Matsunosuke Onoe
Biography: Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 12, 1875
Deathday: September 11, 1926
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弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
1921-09-30
弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
Overview:
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1921-09-30
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Jiraiya the Hero
1921-02-01
Jiraiya the Hero
Overview: Jiraiya is some sort of super-ninja with superpowers. He can fly, he can avoid detection by turning himself into a toad, and he has some sort of ability to vanish.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1921-02-01
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
1913-12-01
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Overview:
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1913-12-01
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The Okazaki Cat
1914-04-01
The Okazaki Cat
Overview: Okazaki Ghost-Cat movie.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1914-04-01
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Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace
1914-11-01
Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace
Overview: Film about Ghost-cat.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1914-11-01
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Monster-Cat of Sanno
1914-07-01
Monster-Cat of Sanno
Overview: Film about Ghost-cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1914-07-01
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Arima no nekô sôdô
1916-04-01
Arima no nekô sôdô
Overview: Arima Ghost-Cat movie.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1916-04-01
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Nabeshima kaibyô
1917-04-14
Nabeshima kaibyô
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1917-04-14
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Ekō-in no nekotsuka
1918-01-01
Ekō-in no nekotsuka
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1918-01-01
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Ôkazaki kaibyoden
1919-10-26
Ôkazaki kaibyoden
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1919-10-26
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Nabeshima Cat Riot
1919-06-14
Nabeshima Cat Riot
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1919-06-14
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Arima no neko
1920-07-30
Arima no neko
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1920-07-30
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Nabeshima no nekô
1922-10-20
Nabeshima no nekô
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1922-10-20
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Bancho sarayashiki
1914-06-01
Bancho sarayashiki
Overview: short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: gu
Release Date: 1914-06-01
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Banchō Sarayashiki
1923-01-01
Banchō Sarayashiki
Overview: short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1923-01-01
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Shibukawa Bangorō
1922-05-05
Shibukawa Bangorō
Overview: A film on the life of Shibukawa Bangorō, the founder of the Shibukawa-ryū school of jūjutsu. To paraphrase Satō Tadao’s blurb on the back cover of the video, this is an important film for three reasons. 1. it is an almost perfectly well preserved copy of one of only a few full-length movies still available of the first superstar in Japanese cinema history, the very famous Onoe Matsunosuke. 2. it uses a method that was common in the silent era, the dyeing/tinting of film to mark given moments of day (for ex., blue for night-time) or given situations (for ex., red for fire) – and even though most films that used this technique have been redeveloped in straight b&w, this one is available in its original form. 3. it is an early SFX (special effects) movie that uses the basic tools of the trade - a great action movie full of swordsmanship and monsters (bakemono).
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1922-05-05
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The Mito Kōmon Chronicles
1910-09-01
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles
Overview: First film adaptation of Mito Kōmon.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1910-09-01
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The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two
1910-09-01
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two
Overview: Sequel to the film "The Mito Kōmon Chronicles" (1910).
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1910-09-01
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Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)
1918-08-31
Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)
Overview:
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1918-08-31
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Kaiketsu Ondo maru
1916-08-01
Kaiketsu Ondo maru
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1916. Produced by Nikkatsu.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1916-08-01
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Banchō Sarayashiki
1918-12-18
Banchō Sarayashiki
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1918.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-12-18
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Sakura Sôgorô
1912-03-31
Sakura Sôgorô
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1912.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1912-03-31
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Sakura Sôgorô
1918-01-01
Sakura Sôgorô
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1918.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1918-01-01
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Kaidan chibusa enoki
1917-07-13
Kaidan chibusa enoki
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1917.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1917-07-13
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Sugawara denju tenarai kagami terakoya
1920-07-05
Sugawara denju tenarai kagami terakoya
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1920.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1920-07-05
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Sugawara tenjin ki
1919-01-01
Sugawara tenjin ki
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1919.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1919-01-01
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The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya
1910-11-01
The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya
Overview: The first version of a kabuki ghost story which would be filmed numerous times, the story is based on a historical incident which occurred in 1622 when an assassination attempt Tokugawa lemitsu, during his visit to Utsunomiya Castle. This alleged plan involved luring lemitsu into a "death-trap" room with a falling ceiling filled with rocks. A sub-plot involves retribution by the ghost of a man murdered and buried in a well.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1910-11-01
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Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
1919-05-15
Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1919.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1919-05-15
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The Ground Spider
1914-01-15
The Ground Spider
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1914.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1914-01-15
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100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace
1914-10-01
100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1914.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1914-10-01
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Life Story of Iwami Jutaro
1913-04-01
Life Story of Iwami Jutaro
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1913.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1913-04-01
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Botan Dōrō
1914-07-01
Botan Dōrō
Overview:
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1914-07-01
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Kasamori ôsen
1920-01-01
Kasamori ôsen
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1920.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1920-01-01
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Rashomon
1911-01-01
Rashomon
Overview: Legend tells the Watanabe-no-Tsuna, one of Raiko's demon-hunters, was summoned to Rashomon where an evil she-demon, Idaraki-doji, was praying on traveler's. He hacked off the demon's arm, but she later tricked him into returning it.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1911-01-01
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Tenjiku Tokubei
1914-03-14
Tenjiku Tokubei
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1914.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1914-03-14
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Tenjiku tokubei
1919-07-14
Tenjiku tokubei
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1919.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1919-07-14
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Tenjiku Tokubei
1921-05-30
Tenjiku Tokubei
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1921.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1921-05-30
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Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
1927-09-01
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
Overview: The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai and their mission to avenge the death of their master.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-09-01
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Yotsuya Kaidan
1912-11-10
Yotsuya Kaidan
Overview: A tale of betrayal, murder and revenge.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1912-11-10
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The 47 Loyal Ronin
1910-12-01
The 47 Loyal Ronin
Overview: An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from various different 1910s adaptations totaling nearly three hours in length. The bulk of the content comes from the 1911 adaptation by legendary Japanese filmmaker Makino Shozo.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1910-12-01
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Iwami Jûtarô: kôhen
1920-01-01
Iwami Jûtarô: kôhen
Overview:
Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1920-01-01
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Iwami Jûtarô
1922-01-01
Iwami Jûtarô
Overview:
Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1922-01-01
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Iwami Jûtarô
1924-01-01
Iwami Jûtarô
Overview:
Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1924-01-01
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Iwami Jûtarô
1919-11-14
Iwami Jûtarô
Overview:
Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1919-11-14
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Iwami Jûtarô
1914-05-01
Iwami Jûtarô
Overview: Horror short.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1914-05-01
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Iwami Jûtarô
1911-08-01
Iwami Jûtarô
Overview: Horror short.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1911-08-01
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Iwami Jûtarô
1917-07-13
Iwami Jûtarô
Overview:
Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1917-07-13
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TS-CAM
TS-CAM
Overview: In the City of Saints, a woman's prayer gets painted and a failed cinematographer soothes his bitterness by uploading his recordings of film screenings for pay.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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