Tetsuo Ishidate
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 31, 1942
Deathday: June 01, 2007
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My Blood Bone
2001-06-16
My Blood Bone
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-06-16
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Oniroku Dan: Red Sisters
2002-12-14
Oniroku Dan: Red Sisters
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-12-14
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Goryokaku
1988-12-30
Goryokaku
Overview: After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of the emperor signaled the complete end of the feudal system and Japan’s entry into the modern world as those brave samurai tried to halt progress and learned that the age of modern warfare and weaponry had passed them by. Swords were no match for rifles and cannons, nor was any man a match for the power of the imperial flag. Japanese loyalty to the emperor has long defined the nation and culture despite the changing times.
Genres: Action History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-12-30
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Thirst for Love
1967-02-18
Thirst for Love
Overview: A young wealthy widow becomes sexually involved with her father-in-law, while harboring a destructive obsession with the family gardener.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-02-18
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If You Were Young: Rage
1970-05-27
If You Were Young: Rage
Overview: If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom. We follow a group of young men that can't seem to get ahead, despite their willingness to try. Then one hits upon a plane - to work together to save for a dump truck and thus become independent contractors and be their own bosses at last. Ultimately life presents obstacles: jail for one, violence at the hands of the police for another and a girlfriend and subsequent children for the third. An early Kinji Fukasaku gem that imports the freewheeling style of the French New Wave and the hip detachment of American noir.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-27
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Young People
1968-12-16
Young People
Overview: "Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents, the older brother, Taro, who works in construction, decides to replace them. The second brother, Jiro, is a truck driver. The third, Saburo, is a student, dreams of a better future for the whole family are connected with him, with his career. Brothers and sisters are fighting to give him a higher education. And, finally, the youngest of the brothers, Suekichi, is also going to enter the university after graduation. The life of the Sato family is complicated. Taro is kind, but limited, not always able to find a common language with his brothers and sister Orie. The girl cannot stand the despotism of her brother, leaves her home and goes to work at the factory. With her departure, everything in the house goes upside down. Suekichi fails her university entrance exams, Orie is forced to return to her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-12-16
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Only Child
1969-05-06
Only Child
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-06
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Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
1985-01-08
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-01-08
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For Business
1986-08-22
For Business
Overview: Two TV salarymen uphold their duty by taking on a rival talent agency during the late-'80s bubble economy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-08-22
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Forward, Young People!
1969-05-10
Forward, Young People!
Overview: The second film tells about the life of matured brothers and sister Sato. Taro became a foreman. He saves every yen to fulfill his dream of building his own house with stone gates. Jiro continues to work in the transportation office, he dreams of getting married. Saburo faces a moral problem: in order to get a good position, he must answer the questions of the entrance test differently than his conscience tells him. At the exam, Saburo does not hide his views on life and is deprived of the promised position. Orie and Suekiti believe that he did wrong and betrayed his older brothers. But the anxiety in the Sato family is not limited to these events. Orie was being asked to marry a handsome, well-established young man, but she suddenly announced her decision to marry Tozaka, who was suffering from radiation sickness. Sato's peaceful home is falling apart...
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-10
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Banner of the Young
1970-11-28
Banner of the Young
Overview: The final part of the trilogy. It is about a younger brother, Suekichi. He learned well the lessons that life taught his older brothers. Therefore, he does not think to study, but strives for material well-being alone. To make a career, he ruthlessly pushes his colleagues with his elbows. For him, the high ideals of trade union activists Jiro and Saburo are an example of old-fashioned thinking, naive behavior.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-11-28
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Summer Days Across the River
1973-10-26
Summer Days Across the River
Overview: Set in Tsukuda Island, Tokyo, this drama SP depicts a misunderstanding between an old man with old-fashioned spirit and a young tenant.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-10-26
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Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1991-03-29
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
Overview: When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in order to obtain a huge sum of money to enable his many subordinates scattered all over the country to live out the rest of their lives. First, he targets Matsuya, a medicine wholesaler in Nagoya and seduces the master of the shop by using his female subordinate, Nanakake. He then calls upon Sanji, a skilled locksmith to Nagoya, but the bandit Yagura no Fukuemon who is plotting to intercept the thief plots to extract Sanji for a large sum of money. Furthermore, Abe Shikibu, the chief of the firebrand bandit reformatory who is obsessed with Nizaemon's arrest, sends his men to Nagoya.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-03-29
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Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987-12-19
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
Overview: Don Matsugoro and his son Don Jr fight against a disgustingly reach family who tries to take over a kid's playground called Children Land.
