Takeo Nagashima
Also Known As: 長島武夫
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Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Gender: Other
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Mothra
Overview: Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-07-30
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Kantaro of Ina
Overview: War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-01-03
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Yoru no hato
Overview: Okiyo runs a restaurant in Asakusa. She struggles with the times and the relationships around her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-05-11
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Nangoku taiheiki
Overview: Japanese film.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-08-11
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China Night
Overview: Wartime propaganda filmed by the Japanese in occupied China, Shirley Yamaguchi portrays an orphan rescued from the streets by a kindly Japanese merchant marine officer. Part spy thriller and part Shanghai travelogue, it was part of a popular series known as "Chinese Continental Friendship" made by the occupying Japanese in China.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1940-01-02
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Iemitsu and Hikoza
Overview: A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type).
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-03-26
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Dancers of Awa
Overview: Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later...
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1941-05-21
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Ikiru
Overview: Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-10-09
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World of Love
Overview: A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves, and are taught language, music, and sewing. While there the young girl slowly begins to form friendships and come out of her shell.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1943-04-14
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