Yūzō Hayakawa
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 25, 1925
Deathday: August 28, 2010
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Known For
Gamera vs. Barugon
1966-04-17
Gamera vs. Barugon
Overview: Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Genres: Fantasy Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-04-17
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Night Butterflies
1957-04-01
Night Butterflies
Overview: A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-04-01
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The Night the Angel Turned Away
1999-07-10
The Night the Angel Turned Away
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-07-10
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Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
1962-05-12
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
Overview: The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit melody of Ueki etc. [Selection of Actors and Directors].
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-12
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Yume de aritai
1962-01-14
Yume de aritai
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-14
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Kurohyō
1953-07-17
Kurohyō
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-07-17
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雪の降る街に
1962-04-04
雪の降る街に
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-04
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Zero-Fighters
1965-09-04
Zero-Fighters
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-04
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Back Stairways
1965-02-06
Back Stairways
Overview: A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-02-06
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Carlos
1991-01-25
Carlos
Overview: V-cinema classic about a wanted Brazilian Japanese gangster who flees to Tokyo and fights yakuza.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-25
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The High School Deviates
1970-12-15
The High School Deviates
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-15
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Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
1971-03-06
Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-03-06
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Mona Lisa Okyo
1971-06-23
Mona Lisa Okyo
Overview: The film is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Teruo Tanashita, Mari Atsumi plays a pickpocket trying to get hold of a valuable but elusive diamond brooch called "Star".
Genres: Crime Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-06-23
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Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
1971-10-02
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-10-02
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Rikugun rakugo-hei
1971-10-30
Rikugun rakugo-hei
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-10-30
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Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
1970-05-16
Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte!
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-16
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Wicked Nun
1971-11-20
Wicked Nun
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-11-20
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Seisaku's Wife
1965-06-25
Seisaku's Wife
Overview: On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-06-25
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An Ode to Yakuza
1970-07-11
An Ode to Yakuza
Overview: Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-07-11
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Stolen Pleasure
1962-03-14
Stolen Pleasure
Overview: Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women for the affections and commitment of the same man, a handsome car salesman. Masuko is the number one hostess at a cabaret, living with her lover, ... but finds out that he has a wife. When Masuko’s niece arrives the competition further ratchets up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-14
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Triangle Moods
1961-05-24
Triangle Moods
Overview: Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor Goro, businessman Kokichi and Sanpei Pachinko.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-24
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Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
1970-02-21
Woman Gambling Expert: Stakes of a Game of Chance
Overview: 16th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-02-21
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Cold Current
1983-02-05
Cold Current
Overview: Set against the backdrop of a bitter power struggle between the faction of the chairman of the board and the faction of the vice-chairman of the board of a large bank, this business mystery explores the lust, suffering and vindictiveness of one of the branch managers caught in the middle of the struggle. The term “cold current” refers to a current in which those who, once in it, find themselves will never emerge.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-02-05
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Record of an Apprentice Nurse: Red Uniform
1969-04-19
Record of an Apprentice Nurse: Red Uniform
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-04-19
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Order of Yakuza
1962-12-26
Order of Yakuza
Overview: Order of Yakuza
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-26
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The Romance of Yushima
1955-09-28
The Romance of Yushima
Overview: Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-09-28
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Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
1969-01-11
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-01-11
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Three O'clock in the Morning in a Big City
1958-01-22
Three O'clock in the Morning in a Big City
Overview: To avenge the death of his brother, a student shooting champion infiltrates the criminal world. An entertaining action drama and an interesting love story.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-22
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The Diary of a Sex Counsellor
1968-02-10
The Diary of a Sex Counsellor
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-10
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The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2
1968-11-30
The Diary of a Sex Counsellor 2
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-11-30
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駿河遊侠傳 賭場荒し
1964-06-06
駿河遊侠傳 賭場荒し
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-06-06
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House of Evil Spirits
1980-08-20
House of Evil Spirits
Overview: A suspense work starring Junko Natsu. One night, Saiko Ogata, a popular female DJ on a late-night radio music program, discovers a strange letter among a pile of postcards. It was a letter written in the style of a 5 or 6-year-old child, beginning with, "Mom, I am in a dark and cold world right now." Saiko is shocked. That letter was a letter from her own child, whose father was Kazuo Yamazaki, whom Saiko had fallen in love with six years ago when they were trainees at a certain theater company, and who had sprouted in Saiko's womb but passed away without being born...
