Sanae Nakahara
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 31, 1935
Deathday: May 15, 2012
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Known For
The Baby Carriage
1956-01-21
The Baby Carriage
Overview: Upon discovering that her father has a mistress, a young girl befriends the "other woman" and her child. Realizing that her half-sister is doomed to being regarded as an outcast, the heroine sets about to spiritually legitimize the girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-21
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Women's Prison
1968-01-27
Women's Prison
Overview: A prostitute and her stepfather are falsely accused of murder, imprisoned, sexually abused and tortured. The real murderer will be discovered - and the girl will take revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-27
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Lady Snowblood
1973-12-01
Lady Snowblood
Overview: Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-12-01
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Pigs and Battleships
1961-01-21
Pigs and Battleships
Overview: In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-21
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The Lucky General
1962-08-26
The Lucky General
Overview: The action takes place in a city where you can live on only 100 yen a day. The "General", who indulged in gambling with his henchmen all day, he was running his business and hitting him with a taxi turned out to be a trifle for him. A unique work, filled with tears and laughter, praising the beautiful human love that blooms at the bottom of life, focused on the genius “General” who lives in the troubled city of Kamagasaki.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-26
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Phoenix
1956-06-14
Phoenix
Overview: Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news of her father Enmy's sudden death, and she performed enthusiastically on the stage that night, attracting a crowded audience.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-06-14
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Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
1966-11-09
Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea Is Bright Red as the Color of Love
Overview: Sequel to Tokyo Drifter
Genres: Crime Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-11-09
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Aniki
1962-01-27
Aniki
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-27
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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972-03-12
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Overview: A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.
Genres: Drama Mystery War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-03-12
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The Frozen Plains
1962-04-22
The Frozen Plains
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-22
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Joe of Aces: Give and Take
1961-06-11
Joe of Aces: Give and Take
Overview: Against the bosses of the underworld that dominate Yokohama, Kobe, and Hong Kong, ace Joe, who plays an invincible gunman, shows off his transcendent gunplay! The third installment of the business series.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-11
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Main Street in the Underworld
1964-04-25
Main Street in the Underworld
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-25
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Black Temptation
1965-10-02
Black Temptation
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-02
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Our Teacher
1983-08-24
Our Teacher
Overview: Japanese film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-08-24
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I, the Executioner
1968-04-13
I, the Executioner
Overview: Police investigators investigate the link between a serial killer's machinations and a teenage boy who committed suicide.
Genres: Thriller Horror Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-04-13
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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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Writhing Tongue
1980-11-22
Writhing Tongue
Overview: Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at the conclusion that she has tetanus. Her parents have to bear the sufferings of their child. The once peaceful family has changed completely.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-11-22
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Green Lovers
1975-06-21
Green Lovers
Overview: Pinku from 1975.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-06-21
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Umi no jōji ni kakero
1960-09-17
Umi no jōji ni kakero
Overview: 1960 action film.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-17
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Streetlights
1957-02-13
Streetlights
Overview: A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally dropped train ticket.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-02-13
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Murahachibu
1953-03-21
Murahachibu
Overview: A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-03-21
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Frankie the Milkman
1956-12-05
Frankie the Milkman
Overview: Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-05
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969-10-04
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Overview: Inspector General Kanjuro Sano conspires with the future shogun twin brother. They replace Ieyoshi Tokugawa with his twin, but it becomes a problem when suspicion arises and Nemuri Kyoshiro gets involved.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-04
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Shinran: Path to Purity
1987-06-02
Shinran: Path to Purity
