Shinsuke Shimada
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: March 24, 1956
Age: 69 years old
Gender: Male
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Evil Dead Trap
Overview: A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1988-05-14
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Chie the Brat
Overview: Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying to reunite them, but not until her father gets a job.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-04-11
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Oar
Overview: Drama about the difficult relationship between a former wrestler, his wife and their adopted children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-01-15
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MacArthur's Children
Overview: In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.
Genres: War Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-06-23
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A Story of Modern Chivalry
Overview: A hard-boiled man who lived in the world of the Yakuza, leaves everything behind in search of revenge for his great friend.
Genres: Crime Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-10-08
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The Man from Shimizu
Overview: On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a gambling den, where he bets the condolence money for his mother's funeral. No surprise to learn he loses the lot. Not the hard-boiled yakuza story it seems, this is a comedy featuring many new artists who were making a name for themselves at the time.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-12-28
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Big Magnum Kuroiwa
Overview: Kuroiwa, a high school teacher who carries a “Big Magnum 44” gun is sent to a school that is full of violence. Can Kuroiwa reform the students with the gun?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-04-13
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PAZUZU
Overview: Togashi, who runs a small restaurant along the highway and leads a quiet life, finds himself being threatened by debt collector Kido after becoming a guarantor for a friend's debt. One day, a woman named Keiko appears before Togashi.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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A Madcap Corporation
Overview: A yakuza family goes into show business.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-17
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Nogare no machi
Overview: Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-10-15
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Empire of Kids
Overview: Following a stint in reform school, Ryu (Shinsuke Shimada) returns to his home, the Minami area of Osaka, accompanied by his new friend Ko (Takeshi Masu). He's greeted by his friends, Chabo (Ryusuke Matsumoto) and Ken (Bang-ho Cho). They seek to forge their own path through a multitude of rival gangs in Kita and Minami, including the Hokushin Alliance, backed by the yakuza, the Hope Association, and various other minor factions, including Zainichi Korean groups. What follows is a wild, fast-paced story of violence, revenge, betrayal, and discrimination, that never loses its sense of humor.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-07-04
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Golf Before Dawn
Overview: Comedy film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-12-19
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Granny Gabai
Overview: Gabai Granny is based on the bestseller Saga No Gabai Baachan (Gabai Granny from Saga), which is penned by comedian Shimada Yoshichi as he recounts his childhood memories of growing up under the care of his grandmother.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-06-02
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The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Overview: A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-06-15
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Manzai Taikouki
Overview: Animated film.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-11-28
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