Eiji Nakano
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 05, 1904
Deathday: September 06, 1990
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Whispering Sidewalks
Overview: Inada plays Betty Yoshida, a singer and dancer from America who arrives in Japan to go on tour, only to be swindled by scheming managers. Penniless and cast to the streets, Betty is taken in by Oki (Nakagawa), a talented tap dancer who introduces her to a group of struggling musicians living and working together.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-01-01
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Overview: In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-05-24
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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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Oyuki the Virgin
Overview: When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women prove to be morally superior to their betters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-10-05
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Jihishincho
Overview: Shizuko hesitates between two suitors. While the one she marries commits suicide following a scandal, the other refuses to marry out of love for her. Considered a lost film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-09-15
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The Dawn of Manchuria and Mongolia
Overview: Propaganda film, presumed lost.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-09-29
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Matenro sôtohen
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-10-17
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The Downfall of Osen
Overview: In Tokyo, Osen is the servant girl of an unscrupulous antiques dealer, Kumazawa, who takes in the penniless Sokichi Hata. Kumazawa mistreats Sokichi and Osen, while swindling some Buddhist monks out of their temple treasures. When Kumazawa is arrested, Osen agrees to help Sokichi finance his dream of going to medical school. They live in a humble room, and eventually the only way Osen can find enough money for them is to prostitute herself during the day, without Sokichi knowing. (Will Gilbert)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-01-20
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Smiling Earth
Overview: A lost Mizoguchi film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1925-04-10
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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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The Passion of a Woman Teacher
Overview: The curse of a jealous woman destroys lovers on the run. Considered a lost film.
Genres: Romance Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1926-07-14
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A Scream from Nowhere
Overview: In 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of mysterious events culminating in the death of a wealthy industrialist who may have been leading a double life.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-06-18
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The Machine Gun Dragon
Overview: Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-02-28
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The Comb of Oroku
Overview: Once a wealthy local land owner, Toranosuke has long since fallen on hard times. Social ostracism befalls those who neglect communal duties and Toranosuke's life goes down hill by being exiled from the village. The story evolves around brother and sister Umakichi and Oroku left alone by their father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-05-09
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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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Ashes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-03-01
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Daichi wa hohoemu dainihen
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1925-04-17
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Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1925-04-17
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Evil Spirit
Overview: Directed by Daisuke Itō.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-05-06
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Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu
Overview: Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells him that she's pregnant, he begins to worry. His company hasn't paid his backsalary and he doesn't know how he will pay for the new baby. His friend Suihei tells him about a job at a bar, but on his way there, Tokunosuke meets a mysterious man who sells him a newspaper...for tomorrow!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1935-10-09
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