Genres: Drama Mystery Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-08-20
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Women's Prison for Torture
1971-05-26
Women's Prison for Torture
Overview: Shocking scenes are revealed in the Nagasaki Women's prison.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-05-26
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Otoko to onna no sei no naka
1962-09-01
Otoko to onna no sei no naka
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-01
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The Betrothed
1957-05-28
The Betrothed
Overview: Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-05-28
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Love for an Idiot
1967-07-29
Love for an Idiot
Overview: A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-07-29
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Battle Anthem
1983-06-04
Battle Anthem
Overview: The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
Genres: War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-06-04
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Ashita au hito
1962-09-16
Ashita au hito
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-16
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Black Speeding
1964-02-01
Black Speeding
Overview: Takuya Tsuda is a cop who loves motorcycles. One day a speeding motorcycle seriously injures a child and his investigations lead Takuya to Akio Yazawa, the boss of the Sakamoto Motorcycle Club.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-02-01
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The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game
1969-05-01
The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-01
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Closing Time
1962-04-18
Closing Time
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-18
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Typhoon Reporter
1963-07-13
Typhoon Reporter
Overview: Set around Ginza’s neon billboard boom, the movie is a drama of romance, corporate intrigue and tragic crime. A reporter (Ken Utsui) investigates a homicide in Tokyo’s bustling construction scene, meanwhile a super typhoon is brewing in the Pacific, and Ginza is square in its sights!
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-13
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The Genius and Delinquent
1971-02-17
The Genius and Delinquent
Overview: A talented man and a dull-witted one plan a big crime.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-17
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Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960-09-20
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
Overview: Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-20
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When Women Lie
1963-03-30
When Women Lie
Overview: Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-30
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The Golden Demon
1954-03-21
The Golden Demon
Overview: Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of Kan-ichi's debtor) is canceled to enable Miya to marry Tomiyama, a wealthy banker's son. In bitter despair, Kan-ichi breaks with his friends, drops his studies, and declares he has ceased to be human. He apprentices to a money-lender, and he's soon ruthless and wealthy. Several years later, Miya's in misery, her husband mistreats her. She goes to Kan-ichi to beg forgiveness; he pushes her away. He's now pursued by Akagashi, herself a cold-hearted loan shark. Can anything free Kan-ichi's hard heart from the golden demon
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-21
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Ninja in a Business Suit
1963-02-19
Ninja in a Business Suit
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Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-02-19
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Tokyo Ninja Force
1966-02-12
Tokyo Ninja Force
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-12
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雲を呼ぶ講道館
1965-05-27
雲を呼ぶ講道館
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-27
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No More God, No More Love
1985-03-23
No More God, No More Love
Overview: Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength as he makes his way through a succession of dubious jobs, illegal schemes, and brutal romances.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-03-23
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Love in the Mud
1977-07-30
Love in the Mud
Overview: This is a story of love between a society girl and a yakuza boy. Mami lives an ordinary life in Tokyo, being with her friends and studying. Her biggest interest is ladies hats. She is rather well off, as her father is the ambassador of Japan in Spain. One day when she is out driving, she is attacked by a group of yakuza, but is saved by the honorable yakuza Jiro. This will change her life forever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-07-30
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The Falcon Fighters
1969-11-01
The Falcon Fighters
Overview: In the prewar days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor Lt. Katō Tateo of the Imperial Japanese Army-Air Corps trains new volunteers from the Army's Infantry to become Japan's next generation of fighter pilots at the Tokorozawa Flying School. Flying Kawasaki Ko-4 biplanes, Lt. Katō will train both friend and future foe alike. But as war in China breaks out, Katō now in command of the 5th Rentai will take his untested men flying antiquated planes into aerial combat against the Chinese Air Force who is now headed by Lt. Cho who Katō both earlier befriended and personally trained himself. While Katō's squadron ultimately achieves air superiority over the skies of Manchuria, it comes at a high price in men to which each loss carries a heavy burden that he alone must carry. As the war widens into the Second World War, Captain Katō must battle an ever advancing array of deadlier new enemies flying ever more modern fighter planes.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-01
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The Sex Check
1968-06-01
The Sex Check
Overview: Ken Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken man, he leads the dissolute life of a gigolo until a chance meeting with a fiery young athlete named Hiroko (Michiyo Yasuda). Realizing that she has talent as a sprinter, Miyagi sees a second chance at Olympic glory in becoming her coach. Following Miyagi’s unconventional, military-style training, Hiroko sets a record for the 100-meter dash, but her greatest hurdle proves to be a “sex check” which all professional athletes must pass.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-06-01
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The Little Runaway
1966-12-24
The Little Runaway
Overview: During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues in Moscow.
