Yū Fujiki
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 02, 1931
Deathday: December 19, 2005
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Known For
The Hidden Fortress
1958-12-28
The Hidden Fortress
Overview: In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-28
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962-08-11
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Overview: The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-11
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964-04-29
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Overview: Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.
Genres: Drama Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-29
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The Lower Depths
1957-10-01
The Lower Depths
Overview: Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-01
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Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962-01-14
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-14
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The End of Summer
1961-10-29
The End of Summer
Overview: The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-29
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Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
1962-01-28
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-28
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Atragon
1963-12-22
Atragon
Overview: The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's only defense.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-22
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Sazae-san's Marriage
1959-01-09
Sazae-san's Marriage
Overview: Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and eventually heads for Nikko, a travel destination. Sazae is once again overwhelmed by the sight of the newlyweds bustling with sunlight, but...
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-09
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Long Way to Okinawa
1962-03-07
Long Way to Okinawa
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-07
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Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958-08-26
Sazae's Engagement Trip
Overview: An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in TohoScope.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-08-26
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続サラリーマン清水港
1962-03-07
続サラリーマン清水港
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-07
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Space Amoeba
1970-08-01
Space Amoeba
Overview: When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-01
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Salaryman Shimizu Minato
1962-01-03
Salaryman Shimizu Minato
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-03
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Travels of Lord Mito
1969-11-01
Travels of Lord Mito
Overview: In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals, Sukesaburo and Kakunosuke, under the name of Koemon, a retired peasant.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-01
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Operation Mad Dog
1963-09-29
Operation Mad Dog
Overview: Film number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-09-29
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The Dangoro Party in the Sky
1962-04-15
The Dangoro Party in the Sky
Overview: The film adaptation of Kazuo Kikuta novel "Kumo no Ue Dangoro Ichiza", which enjoyed great success at the performances of the Toho Takarazuka Theater at the end of the year. The troupe "Kumo no Ue Dangoro" continues to tour from town to village. The small cast of the troupe includes its leader (Kenichi Enomoto), Norizo (Norihei Miki) and Taizo (Mutoshi Happa), who play female roles - they are all super actors, each of whom plays five roles. Dan Goro dreams of performing in a major theater and tries to put on a big show with a young man he meets in Shikoku named Sakai (Frankie Sakai), but...
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-15
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Mako Osorubeshi
1954-06-15
Mako Osorubeshi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-06-15
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Rainbow Kids
1991-01-15
Rainbow Kids
Overview: A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchange of roles takes place.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-15
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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957-12-17
Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Overview: Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-17
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Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
1959-11-22
Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
Overview: A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-11-22
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Beyond the Hills
1960-02-02
Beyond the Hills
Overview: Story of young love in the hills.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-02-02
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Hito mo arukeba
1960-02-09
Hito mo arukeba
Overview: A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-02-09
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Yearning
1964-01-15
Yearning
Overview: War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko's in-laws plan to convert their small shop into a supermarket, to her detriment.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-15
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Station
1981-11-07
Station
Overview: A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-07
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The Tale of Saikaido
1983-09-30
The Tale of Saikaido
Overview: Set in the Kyushu area of the Edo period. This is a large-length bizarre story that incorporates elements such as mysteries and adventures surrounding hidden gold mines.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-09-30
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Double Bed
1983-08-05
Double Bed
Overview: Kato is a small time TV producer. He has a wife Masako, and a young son Taro. Kato also has a friend Yamazaki who he knew since college. Yamazaki has a girl friend Riko who lives with her younger sister Yuko who's an actress. Yamazaki is a lyric writer/womanizer and he starts to have an affair with Masako, but he's still going out with Riko.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-08-05
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Josei jishin
1962-05-22
Josei jishin
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-22
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At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981-12-19
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Overview: A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several impostors in the same situation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-19
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Samurai of Hachiman
1981-08-30
Samurai of Hachiman
Overview: A mysterious swordsman called Hatokuro Yawata (Ken Matsudaira) who appeared from somewhere with white pigeons is actually Naotada Ii, the lord of Hikone Han. He was told that he had an older brother of twin by his mother on her deathbed. Hatokuro pretended to be a citizen in Edo and searched for his brother. However, in Edo, Murasaki Gumi, led by the mysterious Murasaki had power and used it as they like. One day, Hatokuro saved Okyu whose office-worker father was killed from Sanjuro Akaseki of Murasakigumi. It brought about a fierce fight between Murasaki and Hatokuro. What is the identity of Murasaki!?
