Shiko Saito
Also Known As: 斎藤紫香
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: April 16, 1901
Age: 124 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: November 30, 1961
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South Pacific Waves Are High
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-09
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The Eyes of the Jaguar
Overview: A young princess is kidnapped and put on a pirate ship bound for Hokkaido and the villainous Jaguar. Her only hope is the cook and a young man who knows Judo.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-29
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The Eyes of Two People
Overview: Futari no hitomi (二人の瞳, Futari no hitomi, The Eyes of Two People) a.k.a. Girls Hand in Hand (USA title) is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Shigeo Nakaki.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-10-23
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City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart
Overview: A mysterious soldier known only as Professor takes his revenge on the government that betrayed him - and Tokyo is brought to its knees! Unless the government pays the Professor an impossible ransom, downtown Tokyo will be completely destroyed, and the Professor's beautiful sister will be the first to go! Only City Hunter, expert detective and shameless ladies' man, can keep Tokyo from being blown sky high!The bullets fly furiously, and the women have never been tempting as City Hunter takes it to the edge in this action-packed animated feature. Explosive action will rock your senses as you witness City Hunter's greatest challenge ever!
Genres: Action Animation Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-04-01
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Shi no machi wo nogarete
Overview: Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-05-22
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Mistress of a Foreigner
Overview: Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived. The fragment has been published on DVD coupled with The Downfall of Osen (1935) by Digital MEME in 2007.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-07-01
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母山彦
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-04-24
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The Singing Baseball Kid
Overview: A musical comedy about a spirited orphan who forms a youth baseball team and gets caught up in a mix of sports, singing, and crime when he tries to return a star player’s lost money.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-07-27
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のど自慢三羽烏
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1951-11-16
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Daughter and Springtime
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-06-17
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G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization
Overview: The fourth installment of G-men of Japan
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-25
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Made in Japan
Overview: A love affair between a beautiful fashion designer returning from France and a naïve young judo player against the backdrop of Japan in the early post-war period, where new customs and old traditions mix.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-12-08
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm
Overview: Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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Moonlight Mask: The Last Death of the Devil
Overview: The sixth and last Moonlight Mask film in the original series produced by Toei in the 1950s.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-04
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The Golden Demon
Overview: Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of Kan-ichi's debtor) is canceled to enable Miya to marry Tomiyama, a wealthy banker's son. In bitter despair, Kan-ichi breaks with his friends, drops his studies, and declares he has ceased to be human. He apprentices to a money-lender, and he's soon ruthless and wealthy. Several years later, Miya's in misery, her husband mistreats her. She goes to Kan-ichi to beg forgiveness; he pushes her away. He's now pursued by Akagashi, herself a cold-hearted loan shark. Can anything free Kan-ichi's hard heart from the golden demon
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1954-03-21
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The Happy Family
Overview: Japanese family drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-01-28
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Hyōchū no Bijo
Overview: Based on the novel The Vampire (Kyūketsuki) by Edogawa Ranpo.
Genres: Crime Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-03-12
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Submarine Number One
Overview: This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as result of Japan's first submarine accident. The film then follows two of the pupils, one becomes a submarine captain and the other designs submarines.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-05-23
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Warning from Space
Overview: Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-01-27
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No Advice Taken
Overview: A comical love story between two college students — Hitomi, a strong-willed girl, and Shogo, a handsome, earnest and poverty stricken man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-01-03
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With Songs in My Heart
Overview: Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-09-10
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Mother Peacock
Overview: Japanese drama film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-12-05
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The Eleventh Hour
Overview: Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-11-24
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New Snow
Overview: Minowada, a young teacher at a National People's School, has his own theory of education and the daughter of his linguistics teacher becomes drawn to him. Kayo, a strong-willed doctor, is also attracted to him. A mediator tries to arrange a marriage but just at that point Minowada receives military call-up papers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-10-01
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The Sentimental Idiot
Overview: A young man steals money for a cabaret singer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-04-18
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The Revenge Champion
Overview: Lost film, directed by Tomu Uchida. This film is a very funny comedy that makes fun of the moral code of the samurai Bushido, which has become obsolete and turned into an empty form during the period of feudalism.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1931-12-18
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Horror of the Fifth Columnist
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-04-16
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Won't Stand for Dying
Overview: The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-05-10
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Botchan yarō seizoroi
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-09
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Ayausgî G-Man - ânkoku gai no yagû
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-01
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The Man From Chungking
Overview: Mysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of the enemy's invisible spy?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-11-11
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Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - Horror of the Black Hand
Overview: The first installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-15
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Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - The Final Trump Card
Overview: The third and final installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-27
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Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - Million Dollar Showdown
Overview: The second installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-21
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Pure-Hearted Unit
Overview: A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.
Genres: War Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-15
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Midair Circus
Overview: 1958 Toei movie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-08-12
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