Overview: In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex and very demanding practices which might eventually bring about spiritual purification and realization. Various Zen schools offered students a lengthy path, literally composed of a blank wall and unceasing meditation. Yet another school (Tendai) emphasized complex metaphysics and the study of philosophical systems. Basically, all of them were designed to cater to the few who were able to give up everything else in their lives and focus on liberation, such as scholars and noblemen. In this historical and biographical drama, this is the situation that the young Shinran (1173-1263) discovered when he began exploring Buddhism as an alternative to the violence and ceaseless civil wars that racked Japan at the time.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-06-02
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Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa
1962-10-21
Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-21
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Namari o buchikome
1962-12-16
Namari o buchikome
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-16
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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
1966-03-23
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
Overview: Also known as "History of a Man’s Face" and "By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him" . Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough but suave Dr. Amamiya (Ando) can stop them, as long as he gets rid of his silly peace-loving ideals.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-23
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat
1971-08-08
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 6 - The Woman's Grudge Spirit Boat
Overview: Sixth film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-08-08
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ドリフターズですよ！特訓特訓また特訓
1969-01-15
ドリフターズですよ！特訓特訓また特訓
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-15
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Secrets of a Woman's Temple
1969-01-25
Secrets of a Woman's Temple
Overview: A woman joins a convent to investigate the suspicious death of her brother but nothing could prepare her for the horror and depravity that takes place behind the convent walls.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-25
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
1973-12-29
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Overview: Nami is once again on the run from the law but is saved by an old classmate who works at a strip club. Through a subsequent conversation they discover they both have a score to settle with a particular crooked cop. However, Nami has doubts about ever trusting a man.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-12-29
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Return of the Vagabond
1960-04-23
Return of the Vagabond
Overview: The 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler, Shinji Taki (Akira Kobayashi), with his guitar arrives in Sadogashima Island, Niigata, Japan. Of course, Shinji meets yet another beautiful girl named Noriko, who closely resembles the famous actress Ruriko Asaoka again. Of course, Noriko is in trouble. Of course, Shinji's yet another skilled rival named "Tetsu, the Gunman" comes to Sado shortly. Of course, the villain tries to kill Shinji and Tetsu. Of course, Shinji solves the problem and leaves Sado suddenly.
Genres: Music Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-04-23
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Black Ninja
1967-09-08
Black Ninja
Overview: Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-09-08
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
1965-01-12
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire
Overview: Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-12
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Red Pier
1958-09-23
Red Pier
Overview: Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-09-23
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Song of the Devil
1975-08-15
Song of the Devil
Overview: Bakyo is a talented but unsuccessful rakugo artist. The very successful Rokyu wants to take Bakyo under his wings, but Bakyo refuses, claiming that Rokyu's rakugo is compromised by the elements of kabuki. But Bakyo changes his mind and determines to learn (or steal) Rokyu's craft and makes it his own.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-08-15
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Kanto Wanderer
1963-11-23
Kanto Wanderer
Overview: Handsome young Katsuta tries to follow the yakuza code, but even his boss doesn't believe in it. Diamond Fuyu is less ethical, and allows the idiotic Tetsu to trick a schoolgirl he fancies, Hanako, into a type of bonded prostitution. Because of gang conflict, the Izu family (to whom Katsuta belongs) has their last gambling den taken over, and he seeks revenge. This brings him back into contact with a former lover who is also a card trickster - she is also Diamond Fuyu's sister, and is now married to Okaru-Hachi, who has mastered a clever card cheating trick called Okaru, which involves the deft use of mirrors.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-23
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Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964-08-26
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Overview: Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is not invited. Jiro meanwhile is planning a big job - steal 40 million in cash and drugs, and he invites Sabu and gang to act as decoys, for 50,000 each. The sting is a success, but the double-crossing starts almost immediately. Sabu discovers how little of the take they were promised and hides the stash. Jiro and his slimy partner pressure the kids to fess up. Meanwhile, their respectable elder brother Ichiro is being leaned on by the town's big boss, whose money it was.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-26
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The Rambling Guitarist
1959-10-11
The Rambling Guitarist
Overview: Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman, Taki's mysterious past catches up with him.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-10-11
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Smashing the 0-Line
1960-06-25
Smashing the 0-Line
Overview: Katiri is a reporter so ambitiously amoral that he’ll sell out anyone—including his partner and the drug dealer he’s sleeping with—to get a scoop. But what happens when an even more ruthless female gang boss kidnaps his sister?
