Kōju Murata
Also Known As: 村田宏寿, 村田宏壽, Hirotoshi Murata, Hirohisa Murata, 村田 宏作, Кодзю Мурата, Хиротоси Мурата, Хирохиса Мурата
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: February 24, 1899
Deathday: December 15, 1958
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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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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Children Hand in Hand
Overview: A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-03-30
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Thus the Divine Wind Blows
Overview: Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1944-08-11
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Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyaku hen
Overview: 1938 Theater of Life adaptation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-07-01
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The Morning Sun Shines
Overview: The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-04-12
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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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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: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-07-01
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Thirty-three footprints
Overview: Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1948-12-30
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Metropolitan Symphony
Overview: A young woman seduced by a rich man, takes revenge on him with the help of a young idealistic worker. Considered a lost film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-01-02
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Theater of Life: Youth Version
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-02-13
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The Okagura Brothers
Overview: 1946 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1946-10-22
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Festival Across the Sea
Overview: There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and teachers gather from all over the country, including sesame oil sellers and organ grinders. The day before the festival, trouble arises with some horses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-05-04
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Sweat
Overview: Sweat (1929) is a slapstick riff on tendency-film themes, as a bored young millionaire has his clothes stolen by a tramp; dressed in the tramp’s clothes, he has to accept work as a labourer. As the hero ends up building the mausoleum he had himself commissioned.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-12-31
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Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
Overview: While returning by boat to Japan, Yoshie Fujiwara meets a rich woman who suggests him to become a singer thanks to an impresario friend of hers.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-03-14
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The Tiger of Malaya
Overview: A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-06-24
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The Foghorn
Overview: Chiyokichi, a young man, hates Cooper, a white man who looks down on the Japanese. Chiyokichi picks Cooper’s pocket and is caught. He is brought to Cooper’s house and becomes his slave, and a riveting tale of passion, hatred, and revenge unfolds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-05-10
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A Living Puppet
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-04-19
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Three-Fingered Detective
Overview: Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large tracts of land. The bride is a former teacher and was rumoured to have had an affair, which explains why the groom's family opposed the union. On the night of the ceremony the bride and groom are killed in a sealed room. There is evidence left, however, as there is a hand print on the wall albeit with only the trace of three fingers.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-12-09
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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.
Genres: No genres available
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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Ashes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-03-01
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The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-04-23
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The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-04-14
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