Takashi Kanda
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 14, 1918
Deathday: July 13, 1986
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Shachō to onna tenin
1948-01-07
Shachō to onna tenin
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-01-07
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The Chop Professor
1956-04-04
The Chop Professor
Overview: Junpei Kihara, a young president of the University's wrestling club, is nicknamed "Mr. Chop". One day, on the way back from visiting the hospital after being thrown by Nobuyoshi Shinohara during practice and injured, he met Asako, the sister of Arisawa's mother, Katsuko. When they entering a coffee shop run by Asako's best friend Hisako, Hisako misunderstood them as lovers...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-04-04
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Operation Diamond
1962-12-09
Operation Diamond
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-09
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Judo Life
1963-04-21
Judo Life
Overview: Sonny Chiba's first martial arts film, a partially fictionalized judo biopic based on prominent judoka Shiro Saigo (Chiba), the second student of judo founder Jigoro Kano (Naoki Sugiura). Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata is based on the same character and shares some scenes, but Judo for Life focuses more on the martial arts philosophy and training, including scenes depicting how the protagonist learned his famous cat-like landing, coined the term judo, and trained with Tsunejiro Tomita (Hideo Murata). There’s also a slight yakuza film influence. The port street ambush scene is found in both films, but in Judo for Life it’s not Kano but a travelling yakuza that jumps out of the rickshaw. Entertaining and beautifully old fashioned, one does however with there were more shades of gray between good and evil, and a stronger ninkyo-like moral / honour conflict.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-21
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Judo Hall Demon
1964-02-02
Judo Hall Demon
Overview: Sequel to the movie Judo Ichidai (Judo Life) with Sonny Chiba
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-02-02
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A Dead Drifter
1959-05-13
A Dead Drifter
Overview: A Dead Drifter / Hyoryû shitaî
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-05-13
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Police Precinct Part 14
1960-06-21
Police Precinct Part 14
Overview: An elderly woman, Ume Matsumoto, complained to the First Investigation Department that her son Hirasaka, who runs a shoe store, had disappeared. The ominous foreboding of the First Investigation Department hit the mark, it turned out that the discovered unidentified body of the drowned man was Hirasaka. Moreover, the land in front of the station, owned by Hirasaka, was sold by someone. Suspecting that this is a planned murder, the Investigative Group, fearing the escape of the criminal, begins to act secretly, without creating an investigation headquarters.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-06-21
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Police Precinct Part 13
1960-06-07
Police Precinct Part 13
Overview: On a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was determined. Detectives Hayashi, Kaneko, Nagata and Yamagata begin their investigation, suspecting the parents of the murdered child. They use a towel, baby diapers and bruises on the baby's body as clues in the investigation. Who killed the baby?
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-06-07
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Police Precinct Part 17
1961-09-13
Police Precinct Part 17
Overview: The murder took place at a hotel in Matsushima. The victim is a woman about 28 years old. The suspect is a young man who visited her the night before, and the evidence, in addition to shoe horns and handkerchiefs, is soap with the name of the tavern. When detectives at Shiogama Station followed the man's tracks, it turned out that he had come from Ueno.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
1961-02-01
Police Department Story Pt.16: 15 Year Old Woman
Overview: Detectives of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, whose strangled corpse was found in the bay of the Tama River. As usual, the film runs only one hour and doesn’t depart too far from the usual formula; however, it greatly benefits from frequent outdoor locations that were missing from the previous film. It also touches far more serious topics, such as child abuse and mental insanity. 16th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-01
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Cantankerous Edo
1957-01-09
Cantankerous Edo
Overview: It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitement combining the talents of Japan's most popular couple... Misora Hibari and Okawa Hashizo. Along with the great Otomo Rytaro as Tatsugoro the fire chief, they keep Edo safe as part of the famed Megumi Fire Squad.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-09
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Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō
1961-02-14
Tenka no Kaidanji Senpū Tarō
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-14
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Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
1962-09-22
Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-22
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旗本退屈男 謎の幽霊船
1956-07-12
旗本退屈男 謎の幽霊船
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-12
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Main Street in the Underworld
1964-04-25
Main Street in the Underworld
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-25
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Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966-09-17
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Overview: Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-09-17
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Hell's Companion
1959-06-01
Hell's Companion
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-01
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Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968-03-20
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
Overview: A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 100 Ghost Stories ceremony without the closing cleansing ritual, opening the door for the Yokai Monsters to punish the wicked.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-20
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Police Department Story Pt.18: Mysterious Red Phone
1962-06-24
Police Department Story Pt.18: Mysterious Red Phone
Overview: The investigation team of the police department is chasing a vicious criminal who kidnaps children, the key to catching the villain this time is the phone. The 18th work from the series "Keishicho Monogatari".
