Matsunosuke Shofukutei
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: August 06, 1925
Deathday: February 22, 2019
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Young Thugs: Nostalgia
Overview: Nostalgia is Takashi Miike’s favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school of a young boy, whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and the loveable. Though containing elements of the sudden and shocking brutality that many associate with this director, Young Thugs – Nostalgia is more concerned with a child’s moment of leaving the internalized world of fantasy, and passing on eagerly to the next stage of life. A wonderful, touching, startling vision that is uniquely Miike’s.
Genres: Drama Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-09-26
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金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島
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Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-10-26
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When You Wish Upon A Star
Overview: A boy from Tokyo moves to the countryside and has trouble adapting, falls in love.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-02
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Locomotive Teacher
Overview: Seigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels lost after the accident and eventually decides to teach again on a small island where his mother was born. The children there on the island quickly name him "Kikansha Sensei" (Teacher Locomotive) after learning he is mute. The parents on the island are mostly hostile to Seigo Yoshioka, believing he is incapable of teaching their children. But with Seigo Yoshioka's determination and kindness, a strong bond develops between the students and the mute teacher, which then changes the parents' opinions of Seigo Yoshioka. Suddenly, tragedy then strikes ...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-07-31
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My House
Overview: A young Japanese boy's life is changed when his sister returns to the small island, full of eccentric characters, where he lives.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-04-12
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Wild Berries
Overview: A portrait of an ordinary family that turns unstable when their frivolous son Shuji returns home after a long absence.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-09-06
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The King of Jail Breakers
Overview: Masayuki Suzuki (Itsuji Itao) is known as "Datsugoku Oh" (King of Escape) because of his incredible ability to escape from any prison. Even though his ability to escape from prison was unmatched he would normally get caught within a few hours from his escape. He is then sent to Prison Island ... can he escape ?
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-01-17
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Three for the Road
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-07-11
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Prayer Beads
Overview: This horror anthology is featuring nine independent episodes, each 30 minutes long, that are revolving around bad karma and terror.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-08
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Knockout
Overview: A Japanese boxer stages a dramatic and dangerous comeback after suffering brain damage in the ring.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-11-11
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Haunted School 4
Overview: Taking advantage of their summer holiday, Kō and his little sister Yae visit their cousin at Nozaki located at the sea-side. However, on the day they arrive, a typhoon hits the town for the first time in many years. At this time, their cousin tells them: When the storm hits, the spirits of those who perished at sea... will return.
Genres: Horror Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-07-10
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The Man Who Wipes Mirrors
Overview: Tsutomu Minagawa is set to retire; the organized business life, a perfectly normal family living in a two-story house with a garage, the once unstoppable routine is about to close down forever. However, Tsutomu's last day changes him forever, as a car accident leads to his new purpose and sets him on a mission to clean every traffic mirror in Japan in order to save lives.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-09-03
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Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
Overview: A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-20
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Young Lord Yakuza
Overview: Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-06-11
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