Tokio Seki
Also Known As: 関時男, 關時男
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: June 26, 1907
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Whispering Sidewalks
Overview: Inada plays Betty Yoshida, a singer and dancer from America who arrives in Japan to go on tour, only to be swindled by scheming managers. Penniless and cast to the streets, Betty is taken in by Oki (Nakagawa), a talented tap dancer who introduces her to a group of struggling musicians living and working together.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1936-01-01
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Happy Daughter
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1934-05-03
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The Second Is a Christian
Overview: The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men - one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko who is the next-in-line to takeover the ragtag "Tenryu Gumi" gang and the other bumbling police detective Kumashiro. The Tenryu Gumi is a collection of misfits and other troublemakers but are relatively peaceful due to their Christian beliefs. Their bitter rivals are the more traditional "Kuroiwa Gumi", a much more sadistic and violent group led by godfather Kuroiwa.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-09-14
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Love and Power
Overview: Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-08-29
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Tipsy Life
Overview: The film generally regarded as Japan’s first true musical was also the first film made entirely in-house by the pioneering studio P.C.L., a company founded specifically to take advantage of emergent sound technology. P.C.L. worked in collaboration with a brewer’s firm, Dai Nihon Biru, who met the production costs of the film in full, and whose products are featured in the film in an example of the sophisticated and modern merchandising typical of the studio’s early work. The film is partially set in a beer hall, and its story concerns a beer seller at a train station and her relationship with a music student trying to create a hit song. Director Sotoji Kimura was to become a company stalwart, making such films as Ino and Mon, while actress Sachiko Chiba would emerge the studio’s first real star, appearing in such films as Wife Be Like a Rose.
Genres: Music Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1933-05-04
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I Flunked, But...
Overview: This bittersweet comedy tells the tale of a group of college roommates attempting to cheat their way through their exams. As the title goes, things don't work out for our roguish main character, but his classmates soon find themselves in a similarly sorry state...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-04-11
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The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
Overview: A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his new home, too.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1931-08-01
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Wife Lost
Overview: A married man falls for a dancer and his wife's uncle hires a private detective to spy on him. Considered to be a lost film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-06-15
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Dreams of Youth
Overview: Lost silent film
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-04-29
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The Luck Which Touched the Leg
Overview: A salaryman finds some money in the street and gets a reward for returning it to its rightful owner. However his colleagues immediately start borrowing money and selling him things he doesn't need, much to his wife's annoyance. Considered to be a lost film.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-10-03
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Fireworks
Overview: Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-30
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What a Wonderful Family!
Overview: A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-03-16
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