Nakamura Kanzaburō XVII
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 29, 1909
Deathday: April 16, 1988
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Kabuki: The Classic Theatre of Japan
1964-06-09
Kabuki: The Classic Theatre of Japan
Overview: Planned by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, this film presents the most famous and popular Japanese Kabuki performed by Kabuki actors.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-09
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Thus Another Day
1959-09-27
Thus Another Day
Overview: A father curries favor with his bosses to further his career, but his wife has lost faith in him. She returns to her family home while they rent out their house during the summer to pay off their mortgage, and there she meets a lonely old man...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-27
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Illusion of Blood
1965-07-25
Illusion of Blood
Overview: The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-25
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The River Fuefuki
1960-10-19
The River Fuefuki
Overview: In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers. Although not all the men of the family take this tragic path of death, women of the family will be doomed to endure the pain of loss during the next five generations.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-19
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His Scarlet Cloak
1958-09-23
His Scarlet Cloak
Overview: The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his high-born and beautiful wife, who dresses in a scarlet battle-tunic, a sign of his family's military merit around which he fabricates fantastic tales of his prowess in war. During the traditional festival when the villagers are released from observance of all social customs and restrictions, it is permissible for any man to attempt win the favors of the one he loves. However, the timid but romantic governor goes to the length of having the miller arrested to clear the way for his seduction of Osen. But Osen fights off his advances with an old hunting gun and dashes out of the mill. Jimbei, meanwhile, has escaped from jail and dashes home to finds the governor in his bed. Convinced that his wife has been violated, he decides to take an eye for an eye.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-09-23
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