Shin'yō Nara
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 30, 1896
Deathday: November 26, 1977
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Honoo no sora
1927-10-14
Honoo no sora
Overview: Early feature film by Hiroshi Shimizu.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-10-14
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A Full Life
1962-01-14
A Full Life
Overview: A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-14
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Otome no iru kichi
1945-04-01
Otome no iru kichi
Overview: Japanese war movie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-04-01
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Marching Song
1937-10-21
Marching Song
Overview: A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-10-21
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Nobuko
1940-04-09
Nobuko
Overview: A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1940-04-09
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No Blood Relation
1932-12-16
No Blood Relation
Overview: An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she abandoned years before.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-12-16
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Woman of Tokyo
1933-02-09
Woman of Tokyo
Overview: Ryoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1933-02-09
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Junange
1926-12-12
Junange
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1926-12-12
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A Mother Should Be Loved
1934-05-11
A Mother Should Be Loved
Overview: A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unaware of the revelation, resents his mother for always punishing him more severely than his stepsibling.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-05-11
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Victory of Women
1946-04-18
Victory of Women
Overview: Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-04-18
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Until the Day We Meet Again
1932-11-24
Until the Day We Meet Again
Overview: A young man falls in love with a prostitute and is disowned by his family. He is then drafted, and heads off to war. Script exists - considered to be a lost film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-11-24
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悪魔の顔
1957-07-09
悪魔の顔
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-09
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The Dawn of Judo
1955-09-28
The Dawn of Judo
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-09-28
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Thirteen Eyes
1947-06-24
Thirteen Eyes
Overview: Second film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-06-24
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母恋草
1951-06-29
母恋草
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-06-29
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The Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951-01-03
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
Overview: Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in charge, but fails. His daughter Naeko (Takamine) finds out and takes on the role herself. This is a love romance adapted from an original story by Seiichi Funabashi that appeared in the magazine "Romance.”
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-01-03
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Our Planes Fly South
1943-09-10
Our Planes Fly South
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-09-10
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Sôbô
1933-12-07
Sôbô
Overview: Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-07
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Tengoku no hanayome
1945-11-29
Tengoku no hanayome
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-11-29
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Minami kaze
1951-09-14
Minami kaze
Overview: 1951 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-09-14
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The Rose on His Arm
1956-11-14
The Rose on His Arm
Overview: Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-14
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Street of Violence
1950-02-26
Street of Violence
Overview: An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-02-26
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Vermilion and Green
1937-04-17
Vermilion and Green
Overview: A businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-04-17
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First Steps Ashore
1932-04-14
First Steps Ashore
Overview: Early Japanese sound film, a remake of Josef von Sternberg’s DOCKS OF NEW YORK set in Yokohama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-04-14
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Mother
1929-12-01
Mother
Overview: The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-12-01
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The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931-05-29
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
Overview: Two people are fascinated by a sculptor's statue. The film is lost.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1931-05-29
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The Ball at the Anjo House
1947-09-27
The Ball at the Anjo House
Overview: After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-09-27
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Introspection Tower
1941-01-30
Introspection Tower
Overview: A reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The teachers and caretakers face much trouble. The school is often short on water, and one day, the well runs dry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-01-30
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Crimson Dream
1964-08-12
Crimson Dream
Overview: Tetsuji Takechi's third film is based on two short stories by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. The film depicts the lurid and violently erotic dreams of a writer, his wife and his sister, after having spent a night out drinking and visiting sex shows. It underwent extensive censorship before the government would allow it to be released. About 20% of the film's original content was cut and this footage is now considered lost.
Genres: Mystery Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-12
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The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942-04-23
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-04-23
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Young Miss Executive
1953-12-29
Young Miss Executive
Overview: A President of the confectionery company announced his retirement, and his sixteen year old granddaughter, Madoka was ordered to be a new head. But Madoka wants to be a stage dancer, so she won't concentrate her office job. Madoka meets Akiyama, a stage director. Akiyama introduce her to his neighbors. In among poor but open minded people, Madoka has changed. Her new ambition is her company provide nice sweets for children. She decide to focus on the office job. But she doesn't know that company executives has conspiracy against her...
