Kiyoto Harada
Also Known As: 原田樹世土
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hita, Oita Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: September 02, 1935
Age: 89 years old
Gender: Male
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Bayside Shakedown
Overview: Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder of the police bureaucracy. Muroi has made a pact with Aoshima that while Aoshima looks after the streets, Muroi would make life easier for the cops on the beat. One day in Bayside, a series of events turns the small station upside down.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-10-31
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Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy 2
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-07-26
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Summer of the Moonlight Sonata
Overview: Two soon-to-be kamikaze pilots stop by a local school near their base to play the piano one last time, leaving a deep impression on a teacher. Years later, she seeks out the relatives of the pilots when the piano is old and about to be discarded.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-06-12
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Battle Anthem
Overview: The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
Genres: War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-06-04
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My Way
Overview: Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-09-07
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Father of the Kamikaze
Overview: Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-09-14
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Overview: Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-07-01
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Overview: This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-16
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Cash Calls Hell
Overview: Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. However, upon meeting his first potential victim, Oida has second thoughts. Yet, even as he tries to back out, the body count starts climbing. Oida must now try to alert the people on his list of their impending danger, and find out why they are being targeted in the first place.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-01-15
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Dog of Fortune
Overview: From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-06-02
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Port Arthur
Overview: Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-08-02
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August without Emperor
Overview: Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-23
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Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Overview: In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-03
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Willful Murder
Overview: The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-07
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The White Rose of Hong Kong
Overview: Narcotics officer Matsumoto’s investigation into a drug smuggling ring leads him from Tokyo to Hong Kong, where personal ties and painful secrets unravel a complex web of betrayal. As love, family, and justice collide, Matsumoto must face a truth too deep to escape—and a loss too great to mend.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-08-25
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