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-06-25
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For This We Fight
1961-01-14
For This We Fight
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-14
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The Tokyo Mighty Guy
1960-07-29
The Tokyo Mighty Guy
Overview: Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in the busy Ginza district. His culinary skills and dashing good looks bring in the women as well as unwanted trouble, while an explosive political scandal builds around his girlfriend’s business...
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-29
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The Cannery Boat
1953-09-10
The Cannery Boat
Overview: Describes the oppressed life of the crab fishermen and their final revolt which is bloodily suppressed by the Royal Navy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-09-10
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The Girl from Osaka
1958-06-01
The Girl from Osaka
Overview: Japanese comedy film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-01
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The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965-09-04
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
Overview: Japanese horror film directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-04
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Nikoyon monogatari
1956-09-11
Nikoyon monogatari
Overview: Japanese drama film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-09-11
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Endless Desire
1958-11-18
Endless Desire
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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Mayonaka no tsuma-tachi
1987-07-17
Mayonaka no tsuma-tachi
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1987.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-17
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Red Paper Lantern
1974-03-23
Red Paper Lantern
Overview: A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-03-23
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Hokuriku Proxy War
1977-02-26
Hokuriku Proxy War
Overview: In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.
Genres: Drama Crime Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-02-26
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The Threat
1966-02-17
The Threat
Overview: Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an advertising agency and lives quietly with his family. They will force him to collect the child's ransom for them.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-17
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Warrior of the Wind
1964-01-15
Warrior of the Wind
Overview: A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and romance of Shinzo and a beautiful Princess who find themselves at the center of an intrigue surrounding the legendary land of Yasurai in the mountains of Kumano. Hidden gold, the love of a beautiful Princess, and the approaching evil sword all contribute in bringing you a Ninja action thriller that only the legendary actor Okawa Hashizo and the genius director Kato Tai could produce!
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-15
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The House of the Sleeping Virgins
1968-01-31
The House of the Sleeping Virgins
Overview: About an establishment where old men pay to sleep besides young girls that had been narcotized and happen to be naked, the sleeping beauties. The old men are expected to take sleeping pills and share the bed for a whole night with a girl without attempting anything of bad taste like putting a finger inside their mouths.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-31
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Judo Showdown
1965-12-18
Judo Showdown
Overview: In the end of 19th century Japan, followers of judo and jujitsu battle for supremacy in Japanese martial arts.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-18
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Cops vs. Thugs
1975-04-26
Cops vs. Thugs
Overview: When a lucrative waterfront development becomes available, the Kawade gang quickly use their political connections to secure the land. However, the acting boss of the Ohara gang also has his eyes on the property and recruits crooked detective Tokumatsu Kuno to help him hijack the deal. With relations between the rival gangs at breaking point, it's not long before all-out war breaks out as the gangsters, police and local politicians battle for control of the city.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-04-26
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Play It Cool
1970-05-01
Play It Cool
Overview: This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-01
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Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969-07-08
Japan Organized Crime Boss
Overview: Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is is taken in a crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for the control of the city. He tries to keep to the old yakuza code but he is no match for the new thugs who live and fight without honor.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-08
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974-01-15
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Overview: As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-01-15
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Shogun's Samurai
1978-01-21
Shogun's Samurai
Overview: Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Genres: Action Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-01-21
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
1976-04-24
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss
Overview: The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-04-24
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The Fall of Ako Castle
1978-10-28
The Fall of Ako Castle
Overview: This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-28
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Sex Peddlers
1965-01-30
Sex Peddlers
Overview: A young bartender acts as a pimp on the side: he pretends to have VD to get a girl an abortion. She is actually infected by another and plans her revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-30
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Female Ninja Magic
1964-10-03
Female Ninja Magic
Overview: In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descendents would end, he impregnates one of five Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in hopes of continuing the bloodline. Princess Sen and the five female ninja escape from Osaka castle by blending in with the handmaidens. Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu who was supposed to rule all under the heavens was informed of this secret. So Ieyasu orders five samurai of the Iga Ninja clan (brought by Hattori Hanzo) to stop the Toyotomi bloodline by killing the Kunoichi ninja. An attack of ninja magic arts unfolds in a battle of the sexes.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-03
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Lily Festival