Genres: Action History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-30
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Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
1996-05-25
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
Overview: A difficult request brought to the unlicensed genius surgeon Black Jack. It was supposed to be born as twins, but it was an operation to separate what had been taken into another body. The second in a series depicting the episode of the birth of Pinoko.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-05-25
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Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961-06-27
Sararīman yajikita dōchū
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-27
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Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961-07-23
Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-07-23
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Our Failures
1962-09-01
Our Failures
Overview: Tells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his love adventures.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-01
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Mount Hakone
1962-09-15
Mount Hakone
Overview: Japanese drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-15
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Yoru no keisha
1962-06-28
Yoru no keisha
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-28
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The Masterless 47
1960-12-25
The Masterless 47
Overview: Part one of The Masterless 47.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-12-25
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9 Souls
2003-07-19
9 Souls
Overview: After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-19
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Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
1962-11-17
Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-17
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Star of Hong Kong
1962-07-14
Star of Hong Kong
Overview: Wang Xinglian returns from her studies in Japan to visit her father in Hong Kong where she has an encounter with the young Japanese Hasegawa Toru. The two meet again and fall in love in Hokkaido when Wang and her best friend Sugimoto Kanako are going on a holiday. Urged by her friend Zhang Yingming to concentrate on her studies, Wang remains ambivalent about the relationship, and is even more upset to realise that Sugimoto is in love with her fellow countryman. Feigning an engagement with Zhang, Wang initiates a break-up with Hasegawa and finds work in Singapore after graduation. Hasegawa learns the real cause of the break-up from Sugimoto in Hong Kong. A frenzy search finally leads to a reunion and a proposal in Kuala Lumpur. However, their love is doomed by a twist of fate as Wang must leave to see her desperately ill father in Hong Kong while Hasegawa has to leave for America to pursue his career.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1962-07-14
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Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya
1967-09-02
Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya
Overview: Japanese horror comedy from 1967.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-09-02
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This Greedy Old Skin
1960-09-18
This Greedy Old Skin
Overview: A kind of modern dress "Donzoko" "The Lower Depths", about slum life in Osaka, where a greedy widow (Mimasu) takes advantage of her poor roomers, including her own son, who makes a meagre living stripping taxicabs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-18
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Throne of Blood
1957-01-15
Throne of Blood
Overview: Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-15
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Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962-12-16
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-16
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Little Peach
1958-05-13
Little Peach
Overview: Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named Ryokichi. Their life quickly sinks into despair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-05-13
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The Thin Line
1966-02-12
The Thin Line
Overview: Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead. Although Tashiro is not a suspect in the police investigation, he is racked with guilt and confesses to his wife, Masako. In an effort to further relieve his tortured sense of guilt, he then confesses to Sugimoto. Neither his wife nor his friend can believe that he could have been involved.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-12
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Ultraman Leo: The Leo Brothers vs. The Monster Brothers
1979-04-28
Ultraman Leo: The Leo Brothers vs. The Monster Brothers
Overview: Theatrical version of episode 22 of Ultraman Leo TV series. When monster brothers attack Tokyo, Leo remembers the loss of his own younger brother, Astra. But is Astra truly gone...?
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-04-28
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Ultraman Leo: The Wandering Monster of Sorrow
1979-07-21
Ultraman Leo: The Wandering Monster of Sorrow
Overview: Theatrical version of episode 10 of Ultraman Leo TV series. Ron, the pet of Ultraman Leo and survivor from L77 arrives on Earth. But after Ron has changed for the worst, Gen is conflicted on rehabilitating him, or putting him down
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-21
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956-12-26
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
Overview: Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-26
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ホラ吹き太閤記
1964-10-31
ホラ吹き太閤記
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-31
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クレージーだよ 奇想天外
クレージーだよ 奇想天外
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Original Language: ja
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空想天国
1968-08-14
空想天国
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-14
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960-01-15
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Overview: Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-15
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Luxury Yacht: First Love Tour Murder Case
1990-08-11
Luxury Yacht: First Love Tour Murder Case
Overview: Office worker Kanako takes a trip to Nanki Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture as part of a travel agency project to reunite with her first love. She was nominated by Yamano, a classmate from elementary school. Kanako meets Yamano for the first time in 15 years, but for some reason their old stories don't add up. She gradually begins to suspect that Yamano is a fake, but...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-08-11
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The Gambling Samurai
1960-03-28
The Gambling Samurai
Overview: Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-28
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Two in the Shadow
1967-11-18
Two in the Shadow
Overview: A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-11-18
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Completely... With That Air!
