Shizue Natsukawa
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 09, 1909
Deathday: January 24, 1999
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Known For
Kwaidan
1965-01-06
Kwaidan
Overview: Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-06
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The Burning Prison
1950-08-12
The Burning Prison
Overview: In Nihonbashi, a fire broke out in the Kodenma-cho prison, and the prisoners were released. With the proviso that if the prisoner does not return within three days, or if he leaves Edo Prefecture, he will be sentenced to death. Prisoner Yakichi went to Matsumoto to see his mother, who was in critical condition. However, Yoriki Matsukura tries to catch Yakichi and bring him to execution.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-08-12
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Jūdai no yūwaku
1953-12-29
Jūdai no yūwaku
Overview: Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-29
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The Tattered Wings
1955-08-31
The Tattered Wings
Overview: A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense childhood sweetheart.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-08-31
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Song of Love
1950-04-09
Song of Love
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-04-09
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Jihishincho
1927-09-15
Jihishincho
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-09-15
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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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Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
1930-03-14
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Overview: While returning by boat to Japan, Yoshie Fujiwara meets a rich woman who suggests him to become a singer thanks to an impresario friend of hers.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-03-14
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Kekkon nijuso: zenpen
1928-01-21
Kekkon nijuso: zenpen
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-01-21
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Next Door to Happiness
1955-09-07
Next Door to Happiness
Overview: The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the father leaves with another woman, returns after he is rejected, and leaves again with the family's money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-09-07
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White Blaze
1958-03-04
White Blaze
Overview: A masterpiece depicting the true feelings, grief and joy of a woman. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yasushi Inoue.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-03-04
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Ai to kanashimi to
1962-07-29
Ai to kanashimi to
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-29
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Nutcracker Fantasy
1979-03-03
Nutcracker Fantasy
Overview: Based off of the novel, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and the ballet, "The Nutcracker", Sanrio shows their take on the classic story in a stop-motion animated film.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-03-03
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Edo no yubae
1954-09-01
Edo no yubae
Overview: In the fourth year of Keio (1868), defeated retainers sought to restore the Tokugawa shogunate with the help of Enomoto Takeaki's navy. Honda Koroiku was one of them. He discreetly handed a departure note to his fiancée, Otosei, the daughter of Matsudaira Soebe, and left Edo. Otosei's cousin and Koroiku's friend, Domae Daikichi, was once a brave warrior of the shogunate army. However, he had since fallen into a life of debauchery in Yanagibashi and was rumored to be involved with a geisha named Orikki.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-09-01
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情艶一代女
1951-02-03
情艶一代女
Overview: Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins training with the Onnagata Kikugoro VI as a dancer. She leaves her geisha life to pursue this new path, but falls in love with a naval officer who is the younger brother of Kikugoro and who saves her from a stalker monk. Kikugoro hears of this and becomes enraged. The naval officer dies in the Second Sino-Japanese War, causing the lead to go back home to her mother where she meets, and falls in love with, a poet who resembles her now-deceased fiancé. This poet leaves her in order to force her to dedicate her entire life to dancing, which he sees as her true pursuit.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-02-03
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大当り男一代
1956-01-22
大当り男一代
Overview: Shinzō, the heir of the prominent Edo lumber dealer Yamashiroya, left home when his stubborn father, Chōzaemon, dismissed his lover, the maid Oyasu. Shinzō and Oyasu set up a household near a soba shop in Fukagawa, but Shinzō struggled financially, turning to gambling and fighting, while Oyasu worked as a tea server in a theater, constantly harassed by a small-time gangster, Rikichi, for cigarette money. The only ones concerned about Shinzō and Oyasu were Shinzō’s sister, Omitu, and her dance teacher, Oyoshi. Later, Shinzō managed to get a job at another lumber dealer, but after a conflict with the detective Hansuke, who was also infatuated with Oyasu, Shinzō accidentally dropped lumber into the river and was fired. Unaware that Oyasu had borrowed money from a bar to repay the lumber dealer, Shinzō left to earn money in the Mito clan's crew quarters and ended up rescuing Rikichi from a dice game trouble.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-22
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Kaze no ko
1949-02-22
Kaze no ko
Overview: 1949 drama film
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-02-22
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Fountainhead
1956-02-26
Fountainhead
Overview: A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-02-26
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The King of Rowing
1927-06-05
The King of Rowing
Overview: A pre-war sports movie by director Tomu Uchida. This story is set at the Waseda-Keio regatta. This was shot at the banks of the Sumida River, where the regatta is still held today. The main stroke role of Mochizuki was played by young star Tsunemi Hirose. Mochizuki, who enrolled in A University that lost the previous year gains the trust of the President's niece Mitsuko (Shizue Natsukawa) but a spy from the other side uses this relationship to create a scandal. The regatta approaches, with Mochizuki not able to participate... The supporters and atmosphere of student sports at the time are well presented.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-06-05
