Shizuo Chūjō
Also Known As: Shizuo Chujo, Shizuo Nakajo
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: March 30, 1926
Age: 99 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: October 05, 1994
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Aru kankei
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-21
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Lips of Ruin
Overview: Industrial espionage in the pharmaceutical industry. Also know in English as “Black Parking Lot”.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-30
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スーダラ節 わかっちゃいるけどやめられねぇ
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-25
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B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-29
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Forbidden
Overview: Yukiko Shiba, a doctor, and Akira Sakai, a composer and musician, are lovers. Their love is a forbidden one. He is married, with children. She is a doctor with a bright career ahead of her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-15
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Black Trump Card
Overview: Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died during the destruction of his territory, and a former viscount whose wife and property were stolen by Fukazawa. Their sons vowed to hunt down Fukazawa and take revenge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-07-25
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The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
Overview: A series of ghastly murders are being committed. The one similarity in each of the murders is that a strange buzzing sound is always heard right before the murder occurs. Is the killer invisible or possibly some other incredible creature?
Genres: Science Fiction Crime Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-25
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The Midday Trap
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Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-08-19
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Order of Yakuza
Overview: Order of Yakuza
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-26
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Odd Obsession
Overview: A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-23
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Kodokan Under a Morning Moon
Overview: The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is used only for self-defense and championed by Sugawara. All of which, comes to a mighty match between Sugawara and Takamatsu. It's loaded with dynamite, so to speak, and lasts five minutes on the screen, Sugawara, wins. Takamatsu, a poor loser, and his four ju-jitsu hoodlum companions later ambush Sugawara in the woods. This turns out to be a mortal combat. You'd like to learn the outcome, wouldn't you?
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-04-16
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Ashita au hito
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-16
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Nenneko Shain
Overview: A handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His girlfriend, a beautiful secretary, and the high-maintenance female manager suddenly panic, and the whole company is in an uproar.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-25
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Fūshinraishin
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-01
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Black Lizard
Overview: The cunning detective Akeichi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-14
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Closing Time
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-04-18
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Blood Type: Blue
Overview: UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new "blue-bloods" being persecuted by the rest of mankind, and eventually certain all-too-familiar measures begin to be taken against them.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-11-23
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Abunai Deka
Overview: When a doctor is found dead and the company's exclusive data on a cancer drug is missing, detective Takayama and Oshita are called to the Nakamitsu pharmaceutical laboratory. However, a bungled attempt to catch the murderer leave Takayama and Oshita reassigned to the lackluster task of patrolling public bathrooms to keep them out of trouble.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-12
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Black Report
Overview: After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-13
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Matamata Abunai Deka
Overview: Detectives Takayama and Oshita participate in a major drug bust which arouses suspicion that the government may be secretly involved.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-07-02
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Marriageable Age
Overview: Yoshimura's 48th film is the contemporary story of a well-to-do family showing the frailties and failings of the class, the egotism, and the complete lack of consideration under polite and superficially perfect manners.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-14
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Fires on the Plain
Overview: In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-11-03
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Stolen Pleasure
Overview: Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adapted by frequent Masumura scribe Kaneto Shindo, this downbeat melodrama features a battle of women for the affections and commitment of the same man, a handsome car salesman. Masuko is the number one hostess at a cabaret, living with her lover, ... but finds out that he has a wife. When Masuko’s niece arrives the competition further ratchets up.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-03-14
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The Shootist
Overview: Former policeman Matsushita Hiroshi is a professional marksman shootist. When his keen eye catches his target in the dry urban darkness, the hard, breathless action begins.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-08-17
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Seasonal Wind
Overview: Shinji, a young man who accidentally met a successful model, moves to Tokyo because of his admiration for her. However, a harsh reality awaits him in Tokyo. As a result, Shinji returns to his hometown to start life anew. A romantic drama inspired by the hit song of the same name by Goro Noguchi.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-07-16
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An Ode to Yakuza
Overview: Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her to college and turning her into a perfect young lady. He's extremely fond of Akane. His fondness for her goes beyond how he feels about his mistress, Kanae. And yet, Akane feels alone. Now, a new tutor comes into her life that seems to have taken a liking to her...
