Kyoko Shinobazu
Also Known As: 不忍郷子
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Yubari, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: October 29, 1919
Age: 105 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: May 23, 2008
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Police Precinct Part 14
Overview: An elderly woman, Ume Matsumoto, informed the First Investigation Department that her son Hirasaka, who runs a shoe store, had disappeared. The detectives had a bad feeling which hit the mark, an unidentified drowned body is identified as Hirasaka. Some prime real estate he owned was also mysteriously sold. Suspecting that this is a planned murder and fearing the escape of the criminal, the Department begins to investigate secretly, without creating an investigation headquarters.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-06-21
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Love's Cheerleader
Overview: Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-06-19
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Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Overview: A modern gang version of Chushingura, chronicling almost scene for scene the Brave 47 Ronin story, transposed from the Genroku Period to the Showa Era.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-20
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Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-22
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Orders from Hell
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-01-09
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あの空の果てに星はまたたく
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-20
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Zankokuna tsuki
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-05-27
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Showdown in Blood
Overview: Hayata and his best friend Ushijima came to Tokyo to become champions. Hayata repeatedly sought to join Tamura's boxing club, but Tamura fell in love with Ushijima's punch. Then Hayata decides to become Ushijima's manager and make good money on his friend's talent. Ushijima himself is a peaceful, kind guy who doesn't really like boxing, but under the wise guidance of Hayata, he starts to defeat one opponent after another...
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-28
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Police Precinct Part 12
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-01-27
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The Desperate
Overview: A noir drama depicting the downfall of a veteran detective who hates evil and falls into its depths. Ace detective Sugai pursues Chiyo, the mistress of a man who was arrested for extortion, and takes advantage of her weakness. However, as his colleague Tokumochi and others regard him with suspicion, he is tormented by remorse.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-04-18
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If You're Man Enough
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-11-29
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Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-09-16
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Curry Rice
Overview: 1962 Japanese movie
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-11-23
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The Eleventh Hour
Overview: Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-11-24
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Police Precinct Part 5
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-08-28
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Wide and Fertile Land
Overview: In a village in Manchuria, a group of Japanese settlers struggle against the elements to create wet rice paddies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1940-02-01
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Deep River Melody
Overview: A poignant story about a young couple, Setsu and Chozo, who are torn apart to save Setsu's father's restaurant.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-09-13
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Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
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Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-15
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Tale of Young Drifter
Overview: Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-07-26
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A Devil of a Gentleman
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-04-06
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The Great Road
Overview: The story of a certain engineer from his youth until he retired from the Japanese National Railways after the war .
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-03-08
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浅草の侠客
Overview: Sonny Chiba is a young gambler on the run. He pretends to be an innocent student, and is taken in by an honorable Yakuza in Tokyo's Asakusa district.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-07-31
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Sendō shimai
Overview: 1957 Japanese movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-07-02
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Hell's Kitchen
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-12
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Pure-Hearted Unit
Overview: A story of young people in the immediate aftermath of World War II, their post-war careers, sorrows, and triumphs.
Genres: War Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-15
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