Kōmei Minami
Also Known As: Mitsuaki Minami
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: June 30, 1895
Age: 129 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: March 25, 1960
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Hotta Hayato
Overview: Jidaigeki film, only a fragment remains of the original film.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1933-04-27
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The 47 Ronin
Overview: In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-12-08
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Ishimatsu of the Forest
Overview: The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.
Genres: History Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-06-04
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The Homeland
Overview: A Japanese silent drama about two farmers
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1923-02-25
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Iki na fûraibô
Overview: A lost film by Masahiro Makino
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-02-28
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Tsukiyo Karasu
Overview: The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-03-15
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Keai-dori
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-06-14
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Souls on the Road
Overview: A small town boy dreams of being a famous fiddler; Meanwhile, two convicts escape from prison and hide in the woods.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1921-04-08
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Hatamoto kobushin shū
Overview: 1929 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-09-13
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Banchō sarayashiki
Overview: short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-11-01
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Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Overview: Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the comic talent of Denjiro Okochi, which contrasts markedly with his heroic performance in Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi. The humorous exchanges with Goro Kawabe, his senior at Nikkatsu, can be priceless, with the expressions and movements of the two goofy characters making for pure, hilarious slapstick comedy. A 15-minute remnant of the film was released on DVD by Digital Meme with benshi accompaniment by Midori Sawato and Ryubi Kato.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-12-30
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Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-01-16
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慶安水滸傳
Overview: Chikuzen, a ronin named Yoh Daisuke, after pacifying some ruffians at the theater of Onna-Kata Ogino Sawanojiki, formed a bond with the theater's bodyguard, Maruhashi Tadayasu, and Kaku, a priest. He ended up settling at the Kasugaya, the house of Oko, whom he had saved. When Oko decided to go to Edo, where her biological father lived, Daisuke accompanied her. Along the way, at Suruga Abe River, they encountered Sawanojiki's theater group, which had departed from Osaka earlier heading to Edo. A scuffle initiated by Tadayasu over a ferry boat with the students of Yui Masayuki but was amicably resolved through Masayuki's intervention.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-01-21
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お役者変化
Overview: During the Genroku era, Azusa Gennosuke, renowned in Nara as a top swordsman and a scholar, crossed swords with the Magistrate Kurobane Yatayu, who tried to force himself on Gennosuke's beloved foster-sister, Kikuno. As a result, Gennosuke's younger brother, Shichisaburo, was killed. Separated from his mother, Gennosuke found himself on the run from the officials.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-01-09
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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Overview: In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-10-13
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Ejima and Ikushima
Overview: This period film is inspired by one of the most notorious scandals to have taken place in Edo-period Japan. The heroine, Ejima, was a lady of the Ooku, the harem of Edo Castle in which the Shogun’s mother, wife and concubines resided, forbidden from contact with any other man except in the presence of the Shogun. The institution played a key role in the Byzantine world of Japanese court politics during the Edo era. In 1714, Lady Ejima was sent to pay her respects at a Buddhist temple in the city, and chose to pay an unauthorised visit to the kabuki theatre – a violation of protocol that was to have tragic consequences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-10-30
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愛情の旋風
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-02-10
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Samurai Town Story Part II
Overview: A representative film directed by Masahiro Makino, son of Shozo Makino ("the father of Japanese film"). This film lent status to ensemble casts that did not rely on famous stars. The unique setting of the samurai town, exquisite camera work and fast-paced sword fighting scenes all have an original appeal that audiences can related to even today.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-01-15
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Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji
Overview: Bored Hatamoto film #8
Genres: History Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-01-05
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Samurai Town Story Part I
Overview: All that remains of the first Samurai Town Story is the concluding battle.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-10-13
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The Love of the Actress Sumako
Overview: The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theatre solvent.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-08-16
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An Actor's Revenge
Overview: An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-06-27
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The Adventures of Arsène Lupin
Overview: One of Mizoguchi's first films, considered lost.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1923-05-31
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Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
Overview: Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a 1928 Japanese film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the acting talent of Denjirō Ōkōchi and acts as a complementary film to Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue, which is part of the Yaji and Kita series. An 8-minute remnant of the film was released on DVD by Digital Meme with a benshi accompaniment by Midori Sawato. The version in the National Film Center is 23 minutes long.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-12-29
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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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Sozenji Baba
Overview: Sozenji Baba is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Masahiro Makino. It is an ambitious film in which Makino deals with the difficult issue of the agony of a person who killed for revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-11-14
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The Traveling Female Entertainer
Overview: Directed by Kensaku Suzuki.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1923-04-01
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With a Single Sword Bale
Overview: Period film from 1934.
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-07-14
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Den nana torimono jō bijo koumori
Overview: The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima Kuze to extract five gold coins to the Shogun family in Edo, and put it into Ryujin Maru. However, Tajima, who was the chief retainer of the shogunate, said that he was a member of the board, tetsugoro Funabashi, kumiyumi no Kami ichibei, and his son, masakichi, and others, and in the middle of the night, he killed all the members with poison in the night of the storm, threw Masayoshi, who was a fellow of the city, and masakichi, who escaped from the death of poison, into the sea and sank the boat to eliminate evidence.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-29
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell
Overview: The eleventh episode of the Denshichi Torimonocho series. Around the time of Shogun Ienari, a murderer known as a ghost hikyaku appeared in Edo, raping and killing young girls one after another. One night, a notice was recieved that Oichi, the daughter of Wakasa Kanayu of the small construction group, would be taken away. The mansion was surrounded by ten and twenty layers of people including Denshichi, who was asked to guard the house, and Sesshinsai Ohba, the owner of the dojo. Four seconds later, a violent explosion suddenly occurred.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-02
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