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A Certain Woman
1954-03-13
A Certain Woman
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-13
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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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A Carpenter and Children
1962-06-10
A Carpenter and Children
Overview: A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the children making this into a true masterpiece.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-10
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美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋
1955-01-02
美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-02
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Love Letter
1953-12-13
Love Letter
Overview: A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-13
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Hanzaki Daimyojin, Gorosuke no uta
1972-01-01
Hanzaki Daimyojin, Gorosuke no uta
Overview: 1972 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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Hibari's Tale of Pathos
1962-10-06
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Overview: Hibari Misora plays a singing guide, who is secretly in love, her fortunes turn for the worse when a gangster’s henchman hears her singing and takes a liking to her beautiful voice. The trouble starts when her family borrows money from the gangsters, setting off a series of incidents which lead to tragedy.
Genres: Music Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-06
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Night Drum
1958-04-15
Night Drum
Overview: Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-04-15
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乾杯！女学生
1954-06-29
乾杯！女学生
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-06-29
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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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Town of Love
1928-08-31
Town of Love
Overview: Tomotaka Tasaka's earliest surviving surviving film is a powerful adaptation of Hector Malot's "Nobody's Girl".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-08-31
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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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Five Women Around Him
1927-03-18
Five Women Around Him
Overview: Directed by Yutaka Abe.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-03-18
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The Black Current
1954-08-31
The Black Current
Overview: A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a sudden report from a reporter that the missing Akiyama JNR president was found dead.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-08-31
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Chorus of a Million People
1935-01-13
Chorus of a Million People
Overview: Chorus of a Million People
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-01-13
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Roughneck From Asama
1958-12-02
Roughneck From Asama
Overview: When Boss Juzo's Shinmachi Yakuza family struck fear into the hearts of his adversaries, Boss Shohei's Okabe Yakuza family with a merciless gang of raiders, Itaro of Asama was missing. With the courage of a lion he had gone off to face the enemy and settle the score all by himself. As a result he had to take the blame in place of Boss Shohei, and went off to adventures on his own.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-02
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Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950-10-21
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Overview: A young woman takes up her new job as the servant of a noblewoman and soon discovers that underneath her facade of luxury lies great unhappiness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-10-21
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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961-07-18
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Overview: The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and coming stars, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Matsukata), the son of a widower and Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kitaoji), whose mother is a widow find themselves constantly in trouble and are forced to become two of the most powerful fighters in all Japan. The stories about Mito Komon and his travels througout Japan are many, but this is one that had yet to be told. The struggles of Suke-san and Kaku-san faced in order to join the Elder in his quest to fight against injustice and corruption during the samurai era.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-07-18
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In Search of Mother
1962-01-14
In Search of Mother
Overview: Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in Edo (Tokyo), he travels there, intent on finding her and leaving the swordsman's life behind. But a team of rival gangsters is hot on his heels.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-14
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Tsuki yori no haha
1951-08-24
Tsuki yori no haha
Overview: Japanese drama film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-08-24
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Tattoo of Love
1963-02-10
Tattoo of Love
Overview: The great Okawa Hashizo, in one of his most powerful roles risks his life and limb to help save the lovely Onaka from a terrible lifestyle. Starting out as a down on his luck gambler, Hantaro refuses to accept punishment for running up a 10 ryo debt in a crooked dice game. Forced from his village he must go on the run and learn how to fend for himself. After 3 years on the road, his past finally catches up to him, when he gets spotted by a pair of gang members. The action heats up after he saves Onaka from committing suicide and the two find themselves battling all odds for survival. This is a serious film with a strong story and exciting sword action!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-02-10
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Young People
1937-10-08
Young People
Overview: Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because he feels sorry for her, a child born out of wedlock. Sumi (Natsukawa), one of Masaki’s colleagues and who is secretly in love with him, strongly disagrees with him about Keiko. Then Sumi hears a rumor that Keiko is pregnant with Masaki's child . . . .