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-24
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Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
1962-05-09
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-09
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Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi
1959-09-15
Keishichō monogatari iryū-hin nashi
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-15
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The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
1966-01-03
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-01-03
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The King
1962-11-23
The King
Overview: The film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an uneducated zori sandal maker, becomes a professional shogi player through his genius shogi skills and lives a fanatically devoted shogi game supported by the love of his family. This is the 3rd adaptation of Hideji Hojo's famous play.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-23
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Mid-August Commotion
1962-08-22
Mid-August Commotion
Overview: A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end of the Pacific War.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-22
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Japan's Don
1977-01-22
Japan's Don
Overview: A yakuza leader must balance his violent tactics necessary for the rough streets of 1960s Tokyo with the domestic needs of his daughters.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-01-22
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Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
1982-07-10
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
Overview: Samon Kamiyama, a skilled yoriki under Toyama Saemon-no-jō Kagemoto is feared and known to the villains as “Samon from the Hell.” Samon suspects that the drowning incident at the raw silk wholesaler Shinano-ya was the work of Maruya Rihei, a kimono wholesaler favored by the Ōoku, but has no evidence to prove his allegation. The elder Arao Tsushima-no-kami who is colluding with Maruya plan on building a gold mine on an uninhabited island using prisoners. Arao gives the supervision charge to Samon, who along with his comrades and Horikawa takes up his post on the island but is attacked by assassins one after another.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-07-10
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Police Department Story Pt.19: Landfill
1962-07-29
Police Department Story Pt.19: Landfill
Overview: In the former landfill, where construction is currently underway, the corpse of a middle-aged man with an unusual rosary in his hand was dug up. An autopsy showed that the victim was about 40 years old, 170 cm tall, had bad teeth, and had been strangled about a month ago. The police department begins an investigation, Detectives Hayashi and Kitagawa set out to investigate the origin of the rosary, and Detectives Nagata and Watanabe begin interviewing construction workers. In the end, it turns out that the rosary belongs to some new religion... The 19th work from the series "Keishicho Monogatari".
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-29
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Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare
1968-12-01
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare
Overview: When a Babylonian vampire comes to old Japan, an army of Japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-12-01
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Manchurian Sunset
1956-09-18
Manchurian Sunset
Overview: A film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve of violent changes, tells the story of a young man Rinnosuke Date, who, following his dream, love and passion, breaks through the blood- and dust-drenched land of Manchuria with a pistol in a piercing wind.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-09-18
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Cape Ashizuri
1954-05-18
Cape Ashizuri
Overview: 1950s Japanese drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-05-18
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Mermaid Legend
1984-04-14
Mermaid Legend
Overview: After a woman is framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, she seeks out a bloody revenge on the corrupt businessmen responsible.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-04-14
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Gang vs. G-Men
1962-11-02
Gang vs. G-Men
Overview: Two rival gangs of gangsters clash for dominance of a neighborhood.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-02
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Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
1959-06-09
Keishichō monogatari 108 gōsha
Overview: 1959 Japanese movie
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-09
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Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na
1959-02-18
Keishichō monogatari gao no nai on'na
Overview: 1959 Japanese movie
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-02-18
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Police Precinct Part 21
1963-06-14
Police Precinct Part 21
Overview: A burnt corpse of a man was found in Okutama. As a result of the investigation, it turns out that the criminal strangled the victim with a bandage, smashed his face with an oil canister and burned the body, trying to hide the identity of the victim. But the investigation establishes that the victim is a former criminal named Hisashi Sayama. According to the daughter-in-law of the Sayama, a man named Kitamura got him a job, so he left home with a copy of the family register. Trying to find the killer, the First Investigation Department is investigating all over the country, including Akita, Yokkaichi and Okinawa.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-06-14
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Police Precinct Part 12
1960-01-27
Police Precinct Part 12
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-27
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A Fallen Woman
1967-06-28
A Fallen Woman
Overview: The daughter of a Prime Minister turns down the proposal of a young teacher when she falls for the wrong man. Despite the continual degradation by the man she loves, she is unwilling to leave her awful relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-28
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Police Department Story Pt.20: Backing Investigation
1963-02-10
Police Department Story Pt.20: Backing Investigation
Overview: This time, the investigation division is investigating the case of a man who confessed to killing a woman in a labyrinth 2 years ago, adhering to the constitutional provision that "confessing a suspect is not a crime." The 20nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-02-10
