Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 06, 1917
Deathday: May 17, 1981
Popularity:
1958-11-18
Overview: Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during the war. A grimly humorous tale of twisted relationships as one by one each of the group is eliminated.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-11-18
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1949-09-29
Overview:
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-09-29
Popularity:
1938-12-01
Overview: A captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige" starring Chiezo Kataoka and Kyoji Sugi.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-12-01
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1940-11-06
Overview: A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku (Kenichi Enomoto) fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1940-11-06
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1946-12-31
Overview: First film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-12-31
Popularity:
1939-12-14
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
Popularity:
1946-12-01
Overview: Based on the comic by Yutaka Asou
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-12-01
Popularity:
1940-01-02
Overview: Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1940-01-02
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