she believes to be a wido...

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The Honest Fool
The Honest Fool

Yasugoro, goes to live in a quiet town where he falls in love with the priest's daughter-in-law. His...

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The Cave of the Vampire Bats
The Cave of the Vampire Bats

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing ...

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Ugetsu
Ugetsu

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers...

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The Thick-Walled Room
The Thick-Walled Room

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victim...

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The Mad Fox
The Mad Fox

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appea...

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The Love of the Actress Sumako
The Love of the Actress Sumako

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outsp...

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The Snowy Heron
The Snowy Heron

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. ...

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Escape at Dawn
Escape at Dawn

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated wi...

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Yassamossa
Yassamossa

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Swords and Brocade
Swords and Brocade

A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers....

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Lady From Hell
Lady From Hell

Three and a half years after Japan was bombed, the tax authorities organized the T-Men. Nango is in ...

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Sakura-tai Chiru
Sakura-tai Chiru

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in th...

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Forbidden Path
Forbidden Path

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Ai Sureba Koso
Ai Sureba Koso

The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" ...

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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa....

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The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School

Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting...

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The Three Undelivered Letters
The Three Undelivered Letters

A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay...

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On This Earth
On This Earth

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m...

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The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film t...

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Scarred Yosaburo
Scarred Yosaburo

The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress o...

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Willful Murder
Willful Murder

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service...

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The Corporation
The Corporation

Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion o...

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Eighteen Years, to the Sea
Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar...

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Three-Headed Tower
Three-Headed Tower

Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that...

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An Eagle Eyed Lord
An Eagle Eyed Lord

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Dedication of the Great Buddha
Dedication of the Great Buddha

The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents...

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Yokubo
Yokubo

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Floating Weeds Diary
Floating Weeds Diary

A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to...

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Lips of Ruin
Lips of Ruin

Industrial espionage in the pharmaceutical industry. Also known in English as “Black Parking Lot”....

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Goyokin
Goyokin

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place....

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Mystery of the Himalayas
Mystery of the Himalayas

The secret of the Himalayas...

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The Glorious Days
The Glorious Days

The Glorious Days...

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Beauty of Life
Beauty of Life

Inochi uruwashi...

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Mother and Child Grass
Mother and Child Grass

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Sandakan No. 8
Sandakan No. 8

A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a b...

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A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life

Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo a...

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Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess....

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Actress
Actress

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasin...

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The Battle Begins at Night
The Battle Begins at Night

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Challenge of a Man
Challenge of a Man

Hiroshi (Ishizaka), the second son of Nippon Automobile president Tsuda (Ozawa), comes to the compan...

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Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women

Shuhei, a mystery writer, is invited to a dinner party at a country house. The guests include Tanase...

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Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu
Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu

Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells hi...

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Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō
Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō

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Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...

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Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi
Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi

Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...

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Ishigassen
Ishigassen

Across the Inagawa River that runs through the center of the village, the children of the two villag...

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Ocean Floor Crime #1
Ocean Floor Crime #1

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Onna tantei monogatari: josei SOS
Onna tantei monogatari: josei SOS

A private detective and a colleague investigate a man for a wealthy young lady....

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Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2

Hamakichi, who used to be a detective is now a toy merchant. His former boss has a grudge against th...

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Hijō no otoko
Hijō no otoko

1961 Japanese movie...

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Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō
Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō

Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screen...

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Wind of Youth
Wind of Youth

A romantic Nikkatsu youth film about three female friends....

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午前零時の出獄
午前零時の出獄

This movie depicts the confrontation between a man entangled in a despicable trap and the shadow of ...

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Ohana han
Ohana han

This is a film adaptation of a popular NHK drama that depicts a strong-willed woman, Hana, who lives...

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Their Legacy
Their Legacy

Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmar...

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Go and Get It
Go and Get It

Matsuki, a former war photojournalist, returns home and starts a modest life with his wife, Komiko. ...

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Police Precinct Part 7
Police Precinct Part 7

The body of a woman was found in a manhole. Is it an affair? The victim is a clerk at a mannequin ma...

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Reign of Terror
Reign of Terror

Crime melodrama has young Kijima (Takarada) working at a successful cabaret, actually a front for dr...

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夕月
夕月

1969 Japanese movie...

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Ghost Coast
Ghost Coast

Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate infidelity, blackmail, and murder at a seas...

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Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village

Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai are honored guests at an isolated village where 300 mil...

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