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Vacuum Zone
1952-12-10
Vacuum Zone
Overview: Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison sentence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-12-10
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If You're Man Enough
1960-11-29
If You're Man Enough
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-11-29
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The Yoshida School
1983-04-09
The Yoshida School
Overview: Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history released, superimposed cast, a group image of real politicians centered on Shigeru Yoshida and political history after the war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-04-09
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The Desperate
1964-04-18
The Desperate
Overview: A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai (Oki Minoru) pursues Chiyo (Hara Chisako), the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi (Hisashi Igawa) and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-18
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Police Department Story Pt.22: Teenage Footsteps
1963-07-07
Police Department Story Pt.22: Teenage Footsteps
Overview: A 16-year-old high school student Midori Matsumoto was found dead on the banks of the Tama River. The only clue is shoe marks on rubber soles. From the interview of witnesses, it became clear that Midori was walking with a guy last night. In addition, it turned out that Midori was close to a college student Kimoto, and a high school student Miyazaki. According to his friends, Miyazaki had an alibi, but Kimoto did not. A unique work in which the problems of teenage sex are considered from the point of view of the murder of a girl. The 21nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-07
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Homicide
1964-06-20
Homicide
Overview: This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs, about the beginning of the incident 2.26 and the execution of young officers.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-06-20
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Night of Sorrow
1966-03-27
Night of Sorrow
Overview: A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the father of a woman he loves.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-27
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The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
1947-04-01
The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant
Overview: The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo. The elephant's corpse however, was infested with deadly bacteria and the men have only 30 hours left to live...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-04-01
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Police Department Story Pt.23: Confession
1964-02-23
Police Department Story Pt.23: Confession
Overview: The corpse of a man is found in the Dobu River in Tokyo, the victim was a man named Genzaburo Sakai, who was engaged in debt collection. The shoe shiner Kinoshita, who was in debt to Sakai, was soon apprehended. During interrogation, Kinoshita said that he was the one who killed Sakai. However, after a while, he admitted that he lied, because he thought that in prison he could eat plenty of rice for free. The investigation established that Sakai was a repatriate from Manchuria, and after returning to Japan, he had a wife, Rie Kawai. The investigation begins the search for Rie... The 23nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-02-23
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The Yellow Climate
1961-09-23
The Yellow Climate
Overview: Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-23
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Kaiketsu kuro zukin
1953-11-29
Kaiketsu kuro zukin
Overview: First film of the The Black Hooded Man series.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-11-29
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Police Department Story Pt.24: Missing
1964-12-05
Police Department Story Pt.24: Missing
Overview: Two people disappeared, engineers of the company Yamato Matsui and Koyama. The two worked overtime, and it is proven that they consumed alcohol together. According to the sushi restaurant employee who delivered the order around 9 p.m., the two were arguing loudly. Traces of blood were found at the scene, and it looks like a murder occurred. The Investigative Department begins an investigation… The 24nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-05
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旗本退屈男 謎の百万両
1954-08-31
旗本退屈男 謎の百万両
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-08-31
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Mune yori mune ni
1955-12-06
Mune yori mune ni
Overview: Japanese drama
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-12-06
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Hahakogusa
1959-04-22
Hahakogusa
Overview: Based on the Nobu Koito story
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-04-22
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955-07-30
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Overview: A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action of the first part takes place in the late Heian period, when the Taira clan came to power, and Genji was oppressed. The great dream and ambitions of Genkuro Yoshitsune in his youth are depicted, he joins forces with his older brother Yoritomo to raise an army to defeat the Taira clan, and the second part depicts the fall of the clan, persecution and murder.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-30
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963-08-14
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Overview: In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-rival Sasaki Kojiro; and lastly the large cast of characters rendezvouses for a fateful finale.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-14
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Return of Giant Majin
1966-08-13
Return of Giant Majin
Overview: The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake Yakumo to settle a score of his own.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-13
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Hirado Pirates
1955-06-07
Hirado Pirates
Overview: In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who earned huge amounts of gold by piracy. Along the way, he picked up Ichinojo Kaneko, a Ronin who survived the disaster at sea. Seizo and Orin, the daughter of merchant Yohei, are in love with each other and want to get married. However, Kashiwakura Gaiki, the samurai of the domain, wants to kill Seizo for the sake of his son Shozaburo, who is in love with Arin, and Kurando Matsuura, the owner of the castle, wants to seize all the gold for himself...
