Kenji Yoshino
Also Known As: 吉野憲司
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Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Bridge
Overview: A 1959 Yoshiaki Bansho adaptation of an Osaragi Jiro story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-04
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The Body
Overview: The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-08
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Whistling in the morning
Overview: Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends heard about this, and they donated money to his mother. So, Minoru goes to high school and yet he delivers newspapers cheerfully whistling every morning. A memorable film debut by Sayuri Yoshinaga, a representative of the Japanese film industry.The film adaptation of "Newspaper Delivery" by Minoru Yoshida, who won the Minister of Education Award at the national small and Medium student essay competition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-03-04
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The Sun's Burial
Overview: In Osaka's slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity cards and of blood. Alliances constantly shift. Tatsu and Takeshi, friends since boyhood, reluctantly join Shin's gang. Shin's an upstart and moves his gang often to avoid the local kingpin. Hanoko is a young woman with ambitions: first she's in the blood business with her father, then she joins forces with Shin. She soon breaks off that partnership, even though she's taken the sensitive Takeshi under her wing. Double crosses multiply. Those with the closest bonds become each others' murderers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-09
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The Soundless Cry
Overview: Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-30
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The Shape of Night
Overview: Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-01
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Koko ni otoko ari
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-08-09
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Mama, I Need You!
Overview: After finishing the course of junior high school, Kazuo comes up to Tokyo, leaving his mother alone in the unproductive northern district. He finds a job in a small laundry in downtown Tokyo and works hard till late at night. At a nearby restaurant a brother and sister are working, and Kazuo becomes friendly with the girl, Yoneko. Love blossoms between the two. However, Yoneko's brother objects to his sister marrying Kazuo.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-13
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The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Overview: A metaphysical mystery involving a university student's camera getting stolen, and the thief then committing suicide.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-06-27
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Volunteering for Villainy
Overview: Two outsiders start a relationship in a mining town.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-20
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Our Young World of Music
Overview: Japanese youth film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-11-26
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Mahiru no wana
Overview: On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job after a run-in with some punks, but is offered a job by a gangster impressed by his fighting skills. He tries to make amends with the girl he ravished, but becomes caught up in the ways of the underworld...
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-12-18
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Do I Sound Gay?
Overview: What makes a voice “gay”? A breakup with his boyfriend sets journalist David Thorpe on a quest to unravel a linguistic mystery.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-10
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痛快太郎
Overview: 1961 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-01-28
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