Kanjiro Osugi
Also Known As: 大杉侃二郎, Kenjirô Ôsugi
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
Birthday: April 21, 1914
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Overview: A young female samurai comes upon a dying messenger and agrees to deliver the scroll he was carrying to its destination. However, unbeknownst to her, the scroll is actually a formula for a new kind of gunpowder. An evil clan that is planning to overthrow the Emperor is also after the scroll, and they try to take it from her.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-10-01
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Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
Overview: Oichi the Blind helps a woman escape the clutches of a high government official to go off with the man she loves. The official puts a reward on her head of fifty gold pieces and soon a menagerie of bounty hunters are after her skin. Three of them band together to accomplish this, one an expert swordsman, another a huge judo master and the third is deadly with a chain. To escape, she heads for the fishing town of Itso but soon comes face to face with Sankuro, the swordsman...
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-04-08
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Visitor After Dark
Overview: Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-10-10
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Shadow of Deception
Overview: It was five years ago when Minako spent a night with Sozo, younger brother of her ex-husband. She now lives in a local town with a rich old man who owns a dry goods store. Minako travels to Tokyo on business every three months, during which time she continues to meet Sozo, who has married the daughter of his respected teacher.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-02-10
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Bridal Cruise
Overview: Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus getting them in trouble with their families. Shinichi's ecology group and Daisuke's wife's women's lib movement become involved.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-09-04
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Song of Love
Overview: The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-04-29
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Miyamoto Musashi
Overview: In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1973-07-13
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Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Overview: Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1969-11-14
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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Overview: Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora-san.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-08-19
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Tora-san's Pure Love
Overview: When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-12-25
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Tora-san's Runaway
Overview: After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-08-26
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Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Overview: While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, Torajiro befriends three young women on vacation during his travels.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-08-05
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Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Overview: Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura. Meanwhile, a new tenant moves into Toraya restaurant.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-01-15
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Tora-san's Love Call
Overview: Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-12-29
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Call from Darkness
Overview: Keiko Inagawa (Asami Kobayashi) pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura (Kaoru Kobayashi). A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the idea that he too may disappear, has had a nervous breakdown. Aizawa suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since human beings have an instinct that foretells the near future in the form of a dream. Keiko and Tatsuo eventually discover that the three disappearances have a strange connection…
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-09-26
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Tora-san, His Tender Love
Overview: Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1970-01-15
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Beyond the Rainbow
Overview: One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1972-09-29
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