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-06-07
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Five Paths to Revenge
1956-01-22
Five Paths to Revenge
Overview: The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on his late father's enemies.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-22
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Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
1954-03-24
Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten
Overview: Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten: Kiyoshi Saeki directed movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-24
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旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿
1955-12-25
旗本退屈男謎の伏魔殿
Overview: In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Sosuke Saotome, appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-12-25
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The Cursed Plate: Dish Mansion at Hell's Banchō
1981-08-07
The Cursed Plate: Dish Mansion at Hell's Banchō
Overview: Strange events plague the Aoyama family's residence, led by samurai Aoyama Harima. Three months earlier, Harima was asked to show a family heirloom, a red Goryeo dish, to his uncle and a senior official. The dish was found broken, and Harima's attendant, Okiku, was blamed and punished. After Okiku's death, Harima, tormented by guilt, contemplates suicide but is stopped by another attendant, Oyuki. The dish must be presented to an imperial envoy, and mysterious deaths among the servants suggest supernatural involvement. As Harima seeks the truth behind the tragic events, he must confront vengeful spirits and uncover the mystery with Okiku's restless spirit aiding him in this tale of love, intrigue, and revenge.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-07
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Lightning Karate Blow
1956-01-29
Lightning Karate Blow
Overview: Ken Takakura's screen debut, following his admission into Toei ranks via the studio's annual New Faces program, came surprisingly enough in this pair of Okinawa karate films. The two-parter was released on Jan. 29, 1956 as two thirds of a triple feature. Both halves run just under one hour. The fighting is actually pretty good for the time, and it's fun to see Takakura as an impatient, bearded karate rascal.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-29
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Fearless Comrades
1966-10-08
Fearless Comrades
Overview: The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal death at the hands of the gang leader. He goes on a trip with a guitar in his hand and ends up in Yokohama. The guitar he plays at the bar in the evening was given to him by his late best friend. At the bar, Kosuke meets Kumagoro. Kosuke saves Kumagoro from bandits. Kumagoro is a funny man, he came to this city to reunite with the woman he swore to marry. Kosuke decides to settle in this city and help him find his beloved, but the future of this city is not cloudless either, because the cruel Yakuza is in power in the city, and soon Kosuke will have to fight with him...
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-08
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
1961-09-13
Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Overview: Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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Solar Eclipse
1975-09-06
Solar Eclipse
Overview: When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-09-06
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Run, Genta, Run!
1961-11-22
Run, Genta, Run!
