Hiroko Takayama
Also Known As: 高山広子
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: March 25, 1919
Age: 106 years old
Gender: Female
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A Thousand Standards of Stone
Overview: A film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1950-12-31
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
Overview: During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-05-29
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江戸いろは祭
Overview: Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, reforming his ways. Concerned about Hanji, he tracked down the wet nurse, O-Kane, to whom he had entrusted the boy. To his surprise, Hanji had become a respectable young man, now a subordinate of the gang leader, Tatsugorou. During a New Year visit to the Shiba Shinmei shrine, a minor altercation led Hanji to meet the geisha Koina, the wicked servant Miya-toku, and the sumo wrestler Naruto. Hanji and Naruto hit it off and formed a bond like brothers. However, Naruto's father was the very man Tanaka had killed. Naruto had been seeking vengeance against his father's killer. During a chance encounter at a restaurant, Naruto witnessed the reunion of Hanji and Tanaka, realizing Tanaka was his father's killer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-01-22
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Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
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Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-06-17
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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
Overview: A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko Kinema between 1937-40 featuring Japan's first scream queen, Sumiko Suzuki. Here she plays Mitsue, the possessive onna-kabuki actress betrothed to apprentice shamisen player Seijiro. When one day Okiyo, a beautiful young girl of samurai class, is led to Seijiro's house by his lost cat Kuro, she becomes besotted with him. Dark jealous passions are invoked in Mitsue, which are intensified when Seijiro gifts Okiyo his precious shamisen. The cat is the first to suffer at the end of Mitsue's hairpin, but returns from the grave to assist Okiyo's younger sister Onui avenge her sister's murder.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-11-02
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Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
Overview: Bored Hatamoto film #9
Genres: History Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-04-14
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Palace of the Singing Raccoon-Dogs
Overview: In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She hopes to see the tanuki prince (former Takarazuka star Miyagi) against her stepmother's wishes; the magical spirit of the willow tree, and a hapless kappa (water goblin) intercede in unexpected ways.
Genres: Music Fantasy Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-11-05
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Vengeance at Iga
Overview: Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1942-08-13
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Arima Neko
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1937-10-30
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Tanuki goten
Overview: A Japanese film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1939-10-12
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