Keiichi Shimada
Also Known As: 島田敬一
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Male
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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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The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full
Overview: A small provincial town surrounded by mountains and fields in northeastern Japan. Here a group of eight policemen solve a series of unusual cases, ranging from extortion, to drunken fathers, to corruption and even the persecution of a man who claims to be an alien. This entertaining film shows these cops with a human heart with humor.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1961-03-27
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War and Peace
Overview: A woman remarries after receiving official notification that her husband has died, but he returns.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1947-07-10
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Subterranean Heat
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-02-01
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The Blue Mountains: Part I
Overview: Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a student for being in a relationship with a young man from Tokyo.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-07-19
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北上川の詩
Overview: Japanese film.
Genres: Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-03-14
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Tower of Lilies
Overview: A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1953-01-09
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Jakoman and Tetsu
Overview: In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1949-07-11
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The Giant
Overview: Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Miserables. Transpiring during the Southwestern War of 1877 in Japan, which was the last civil war in the country, a criminal escapes prison only to be found by a monk. The criminal decides to turn a new leaf based on their conversation and goes on to become a town's mayor. He hears news of a mistaken arrest and identity. The revelation of truth is the start of a series of miseries.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1938-02-02
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I Love The Sun
Overview: A coming-of-age drama based on a novel by Kei Moriyama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-05-11
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