Overview: A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-22
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Outlaw Cop
1976-02-04
Outlaw Cop
Overview: A bad cop is engaged in a violent chase to catch a yakuza boss. In his absence his wife runs away with another man, who turns out to be the very same man that her husband is hunting. Once he discovers this, he loses his nerve and turns in his badge. But the chase turns into a personal vendetta where the ex-cop plans to wipe out the entire gang.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-04
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Shadow of Deception
1971-02-10
Shadow of Deception
Overview: It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She now lives in a local town with a rich old man who owns a dry goods store. Minako travels to Tokyo on business every three months, during which time she continues to meet Sozo, who has married the daughter of his respected teacher.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-10
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960-03-01
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
Overview: Young geisha Kohana scrambles to realize her dream of bringing back her grandmother’s restaurant business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-01
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Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962-08-12
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Overview: Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-12
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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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The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
1965-09-04
The Ghost of the One Eyed Man
Overview: Japanese horror film directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-04
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The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom
1956-11-07
The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom
Overview: First film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-07
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces
1956-11-14
The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces
Overview: Second film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-14
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Devil's Nursery Rhyme
1961-11-15
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Overview: 1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-15
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster
1957-08-11
The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster
Overview: Sixth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-11
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Invisible Fiend
1958-02-25
The Boy Detectives Club – The Invisible Fiend
Overview: Seventh film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-02-25
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The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man
1958-03-25
The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man
Overview: Eighth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-03-25
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Enemy Is an Atomic Submarine
1959-03-25
The Boy Detectives Club – The Enemy Is an Atomic Submarine
Overview: Ninth and final film in the Boy Detectives Club series. Features Tatsuo Umemiya's film debut.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-25
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Jet Air Base 101
1957-12-15
Jet Air Base 101
Overview: The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan's first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base over an extended period of time, with dozens of jets being mobilized for the filming.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-15
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Deep River Melody
1960-09-13
Deep River Melody
Overview: A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-13
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Four Hours of Terror
1959-09-30
Four Hours of Terror
Overview: Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-30
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Sister with Sister
1958-12-09
Sister with Sister
Overview: Yoshiko finds new life and love interests when she takes a new job as an office worker.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-12-09
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Points and Lines
1958-11-11
Points and Lines
Overview: Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-11-11
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The Tokyo Dame
1959-03-17
The Tokyo Dame
Overview: A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-17
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365 Nights
1962-09-09
365 Nights
Overview: A touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko and Teruko. Ranko comes from a wealthy family and is offering to repay Koroku’s family debts in exchange for marriage, but Koroku is in love with his landlord’s daughter, Teruko. Things are further complicated when the wicked Tsugawa takes interest in both women, for his own marriage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-09
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Human Target
1971-09-15
Human Target
Overview: At midnight, Yamabe, a killer, escapes from prison. Two years before, bribed by a narcotic smuggler, Yamabe killed a real estate broker. As he was being arrested by detective Negoro, the detective's bullet struck Sakuko, Yamabe's girl friend who attempted to protect him, and crippled her. When Yamabe was sent to prison, Negoro cared for her and they fell in love. Sakuko asked him to marry her, but Negoro was reluctant to take the killer's sweetheart from him. Learning of the relationship of his girl friend and the detective, Yamabe had pledged revenge.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-09-15
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The Ditch
1954-07-27
The Ditch
Overview: Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who has run away from a geisha house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-07-27
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Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
1961-10-22
Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san
Overview: Daughter of a lumber shop in Edo strives to protect her family business from the competitor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-22
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The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces
1957-08-06
The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces
Overview: Fifth film in the Boy Detectives Club series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-06
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Man of the World 2
1960-07-13
Man of the World 2
Overview: An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-13
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Eyes of Mother and Daughter
1959-02-04
Eyes of Mother and Daughter
Overview: Japanese drama film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-02-04
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The Wolves
1955-07-03
The Wolves
Overview: A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a plan to rob a cash delivery truck in order to provide for their families.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-03
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Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
1961-06-22
Drifting Detective: Black Wind in Harbor
Overview: Fukasaku and Chiba are back in a sequel filmed with the same cast and released just two weeks after the first film. This time the storyline is set in a small seaside town and the film favours detective and watadori film influences over westerns. Like its predecessor, the film runs barely over one hour and never drags. It’s a little less goofy, but doesn’t have as beautiful landscapes the first movie had. Not an especially good film, but for fans of Fukasaku and Chiba it’s an entertaining if flawed 60 minutes.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-22
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Street of Violence
1950-02-26
Street of Violence
Overview: An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-02-26
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World War III Breaks Out
1960-10-19
World War III Breaks Out
Overview: The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-19
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Hiroshima
1953-10-07
Hiroshima
Overview: The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of an atomic bomb on humans for the first time in history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-10-07
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The Sentencer
1962-08-04
The Sentencer
Overview: A man challenges a territorial fight between gangs.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-04
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A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948-09-18
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
Overview: Four unlucky pirates head to a weather tracking station set on a remote island with the intention of holding the weather trackers as hostages and assaulting their next incoming supply ship; but at the station they are told that a serious typhoon is on the way, so the ship will be delayed.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-09-18
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Great X
1948-05-07
Great X
Overview: A 1948 Japanese film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-05-07
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Massacre Gun
1967-09-06
Massacre Gun
Overview: Kuroda is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji and aspiring boxer Saburo, the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-09-06
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The Ball at the Anjo House
1947-09-27
The Ball at the Anjo House
Overview: After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-09-27
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Case of the Disjointed Murder
1977-03-14
Case of the Disjointed Murder
Overview: In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitation of Kazuma Utagawa. They are artists, novelists, poets, painters, playwrights, actresses, etc. Then the murders begin, one after another. The incident seemed to have no continuity...