2001-08-26
Lily Festival
Overview: Sachi Hamano's Yurisai (Lily Festival) is about a man (Mickey Curtis) in his seventies who comes to live in an apartment building that also houses seven elderly women. The film examines the ladies' sexual desires as the man proceeds to woo each of them. Kazuko Yoshiyuki portrays one of the female residents. The film was adapted from a novel by Houko Momotani and was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-08-26
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The Seasons of Love
1958-06-10
The Seasons of Love
Overview: A family is slowly falling apart: the father is absent from the start, the mother a kept woman thanks to her children, the son is being cheated on by his wife, one daughter is forced to marry an older man against her will, while the other has retreated into smug moral superiority.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-10
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Murder on the Sanriku Coast
1987-07-25
Murder on the Sanriku Coast
Overview: A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-25
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Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976-01-31
Operation Plazma in Osaka
Overview: Amidst Japan's postwar economic boom, yakuza factions in Osaka fight for survival when Japan's largest crime syndicate plans a hostile takeover.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-01-31
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The Girls and the Students
1960-02-21
The Girls and the Students
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-02-21
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Wait for Tomorrow
1960-10-26
Wait for Tomorrow
Overview: Kohei Misugi works in a vegetable market, but his ambition is to be a photographer. He is given his first opportunity to demonstrate his talent by the Sakura Film Company which offers him an assignment to "Cover Tokyo" with a camera. But he is disillusioned when he is told he must work together with Miharu, a good looking girl in the film company's publicity department. Then the fun begins.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-26
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May Love Be Restored
1980-04-29
May Love Be Restored
Overview: A tragic love story between a prostitute and a young trainee monk.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-04-29
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Farewell to Southern Tosa
1959-08-02
Farewell to Southern Tosa
Overview: Story of an ex-con trying to go straight, but of course the old ways die hard.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-02
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Saijo katagi
1959-04-15
Saijo katagi
Overview: Set in an old merchant house in Kyoto, the film traces the passing of an era through the story of a parent and child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-15
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The President's Son
1962-05-27
The President's Son
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-27
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Ningen Gari
1962-01-23
Ningen Gari
Overview: A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-23
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Nomugi Pass
1979-06-30
Nomugi Pass
Overview: The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured those conditions and sexual harassment to earn money for their poor families. Across the ocean, it was the great depression in America.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-06-30
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Komugīro no tenshi suzume to shōnen
1978-12-24
Komugīro no tenshi suzume to shōnen
Overview:
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-12-24
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975-11-01
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
Overview: The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for territorial rights and drug smuggling. The Owada sends their man, Tetsu, and his friend Shuji to kill the Kyoei boss. With the promise of fame and riches, Shuji takes the fall and goes to jail for 7 years. But when he's released, he discovers that he and Tetsu have been all but forgotten by the Owada. Feeling betrayed, Shuji takes matters into his own hands and becomes an unsuspecting pawn in an internal conflict and an assassination attempt on the Owada boss. And now angered, Shuji seeks revenge...
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-11-01
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That Guy and I
1961-09-10
That Guy and I
Overview: Asada Keiko and Kurokawa Saburo are two young college students. When Keiko visits Saburo's house, she meets his father Kokichi and his mother Motoko. Motoko is a famous hair dresser, who openly flaunts her lover. When Kokichi and Motoko fight, which they do a lot, he routinely threatens to leave but never quite does. A relationship develops between Saburo and Keiko, but Saburo is shaken when his mother tells Keiko the truth about Saburo's past and the secret of his birth.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-10
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Ai Sureba Koso
1955-07-05
Ai Sureba Koso
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-05
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Crimson Wings
1958-12-28
Crimson Wings
Overview: At about the same time as lwami, president of a Tokyo company is murdered by an unknown assailant, it happens that an urgent call has been received from an airline company's office on remote Hachijo Island for a special serum. A Cessna aircraft which has been chartered by a man named Ohashi takes off for the island with the serum piloted by Ishida. But when airborne, Ohashi, who is the murderer of lwami, holds up Ishida at gunpoint and orders him to land on a small island west of Hachijo where a ship is waiting to take him to Hong Kong...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-28
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Temptation
1957-09-22
Temptation
Overview: Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-09-22
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Memory & Desire
1998-01-01
Memory & Desire
Overview: Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
1958-09-02
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
Overview: Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for Daishiro. One day, Daishiro got a call from his relative Morihiko. He said he forgot the winning lottery ticket of 2 million yen at the hotel, so he wants Daishiro to go and pick it up. Morihiko used the hotel for secret meetings, so he said he couldn't go there himself because he was afraid it would become public. When Daishiro entered the hotel, the Yakuza, who learned about the lottery from the newspaper, threaten the hotel maid Noriko, and want to rob her. Daishiro helps Noriko and safely picks up the lottery, but a message arrives from his relative Seikichi from Osaka. His missing son Kaoru is said to be a boxer in Osaka. "My son... He has the blood of a boxer in him..." Daishiro is heading to Osaka in a hurry...
