Takao Ito
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 31, 1937
Deathday: N/A
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City of Beasts
1970-05-23
City of Beasts
Overview: University student Arima Yasuhiro becomes acquainted with Ishihama, the president of a pharmaceutical company with a dark past, slowly but surely getting more embroiled in his dirty dealings.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-23
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The Night of Martial Law
1980-07-05
The Night of Martial Law
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-07-05
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Zatoichi Challenged
1967-12-30
Zatoichi Challenged
Overview: Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save tha man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-30
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Fifth Movement
1981-09-19
Fifth Movement
Overview: When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first violinist returns to his home and manages to get the orchestra back together for a grandiose performance, saved at the last minute by their original conductor -- and boding well for the future of the die-hard musicians.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-09-19
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The Militarists
1970-09-11
The Militarists
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-09-11
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Mutchan
1985-07-21
Mutchan
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-07-21
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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970-08-14
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Overview: The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-14
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A Secret Rendezvous
1959-11-11
A Secret Rendezvous
Overview: After witnessing a murder, a married woman and a student agree not to meet and see each other out of fear of exposing their affair.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-11-11
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Seven Weeks
2014-05-17
Seven Weeks
Overview: Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-05-17
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Two Wives
1967-04-15
Two Wives
Overview: After a random encounter at a bar, two couples collide. Two men, two women, embroiled in a love-and-hate drama that threatens to engulf them. The sexual anxiety between the interwoven couples tautens right up to the nearly unbearable tension of the climax...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-15
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Vixen
1969-10-18
Vixen
Overview: Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes place in the drawing room, when she attempts to swindle him out of two million yen for alleged rape by his son. Akie (Kyoko Kishida), Ishida's wife and the chairman's daughter, offers her a million, but he gives her what she demands. Now Michi is not only satisfied, but she has a mad desire for Ishida and calls him every day asking for a date. His sympathy for her gradually evolves into love, and he soon allows her insatiable passion to strip him of his decency.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-18
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The Class of the Sewage Canal
1972-12-19
The Class of the Sewage Canal
Overview: The struggle of a young man and boys who try to create the environment where they can speak their minds freely.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-12-19
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Women’s Secrets Behind Bars
1983-08-28
Women’s Secrets Behind Bars
Overview: After being falsely charged with murdering her husband, Nao is sent to a prison for women where her fellow inmates try to help her escape.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-08-28
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A Public Benefactor
1964-04-04
A Public Benefactor
Overview: The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-04
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Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
1993-09-30
Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
Overview: Sakai Nobunari an Elder in 'Honmaru' (or the main enclosure) and Mizuno Tadakuni an Elder in 'Nishinomaru' (or the south-east enclosure) have been at odds behind the scenes over the marriage of Tokugawa Ieyoshi, heir to the Shogunate. Kyoshiro, who has come back in Edo after 3 years is involved in it against his will. It's because he gets to know Lady Mihoyo who is a spy for Sakai and looks exactly like his late mother. As she couldn't complete her mission she has nowhere to go. Kyoshiro shelters her from both parties that seek her life. The original story is from "Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai Hikae" written by Shibata Renzaburo. Not only is one of Japan's greatest legends kept alive, but some secrets of Kyoshiro's past are finally revealed for the first time.
Genres: Drama Action TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-09-30
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Hanagatami
2017-12-16
Hanagatami
Overview: Spring, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-12-16
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Suspicion
1982-09-11
Suspicion
Overview: A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-09-11
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The Woman Champion
1968-07-01
The Woman Champion
Overview: Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-07-01
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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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Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte
1972-06-12
Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-06-12
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Sweet Seventeen
1964-12-19
Sweet Seventeen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-19
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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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Love and Faith
1978-06-03
Love and Faith
Overview: Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan. His daughter, the beautiful Lady Ogin, has an unrequited love for Lord Ukon, who has angered Hideyoshi by becoming a Christian convert. Ogin's father Rikyu also displeases Hideyoshi by opposing the warlord's plan to invade China and Korea. When the animalistic Hideyoshi is rejected by Ogin, he threatens her and her father with arrest and worse.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-06-03
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Good-bye Moscow
1968-03-27
Good-bye Moscow
Overview: Ex-jazz pianist turned promoter finds he is successful, but empty. When an entrepreneur sends him to Moscow with a jazz combo, he falls in with the dissident youth of the city, and again finds life empty.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-27
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Shutsugeki
1964-04-04
Shutsugeki
Overview: An original warrior directed by Toshio Takagi, directed by Eisuke Takizawa of “Kiriko's Tango” by Toshio Yasumi, a comedy, cheerful widow. The photo was taken by Minoru Yokoyama from “Asakusa no Toko Odoriko Monogatari”
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-04
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Belladonna of Sadness
1973-06-30
Belladonna of Sadness
Overview: An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.
Genres: Animation Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-06-30
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The Gambling Samurai
1964-11-14
The Gambling Samurai
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-14
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Willful Murder
1981-11-07
Willful Murder
Overview: The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-07
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Tenchu!
1969-08-09
Tenchu!
Overview: A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-09
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The Frolic of the Beasts
1964-06-11
The Frolic of the Beasts
Overview: The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though her husband is cheated with her heart. Koji Umeya, who was working part-time at a shop, was able to see the unparallel rag, and brought her to the cheerful site. Furthermore, Kenji will cause serious injury to the spot. Koji who came to the end of her uniform and started her bizarre living in Izu villa home.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-06-11
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Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961-01-09
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-09
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Shojo jutai
1966-10-29
Shojo jutai
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-29
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津軽・青森ロマンチック殺人街道
1989-03-04
津軽・青森ロマンチック殺人街道
Overview: Kyoko lives with Yuji, an aspiring poet. A detective visits Kyoko's workplace and tells her that a man living in Yuji's hometown of Aomori has been murdered and that Yuji is the suspect.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-03-04
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