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-03-14
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Fine, with Occasional Murders
1984-05-26
Fine, with Occasional Murders
Overview: Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is consequently under persistent threat. For the time being.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-05-26
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High-School Outcasts
1970-12-16
High-School Outcasts
Overview: Tsutomu (Kensaku Morita), an orphan who once stabbed a man, is released from a reformatory and goes to Tottori, on the Japan Sea coast, to enter a high school. On the beach, he meets a young fisherman, Yusuke (Norihiko Yamamoto) also a student of the same school. They become friends and Tsutomu is offered free board at Yusuke's home.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-16
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Man with the Funky Hat
1961-08-05
Man with the Funky Hat
Overview: Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-05
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Young Boss: Prison Release
1965-08-14
Young Boss: Prison Release
Overview: The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-14
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The End of a Day
1954-02-03
The End of a Day
Overview: Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot Hanada. Uji takes a sharpshooter called Takagi and tracks him. At first Uji cannot forgive Hanada but as Uji is isolated from the main force he too starts to think of desertion.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-02-03
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Mysteries of Edo
1956-11-07
Mysteries of Edo
Overview: A princess in disguise, Oshichi launches an investigation to reveal the truth about the disappearance of young women in Edo.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-11-07
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Tokyo Detective Girl
1959-09-23
Tokyo Detective Girl
Overview: Woman private eye Emiko goes undercover to reveal the truth of a murder case.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-23
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The SAKURA Code
1969-08-23
The SAKURA Code
Overview: Cold-blooded obligations and loyalty in the gambler's world.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-23
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The Escape
1962-03-14
The Escape
Overview: Film about the 2-26 Incident.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-14
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A Life of Intimidation
1963-12-07
A Life of Intimidation
Overview: Japanese action film.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-12-07
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The Black Hooded Man
1955-04-05
The Black Hooded Man
Overview: A mysterious black hooded man intervenes when an anti-government group who plots to steal the precious blue diamond called “Maguna no Hitomi.”
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-04-05
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The Black Hooded Man 2
1955-08-07
The Black Hooded Man 2
Overview: The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-08-07
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Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
1961-08-13
Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery
Overview: Detective Morgan and the Japanese police cooperate to unveil the truth of the mysterious death of Morgan’s friend in Arizona.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-13
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The Naked Sun
1958-10-01
The Naked Sun
Overview: A young, struggling couple are making every sacrifice so they will one day in the not-too-distant-future, have enough money to get married. As they have agreed on this procedure, it comes as a shock to the young woman to find out from her husband-to-be that he just loaned all the money they had saved to a friend. She is understandably miffed, and a big disagreement results. But after some time goes by, she discovers why the friend needed the money so badly, and the couple are back on solid footing again.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-10-01
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The Happy Family
1959-01-28
The Happy Family
Overview: Japanese family drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-28
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969-10-16
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Overview: This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-16
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963-10-20
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Overview: A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-20
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The Stars and I Decided...
1965-08-14
The Stars and I Decided...