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-10-08
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Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
1971-01-23
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
Overview: Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town. Handling a gun and sword as skillfully as a man, Fuji Junko portrays an appealing personality that differs from Oryu in the Red Peony Gambler series. Tsuruta Koji stars as the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji that tops the list of an impressive all-star cast that includes Endo Tatsuo, Kogure Michiyo, Ashiya Gannosuke, Kitamura Eizo, and many others. This film is an authentic yakuza movie that conveys the true "Matatabi" (wandering gambler) feeling.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-01-23
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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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The Hidden Treasure
1959-04-05
The Hidden Treasure
Overview: Shochiku's commemorative 3000th film production; a suspenseful period drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-05
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Tokyo March
1929-05-31
Tokyo March
Overview: A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March." (Sadly, less than a half hour of the footage has been recovered and restored.)
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-05-31
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Maria of the Ant Village
1958-12-07
Maria of the Ant Village
Overview: Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-07
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Drifting
1935-06-01
Drifting
Overview: Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-06-01
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Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957-10-01
Times of Joy and Sorrow
Overview: The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-01
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Spring on Leper's Island
1940-07-31
Spring on Leper's Island
Overview: A female doctor's story of her life in an isolated leper colony.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1940-07-31
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Tears
1956-09-26
Tears
Overview: A young woman marries someone else, but cannot forget her first lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-09-26
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City of Love
1958-01-21
City of Love
Overview: Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the bar hostess.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-21
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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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The Swan Elegy
1966-10-29
The Swan Elegy
Overview: One day, Reiko, who is engaged, meets a young man named Kondo, and she likes him, although she has a fiancé. On top of this, Reiko, suffering between two men, learns from her father that she is the child of her deceased mother and uncle. In this ambitious work, Sayuri Yoshinaga takes on the role of a girl who loves two men at the same time. The latest work from the golden duo of director Katsumi Nishikawa and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga, who created many masterpieces such as “The Izu Dancer”.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-29
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Twenty-Four Eyes
1954-09-15
Twenty-Four Eyes
Overview: From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-09-15
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The Boy Who Came Back
1958-06-29
The Boy Who Came Back
Overview: Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-29
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Hearts A-Flutter
1957-12-15
Hearts A-Flutter
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-15
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Metropolitan Symphony
1929-01-02
Metropolitan Symphony
Overview: Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Considered a lost film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-01-02
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Child of the Streets
1924-06-01
Child of the Streets
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1924-06-01
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Ashes
1929-03-01
Ashes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-03-01
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Who Will Judge Me?
1951-05-18
Who Will Judge Me?
Overview: Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-05-18
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Yakuza of Seki
1963-11-20
Yakuza of Seki
Overview: A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe brings her to safety, and from a distance keeps a watchful eye on her well being.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-20
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The Coming of Age
1958-06-17
The Coming of Age
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-17
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Unripe Fruit
1959-02-04
Unripe Fruit
Overview: A youth lyrical painting depicting a sensitive young man with rich poetic feelings focused on the concerns and aspirations of a high school student.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-02-04
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Skull Dance
1923-03-15
Skull Dance
Overview: Directed by Eizo Tanaka.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1923-03-15
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Warm Current
1966-04-29
Warm Current
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-04-29
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Hatobue wo Fuku Onna
1932-03-03
Hatobue wo Fuku Onna
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-03-03
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Koi no rantō
1951-12-28
Koi no rantō
Overview: "My mother is Japanese, a drifting diva of Tokyo" After the death of her father Reika goes to Japan to visit her mother, but can't find her, so she starts performing at a cabaret in Yokohama. Her mother, already settled, found about Reika's whereabouts, but won't acknowledge her daughter for fear of loosing her current status.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-12-28
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Violence
1952-08-25
Violence
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-08-25
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The Glow of Life
1919-09-13
The Glow of Life
Overview: A country girl Teruko falls in love with the aristocrat Yanagisawa. When she once asks him what the meaning of life is, he responds that it is to live freely. Unfortunately, he does that by abandoning her. Teruko tries to commit suicide, but luckily is saved. Yanagisawa returns and apologizes to her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1919-09-13
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