Genres: Family
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1966-12-24
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Wrath of Daimajin
1966-12-10
Wrath of Daimajin
Overview: In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-10
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The Great White Tower
1966-10-15
The Great White Tower
Overview: The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-15
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Manji
1964-07-25
Manji
Overview: The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-07-25
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Fires on the Plain
1959-11-03
Fires on the Plain
Overview: In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-11-03
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The Woman Gambler
1967-07-14
The Woman Gambler
Overview: Second 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: 1967-07-14
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Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
1967-12-08
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
Overview: Fourth 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: 1967-12-08
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Woman Gambler Is Coming
1968-07-31
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Overview: Sixth 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: 1968-07-31
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Woman Gambler and the Nun
1968-10-30
Woman Gambler and the Nun
Overview: Eighth 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: 1968-10-30
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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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Okoto and Sasuke
1961-10-14
Okoto and Sasuke
Overview: One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-14
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Broken Swords
1969-05-30
Broken Swords
Overview: The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-05-30
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Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967-01-03
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Overview: In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, a graduate of the famed Nakano School of Spies inaugurated by Colonel Kusanagi, to investigate the matter. Arriving in Shanghai, he disguises himself as a Chinese coolie and sets out to watch for developments, the only clue being a silver dollar found beside what was left of the victim.
Genres: Action War Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-01-03
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The Woman Gambler's Supplication
1968-12-21
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
Overview: Eleventh 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: 1968-12-21
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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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High School Juniors (Part II)
1964-08-22
High School Juniors (Part II)
Overview: A story full of youthful vigor and spirit as high school students try to work out their problems, realize the awakening of love and growing maturity and find fun and happiness in helping others.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-22
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The Pit of Death
1968-06-15
The Pit of Death
Overview: Horror film directed by Koji Shima.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-06-15
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The School of Spies
1966-06-04
The School of Spies
Overview: Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names, families, even lovers to bury themselves in training. Jiro, one of the cadets, successfully seize the secret code of English army to pass the final exam. However, he reaches the crossroad when his fiancee Yukiko turns out to be a spy of the enemy.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-06-04
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Prison Break
1969-08-30
Prison Break
Overview: Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns it was all a plot to take over his father’s turf and he seeks vengeance against the puppet master behind the entire conspiracy. His quest for justice leads him to prison where he must fend off the attack of a master assassin before he can make his escape and go after the true killer!
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-30
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Born Fighter
1970-02-21
Born Fighter
Overview: Story about a big boss who built the foundation of an industrial city.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-02-21
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The Killer's Killer
1970-12-05
The Killer's Killer
Overview: Takeshi Ijuin leaves for Chicago to be a cameraman, and a few years later returns to Japan. But he only learned the technique of homicide in Chicago. When he visits the graveyard with his father to pray at his mother's tomb, his father is shot by someone. Now he thirsts for revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-05
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Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
1983-02-18
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
Overview: The "lowly ronin" meets a child who is being chased bymen that killed his father before his eyes. Feeling indebted to the child for buying him dinner, the Ronin takes the child back to his village. There, the Ronin reluctantly gets involved in a pathetic revolt by the cowardly villagers against their tyrannical governor. Mifune at his best!
