Minoru Chiaki
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Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru) was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress.
In Seven Samurai he was the good-natured samurai Heihachi. Later in his career he appeared as a secondary actor in many Toei films. In 1986 he was given the Best Actor prize at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performance in Toei's Gray Sunset (1985).
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.134 |
| Birthday | 1917-04-28 |
| Place of Birth | Hokkaido, Japan |
| Also Known As | 千秋實, مینورو چیاکی, |
1958
The Hidden Fortress
8/633
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who g...
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The Hidden Fortress
1950
Rashomon
8.069/2274
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justi...
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Rashomon
1955
Godzilla Raids Again
6/287
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon...
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Godzilla Raids Again
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
0/0
With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, who just happens to be from an extremely privileged...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
1950
Oogonju
0/0
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Oogonju
1961
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
0/0
The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
1963
20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion
0/0
While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many du...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion
1969
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
0/0
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
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Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1952
Ikiru
8.3/1180
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look...
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Ikiru
1955
Bodyguard from Hell
0/0
Kitagawa, a drug control officer in the Kanto Shinetsu area, was ordered to investigate the situation of drug trafficking around Yokohama.
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Bodyguard from Hell
1955
I Live in Fear
7.3/112
Kiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an imminent nuclear war, and resolves to move his family to saf...
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I Live in Fear
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.3/116
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He'...
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1963
Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
0/0
Ryutaro Otomo as the Edo magistrate Umon Kondo is out to solve a crime that centers around the murder of a jail guard & the escape of a criminal who i...
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Cases of Umon:Ａ Woman with An Umbrella
1951
The Idiot
7/113
Kameda, who has been in an asylum on Okinawa, travels to Hokkaido. There he becomes involved with two women, Taeko and Ayako. Taeko comes to love Kame...
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The Idiot
1961
Young Lord Yakuza
7.5/2
Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.
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Young Lord Yakuza
1957
The Lower Depths
7.089/129
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that tur...
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The Lower Depths
1963
High and Low
8.3/952
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by...
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High and Low
1962
Till Tomorow Comes
0/0
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Till Tomorow Comes
1966
The Face of Another
7.8/257
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
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The Face of Another
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
6/1
On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga is...
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Samurai Vagabonds
1951
Sekidô matsuri
0/0
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Sekidô matsuri
1952
Today is Payday
0/0
Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa
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Today is Payday
1952
Riverside Fish Market Empire
0/0
Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
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Riverside Fish Market Empire
1960
Shinran
0/0
A biographical movie about Shinran
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Shinran
1958
Eight Views of Samurai
6/1
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family...
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Eight Views of Samurai
1962
Love Under the Crucifix
6.9/8
The basic story in Love under the Crucifix is about Ogin, daughter of a tea master, who are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a...
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Love Under the Crucifix
1950
The Emperor's Hat
0/0
A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.
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The Emperor's Hat
1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
6.8/14
The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by Kurosawa Ak...
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Vendetta of a Samurai
1970
Innocent Sinner
0/0
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Innocent Sinner
1962
Tokyo's Business District
0/0
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Tokyo's Business District
1960
If You're Man Enough
0/0
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If You're Man Enough
1960
What Price Love?
0/0
Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke O...
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What Price Love?
1954
The Story of Shunkin
5/2
Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.
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The Story of Shunkin
1969
Inu to Asachan
0/0
A daughter from an island in the Seto Inland Sea takes a job as a nanny in Tokyo. She thrills the hearts of fishmongers and milkmen.
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Inu to Asachan
1977
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
0/0
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Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1959
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
6.3/33
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1960
Shinran, Part II
0/0
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, w...
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Shinran, Part II
1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
6.5/4
A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen strings,...
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
1985
Gray Sunset
6.1/6
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his afflic...
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Gray Sunset
1949
Stray Dog
7.5/313
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes underc...
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Stray Dog
1957
Throne of Blood
7.9/884
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spi...
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Throne of Blood
1953
Wife
7/9
Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and th...
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Wife
1960
Hero of the Red Light District
8.6/10
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring b...
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Hero of the Red Light District
1960
Yakuza of Ina
7/1
Tossing his hat in the air to pick a direction, Yataro the wanderer sets out on a journey of adventure, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. The son o...
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Yakuza of Ina
1956
A Wife's Heart
6.8/11
Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked for...
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A Wife's Heart
1958
Little Peach
5.8/12
Anzukko (Little Peach) is the daughter of a successful writer. She turns down each one of her suitors, until she marries a beginning writer named Ryok...
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Little Peach
1987
Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
10/1
Don Matsugoro and his son Don Jr fight against a disgustingly reach family who tries to take over a kid's playground called Children Land.
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Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1958
The Scroll’s Secret
6/1
Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period.
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The Scroll’s Secret
1962
The Inheritance
7.2/24
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates...
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The Inheritance
1962
A Carpenter and Children
0/1
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning comb...
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A Carpenter and Children
1966
Zero Fighter
0/0
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Zero Fighter
1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
6.4/5
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.2/191
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts ag...
