Akiko Yamashita
Also Known As: 山下明子
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mie, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: Not available
Age: Not available
Gender: Female
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Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
Overview: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1956-07-21
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Ghost of the Pearl Divers
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Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-08
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Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo
Overview: A samurai rescues a mischievous tanuki from hunters and sets it free. When the samurai's wastrel son hatches a plot to kill his father for his fortune, the magical tanuki is determined to protect its rescuer.
Genres: Fantasy Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-10
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Judo Queen
Overview: 1959 Japanese film directed by Morihei Magatani for Shintoho.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-06-06
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Beyond the Hills
Overview: On September 1, 1923, an unprecedented earthquake hit the Kanto region. The streets are filled with victims, and rumors are circulating around. The military seized the opportunity to round up and kill many socialists, anarchists, and Koreans, culminating in the arrest and murder of Sakae Osugi. His comrades and students are outraged by this atrocity. The young man Furukawa also becomes stronger in his determination to overthrow the military...
Genres: Thriller Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-30
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Fûun Shinsengumi
Overview: 1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-17
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Kaachan
Overview: Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-03-15
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Kingorō no kaigun taishô
Overview: Japanese comedy film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-12-27
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Haunted Cave
Overview: The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred years before. Yumi Aoyama is the only person who knows the location, but her family dies one after another through curious incidents, as if the family were under a curse. Yumi is surprised by the ghost of a dead sister who looks the same as the grim figure who jumped into the old well alter stabbing herself with a sword. Fearful that a similar fate awaits her, Yumi seeks the help of her friend Kyoko. Later the ghost appears before Kyoko and her fiancé, Detective Nonomiya. In a haunted cave, Kyoko and Yumi are in deadly peril from those who seek treasures of the Aoyamas.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-07-17
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Jigoku
Overview: A group of sinners involved in interconnected tales of murder, revenge, deceit and adultery all meet at the Gates of Hell.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-30
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The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond
Overview: Two lovers lost in the mountains. In what direction do not go, they find themselves in a mysterious forest pond, as if some kind of force does not want to let them go. Once upon a time, over a century ago, there had been a crime, whose shadow still hovers over these places.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-01
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The Mother Tree
Overview: A painter leaves his family to paint the homes of his rich clients. A lonely, ruthless samurai falls in love with the painter's wife and rapes her. He later murders the painter and his servants. From the afterlife, the painter's ghost seeks revenge on the samurai, and saves his wife and newborn child.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1958-07-13
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Ren'ai Zubari Kōza
Overview: A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kōshoku".
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-21
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