1981-12-20
Completely... With That Air!
Overview: This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-20
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Ghost Man
1954-10-13
Ghost Man
Overview: A ghost man with his face hidden entirely by bandages is killing beautiful nude models. Detective Kindaichi investigates.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-10-13
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No Time for Tears
1955-05-10
No Time for Tears
Overview: Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named Onishi. But when Onishi begins a romantic relationship with the coach's daughter Michiko, Shimamura becomes angry with the young man, lashing out at him when he disobeys instructions during a game. In turn, Michiko becomes angry with her father, who becomes increasingly depressed. When a tragedy strikes the family, Coach Shimamura begins losing control of his life, just when his family and his team need him most.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-05-10
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Farewell Rabaul
1954-02-10
Farewell Rabaul
Overview: A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-02-10
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A Night in Hong Kong
1961-07-01
A Night in Hong Kong
Overview: Romantic melodrama set in contemporary Hong Kong, Japan and Laos. Hiroshi Tanaka (Takarada) is a Japanese journalist on assignment in Hong Kong who meets and falls in love with Wu Li Hung (Ming). He proposes to Wu Li but she rejects him because of her distaste for mixed marriages (her mother was Japanese but deserted her family and returned to Japan during WWII). Tanaka locates Wu Li’s mother and unsuccessfully tries to reunite them, but eventually Wu Li accepts his proposal. A joyous Tanaka flies off to Laos to finish an assignment but on the eve of his wedding he is killed there.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1961-07-01
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Blood and Diamonds
1964-07-01
Blood and Diamonds
Overview: A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions begin to rise.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-07-01
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Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967-04-28
Las Vegas Free-For-All
Overview: The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the seven Cats were the lovely Mie Hama and such Japanese musical artists as The Peanuts, The Johnnys, The Drifters, and Jackie Yoshikawa & the Blue Comets.
Genres: Comedy Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-28
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Kamikaze, the Adventurer
1981-11-07
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Overview: An ex-Olympic athlete and a student commit cash robbery. Aki Hoshino, a pre-med student, becomes inspired to steal money the school collected as “special fees” from parents wanting to assure their offspring’s’ acceptance into the hallowed institution. He forms an unbeatable alliance with an ex-employee and crime bosses to retrieve the ill-gotten money from the “wrong” hands.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-07
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955-07-12
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Overview: After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-12
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Room for Let
1959-06-02
Room for Let
Overview: When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-02
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Daredevil in the Castle
1961-01-03
Daredevil in the Castle
Overview: During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
Genres: History War Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-03
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002-10-25
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
Overview: Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-25
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002-10-25
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
Overview: Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Lower Depths" (1957).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2002-10-25
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The Maiden Courtesan
1956-01-22
The Maiden Courtesan
Overview: Period romantic drama.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-22
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The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
1959-04-19
The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung
Overview: The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-19
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The Three Treasures
1959-11-01
The Three Treasures
Overview: The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.
