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.
With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, w...
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A dynamic woman who aspires to be a writer, living a wild life in constant search of freedom while i...
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Every day a car accident happens in the city. The involved parties are prey to the settlement agent...
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After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la...
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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 Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the d...
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A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a pain...
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The First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government ag...
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When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b...
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A Nikkatsu Action film with Yujiro Ishihara as the head of a small shipping company who gets harasse...
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An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking con...
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When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police que...
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Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shink...
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Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re...
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Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutob...
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Detectives of the First Investigation Division are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, w...
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A playboy bartender pretends to be gay in order to approach women. He is in cahoots with another opp...
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An ambitious young woman uses her sex appeal to solve financial problems in her family, including a ...
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An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, ...
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Nitani is an undercover drug enforcement agent in Kobe who not only busts two rival drug gangs but a...
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In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants t...
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Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involv...
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A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three...
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Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking c...
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In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads wi...
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An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20...
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A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware tha...
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When wealthy Kyohei hires singer "Black Rose" to perform in his exclusive club, he gets more than he...
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An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu i...
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A woman's struggle for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where...
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Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the author...
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Hamakichi was a former detective respected by everyone but he was arrested after he helped a crimina...
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A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during W...
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Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent b...
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A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of ...
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Like many women after the war, Toshiko works as a chorus girl; her boyfriend Tadashi wishes she'd jo...
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A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several imp...
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Masaki Kobayashi directs this romantic drama concerning a family of florists....
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Shinpachi Morimura, who was born in a fusuma craftsman's house, wants to join the Japanese navy. How...
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Provincial 14th century governor Moronao, attracted to the wife of a court magistrate, tries to sedu...
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This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wif...
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Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses rit...
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In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitu...
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When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the drive...
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Chikuzen, a ronin named Yoh Daisuke, after pacifying some ruffians at the theater of Onna-Kata Ogino...
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Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to ...
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Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they in...
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A girl rebels against her mother, who runs a brothel in Yokohama, and attempts to find freedom on he...
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Film adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months"...
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This rarely seen gem from master Suzuki casts teenage heartthrob Koji Wada as a young misfit who sud...
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Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bic...
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Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties confl...
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In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school...
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A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune,...
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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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Minamimura, who had always wanted to be free, suddenly quits his job. His hardworking wife is surpri...
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Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. ...
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He was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not last. In...
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Nobuko Otowa plays a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to ...
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A boy aviator endures rigorous training and a sad fate, and grows into a strong man with his eyes se...
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In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although...
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The 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his mi...
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Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) wh...
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The struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa shogu...
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The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunction...
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Ken Watanabe, a young man from Tokyo, comes to the great plains of Rumo, Hokkaido to see his hometow...
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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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Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a mov...
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UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blu...
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The life and travels of adventurer Naomi Uemura, who disappeared in Alaska in 1984. A member of the ...
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A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasak...
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In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor....
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Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes p...
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Namiko is married, but has an infatuation with Ishizuka who runs a nightclub. The businessman is als...
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The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the colla...
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The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at ...
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After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for ...
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A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their w...
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Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese gove...
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Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and ...
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After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunne...
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When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home...
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In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visit...
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The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artis...
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When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his child...
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The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to ...
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A lifetime story of a woman who stubbornly lives in a poor mountain village in post-war Japan....
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French docu-drama which chronicles the chain of events that lead to the hanging of German-journalist...
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The monologue and mysterious death of a man who survived and returned from Iwo Jima. A newspaper rep...
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Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a g...
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Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She ...
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Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless...
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Kamiki (Sonny Chiba) is a career criminal who is given the chance to break out of prison for the 33r...
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Drama which shows the struggle of Fumiko, a female teacher, at work and at home....
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A tragedy of a woman who married into an old family. Her husband was having an affair with his mistr...
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After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a re...
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Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaul...
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In postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in difficult c...
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Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the p...
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Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which rava...
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Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her hu...
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From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With ...
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The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as ...
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A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife...
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The long-awaited haymaking season has arrived on the island of Honshu. Work is in full swing in the ...
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When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condi...
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A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local...
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A gripping tale of friendship set against the backdrop of Hokkaido. Shinichi sets out to earn a few ...
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Genji Kurô is a master swordsman and entrusted with protecting the ancient sword Kaen by the Otsubo ...
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Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart a...
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[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This fi...
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The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle...
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Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a ...
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In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with ...
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The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around...
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Rainbow Over the Pacific is a tale of romance that moves from the streets of Tokyo to the islands of...
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Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer...
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Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang ...
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A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the...
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A notorious abortion doctor fell down from a night train and he was dead. A man who knows the truth ...
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Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns...
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Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in hi...
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This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal...
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An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow...
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[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tok...
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One night, three wives, Matsuyo, Keiko and Mari, receive a mysterious telephone call. The voice tell...
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A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving her...
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This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit hara...
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The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is murder...
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This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 3...
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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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Forced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. Movie p...
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A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he...
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A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The y...
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A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education....
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This is one of the most powerfully effective ninja films that dispenses with the silly magic of earl...
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In this exciting sequel to the popular samurai-ninja movie Ukyunosuke On Patrol, his mission to aven...
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A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs ...
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Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Go...
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A businessman who dreams of a successful career ends up embroiled in a murder case after a love affa...
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Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father....
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The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a prog...
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Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their d...
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Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappoin...
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This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to d...
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Otama, daughter of a poor candy vendor, becomes the mistress of a man whom she believes to be a wido...
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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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A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing ...
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In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers...
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A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victim...
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A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appea...
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The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outsp...
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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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Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated wi...
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Three and a half years after Japan was bombed, the tax authorities organized the T-Men. Nango is in ...
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A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in th...
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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 is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa....
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Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting...
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A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay...
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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 title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film t...
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The film depicts the scarring of Yosaburo at the hands of yakuza thugs who catch him with mistress o...
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The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service...
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Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion o...
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Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar...
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Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that...
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The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents...
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A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to...
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Industrial espionage in the pharmaceutical industry. Also known in English as “Black Parking Lot”....
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A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a b...
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Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo a...
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Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess....
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Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasin...
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Hiroshi (Ishizaka), the second son of Nippon Automobile president Tsuda (Ozawa), comes to the compan...
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Shuhei, a mystery writer, is invited to a dinner party at a country house. The guests include Tanase...
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Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells hi...
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Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...
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Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith...
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Across the Inagawa River that runs through the center of the village, the children of the two villag...
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A private detective and a colleague investigate a man for a wealthy young lady....
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Hamakichi, who used to be a detective is now a toy merchant. His former boss has a grudge against th...
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Chiezo's two-guns-at-all-costs film, directed by Ozawa Shigehiro (Kengo Tengu Matsuri) from a screen...
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This movie depicts the confrontation between a man entangled in a despicable trap and the shadow of ...
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This is a film adaptation of a popular NHK drama that depicts a strong-willed woman, Hana, who lives...
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Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmar...
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Matsuki, a former war photojournalist, returns home and starts a modest life with his wife, Komiko. ...
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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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Crime melodrama has young Kijima (Takarada) working at a successful cabaret, actually a front for dr...
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Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate infidelity, blackmail, and murder at a seas...
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Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai are honored guests at an isolated village where 300 mil...
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