Tōru Ibuki
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Birthday: January 28, 1940
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Overview: Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island and discover the Infant Island natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization controlling a crustacean monster. Finding a sleeping Godzilla, they decide to awaken him to defeat the terrorists and liberate the natives.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1966-12-17
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None But the Brave
Overview: American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with an atmosphere of growing distrust and tension between their men.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-02-24
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Operation Mad Dog
Overview: Film number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-09-29
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Invasion of Astro-Monster
Overview: Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". In exchange for borrowing Godzilla and Rodan, the Xiliens offer a cure for cancer. As Glenn investigates, he develops a romance with Miss Namikawa and uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-19
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Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen
Overview: The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-02-14
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The Weed of Crime
Overview: Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-12-08
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Golden Eyes
Overview: A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling route from Beirut to Tokyo.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-03-16
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Ironfinger
Overview: After being mistaken for an Interpol agent, a man who was just supposed to go on vacation gets mixed up in a war between two gangs intent on winning the favor of a notorious arms dealer.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-12-05
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The Imperial Navy
Overview: A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-08
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Overview: After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-12-20
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Destroy All Monsters
Overview: At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-01
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King Kong Escapes
Overview: An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
Genres: Action Fantasy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-07-22
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Terror of Mechagodzilla
Overview: A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1975-03-15
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Fort Graveyard
Overview: Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band. Kosugi must somehow prepare his inept soldiers for the rigors of combat.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-18
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The Terrifying Man-eating Shark Woman
Overview: Toshio, who works at an architectural firm, visits a fishing port to reminisce about his love with his girlfriend Kyoko, who died suddenly one year ago. On a small island, he meets a woman who looks just like Kyoko. Toshio becomes obsessed with the woman. Soon, a rumor spreads among the fishermen that the woman is the incarnation of a shark.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-08-09
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Operation Enemy Fort
Overview: Soldiers on the front lines in China during World War II are besieged by guerrilla attacks and attempt to destroy an enemy fort.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-10-20
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Siege of Fort Bismarck
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Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-05-29
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Samurai Pirate
Overview: An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a bewitching witch, a band of ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. He must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-10-26
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Women in Prison
Overview: Two women end up in prison because of they fell for the same two timing con man. When they discover each other all hell breaks loose.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-10-07
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The Retreat from Kiska
Overview: In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-07-04
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The Karate Man and the Spy
Overview: In the beginning of the World War I in 1914, Japan is being invaded spies from Russia and Germany. To eliminate the spies the army hires Sakuragi, a famous Karate and Kempo master.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1974-07-04
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Waga seishun no eleven
Overview: Soccer movie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-21
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Admiral Yamamoto
Overview: As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1968-08-14
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Savaged and Ravaged
Overview: A beautiful bride came to the old house. No one knew her past. Life with Husou Genzo was happiness itself... The younger brother, who had returned home, was once the bride's lover. She seems to keep in touch with her brother-in-law... However, they are discovered by the villagers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-02-14
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Japan's Longest Day
Overview: Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1967-08-03
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Beast Alley
Overview: "When human beings venture too far along a trail made by wild beasts, it is said, they quite often discover themselves on a road of no return." Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1965-09-05
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Tattooed Slave Wife
Overview: Misa Tsukioka, a rising star in the music industry who is rapidly gaining popularity, suddenly scratches her breasts and arches her back on stage. A doctor's diagnosis is that she has a type of schizophrenia, commonly known as nymphomaniac. Her younger sister Yuko sincerely prays for her full recovery... Misa's illness is not Yuko's only worry. In fact, Misa and Yuko's mother are also nymphomaniacs. Amid Yuko's anxiety, psychiatrist Kawamoto is assigned to treat Misa, but...
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Fossilized Wilderness
Overview: Detective Nishina Sosuke, the director of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division 1, is suddenly attacked by a trio of men at his apartment at midnight. When he regains consciousness, the corpse of a foreigner shot with his pistol lies in front of him. Nishina, with the help of his friend and newspaper reporter Mineshima, who believes in his innocence and vows to cooperate, pursues the incident and reveals a conspiracy related with 5,000 kilograms of gold that disappeared at the end of the WW2.
Genres: Action Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-04-17
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