Overview: The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of motorboat.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-14
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The Big Boss
1963-04-12
The Big Boss
Overview: A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman Yamaoka, whose territory is in the Jonan district, in response to Kikuya, the head of the Asahina family, refusing to join the Syndicate. Yamaoka relentlessly pursues the Asahina family and uses his brother Komatsu to kill Shibaki, Kikuya's brother, who owns Nagoya territory. When Kikuya receives information that a general meeting of the Brown and Yamaoka Syndicate is to be held in Nagoya, he is determined to root out the syndicate and rushes to Nagoya, ready to die...
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-12
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The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955-01-09
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Overview:
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-01-09
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Lefty Fencer
1969-06-14
Lefty Fencer
Overview: As a child, Okin the one-armed one-eyed swordswoman was disfigured by Lord Daizen-dayu, who was after her family's most treasured possession, the famed Drenched Swallow sword. As an adult, she has become a skilled swordswoman and lives a carefree life with her adopted family. One day, Okin saves a girl from a group of yakuza, and in doing so, gets involved in a grand conspiracy involving religious leaders, government officials, the yakuza and Lord Daizen-dayu, the man who killed her father and mutilated her body...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-06-14
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The Boss
1965-01-03
The Boss
Overview: Teruo Ishii portrays the bitter conflict over the right to develop land in a gripping and humorous way. Nakagami, the head of the Kanto Joseikai, is ordered to acquire the rights to work to level the reclaimed land and prevent the Doshikai from expanding from Kansai into Tokyo, but the interference of the Koda-gumi, associated with the Kansai Doshikai, intensifies. Nakagami's younger brother Hayami, unhappy that the situation is moving slowly, tries to blackmail the mayor into moving forward, but... A true Toei gangster film with an all-star cast including Koji Tsuruta and Ken Takakura!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-03
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Prince of Space
1965-03-06
Prince of Space
Overview: Attracted by the report of the development of a new type of rocket fuel, the vicious dictator of Krangkor, the dark planet, descends on Earth to steal the formula from its creator, the benevolent Dr. Makin.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Adventure Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-03-06
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Three Seconds to Zero Hour
1967-10-21
Three Seconds to Zero Hour
Overview: “I like shady dealings,” purrs undercover superspy Yabuki en route to infiltrating a sadistic, trigger-happy gang of international jewel thieves. Gone renegade from the shadowy espionage bureau that honed his killer instincts to a razor’s edge, the implacable Yabuki teams up with fellow mercenary crime fighter Yamawaki. Together, they follow a trail of stolen gems leading from the final days of WWII to a contemporary conspiracy that reaches into the highest corridors of corporate power and nefarious international villainy.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-10-21
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Forbidden Affair
1970-08-29
Forbidden Affair
Overview: Ryô is a young leopard, Maki a rhythmical wave. The barrier between a teacher and a student gives way to the passionate embrace of a man and a woman desperately in love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-29
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奥飛騨二重心中
1985-11-30
奥飛騨二重心中
Overview: A man who lost his wife and a woman whose husband died have a fateful meeting in connection with a double suicide and fall madly in love.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-11-30
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The Story of Pure Love
1957-10-15
The Story of Pure Love
Overview: Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-15
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Tower of Lilies
1953-01-09
Tower of Lilies
Overview: A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-01-09
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Virtue in Spades
1956-05-03
Virtue in Spades
Overview: Adaptation of the novel by Kan Shimozawa.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-05-03
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The Sand City in Manchuria
1960-08-24
The Sand City in Manchuria
Overview: When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-24
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Employee Full of Fight
1957-03-13
Employee Full of Fight
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-03-13
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The Challenge
1962-03-28
The Challenge
Overview: Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-28
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Surgical Designs in Flames
1986-05-24
Surgical Designs in Flames
Overview: A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-05-24
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Invasion of the Neptune Men
1961-01-01
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Overview: Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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August without Emperor
1978-09-23
August without Emperor
Overview: Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-23
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Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961-06-09
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
Overview: The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-09
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Ai Sureba Koso
1955-07-05
Ai Sureba Koso
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-05
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The Street Without Sun
1954-06-24
The Street Without Sun
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-06-24
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My Neighbor's Wife 3
2018-01-31
My Neighbor's Wife 3
Overview: Even though he is newly married for six months, the husband can only sleep because of the overtime! Satsuki complains about an affair because of her dissatisfaction, and confides in her troubles with her neighbor Mizuki.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2018-01-31
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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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Scandal
1950-04-26
Scandal
Overview: A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-04-26
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The Eleventh Hour