Genres: Action Adventure Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-19
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Moonlight Jellyfish
2004-08-07
Moonlight Jellyfish
Overview: Seiji (played by Battle Royale’s Tatsuya Fujiwara) struggles to look after his younger brother Michio, who suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum – a rare disease that is fatal if exposed to sunlight. Matters are even more complicated due to Michio’s state of mind, which is equivalent to that of a six year old child. In order to support his younger brother, Seiji is forced to join the local Yakuza and work through the ranks to become a respected member. One night, Seiji saves a woman named Keiko (Aya Okamoto) from a drunken pervert. By sheer coincidence, she is also Michio’s nurse and falls in love with Seiji thanks to his courageous act. Whilst Seiji continues to see his new girlfriend, the activities of the Yakuza begin to affect their lives…
Genres: Action Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-08-07
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Ankou
1991-01-01
Ankou
Overview: A Japanese erotic thriller from the early 90s. Ankou follows a man thrust into the violent underworld of organized crime as he seeks retribution for a personal tragedy. The protagonist's journey through betrayal, moral conflicts, and intense action drives the narrative, as he battles not only physical adversaries but also the darker aspects of his own nature.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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PAZUZU
2000-01-01
PAZUZU
Overview: Togashi, who runs a small restaurant along the highway and leads a quiet life, finds himself being threatened by debt collector Kido after becoming a guarantor for a friend's debt. One day, a woman named Keiko appears before Togashi.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Green Light to Joy
1967-12-06
Green Light to Joy
Overview: Drama about the friendship between a lonely laborer (Atsumi) and a young woman (Hoshi) unable to enter college.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-06
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Blood and Diamonds
1964-07-01
Blood and Diamonds
Overview: A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions begin to rise.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-07-01
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Revenge
1964-11-01
Revenge
Overview: An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
Genres: Drama Thriller Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-01
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Portrait of Chieko
1967-06-22
Portrait of Chieko
Overview: Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil painter. When a series of hardships befall her family, she finds herself unable to confide in her husband, and the pain she carries within begins to weigh heavily on her sanity...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-22
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Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
1971-06-05
Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu
Overview: Laughter is brought about by a teacher-husband and student-wife couple.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-06-05
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Scorpion
1967-05-13
Scorpion
Overview: Japanese drama film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-05-13
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Our Young World of Music
1966-11-26
Our Young World of Music
Overview: Japanese youth film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-11-26
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Let Us Love
1967-03-11
Let Us Love
Overview: Melodrama based on a hit song of the same title.
Genres: Drama Romance Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-03-11
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1750 Days of Turbulence
1990-09-15
1750 Days of Turbulence
Overview: After the death of previous Boss, a gang war lasts for more than four years.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-09-15
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Yakuza Ladies 10
2000-07-22
Yakuza Ladies 10
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-07-22
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Taking the Castle
1965-03-06
Taking the Castle
Overview: The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-03-06
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西村京太郎スペシャル 日本一周「旅号」殺人事件
2003-04-20
西村京太郎スペシャル 日本一周「旅号」殺人事件
Overview: Hiroshi Hamano, a professor at a medical university, is found dead. Going by the results of the autopsy, it appears he committed suicide by jumping off a roof, but going by eyewitness testimony and physical evidence at the scene, Detective Kamei suspects murder. A ticket for a train trip around Japan is found in the professor's pocket. However, nobody then could have known the shocking truth hidden behind the tour the dead man was supposed to attend...
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-04-20
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Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
1995-01-01
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
Overview: The live of the daimyo Date Masamune
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Captain Tokio
2007-02-17
Captain Tokio
Overview: In the year 20XX, anarchy reigns over Tokyo after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city. Isolated from the rest of the country, the chaos-ridden city is ruled over by an autocratic governor (Izumiya Shigeru) who has forbidden all forms of entertainment including cinema. Timid movie lover Furuta (Wentz Eiji) and mischievous rocker Nitta (Nakao Akiyoshi), two peddling high school boys lost in the city's wasteland, gather forces and lead a youth rebellion against the governor.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-02-17
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Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978-12-16
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Overview: The Japanese pop music duo Pink Lady are circus performers who show kindness toward a captured "monster," a sad, furry being (played by a man in a bulky, over-sized pink acrylic costume) who suffers acts of unusual cruelty by the keeper and ringmaster before the girls escape with the creature in a circus trailer.
Genres: Fantasy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-12-16
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