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-07-11
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The Great Villains
Overview: Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-24
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Fools at Work
Overview: A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-19
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When Women Lie
Overview: Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-30
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Black Report
Overview: After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-01-13
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The False Student
Overview: A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-08
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Three O'clock in the Morning in a Big City
Overview: To avenge the death of his brother, a student shooting champion infiltrates the criminal world. An entertaining action drama and an interesting love story.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-22
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The Phantom Horse
Overview: Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-07-20
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Punishment Room
Overview: Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-06-28
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Tokyo Ninja Force
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-02-12
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Okoto and Sasuke
Overview: One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-10-14
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Mottomo Abunai Deka
Overview: Taka and Yuji find evidence in a 15-year-old case, but the statute of limitations expires in four days and they're hunting illicit gun manufacturers.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-04-22
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Abunai Deka Forever The Movie
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Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-09-12
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The School of Spies
Overview: Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names, families, even lovers to bury themselves in training. Jiro, one of the cadets, successfully seize the secret code of English army to pass the final exam. However, he reaches the crossroad when his fiancee Yukiko turns out to be a spy of the enemy.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-06-04
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Bronze Magician
Overview: Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1952) & the milestone silent surrealist masterpiece A Page of Madness (Kurutta Ippeji, 1926).
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-05
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Superexpress
Overview: A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired. Also known as Black Super Express
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-31
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Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa
Overview: Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-04-07
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Sweet Seventeen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-19
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A Geisha's Diary
Overview: A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-07-28
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The Snowy Heron
Overview: The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-11-29
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Black Test Car
Overview: Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-06-30
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Gateway to Glory
Overview: A young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the Japanese navy.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-12
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Love and Greed
Overview: Namiko is married, but has an infatuation with Ishizuka who runs a nightclub. The businessman is also planning on wrecking the company of Namiko's husband. As personal lives and professional careers intertwine and cross one another including a love triangle dangerously, the affair is taken up a notch following a murder.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-02-24
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Princess Yang Kwei Fei
Overview: In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1955-05-03
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Vixen
Overview: Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes place in the drawing room, when she attempts to swindle him out of two million yen for alleged rape by his son. Akie (Kyoko Kishida), Ishida's wife and the chairman's daughter, offers her a million, but he gives her what she demands. Now Michi is not only satisfied, but she has a mad desire for Ishida and calls him every day asking for a date. His sympathy for her gradually evolves into love, and he soon allows her insatiable passion to strip him of his decency.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-18
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The Frolic of the Beasts
Overview: The wife Yuko Kusumon operating a pottery store was a chastal wife without complaints even though her husband is cheated with her heart. Koji Umeya, who was working part-time at a shop, was able to see the unparallel rag, and brought her to the cheerful site. Furthermore, Kenji will cause serious injury to the spot. Koji who came to the end of her uniform and started her bizarre living in Izu villa home.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-06-11
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A Storm Zone
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-07-26
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Spy on the Masked Car
Overview: An industrial espionage film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-01-28
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Diary of a Substitute Doctor
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Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-05-27
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Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi
Overview: A bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her. Things get hectic around the two of them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-15
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Ripe and Marriageable
Overview: 1959 youth comedy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-17
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Love River
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-04-22
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Hit and Run Gang
Overview: Detective Goto, who had sniffed out drugs as the culprit behind the murder of an elderly woman, was run over and killed while pursuing the culprit. His younger brother Matabei vowed to challenge the culprit in front of his brother's grave. A fast-paced action-packed story.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-10-08
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Modae
Overview: This unique melodrama depicts the anguish of a new wife whose husband confesses to her his infertility on their wedding night. The virgin wife, who spends her days in a state of unfulfillment, is gradually attracted to a young playboy, but she is unable to cross the line. One day, her husband proposes to have a child through artificial insemination.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-03
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Overview: The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-11-02
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The Judo Champ
Overview: When Shinsuke returns to Kyushu from the Russo-Japanese War he finds his Judo school hall neglected and in decay. His Judo teacher has died and his brother, Ryota, and the teacher's only daughter, Akiko, are greatly disturbed by Zanba, who intends to use the school for teaching the Ryukyu art of Karate.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-08-12
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Tejō ni kaketa koi
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-02-01
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She Came For Love
Overview: Toshiko is the madam of a bar in Osaka who tries to keep her private life private and claims not to have a lover. However, she is in fact having a secret affair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-28
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Shin Jinsei Gekijo
Overview: 1961 Theater of Life adaptation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-31
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Ocean Floor Crime #1
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-09-05
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Main Line to Terror
Overview: Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospital patients, plots to disrupt and, in ten days, destroy a unit of the operation. He warns the Japan National Railway, that, if nothing is done to reduce the noise, he will derail a bullet train. Takigawa is the police detective sent to stop him.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-09-06
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Asphalt Girl
Overview: 1964 musical.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-18
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