Casey Takamine
Also Known As: Keshi Takamine, Kêshî Takamine
Biography: Japanese entertainer.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mogami, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: February 25, 1934
Deathday: April 08, 2019
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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The Ballad of Narayama
Overview: In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-04-29
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Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
Overview: The second installment of the spirit world guide movie based on the original idea of Tetsuro Tamba, made after the hit of the previous work. Depicts the world after death seen by a man who was sentenced to death for murdering his wife and sent to heaven.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-01-13
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Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-03-20
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P. P. Rider
Overview: Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-02-11
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Distant Thunder
Overview: A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-10-23
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Bawdy Tales of Edo: Octopus & Sea Shell
Overview: Nikkatsu Roman Porno
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-09-11
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Dynamite Don-Don
Overview: Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyūshū Area in the summer of 1950, particularly between the Okagen Group and the rising Hashiden Gang. Now with the mediation/interference of the Americans, they decide to settle it in a peaceful, *democratic* way, that is, to settle it with a baseball game. Now, with its money and power, The Hashiden group soon recruits a group of gamblers known to be good at baseball from the whole country. So, what is the Okagen Gumi gonna do?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-07
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Roar of the Crowd
Overview: Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1990-06-09
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Remembrance
Overview: The Yamaoki family moved from Kyoto to Tosa around the turn of the '50s; local school teacher Hirao becomes involved with Yasuko, sister to Sumio.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-01-23
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Okoge
Overview: A straight young woman living in Tokyo becomes involved in the lives of a gay man and his married lover.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-05-26
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The Ghostly Trip
Overview: The 10th film in the travel series. The original work and screenplay is by Kazuo Funahashi, the director is Shoji Segawa, and the cinematography is by Keiji Maruyama.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-10-06
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 3: Fly Birdie
Overview: The third film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-09-15
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The War of the 16 Year Olds
Overview: A young drifter and a precocious sixteen years old girl slowly form a bond in a small town haunted by its wartime past.
Genres: Mystery War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-08-19
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 4: Shank Shank Shank
Overview: The fourth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-02-15
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Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 5: Beloved Lost Ball
Overview: The f ifth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-02-14
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Father Avenger
Overview: Master director Sadao Nakajima brings to life the adventures of Shohachi, a ronin (masterless samurai) searching for his father's enemy. O-Tama, the star of a light acrobatics hut in the back mountains of Asakusa, falls in love at first sight with a ronin named Shohachi who appears out of nowhere and, impressed by his skills, asks him to become the troupe's bodyguard. Shohachi, who is searching for his father's enemy Hyoto, follows the troupe on their provincial tour and finally finds him. But it seems that his enemy is quite skilled.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-04-30
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The Skies of Haruo
Overview: 1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-12-19
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Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
Overview: First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-03-26
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Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
Overview: Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-07-05
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MacArthur's Children—Part II
Overview: A continuation of the story of the postwar years in the Japanese Inland Sea. Now a decade has passed. Two friends meet and decide to look for the beautiful girl with whom they went to school as children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-01-24
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L・O・V・I・N・G
Overview: Murder case.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-24
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Murder on the Sanriku Coast
Overview: A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-25
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Noto Peninsula Murders
Overview: A travel writer and his girlfriend stumble across a murder while on an assignment.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-03-26
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The Three Ginza Rascals
Overview: Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-10-01
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Our Wedding
Overview: On her wedding day, Makiko is stabbed by a woman in wedding dress. The wound isn't serious but the attacker blows herself up and can't be identified. The attacker is thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Tsutomu, the groom. He gives two names to the police but these two are still alive. But there is still one woman in Tsutomu's mind...
Genres: Mystery Thriller Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-04-29
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Good Luck Love
Overview: Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-12-20
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Life is a Battle
Overview: Two born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-12-30
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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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A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Overview: A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technical college to gain new qualifications. She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salaryman with whom she begins a furtive romance...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-10-17
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My Sons
Overview: Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-10-12
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Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Overview: A comedy farce depicting the noise that occurs when two unemployed circus participants discover a debt bond in a basket with parrots, which they received instead of pension money. At that time, Hiromi Go and Kirin Kiki, who were gaining popularity, play the main roles, demonstrating an exquisite combination.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-12-29
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