Toshinosuke Nagao
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 09, 1909
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
1967-04-22
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Overview: An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-22
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Yurusareta ichiya
1946-12-24
Yurusareta ichiya
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-12-24
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Hijo tehai
1959-02-24
Hijo tehai
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-02-24
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Kidō sōsahan muhō chitai
1962-02-25
Kidō sōsahan muhō chitai
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-25
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Saigo no totsugeki
1957-01-22
Saigo no totsugeki
Overview: A narrative depicting the appearance of soldiers scattered in Rabaul during the Pacific War. The original work of Yoshinori Matsuura was dramatized by Toyama Tetsu of “Smuggling of the Body”, also directed by Yutaka Abe, and Shigeyoshi Mine of “Densuke's Propaganda” was in charge of the shooting. The main performers are Michitaro Mizushima of “Smuggling of the Body”, Ryoji Hayama of “The Sorrowful Garden”, Shoji Yasui of “The People of Okino”, Shiro Osaka of “Lonely Man”, “Tetsuji Kawakami Story 16” In addition to Hiroshi Nihonyanagi, Shinsuke Maki, Isamu Kosugi of the "Hunger Soul", Ko Mishima, Satoshi Nishimura, Saburo Hiromatsu, Hiroshi Kondo and others.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-22
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Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
1966-03-12
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
Overview: Yukiko is on her way to meet Boss Gunji. Judging by her appearance, no one would suspect that this beautiful young woman, sitting quietly in a suburban train, is the only woman able to beat the best professional players in Japan; or that she is wearing the tattoo of the man that loved her and died for her...
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-12
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Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō gozenreiji
1962-05-20
Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō gozenreiji
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-20
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Gun Demon Without Form
1964-03-04
Gun Demon Without Form
Overview: A detective drama that realistically shows the work of an experienced detective who, under cover, pursues the organizer of the arms trade route from Kobe.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-03-04
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He Killed Dad
1961-01-09
He Killed Dad
Overview: The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is murdered. Kunio sets out on a manhunt to avenge his father and will stop at nothing until he finds the killer. Setsuko, Kunio's fiancée, is unable to keep up with the lunacy that Kunio stirs up and finds comfort with another man - his brother, Akira.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-09
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早射ち無頼 大平原の男
1961-12-06
早射ち無頼 大平原の男
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-12-06
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Kidō sōsahan Minato no ryakudatsu-sha
1962-07-25
Kidō sōsahan Minato no ryakudatsu-sha
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-25
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A Hen in the Wind
1948-09-17
A Hen in the Wind
Overview: Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-09-17
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Asu no hanayome
1962-09-09
Asu no hanayome
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-09
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Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō bōryoku chizu
1962-09-22
Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō bōryoku chizu
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-22
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Seishun no Sabaki
1965-04-14
Seishun no Sabaki
Overview: University karate club member Kikuo is actually the son of a yakuza boss. However, he disliked his father's business and never spoke about his family at school. One day, his father, Tatsuzo, becomes the guardian of the Yamanaka-gumi.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-14
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Kidō sōsahan-gun ōkami no machi
1962-12-01
Kidō sōsahan-gun ōkami no machi
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-01
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The Crown of Life
1936-06-04
The Crown of Life
Overview: Two brothers run a factory canning crabs. The elder brother Kotaro is righteous and insists on honesty. The younger brother is fixated on money. They are polar opposites. When a boat sails out looking for crab and does not return one day the brothers begin to argue over how to run their facility. They had just received a large order from a foreign country and had obtained a loan from a lender that needed to be repaid.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-06-04
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Theater of Life: Youth Version
1936-02-13
Theater of Life: Youth Version
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-02-13
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Tokyo Story
1953-11-03
Tokyo Story
Overview: The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-11-03
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The Sands of Kurobe
1968-03-01
The Sands of Kurobe
Overview: Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered not only by cave-ins and flooding, but by strife between management and the workers's union. Adding to Kitagawa's stress is the knowledge that as his attention is pulled inexorably toward the tunnel construction, his youngest daughter is dying from leukemia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-01
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The Long Death
1964-04-12
The Long Death
Overview: On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the bank employees and fled the scene with a large amount of money. In parallel with the investigation conducted by the Japanese police, journalists are also trying to find the culprit. Based on a true incident.