1957-11-24
The Eleventh Hour
Overview: Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-11-24
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Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer
1956-12-11
Police Precinct: The Left-Handed Killer
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-11
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Police Precinct
1956-02-18
Police Precinct
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-02-18
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Police Precinct Part 2
1956-03-08
Police Precinct Part 2
Overview:
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-03-08
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Become a Mother, Become a Woman
1952-01-17
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-01-17
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Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
1957-02-19
Police Precinct: Crime at High Noon
Overview:
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-02-19
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Speed Crazy
1959-12-20
Speed Crazy
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-20
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Sad Whistling
1949-10-24
Sad Whistling
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-10-24
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Hell's Juggler
1961-01-15
Hell's Juggler
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-15
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Duel of the Underworld
1963-07-13
Duel of the Underworld
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-13
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Fearful Witch
1962-12-16
Fearful Witch
Overview:
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-16
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Hell's Kitchen
1962-10-12
Hell's Kitchen
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-12
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Pleasant Company
1962-03-07
Pleasant Company
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-07
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Temptation
1948-04-01
Temptation
Overview: A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-04-01
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Police Precinct Part 5
1957-08-28
Police Precinct Part 5
Overview:
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-28
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Sazen Tange: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
1962-04-17
Sazen Tange: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
Overview: This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. A Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece sword for his lord. However, his efforts are not appreciated and he becomes a man of hatred.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-17
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Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
1965-04-03
Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
Overview: Nezumi Kozō is the nickname of Nakamura Jirokichi, a Japanese thief and folk hero who lived in Edo during the Edo period. His exploits have been commemorated in kabuki theatre, folk songs, jidaigeki, and modern pop culture.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-03
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Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
1957-12-22
Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
Overview: After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wallet that did not fit the field, earrings, and other valuable materials, which led them on a foot search. The woman's purse had been picked up by a male prostitute on the subway, and from the prostitute's testimony, they were able to identify the pickpocket's face, but the next day, the man was found dead in a road accident, apparently murdered.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-12-22
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Police Precinct Part 7
1958-06-10
Police Precinct Part 7
Overview:
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-10
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Police Precinct Part 8
1958-06-22
Police Precinct Part 8
Overview:
Genres: Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-06-22
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At the End of the Clouds
1953-06-09
At the End of the Clouds
Overview: A movie that depicts the tragic fate of many Yokaren flight-academy pilots.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-06-09
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The Lord Takes a Bride
1957-04-02
The Lord Takes a Bride
Overview: Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro must use his phenomenal sword skills to overcome the evil and find the love of his life. Another must have for fans of the great Otomo Ryutaro. And don't let the "silly" English title fool you, this is a great movie!
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-04-02
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Order of the Salaryman
1973-05-12
Order of the Salaryman
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Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-05-12
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Tale of Young Drifter
1960-07-26
Tale of Young Drifter
Overview: Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-26
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Meteor Karate Strike
1956-01-29
Meteor Karate Strike
Overview: Sequel to the movie Denko karate uchi.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-29
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Geisha Hidekoma
1954-08-10
Geisha Hidekoma
Overview: As a bid to win contacts, ship building companies wine and dine political leaders, inviting the geisha Hidekoma and Hidechiyo to entertain the politicians.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-08-10
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The Great Road
1960-03-08
The Great Road
Overview: The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-08
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浅草の侠客
1963-07-31
浅草の侠客
Overview: Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by an honorable Yakuza in Tokyo's Asakusa district.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-31
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Wakai hito-tachi
1954-11-08
Wakai hito-tachi
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-11-08
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悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
1953-04-29
悲劇の将軍 山下奉文
Overview: When Japan entered into the great tragedy that was unforgettable, the general general of the history of the Ming Dynasty, hokudai Yamashita, left the Malay front and occupied Singapore at once, and was praised as a "Malay tiger." However, the situation in Japan changed steadily by the failure of Sai pan from the GA Talca translation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-04-29
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