Haruyo Ichikawa
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 09, 1913
Deathday: November 18, 2004
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G-Men of Japan
1948-10-12
G-Men of Japan
Overview: The investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative team to uncover a series of frequent gang robberies and car gangs... This is the first film in the Nippon G-Men series, of which four more films were later released.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-10-12
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The Burning Prison
1950-08-12
The Burning Prison
Overview: In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the proviso that if the prisoner does not return within three days, or if he leaves Edo Prefecture, he will be sentenced to death. Prisoner Yakichi went to Matsumoto to see his mother, who was in critical condition. However, Yoriki Matsukura tries to catch Yakichi and bring him to execution.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-08-12
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Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
1949-05-10
Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Overview: The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-05-10
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Wild Lion
1953-08-12
Wild Lion
Overview: A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his father, Kokichi, who lived for the common people, his neighbors and his children. A film about paternal and maternal love and conjugal love in the creation of mankind, about the healing power of which laughter and tears have. The film that became the last work of the giant star Tsumasaburo Bando.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-08-12
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G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
1950-01-03
G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
Overview: The second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the Japanese Coast Guard and G-men. Having caught a suspicious radio signal, the coast Guard discovers that a smuggling transaction is taking place and goes to the place. It was supposed to be a big catch, but they lose sight of the smugglers by finding and rescuing a woman drowning in the sea. The rescued woman says she jumped into the sea while escaping from a slaver's boat... A luxury version featuring the two main stars of the Toei company – Chiezo Kataoka and Utaemon Ichikawa.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-01-03
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大吉ぼんのう鏡
1962-01-03
大吉ぼんのう鏡
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-03
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Meiji no kyōdai
1946-01-31
Meiji no kyōdai
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-01-31
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The Tattered Wings
1955-08-31
The Tattered Wings
Overview: A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense childhood sweetheart.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-08-31
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Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind
1951-11-16
Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind
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Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-11-16
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Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
1951-11-30
Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
Overview: film directed by Tai Katô
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-11-30
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Shirai Gonpachi
1956-02-12
Shirai Gonpachi
Overview: The film adaptation of the famous tragic love story of the young samurai Shirai Gonpachi and the beautiful courtesan Komurasaki.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-02-12
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The Emperor's Hat
1950-12-01
The Emperor's Hat
Overview: A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-12-01
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Diary of a Bride
1934-10-04
Diary of a Bride
Overview: Director Watanabe Kunio The first talkie film by Tamagawa Studio Starring Sugi Kyoji as Hosoi Ichikawa Haruyo as Kinuko Hoshi Reiko as Mitsuko Matsumoto Shutaro as boy of liquor shop Uemura Setsuko as landlord widow Kitahara Natsue as hysteric wife Oosaki Kenji as her husband Matsudaira Akira as singer at next door Hanano Kuniko as maid Kawagoe Ippei and Bando Mieshi as old couple Kanbe Hikaru as thief
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-10-04
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Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen
1951-07-31
Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen
Overview: 1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-07-31
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Taiko's Rising in the World
1938-06-17
Taiko's Rising in the World
Overview: Taikoki is a legendary biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose to the office of taikō. And the story of this film is about the rise to power of Toyotomi Hideyoshi from a farmer's son.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-06-17
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Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
1942-07-02
Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
Overview: The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until subduing almost all his enemies, the lonely comprehension of knowing that he actually can not take over the whole country because he was born too late.
Genres: History Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-07-02
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Secret Love
1966-12-03
Secret Love
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-03
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The Daughter of the Samurai
1937-02-04
The Daughter of the Samurai
Overview: Teruo gets caught up in a conflict between tradition and modernism after returning to Japan from Germany after having spent a number of years there studying. Now, he is supposed to marry Mitsuko, the daughter of his adoptive father, to whom Teruo has long been promised. But Teruo, who has gotten to know the freedoms of the western world, would rather marry the woman he loves and behaves brusquely to Mitsuko.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-02-04
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Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu
1953-04-01
Otome no shinsatsu-shitsu
Overview: 1953 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-04-01
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Ryū no misaki
1945-01-11
Ryū no misaki
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-01-11
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元祿美少年記
1955-12-21
元祿美少年記
Overview: On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence. When news of his lord, Asano Naganori, attacking Kira Yoshinaka in the palace reached Akō, Uemon no Shichi was sixteen. The family elder, Ōishi Kuranosuke, determined to avenge, gathered allies, but Uemon no Shichi's father, Chōsuke, being sickly and considered too young, was not included. Chōsuke committed suicide.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-12-21
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流轉
1956-04-25
流轉
Overview: In the eleventh year of the Tempō era, the Kawarazaki-za theater in Edo buzzed with excitement for a new production of "Kanjinchō" by Naritaya, featuring music by the master Kineya Rokusaburō. However, Naritaya's requests to change some of Rokusaburō's most painstakingly crafted parts of the composition angered his disciple, Shinjirō, leading to a conflict and Shinjirō's abandonment of the shamisen. One day, Shinjirō was captivated by the mysteriously beautiful dance of Oaki, a traveling performer's daughter, who seemed to be channeling her art into a form of revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-04-25