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-29
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Warm Current
1939-12-01
Warm Current
Overview: Adaptation of Kishida Kunio's novel. Set against the backdrop of a power struggle within a hospital, depicts the love lives of the director's daughter, the administrative director, a doctor, and a nurse.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-12-01
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There Was a Father
1942-04-01
There Was a Father
Overview: Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-04-01
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My Elder Brother
1934-12-13
My Elder Brother
Overview: Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-12-13
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Reijin
1930-04-26
Reijin
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-04-26
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Silver Stream
1931-02-14
Silver Stream
Overview: Michiko gets pregnant after a rape. She marries a boring business partner of her father to avoid the shame. Later she meets the rapist again who is now a union leader in opposition of her husband.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1931-02-14
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Men vs. Women
1936-08-29
Men vs. Women
Overview: A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.
Genres: Comedy Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-08-29
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The Big Ambition
1955-03-30
The Big Ambition
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-03-30
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A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939-04-01
A Brother and His Younger Sister
Overview: A man who works late hours at a deadening job lives together with his wife and his younger sister. The younger sister's a modern girl who's starting to receive romantic attention from one of her co-workers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-04-01
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A Primer on Marriage
1930-01-05
A Primer on Marriage
Overview: Bored in his marriage, a dentist flirts with a young woman on a train. However he soon finds himself embroiled in a series of misunderstandings with his wife, the young woman and her husband. Considered to be a lost film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-01-05
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Twenty-Year-Old Youth
1946-05-23
Twenty-Year-Old Youth
Overview: The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-05-23
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Eclipse
1934-11-01
Eclipse
Overview: The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-11-01
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Spring Thunder
1939-04-13
Spring Thunder
Overview: Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her cronies, organizing music concerts and so on. However, things change when her father's business fails and she was suddenly thrown out into the world without any foundation. Eiko has no one to support her after she loses her social status, and her only tutor, Shinnosuke (Natsukawa Daijiro) was the only one who was sincere. Eiko is a stickler for using everything she can get her hands on, and she quickly moves into Shinnosuke's house.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-04-13
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Haha machi gusa
1951-08-17
Haha machi gusa
Overview: Asako works in a hostel for troubled young women. When a beautiful young girl is brought in one day after committing theft, Asako finds out from the older widow she works with that the new girl is undoubtedly her half-sister. When the younger sister suddenly flees on account of a misunderstanding, Asako makes up her mind to find the mother who deserted them both.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-08-17
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Aiyoku no sabaki
1953-05-06
Aiyoku no sabaki
Overview: Motoko Fujikawa works in the Seisen Church as an assistant to pastor Maki Inokichi. Motoko falls in love with Inokichi's virtuous character and devotes herself to the rehabilitation of a delinquent girl, gradually finding her job at the institution more worthwhile than the marriage recommended by her parents. Meanwhile, inside Inokichi's heart a flame of unknowing love for the single-minded Motoko begins to burn...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-05-06
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Haru no Wakakusa
1954-01-27
Haru no Wakakusa
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-01-27
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New Woman Question and Answer
1939-06-01
New Woman Question and Answer
Overview: Jie (Michiko Kuwano) attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha sister Oha (Hiroko Kawasaki) and became a lawyer. The aim. Michiko (Kuniko Miyake), one of the seven best friends from the same women's college, is getting married. The man she's marrying is her sister's lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-06-01
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Weeds with flowers
1939-06-15
Weeds with flowers
Overview: Weed with Flowers
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-06-15
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Dancing with a Mask
1943-10-28
Dancing with a Mask
Overview: Japanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-10-28
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Rikugun Daikoshin
1932-05-06
Rikugun Daikoshin
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Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-05-06
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Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964-11-14
Kono sora no aru kagiri
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-14
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Over That Hill
1951-11-01
Over That Hill
Overview: Mariko is an innocent girl who grew up in the highlands of Shinshu. She moves to Tokyo to live with her father who has successfully returned to Japan. Mariko is simply confused by the life in Tokyo, which is different from her own. Only her private tutor Daisuke was an advisor she could tolerate. Mariko develops slight feelings for Daisuke and finally realizes that he is her first love...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-11-01
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Rira no hana wasureji
1947-10-08
Rira no hana wasureji
Overview: In the 30th year, Nirasaki Den'emon established the Nirasaki Hokkaido Development Company with investment from Sonoi to build railway facilities. However, the endeavor faced criticism for attempting to buy Ainu land at low prices. Tokyo Nippo reporter Toshimasa Matsuzaka, who was actually Nirasaki's son, wants to expose the flawed practices of the company.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-10-08
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