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-02-18
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Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967-08-12
Zatoichi the Outlaw
Overview: When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
Genres: Adventure Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-12
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Hurry on a Sail to Dream
1970-05-30
Hurry on a Sail to Dream
Overview: Yuki cares for a sick old man Katakura who kept her mother as his mistress. Now she is the object of his ugly desires. When she falls in love with a young man Jun her long oppressed mind leads her to commit a murder with Jun for Katakura’s enormous fortune.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-05-30
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The Black Trademark
1963-09-07
The Black Trademark
Overview: Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-09-07
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Superexpress
1964-10-31
Superexpress
Overview: A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired. Also known as Black Super Express
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-31
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Champion Woman Gambler
1968-09-21
Champion Woman Gambler
Overview: Ninth 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: 1968-09-21
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There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987-12-12
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
Overview: Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her grandfather to a young officer named Shinobu Ijuin. Because of his family’s noble status, Benio must first undergo rigorous training to learn how to be a proper bride and wife before she can marry. However, because of her vivacious personality, this proves to me more challenging than anyone imagined.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-12
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Strange Triangle
1965-07-31
Strange Triangle
Overview: A young man is determined to have as many affairs as possible but not to get married. One of his conquests is of a different mind however. For she is pregnant and so he agrees to live with her. But he misses very much the other younger girl whom he saw a lot of, and with the older woman's consent, sees the younger one and on her request, asks her to move in with them. This is the beginning of a very strange triangle which they all live through to a not unhappy ending.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-31
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A Woman's Testament
1960-01-14
A Woman's Testament
Overview: The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-14
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Warning from Space
1956-01-27
Warning from Space
Overview: Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-27
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Green Fruit
1964-08-22
Green Fruit
Overview: Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man disappears
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-08-22
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Girls Born in August
1963-02-19
Girls Born in August
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-02-19
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Attack! Yan Mama Gang
1995-07-21
Attack! Yan Mama Gang
Overview: Ayako, who was the leader of the ladies gang until five years ago, washed her hands of gang life at the time of her husband's death. Now, she and her daughter-in-law are on a trip. With gangsters targeting children in the port town, things quickly become dangerous.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-07-21
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Edo Porn
1981-09-12
Edo Porn
Overview: The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-09-12
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Black Test Car
1962-06-30
Black Test Car
Overview: Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-30
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Hoodlum Soldier
1965-03-18
Hoodlum Soldier
Overview: A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.
Genres: Action War Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-03-18
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Gateway to Glory
1969-07-12
Gateway to Glory
Overview: A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-12
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Love and Greed
1964-02-24
Love and Greed
Overview: Namiko gets a crush on Ishizuka, a young CEO of a nightclub, but he was plotting to destroy her husband’s company by greenmail.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-02-24
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Naked Ambition
1970-04-04
Naked Ambition
Overview: Wicked woman Ogin is a concubine of a powerful feudal lord Tayu. At first Ogin gains power by poisoning lawful wife of Tayu. To gain more power Ogin let her lover Isogai Iori, kill whoever interrupts her. Film it is based on Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel "Kyofu Jidai".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-04-04
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Princess Yang Kwei Fei
1955-05-03
Princess Yang Kwei Fei
Overview: In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-05-03
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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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Five Star Private
1967-02-25
Five Star Private
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-02-25
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The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
1971-02-17
The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
Overview: The woman gambler Ginko risks her life for her brother-in-law.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-17
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Hot Spring Policeman
1963-09-21
Hot Spring Policeman
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-09-21
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Black Report
1963-01-13
Black Report
Overview: After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-13
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The Beloved Image
1960-10-08
The Beloved Image
Overview: A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-08
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
1967-06-17
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-17
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Black Report
1963-01-13
Black Report
Overview: After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-13
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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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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
1969-11-15
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
Overview: 15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-15
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A Woman's Life
1962-11-18
A Woman's Life
Overview: One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-18
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The Great Villains
1968-02-24
The Great Villains
Overview: Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-24
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The Phantom Horse
1955-07-20
The Phantom Horse
Overview: Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-20
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A Man Worth the Money
1966-02-26
A Man Worth the Money
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-26
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A Storm Zone
1959-07-26
A Storm Zone
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-07-26
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The Informer
1965-11-13
The Informer
Overview:
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-11-13
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Invitation to Jail
1967-09-02
Invitation to Jail
Overview:
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-09-02
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Territory of the Night
1967-12-16
Territory of the Night
Overview:
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-12-16
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Ripe and Marriageable
1959-09-17
Ripe and Marriageable
Overview: 1959 youth comedy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-17
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Love River
1958-04-22
Love River
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-04-22
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Thirst
1958-06-01
Thirst
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-01
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I'll Cry Alone
1965-04-17
I'll Cry Alone
Overview: "Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of a shipbuilding company. When he is about to re-marry she insists he either wed or stop seeing her. Returning home, she again meets the man she first loved and for a time thinks of married happiness."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-17
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
1963-11-02
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Overview: The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-02
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She Came For Love
1963-08-28
She Came For Love
Overview: Toshiko is the madam of a bar in Osaka who tries to keep her private life private and claims not to have a lover. However, she is in fact having a secret affair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-28
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