Ken Hatano
Also Known As: 波多野憲
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: July 06, 1931
Age: 93 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: January 13, 1989
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Juvenile Delinquents
Overview: Follows a bunch of school renegades and their downfall into criminality in a docu-drama style, completely refreshing for its time.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-10-03
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君恋し
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-02-03
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Goodbye Mr. Tears
Overview: An American-Japanese girl travels to Japan to find her mother.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-07-30
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Only on Mondays
Overview: Yuka is a “good-time girl” from Yokohama who is persuaded by her papa to sleep with a foreign business executive so that he can close an important deal. Nakahira presents a shrewdly observed portrait of a modern, sexually assertive woman—an unsettling character for a changing but still patriarchal society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-03-04
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Wakai senpū
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-31
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Facing to the Clouds
Overview: A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he gets acquainted with a library worker, Reiko Nakafuji. Reiko's father was a member of the Diet who was assassinated six years ago. Through Reiko, Takema joins Tsūkai-kai, a group of young people who respect her late father's political ideas. With the assistance of Tsukai-kai, Takema eventually uncovers the political scandal related to postwar compensation which led to the murder of Reiko's father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-01
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A Torrent of Life
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-01
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Wakai tsume ato
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-09
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Who's the Real Killer
Overview: Film about a car dealer who gets into financial trouble.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-03
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The Militarists
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-09-11
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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Overview: The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-14
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Night of Sorrow
Overview: A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the father of a woman he loves.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-27
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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Overview: Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-06-12
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Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Overview: Final part of epic drama about war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family through the Sino-Japanese War through the Soviet Union's sudden attack upon Japanese troops at the end of the war.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-08-11
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Whistling in the Darkness
Overview: A 1961 crime film.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-05-28
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Ai to shi no katami
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-21
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Lost Love
Overview: Shimamura is a young man whose family went broke and lost their house. One day, as he returns to his former house to get a camellia blooming from the garden, he sees a beautiful schoolgirl who lives there. After they coincidentally meet again they fall for each other, but she is already engaged.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-09-23
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Teenage Wolf
Overview: In the bustle of the city, on the corners of neon streets, the eyes of a wild beast are fixed on a young girl! A gloomy portrait of youth, in which distorted energy explodes! A unique social drama that acutely depicts the psychological conflict bubbling in the chest of detectives who are chasing a gang of scoundrels who prey on innocent girls. Adapted from the novel "Kegareta Hankachi".
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-02
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The Song of the Season
Overview: A touching love story about a heroine who loses her parents in the war and tries to keep her pure love alive despite the many difficulties she faces.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-11-22
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Youth A Go Go!
Overview: Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-27
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The Song of Love
Overview: Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-10-30
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I'll Never Cry!
Overview: The rehabilitation of a delinquent on leaving reformatory. Her redemption comes through a boy in a wheelchair; by his rehabilitation, growing comes in courage along with her patient, she grows by finding meaning in her own existence. She finally sees a new world before her and has the determination to lead a normal life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-10-29
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The Spiders' The Noisy Parade
Overview: Gangsters smuggle diamonds through customs by embedding them in The Spiders' tambourine, then go on a cross-country chase of the rock-and-roll band in order to get them back. Another gang is searching for something The Spiders have, too, and now the two gangs are willing to kill to get it, with the boys caught in the middle!
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-03
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Age of Nudity
Overview: The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everything gets screwed up when they accidentally steal big bucks from the Yakuza.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1959-09-07
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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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I Am Waiting
Overview: A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-10-22
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Temptation
Overview: Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-09-22
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Tenchu!
Overview: A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Genres: History Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-08-09
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Autumn Interlude
Overview: The story began in the early summer of 1942 when 'Tatsurou' met 'Setsuko' at Karuizawa. Its love at first sight but sadly 'Setsuko' was pledged to marry a stranger by her parent. She ran away from her hometown and arrived at Tokyo in search of her love one. War erupted then and Tatsurou was summoned to service. As be set foot on a snow-capped mountain before his imminent departure, they promised to each other to press on until they meet again. But, soon she was fallen very ill to TB
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-07-31
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Your Life
Overview: A moodo/akushon yakuza picture with heavy emphasis on poignant seishun romance.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-08-13
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