Kotobuki Hananomoto
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: October 23, 1939
Deathday: November 04, 2023
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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This Transient Life
Overview: Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-08
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Black Snow
Overview: Black Snow tells the tale of a disturbed young man who, after spying on his mother with a black serviceman, finds himself unable to attain sexual arousal unless fondling a loaded gun. Later that night, he murders the GI before running amok through the building and finally slaying his mother's sister...
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-06-09
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Tattooed Life
Overview: After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-11-13
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Tomorrow's Sun
Overview: A playful short film made in the style of a trailer for a fictional feature film that seems to be a spoof of films that were popular in Japan at the time.
Genres: Romance Comedy Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-13
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The Tale of Genji
Overview: An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing the one object of desire he must never obtain: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-01-14
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Sword of Vision
Overview: Yagyu Jubei proves his skills in this early adventure film.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-10-04
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Naked Shadow
Overview: A drama depicting a girl's suffering from prenatal radiation damage caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-09
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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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Takamaru and Kikumaru
Overview: Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a villain skilled in the art of sorcery. Hakuraku-Ou had long been seeking a Tiger Seal which, together with the Dragon Seal in his possession, would reveal the location of a huge ancestral fortune. But on the very night that the Tiger Seal was found, it was stolen by Tomomitsu, Ginnosuke's chief. When the two brothers receive the Dragon Seal from their father just before his death they determine to go to Death's-Head Castle, in order to recover the Tiger Seal.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-17
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Burning Nature
Overview: Film from 1967.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-15
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Cheers to the Sky
Overview: Stewardess Yuriko goes through rigorous two-month training and finishes her maiden flight safely with the help of her colleagues and instructors.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-25
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