Shizuko Mori
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 25, 1909
Deathday: January 31, 2004
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Kumo
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1926-10-01
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Police Officer
Overview: Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex relationship is established between them.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1933-11-30
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晴小袖
Overview: A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a wild man who falls passionately in love with a woman.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1940-10-15
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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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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
Overview: A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko Kinema between 1937-40 featuring Japan's first scream queen, Sumiko Suzuki. Here she plays Mitsue, the possessive onna-kabuki actress betrothed to apprentice shamisen player Seijiro. When one day Okiyo, a beautiful young girl of samurai class, is led to Seijiro's house by his lost cat Kuro, she becomes besotted with him. Dark jealous passions are invoked in Mitsue, which are intensified when Seijiro gifts Okiyo his precious shamisen. The cat is the first to suffer at the end of Mitsue's hairpin, but returns from the grave to assist Okiyo's younger sister Onui avenge her sister's murder.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-11-02
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King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō
Overview: A biographical documentary produced as part of the 20th anniversary project of the silent film appreciation society led by Shunsui Matsuda, who was known as a silent film narrator, film collector and exhibitor. The film features interviews with directors and related parties involved in the production while inserting scenes from period dramas starring Tsumasanburo Bando throughout from Matsuda’s extensive collection. Completed in 1980 but not released to the general public until 1993 on the 40th anniversary of Bando’s death and Matsuda’s seventh anniversary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-02-19
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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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The Feast of Gion
Overview: A sad love film where the action takes place in Kyoto, in a trading house. Considered a lost film.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1933-08-31
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Arima Neko
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-10-30
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Daikatsugeki Sôtô
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1924-08-15
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Yotsuya Kaidan
Overview: This is a classic Japanese Ghost Story.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1925-01-04
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Ruten
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-09-02
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Kagamiyama Enchanting Romance
Overview: Japanese movie from 1930s
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-09-15
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