Genres: Fantasy Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-11-01
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The Hotelman's Holiday
1958-07-12
The Hotelman's Holiday
Overview: A longtime hotel employee (Morishige) struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-07-12
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Young Challengers
1968-10-12
Young Challengers
Overview: A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-10-12
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The War of the Gargantuas
1966-07-31
The War of the Gargantuas
Overview: Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
Genres: Action Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-07-31
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The Daphne
1966-10-01
The Daphne
Overview: Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their long-suffering mother. The mother and her brother try various schemes to find husbands for them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-01
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Good Luck to These Two
1957-02-19
Good Luck to These Two
Overview: A young man and woman are determined to marry despite opposition from her parents.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-02-19
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Echo Mountain
1959-01-22
Echo Mountain
Overview: An Ishiro Honda film.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-22
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Chûshingura
1962-11-03
Chûshingura
Overview: After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Genres: History Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-03
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The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966-01-03
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
Overview: Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send him to prison. In prison Sangoro will have a new life
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-01-03
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Danger Point: The Road to Hell
1991-10-11
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Overview: Killers Ken and Joji undertake the killing of a man named Sakai. He utters some interesting last words before being shot dead, leading Ken and Joji on a trail of death and destruction.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-10-11
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A Sandcastle Model Family Home
1989-09-15
A Sandcastle Model Family Home
Overview: An opportune salaryman moves his family into a model mansion for 12 months; unfortunately, they must allow prospective buyers to trek through their home during business hours.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-09-15
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All About Marriage
1958-05-26
All About Marriage
Overview: Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-05-26
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Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
1969-08-13
Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses
Overview: A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-13
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Sazae-san Sequel
1957-04-09
Sazae-san Sequel
Overview: An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-04-09
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Teenage Sazae
1957-12-28
Teenage Sazae
Overview: Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-28
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Admiral Yamamoto
1968-08-14
Admiral Yamamoto
Overview: As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-14
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963-06-26
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Overview: When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Comedy Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-06-26
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A Man Among Men
1955-01-03
A Man Among Men
Overview: Gangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but Ken wrecks the truce by agreeing to fix a boxing match in which Maki has an interest in one of the fighters. After a terrible brawl, the two gangsters discover that they have both been played for suckers by their bosses. They join forces to turn the tables on the bosses.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-03
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Sanctuary
1995-01-21
Sanctuary
Overview: Akira Hojo and Chiaki Asami live different lives in Tokyo, Japan: Hojo is the leader of a small but rising Yakuza clan, while Asami is a politician aiming to become the youngest member of the Japanese parliament. But while they both live in different ways, Hojo and Asami share the same past; both of them were survivors of the Killing Fields of Cambodia. With the aggression and survival instincts they learned in the Cambodian jungles, Hojo and Asami strive in both the Yakuza and political world to reform Japan into their own sanctuary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-01-21
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Rainy Night Duel
1956-01-29
Rainy Night Duel
Overview: Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Despite his success, Koseki is expelled from his judo school because of his propensity for street fighting. He goes to work for a gangster named Joji, but when he realizes that Joji is mixed up in the slave trade, Koseki helps the police in their attempts to foil Joji.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-29
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The Young Ace in Hawaii
1963-08-11
The Young Ace in Hawaii
Overview: Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-11
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I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959-04-12
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Overview: On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police as a war criminal and sued for murder.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-12
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Japan's Longest Day
1967-08-03
Japan's Longest Day
Overview: Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-03
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Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963-11-01
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Overview: The third and final chapter of MP & GI's Toho Trilogy expands the geographical reach of the franchise, taking stars Lucilla You Min and Takarada Akira across the Pacific to Hawaii, where scenic travelogue passages add to the cross-cultural affair. Also expanded is the romantic entanglement, as the love birds find themselves embroiled in an intricate love pentagon! By then a rising star of Toho boasting multiple talents, Jimmy Lin was bestowed the unenviable task of playing one of the five, the Lucilla character's long-lost fiancé…
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1963-11-01
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Time and Tide
1983-03-18
Time and Tide
Overview: An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-18
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The Preacher of Love
1961-02-01
The Preacher of Love
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-01
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Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961-08-29
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-29
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Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
1963-04-21
Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki
Overview: 1963 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-21
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Different Sons
1961-11-12
Different Sons
Overview: In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryman at a top company, refuses to support his parents while his brother, Shoji, determines to care for them despite only working as a taxi driver. The concern over money affects Noriko's own love life as she courts a wealthy salaryman to the chagrin of her mechanic boyfriend.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-12
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The Trickster of the West, the Swindler of the East
1971-09-11
The Trickster of the West, the Swindler of the East
Overview: A satirical comedy starring Makoto Fujita, depicting the two East and West con artists swindling illicit money from bad guys.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-09-11
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