Mitsuko Mori
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: May 09, 1920
Deathday: November 10, 2012
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Princess Mononoke
Overview: Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-07-12
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An Urban Affair
Overview: Follow-up to "Ekimae Ryokan." Set around the Yurigaoka and Nishi-Ikuta stations on the Odakyu-Odawara line, the film takes up the problem of real estate around the expanding Yurigaoka apartments.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-13
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Kono sora no aru kagiri
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-11-14
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Pomegranate Time
Overview: Comedy-drama about university tennis players.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-09-15
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The Tale of Genji
Overview: TV movie based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, which tells about the life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty. In 1991, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of TBS' founding, it was released with a total production value of around 1.2 billion yen and aired in two parts.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-12-27
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Toilet Manager
Overview: The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-08-29
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Kigeki ekimae onsen
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-29
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喜劇 駅前飯店
Overview: The fifth "Ekimae" film set in Yokohama's Chinatown.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-23
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Two in the Shadow
Overview: A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-11-18
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The Red Water
Overview: Comedy drama film
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-05-03
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As the River Flows
Overview: 2000 live-action Japanese film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-04-29
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The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
Overview: A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko Kinema between 1937-40 featuring Japan's first scream queen, Sumiko Suzuki. Here she plays Mitsue, the possessive onna-kabuki actress betrothed to apprentice shamisen player Seijiro. When one day Okiyo, a beautiful young girl of samurai class, is led to Seijiro's house by his lost cat Kuro, she becomes besotted with him. Dark jealous passions are invoked in Mitsue, which are intensified when Seijiro gifts Okiyo his precious shamisen. The cat is the first to suffer at the end of Mitsue's hairpin, but returns from the grave to assist Okiyo's younger sister Onui avenge her sister's murder.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-11-02
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Overview: Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-04-10
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The Unconcealed Woman
Overview: Based on a story written by actress and author Hideko Takamine. Kimizuru Kawamoto is a popular geisha in Shitaya, Tokyo in 1926. Kimizuru is pregnant with the child of Hiroshi, the son of an large company's president, who tells her to wait for marriage until he returns from Germany in 3 years.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-09-01
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When Women Lie
Overview: Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-30
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Two Hearts in the Rain
Overview: Love story of a working-class boy and girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-27
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Love Forsaken
Overview: The story is about Tomoko and her relationships with three men.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1971-04-01
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The Freezing Point
Overview: Keizo Tsujiguchi believes his wife Natsue was having an extramarital affair when their child was kidnapped and killed. He believes of her extramarital affair she was unable to watch over their child properly and blames her for their daughter's death. To exact revenge on his wife, he then adopts the killer's child without telling the truth to his wife or their newly adopted child.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-03-26
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Three Faces of Love
Overview: When a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-01-14
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My Wife
Overview: Japanese comedy film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-05-16
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I Sell My Husband
Overview: Japanese comedy film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-11-09
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The Maid Story
Overview: Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters and marry them off to eligible men. So, they are forever looking for new maids. As the years go by maid servants become hired help and more bossy and independent, so Chikura and his wife find themselves adjusting their lives to keep up with changing times.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-06-16
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The Radish and the Carrot
Overview: One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To save the situation he withdraws his life savings and gives money to his younger brother. He then suddenly disappears…
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-01-03
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She Came For Love
Overview: Toshiko is the madam of a bar in Osaka who tries to keep her private life private and claims not to have a lover. However, she is in fact having a secret affair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-08-28
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Young Challengers
Overview: A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-10-12
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-01-13
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Actress
Overview: Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-01-17
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Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
Overview: A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-11-02
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Woman of Design
Overview: Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-01-28
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-06-17
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Kagamiyama Enchanting Romance
Overview: Japanese movie from 1930s
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-09-15
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Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin
Overview: Film about Ghost-Cat.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-12-31
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喜劇 各駅停車
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-18
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