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The Skull Coin
1938-01-01
The Skull Coin
Overview: “Dokuro sen” (The Skull Coin) is the first film adaptation of the popular novel by Kikuo Sumita. The story evolves around the seven cursed coins (the Skull Coin) that are supposed to reveal the secrets of the hidden Tokugawa treasure.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-01-01
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A Rainbow at Every Turn
1956-02-19
A Rainbow at Every Turn
Overview: Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom they have not had. While Asako is a sweet young lady, Momoko, the eldest, goes out with whomever she wants, thus hiding the trauma caused by seduction and abandonment during the war by young Keita Aoki. One day Keita re-enters her life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-02-19
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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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豪快三人男
1951-05-05
豪快三人男
Overview: In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio of ronin who manipulate a group of spies, a mysterious woman protecting a young lord, and the overwhelming roar of the Warring States captured on the silver screen.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-05-05
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東海水滸伝
1945-07-12
東海水滸伝
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-07-12
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Kōfuku no genkai
1948-11-01
Kōfuku no genkai
Overview: The eldest daughter of the Takamatsu family, Atsuko, a widow, returns home due to not getting along with her late husband's family. On the other hand, the youngest daughter, Yukiko, is in love with a teacher older than her, much to her father's chagrin. All of this, together with Yukiko and Atusko not getting along, will shake the foundations of the Takamatsu family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-11-01
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The Okagura Brothers
1946-10-22
The Okagura Brothers
Overview: 1946 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-10-22
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Always in My Heart
1953-09-15
Always in My Heart
Overview: Machiko Ujiie and Haruki Atomiya first meet and fall in love on Ginza’s Sukiyabashi Bridge during the Great Tokyo Air Raid in March 1945. Machiko and Haruki pledge to meet again at the bridge in six months but part without asking each other’s names.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-09-15
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Always in My Heart Part 2
1953-12-01
Always in My Heart Part 2
Overview: Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-01
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Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan
1951-10-12
Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan
Overview: Japanese film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-10-12
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Singing Lovebirds
1939-12-14
Singing Lovebirds
Overview: An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable daughter to a suitor she doesn't love.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-12-14
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銃後に咲く
1934-03-01
銃後に咲く
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-03-01
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The Life of a Horse Trader
1951-12-07
The Life of a Horse Trader
Overview: The tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, despite being a father and a husband he is frequently drawn to taverns.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-12-07
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Festival Across the Sea
1941-05-04
Festival Across the Sea
Overview: There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and teachers gather from all over the country, including sesame oil sellers and organ grinders. The day before the festival, trouble arises with some horses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-05-04
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Young People
1937-10-08
Young People
Overview: Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because he feels sorry for her, a child born out of wedlock. Sumi (Natsukawa), one of Masaki’s colleagues and who is secretly in love with him, strongly disagrees with him about Keiko. Then Sumi hears a rumor that Keiko is pregnant with Masaki's child . . . .
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-10-08
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Crybaby Apprentice
1938-03-17
Crybaby Apprentice
Overview: A fatherless boy's mother passes him from one aunt to another.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-03-17
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Todoroki Sensei
1947-03-18
Todoroki Sensei
Overview: Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-03-18
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Capricious Young Man
1935-05-30
Capricious Young Man
Overview: An adventurer and two accomplices unexpectedly invite themselves to a sword tournament and are offered a job with the lord who organized the competition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-05-30
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Merciless Blade
1953-04-23
Merciless Blade
Overview: The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-04-23
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Initiation of the Two-Sword Style
1943-04-01
Initiation of the Two-Sword Style
Overview: Ito Daisuke's wartime retelling of the Miyamoto Musashi story.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-04-01
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Always in My Heart Part 3
1954-04-27
Always in My Heart Part 3
Overview: Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-04-27
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Takamaru and Kikumaru
1959-03-17
Takamaru and Kikumaru
Overview: Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a villain skilled in the art of sorcery. Hakuraku-Ou had long been seeking a Tiger Seal which, together with the Dragon Seal in his possession, would reveal the location of a huge ancestral fortune. But on the very night that the Tiger Seal was found, it was stolen by Tomomitsu, Ginnosuke's chief. When the two brothers receive the Dragon Seal from their father just before his death they determine to go to Death's-Head Castle, in order to recover the Tiger Seal.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-17
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Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956-05-14
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-05-14
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Sea Raiding Unit
1939-11-30
Sea Raiding Unit
Overview:
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-11-30
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Wrestling-Ring Festival
1944-03-30
Wrestling-Ring Festival
Overview:
Genres: History Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-03-30
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Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
1942-03-25
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Overview: 1942 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-03-25
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最後の攘夷党
1945-12-20
最後の攘夷党
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-12-20
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Musume wa kaku kōgi suru
1952-06-25
Musume wa kaku kōgi suru
Overview: 1952 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-06-25
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