Tsumasaburō Bandō
Also Known As: Цумасабуро Бандо
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: December 14, 1901
Deathday: July 07, 1953
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Thus the Divine Wind Blows
Overview: Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-08-11
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A Baby Given by a Fox
Overview: A lowly drunken samurai finds an abandoned baby in the woods and takes it home. A gift from a fox. But there's something special about the boy.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-11-08
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Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood
Overview: The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-05-10
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Wild Lion
Overview: A gripping historical drama that follows the explosive growth of Katsu Kaishu, the hero of the Meiji era, and the interesting human image of his father, Kokichi, who lived for the common people, his neighbors and his children. A film about paternal and maternal love and conjugal love in the creation of mankind, about the healing power of which laughter and tears have. The film that became the last work of the giant star Tsumasaburo Bando.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-08-12
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Rogoku no hanayome zenpen
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1931-12-01
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Kumo
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1926-10-01
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Serpent
Overview: This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plots of his enemies.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1925-11-20
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Kagebōshi
Overview: On the night the shogunate's treasury was breached, the guard Utsugi had already been taken down. His colleague Ryunosuke felt responsible and decided to catch the culprit, not only for the sake of the beautiful wife of Utsugi, Chika, but also for his own honor. Chika's younger brother Shinjiro and the powerful Uechi family living near Ryunosuke's abode, join hands to support Ryunosuke. Counterfeit coins begin to surface—a scheme by the corrupt faction led by Yanagisawa. The henchman behind this is Koyamada Tesshin, who gathers ronin to amplify Yanagisawa's power. Among those ronin is Tendo Sakon—a man who drinks silently and plays the flute when in a mood.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-01-03
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Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
Overview: A continuation of the prior film (影法師).
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-01-08
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風雲金毘羅山
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-09-02
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The Grand Master
Overview: Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is at stake – including his family. What will it cost for Sakata to follow his passion?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-10-18
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Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi
Overview: Kageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial thief’, Kageboshi.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1925-03-06
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Kosuzume Pass
Overview: Tokutaro is an orphan child who becomes a street candy vendor. He sells candies, humming a song he learned long ago from his mother. One day he met with thieves along the way and this encounter changes their lives in ways they cannot imagine.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1923-11-13
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Sakamoto Ryōma
Overview: Ryôma Sakamoto unites the Choshu and Satsuma clans and paves the way for the Meiji Restoration.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-05-18
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Kenpu Renpeikan
Overview: Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-01-03
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Akagaki Genzo
Overview: Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of them named Akagaki Genzo.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-11-17
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Echo of Love
Overview: A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "Yamabiko" stolen. Prince Kogenta swears to avenge his father-in-law's death and retrieve the family heirloom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-07-14
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The Inner Palace Conspiracy
Overview: A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all-star entertainment film.
Genres: Adventure History Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-01-13
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Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird
Overview: Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man's jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1931-10-15
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Ikeru isu
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-05-17
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東海水滸伝
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-07-12
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Who Is the Criminal?
Overview: 1945 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1945-12-27
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Five Men of Edo
Overview: During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-11-22
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壮士劇場
Overview: 1947 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-05-06
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Tenjiku Tokubei
Overview: Japanese horror movie from 1923.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1923-07-09
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The Life of Matsu the Untamed
Overview: Matsugoro is a poor rickshaw driver whose animated spirit and optimistic demeanor make him a favorite of the town. Matsu helps an injured boy, Toshio, and is hired by the boy's parents.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-10-28
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Broken Drum
Overview: When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-12-01
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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
Overview: The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushingura) as Horibe Yasubei. But Makino and Inagaki’s version gives no hint of this more serious future, playing up the thrills and the comedy with Bando’s bravura performance. The multiple pans of Yasubei running to the duel are an exemplar of the experimental flourishes of 1930s Japanese cinema and the final duel, performed virtually like a dance number, is a marker of Makino’s love of rhythm and one of the best sword fights in Japanese film history. The film was originally released under the title Chikemuri Takadanoba (Bloody Takadanobaba) with a length of 57 minutes, but suffered some cuts and a title change when it was re-released in 1952.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-12-31
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Chushingura
Overview: The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge their master and his family.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-03-31
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Backward Flow
Overview: Nanjo Mikisaburo is a young samurai trying to restore his ruined family to its past glory. Enduring the contempt and disdain of high-ranking samurai, Mikisaburo devotes himself to the way of the warrior, mastering the literary and martial arts. His master Kurahashi Jupeita's daughter Misao feels for Mikisahuro who maintains his pride in the face of the arrogant samurai's scorn. She sympathizes with and encourages him. However this sympathy ignites a passionate love for her in Mikisaburo.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1924-09-26
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Tange Sazen
Overview: Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by the name of Tange Sazen. By chance, Tange gets an old pot in which the secret of the treasure of 1000000 ryos of gold is hidden. However, a bunch of different people hunt for the pot and Tange will have to apply his phenomenal fencing skills with the sword.
Genres: History Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-08-14
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Vengeance at Iga
Overview: Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-08-13
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Devil’s Statue
Overview: A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-05-01
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Signal Fires of Shanghai
Overview: During the Taiping Rebellion of the mid-19th century, anti-Qing (Manchu) Chinese forces led by Taiping commander Li Xiucheng march on Shanghai. Although the Western powers are officially neutral, the British consul in Shanghai sides with the Qing imperial government, and counter to his own government's policy he retains American adventurer Frederick Townsend Ward to raise a mercenary force of foreigners in Shanghai and oppose the Taipings. Ward's force is routed, with heavy casualties, but since many of the casualties are British, the British army soon is drawn in on the side of the Qings. The only support for the Chinese comes from Japanese in Shanghai and anti-imperialist demonstrations in Japan. A family drama plays out against this historical background. After a Chinese home is destroyed by careless British shelling, killing the father and crippling a daughter, the surviving son vows revenge but begins to see that his true friends may be the Japanese.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-12-28
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Tales of a Drifter
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-08-10
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Sakon Detective Story: Handprint in Fresh Blood
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-12-02
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The General, Staff and Soldiers
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-03-07
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Last Days of Edo
Overview: It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-11-28
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Story of Lightning
Overview: Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his father and younger brother. I left the town.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-12-30
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Ahôshige
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1923-01-01
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Kirarazaka
Overview: A chambara film starring Bandō Tsumasaburō.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1925-06-01
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