Chiyo Okada
Also Known As: 岡田千代
Biography: Japanese actress.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: September 29, 1943
Age: 81 years old
Gender: Female
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Rub Out the Past
Overview: A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-26
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Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy
Overview: Matsukichi, a worker at a fish market, tries to settle the business between the two competitors on his turf.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-11-23
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Overview: Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-10
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Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword
Overview: The Yagyu Family have been teaching the Shinkage style of fencing for generations. Now a new fencing school has opened in Edo, claiming to be the true Shinkage style. Yagyu Jubei faces his biggest challenge yet when the master of the new school claims he is the legitimate successor of Shinkage and tries to take the Yagyu's political power.
Genres: Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-14
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
Overview: A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen strings, only to find her peaceful life turned upside down when a master musician takes personal interest in her.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-11-13
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Yakuza on Foot
Overview: An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug trafficking. When she goes to China to make a deal, things get botched pretty badly. Shimamura must travel to save her and recoup his employers’ losses.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-03-30
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Convicted Woman
Overview: 1966 film directed by Kudo.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-13
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Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
Overview: A professional lone-wolf hitman comes to his blood brother's aid when his boss is brutally murdered by an unknown yakuza faction.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-05-27
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Horrors of Malformed Men
Overview: After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-31
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Kuroneko
Overview: In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero to quell what is evidently an Onryō ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women in an eerie, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling fight.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-02-24
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Samurai Geisha
Overview: Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era. With a stellar all-star cast, thrilling story and Takakura Ken's violent swordplay, makes this into a classic Yakuza movie!
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-31
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Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
Overview: Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. To avoid her fate, Lady Takafusa drowns herself along with her cat in a nearby marsh. A decade later, Naoshige’s efforts to steal another woman trigger a curse on him when she also commits suicide at the same marsh — forcing him to suffer the consequences of his past actions.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-07-12
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Watari, the Ninja Boy
Overview: Adapted from Sanpei Shirato's classic manga, a legend unfolds as Watari, a young boy skilled in ninjutsu, takes on the corruption inside the Iga clan and avenges many unjustly killed ninja by the acts of Sandayu Momochi's scheming vice-leader.
Genres: Music Adventure Fantasy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-07-21
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Big Time Gambling Boss
Overview: Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-14
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The Gambler
Overview: A crime film released in 1965
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-10
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