Akira Kume
Also Known As: Акира Кумэ
Biography: Akira Kume (Japanese: 久米 明; 8 February 1924 – 23 April 2020) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: February 08, 1924
Age: 101 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 23, 2020
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-09-29
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
Overview: In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-26
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Gray Sunset
Overview: Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his affliction serves to deepen family ties. Japan's submission to the 58th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-10-10
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Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun
Overview: A film about a juvenile delinquent who swears, yet fails, to rehabilitate.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-03
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Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
Overview: A film that portrays the youth and fragile love of a transportation worker in Tokyo.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-08-21
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Secret Assignment
Overview: In the fourth film of series, Secret Assignment, Raizo again plays the Jiro Shiina. This time he's out to discover who is spying for the British in the Foreign Ministry, under the code name “Cat's Eye”.
Genres: Action War Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-17
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The Night before Pearl Harbor
Overview: The last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of the bombing of Pearl Harbor dominant in Nakano Spy School.
Genres: Action War Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-09
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Dozoku no ranjo
Overview: A documentary surrounding the ties between Japan and the Korean peninsula, particularly folk rituals of the aforementioned region. Reportedly is the first film acclaimed composer Akira Ifukube wrote for after his hiatus from scoring.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-10-12
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Crusher Joe
Overview: Enter the tale of the Crusher Council, a group of rugged individuals known for assignments ranging from transportation to terraforming and everything in between. In the early days of space exploration the Crushers took on the job of destroying asteroids and defining space lanes. Because of their work, they were nicknamed "Crushers" which eventually became their business moniker. Despite the rough and ready nature of the Crushers' work, they subscribe to a few steadfast rules. Unethical and illegal assignments are taboo, and any Crusher accepting one is barred from the Union. Of course, this presents problems for shady clients who try to trick the Crushers into accepting misleading assignments. They know that once the Union accepts a case the Crushers are honor-bound to follow it through. Among the various worlds, the Crusher Council has a stunning reputation, and among the Crushers, the most elite team is the one led by Crusher Dan and his successor, Crusher Joe.
Genres: Science Fiction Animation Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-12
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Okaimono
Overview: In a quiet farming village in northeastern Japan, there lives an elderly couple. One day, a notice arrives in the mail about an antique camera sale in Tokyo. This triggers the old man's memory of the time when he used to love cameras and he decides he wants to go to Tokyo. Going on this shopping trip is like embarking on an adventure for them and is is full of surprises and unexpected happenings, but through this adventure, the old couple's lives slowly get revealed. Before heading home, the couple stops by Tokyo Station, a place that holds fond memories for them. They take a photo together with the old man's camera and quietly reflect back on the long life that they spent together.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-02-14
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 7 - The Woman's Cold Hand
Overview: Seventh film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-08-22
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Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song
Overview: This biopic is centered on New Year's Day of 1894, when Kitamura is recovering from a suicide attempt. Japan is then under the spell of fervent patriotism because the government wants to build up public support for a war with China. Kitamura's literary friends and militant comrades come to visit. They wonder why Kitamura wants to kill himself. Kitamura at first refuses to receive them, then he sits down with them and looks back on his days as a civil rights militant, his stormy love life and his ardent but destructive desire to live literature to the full.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-12-17
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Solar Eclipse
Overview: When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-09-06
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A Step
Overview: Romantic love story of Russian physician Gusev and Japanese woman Keiko takes place in time of fighting of Russian and Japanese scientists against poliomyelitis epidemic broken out in Japan in 1959.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 1988-06-08
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The Paradise Garden
Overview: The story of Czech architect Jan Letzel, who designed the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-05-04
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Female Teacher
Overview: A female teacher is raped by a gang of students in her school. The repercussions of this lead to scandal, blackmail and murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-29
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August without Emperor
Overview: Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-23
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The Detective
Overview: Detective Muramatsu's wife, Fusae, is killed by a drug addict. After the criminal climbs to the roof of the house with a hostage, Muramatsu shoots him dead in order to rescue the hostage, but the public denounces his actions as stemming from the personal grudge of a detective whose wife was just murdered, and he is demoted.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-09-22
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Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie
Overview: Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-07-03
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Karafuto 1945 Summer
Overview: The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-08-17
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The Revolt
Overview: When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-01-15
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Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Overview: Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-07-23
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Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
Overview: Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.
Genres: Animation War Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-06-22
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Violin in the Starry Sky
Overview: The story is about a boy and his dream of making the best violin.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-07-01
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Botchan
Overview: Botchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his first teaching assignment - never anticipating what awaits him. He must contend with students who spy on him and pull nasty stunts and with a landlord who constantly tries to sell him worthless antiques. While on a fishing trip to boost his spirits, Botchan suspects Hotta, his one friend in the village, as the cause of all of his misery. But this is just beginning of his problems - During a meeting to discuss the students' disrespectful behavior towards Botchan, the proposed punishment is surprisingly mild despite the severity of the acts. Yet, Botchan's suspected adversary defends him. Were the other faculty members lying about Hotta? Botchan may soon discover the truth, for when evidence of the dean's activities surface, Botchan and Hotta must team up to corner the dean in his own scandalous game. Based on Natsume Soseki's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books.
Genres: Animation Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-06-13
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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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姑公認未公認、二人の女の妻芝居
Overview: The surgeon's mother-in-law plots to have her son's mistress give birth and drive out his wife.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-08-25
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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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The School of Flesh
Overview: A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy marriage after the war, in pursuit of a wild and pure Japanese man. Three gorgeous 39-year-old single women who are in the same situation get excited about each other’s love affairs. Adapted from Yukio Mishima's novel, with the same title. It's also related to the movie "L'École de la Chair" from 1998, which also is an adaptation of the book and Japanese movie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-02-14
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