Genres: Mystery Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-12
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Murder Unincorporated
1965-08-25
Murder Unincorporated
Overview: When the mysterious “Joe of Spades” (Jo Shishido) executes one of the bosses of a powerful syndicate, his colleagues, fearing for their own lives, call on the services of assassin agency Murder Unincorporated to take care of the problem. This unique entry showcases some of the most peculiar killing tactics to ever hit Japanese cinema!
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-25
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金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
1960-08-16
金語楼の俺は殺し屋だ
Overview: Japanese comedy film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-16
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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960-02-14
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Overview: When Ryuji - the Gun Slinger, a drug addict leaves hospital to which he was taken after a gunfight by a notorious killer named Gin of Colt, he is employed as a bodyguard by Yo Sangen, chief of a narcotics smuggling ring.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-02-14
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Morning for the Osone Family
1946-02-21
Morning for the Osone Family
Overview: A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-02-21
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The Song of Love
1965-10-30
The Song of Love
Overview: Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-30
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The Good Fairy
1951-02-17
The Good Fairy
Overview: The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to investigate the case. But his boss has a hidden agenda.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-02-17
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Mud and Soldiers
1939-10-15
Mud and Soldiers
Overview: A group of Japanese soldiers land in Chinese territory. They advance on a village ; one soldier, Norimoto, is killed in the attack, but the village is captured. Norimoto’s body is recovered and buried. Over the next two days, the soldiers advance inland. Two more soldiers, Naito and Takahashi, are injured. They remain behind to recover, but vow to catch up. Their comrades march on...
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-10-15
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Five Scouts
1938-01-07
Five Scouts
Overview: An early example of the Japanese war film, closer to documentary realism than the kind of propaganda produced at the height of the Pacific War. "A company commander calls on five men. They are to reconnoiter, but on their way they are attacked. Only four of them return. While his companions mourn the fifth straggles back. Soon after comes the order to move out for a general attack. The men know that this time there will be no returning." (Donald Richie)
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-01-07
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A Chain of Islands
1965-05-26
A Chain of Islands
Overview: When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation uncovers a black market scheme involving counterfeit money, murder, and conspiracy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-26
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The Dragon of Macao
1965-12-18
The Dragon of Macao
Overview: Ryu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand dollars. He was sent by a jewelry company in Hong Kong to retrieve a certain diamond that was stolen from them. The "Himalayan Star" is worth couple hundred million yen and unbeknown to Ryu, it now lays in the hands of Aizu (Jo Shishido), the infamous ”Pirate of the Tokyo Bay."
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-18
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Gambling Kitten
1965-07-28
Gambling Kitten
Overview: Arikawa runs a transport company. But this is only a front for his gambling house. Yuriko is a regular on the scene, and she is fascinated by the dice and the one who throws them. A year before, Yuriko's father died in mysterious circumstances; she decides to go in search of the truth.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-28
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Victory of Women
1946-04-18
Victory of Women
Overview: Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-04-18
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Rainbow Over Kinmon
1962-11-03
Rainbow Over Kinmon
Overview: Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising future, until his medical error caused the death of a big-shot politician. He was discharged from the hospital and had since sailed around the world as an on-board doctor. As he was about to reach the Taiwanese piers of Kinmon Island, thoughts of his days in Japan crossed his mind - he reminisced about the Taiwanese girl, Yan, who had scooped him out of his misery during the time of the medical accident. At times of war, the two rekindle an old flame.
Genres: War Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-03
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952-10-01
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Overview: The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-10-01
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The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
1966-01-27
The Black Gambler: Left Hand of the Devil
Overview: The fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling University" to Japan. You should defeat the master player Kôji, control the international casino empire and use the profits to achieve world domination. But Japan's most famous left hand knows what to do.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-01-27
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Our Chief, Our Doctor
1952-02-15
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Overview: It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-02-15
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The Devil's Sigh
1960-01-09
The Devil's Sigh
Overview: Japanese crime film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-09
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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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Mighty Rules
1959-12-14
Mighty Rules
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Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-14
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