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-09-02
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The Coming of Age
1958-06-17
The Coming of Age
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-17
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Even If Life Withers
1968-10-25
Even If Life Withers
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-10-25
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Mekishiko mushuku
1962-01-03
Mekishiko mushuku
Overview:
Genres: Western
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-03
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Machi ga nemuru toki
1959-05-06
Machi ga nemuru toki
Overview:
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-05-06
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Unripe Fruit
1959-02-04
Unripe Fruit
Overview: A youth lyrical painting depicting a sensitive young man with rich poetic feelings focused on the concerns and aspirations of a high school student.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-02-04
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The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
1966-02-03
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
Overview: The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-03
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The Law's Bloody Wounds
1960-01-09
The Law's Bloody Wounds
Overview: An action masterpiece depicting the brotherhood of a younger brother (a student yakuza who breaks the gang rules and the law), and an older brother who prays for his brother's happiness while becoming a gangster to the old yakuza.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-09
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Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison
1968-11-16
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison
Overview: Japanese crime film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-11-16
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Gambler in the Sea
1961-07-01
Gambler in the Sea
Overview: Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and scorching deserts in this gorgeous and entertaining epic.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-07-01
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Shojo jutai
1966-10-29
Shojo jutai
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-29
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The Morgue Murderer
1973-03-05
The Morgue Murderer
Overview:
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-03-05
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974-06-29
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Overview: While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-06-29
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Catastrophe
1990-05-16
Catastrophe
Overview: A Salaryman in Hokkaido heads to Tokyo for his daughters wedding, but the fun is just beginning,,,
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-05-16
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Shiroi natsu
1957-07-23
Shiroi natsu
Overview: Hey, please, hold me... A thrilling physical farewell gift that a pure-hearted adult received while trembling!! Set in a simple rural town's post office, this youthfully bright and humorous story depicts the intricacies of life experienced by a rookie young postal worker. Depicting the subtle intricacies of life experienced by a young protagonist in a simple post office setting. This bright and humorous story evokes a heartfelt sense of empathy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-23
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Flowers in the rain
1960-11-30
Flowers in the rain
Overview: A song-based action drama featuring hit songs by Hiroshi Inoue about a daughter who cries over an innocent crime and a young man who bravely stands up for the truth to help her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-11-30
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The Challenge
1982-07-23
The Challenge
Overview: Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-07-23
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Asshii-tachi no machi
1981-03-28
Asshii-tachi no machi
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-03-28
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Showdown in the Storm
1958-10-29
Showdown in the Storm
Overview: A lively coming-of-age movie about the activities of Mr. Yu-chan, a teacher who helps the weak and discourages the wicked.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-10-29
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Mountain Pass
1957-11-05
Mountain Pass
Overview: Adaptation of Jirō Osaragi's novel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-11-05
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Kawaii Onna
1959-06-23
Kawaii Onna
Overview: A unique erotic mystery about the murder of a husband.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-23
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Wakai hito-tachi
1954-11-08
Wakai hito-tachi
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-11-08
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Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965-07-03
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-03
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Densuke no senden kyō
1956-10-17
Densuke no senden kyō
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-10-17
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