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
7.5/2
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
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Run, Genta, Run!
1956
The Vampire Moth
4/4
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
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The Vampire Moth
1954
Mother's First Love
0/0
A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who are attracted to the same man.
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Mother's First Love
1950
Beyond the Hills
0/0
Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.
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Beyond the Hills
1962
The Paper Crane
0/0
A wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con artists.
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The Paper Crane
1950
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1/1
Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish t...
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The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1962
The Phantom Goblin
6/1
An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his be...
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The Phantom Goblin
1954
乾杯！女学生
0/0
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乾杯！女学生
1959
Saga of the Vagabonds
6.3/3
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting a...
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Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
5.7/6
The adopted son of an Osaka courier falls in love with a prostitute and, discovering that she is about to be purchased by a client, steals money from...
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1962
The Ambitious Youth
0/0
As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flourish his employer’s food business.
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The Ambitious Youth
1964
Black Thief
7.5/2
Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
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Black Thief
1967
Libido
0/0
aka Libido.
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Libido
1958
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
0/0
The life of three beautiful princesses in feudal Japan.
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The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1963
Sasuke and His Comedians
5.8/4
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavengin...
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Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
A House in the Quarter
6/6
With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to serve...
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A House in the Quarter
1961
Young Lord and Second Son
0/0
A lord explores the lives of common people.
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Young Lord and Second Son
1953
Mole Alley
0/0
33-year-old poor writer Ogata was able to endure his miserable life cheerfully thanks to Yoshie, a 19-year-old innocent young wife. After graduating f...
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Mole Alley
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
8.5/2
Playhouse employees Okimi and Otoshi become involved in an undercover officer’s investigation of a gang when they accidentally walk in on a drug deal...
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
1962
Drunken Sword
6/1
Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.
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Drunken Sword
1963
Five Ronins
0/0
The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.
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Five Ronins
1962
The Christian Revolt
6.2/7
In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of a charismatic Christian...
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The Christian Revolt
1963
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
0/0
A princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1959
Goblin in Stirrups
5/4
Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.
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Goblin in Stirrups
1951
Wakôdo no uta
0/0
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Wakôdo no uta
1961
The Youth and His Amulet
0/0
Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the boy'...
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The Youth and His Amulet
1960
Scarier than the Devil
7/1
A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.
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Scarier than the Devil
1958
Futari dake no hashi
0/0
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Futari dake no hashi
1954
Jirocho in Disgrace
0/0
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Jirocho in Disgrace
1974
Karafuto 1945 Summer
8.5/1
The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invade...
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Karafuto 1945 Summer
1952
Beauty and the Thief
0/0
The picture belongs to the jidai gekki (historic) genre. It is a powerful story of violence and eroticism, picturing a world at once sordid and poetic...
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Beauty and the Thief
1965
Taking the Castle
0/0
The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand...
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Taking the Castle
1963
Street of Wandering Men
6/1
When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing s...
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Street of Wandering Men
1960
Mighty Shosuke
0/0
A comedy about a free-spirited man Shosuke, whose life is turned upside down when he is ordered to serve the clan lord.
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Mighty Shosuke
1962
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
0/0
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.
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Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1954
Seven Samurai
8.5/3819
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six...
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Seven Samurai
1962
The Body
6.5/2
The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
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The Body
1956
Scoundrel
0/0
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Scoundrel
1959
Pilgrimage at Night
0/0
Adapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a full-length novel of the same name published by Shiga Naoya...
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Pilgrimage at Night
1953
Sunflower Girl
0/0
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that...
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Sunflower Girl
1960
Case of a Young Lord 8
9/1
A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's Cou...
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Case of a Young Lord 8
1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
0/0
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was b...
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1958
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
6/1
Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to fal...
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The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1960
Lord Mito: All Star Version
8.3/3
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, anot...
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Lord Mito: All Star Version
1950
Scandal
6.9/88
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
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Scandal
1967
Song of Love
6/1
The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.
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Song of Love
1960
Official with a Tattoo
6/1
Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.
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Official with a Tattoo
1959
The Unleashed Lord
0/0
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The Unleashed Lord
1962
Lion Festival of Echigo
0/0
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Lion Festival of Echigo
1962
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
0/0
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The Princess and the Bearded Lord
1980
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
0/0
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Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1963
Jolly Barbers
0/0
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Jolly Barbers
1966
Yakuza Vassal
0/0
A young samurai defends townsfolk from evil forces.
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Yakuza Vassal
1960
Won't Stand for Dying
0/0
The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of...
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Won't Stand for Dying
1958
Fearless Opposition
0/0
This action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.
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Fearless Opposition
1954
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
0/0
Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and womanizing...
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Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1964
Kono sora no aru kagiri
0/0
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Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
The Sharks
0/0
A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic tell...
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The Sharks
1963
Uogashi no senpū musume
0/0
1963 Japanese movie
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Uogashi no senpū musume
1955
Tactics of Love
0/0
1955 Japanese movie
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