Minoru Chiaki
Known for Acting
Born
April 28, 1917
Died
November 1, 1999 (age 82)
Birthplace
Hokkaido, Japan
Filmography
133 films
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Don Matsugoro's Big Adventure
1987 · 1h 41m
country: Unknown
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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Gray Sunset
1985 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his affliction serves to deepen family ties. Japan's submission to the 58th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980 · 2h 19m
country: Japan
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Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977 · 54m
country: Japan
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Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
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 invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded.
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Innocent Sinner
1970 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
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Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
Inu to Asachan
Inu to Asachan
1969
country: Japan
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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Libido
1967 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
After an elderly man is discharged from a hospital following a misunderstood, life-affirming impulse toward a fellow patient, he finds himself caught between his wife’s empathy and his children’s judgmental scorn. As his health wavers, he and his wife attempt to reclaim their intimacy and vitality during a seaside getaway, even as their son becomes entangled with the same young woman from the clinic.
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Song of Love
1967 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen strings, only to find her peaceful life turned upside down when a master musician takes personal interest in her.
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The Face of Another
1966 · 2h 2m
country: Japan
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his new doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality and causing him to question his identity.
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Zero Fighter
1966 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
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Yakuza Vassal
1966 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
A young samurai defends townsfolk from evil forces.
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965 · 2h 58m
country: Japan
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
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Taking the Castle
1965 · 2h 16m
country: Japan
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 in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.
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Black Thief
1964 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
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The Sharks
1964 · 2h 46m
country: Japan
A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic tells the story of how the protagonist, who has become mired in evil due to his poverty and low position, eventually awakens to humanity through an encounter with a nun. Shark was born without a father in a fishing village where the main occupation is catching sharks. In his poor and humiliating life, his only source of comfort is the tender love of his mother. However, on the night of a festival, the village burns to the ground and his mother dies. Left alone, Shark sets off for Kyoto with an old caster.
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Sasuke and His Comedians
1963 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a young boy named Sasuke with magical powers he says came from a meteor that crashed onto the Earth…
Jolly Barbers
1963 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
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A House in the Quarter
1963 · 2h 17m
country: Japan
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 Takamatsu, one of the brothel’s top customers. But while Takamatsu falls madly in love with Yuko, she finds herself attracted to a young priest named Kunugida. Torn by jealousy, Takamatsu hatches an evil plan to tear them apart.
20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion
1963 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many duels he fought were intended to bring justice to those who sought to do evil, he is faced with the knowledge that his victories have also caused suffering amont the family members of his victims-leading him to question his life's philosophy. This superb film is the final chapter in this part of Shingo's story. A fitting tribute to his quest to be the supreme swordsman.
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Cases of Umon: The Woman with an Umbrella
1963 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
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 is later himself killed. His dying words in Umon's arms were, "I didn't kill the guard." The murdered criminal had been a safe-cracker & only his girlfriend knows where he hid a fortune. She is kidnapped, so the plot gets thicker & thicker.
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
1963 Japanese movie
Five Ronins
1963 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
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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High and Low
1963 · 2h 22m
country: Japan
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
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Street of Wandering Men
1963 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
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 so, he uncovers a wider scheme.
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
A princess seeks adventure and true love, with help from her loyal servant.
The Paper Crane
1962 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
A wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con artists.
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The Body
1962 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
Lion Festival of Echigo
1962 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
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Drunken Sword
1962 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
Tetsunosuke, an eccentric doctor and an owner of a fencing school, takes aim against corrupt authorities.
Tokyo's Business District
1962 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
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The Phantom Goblin
1962 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
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 behalf.
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A Carpenter and Children
1962 · 2h 50m
country: Japan
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the children making this into a true masterpiece.
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Love Under the Crucifix
1962 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feudal prince who shares her faith. When the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens.
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The Ambitious Youth
1962 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
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 Christian Revolt
1962 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
In Tokugawa-era (1637) Shimabara, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.
The Princess and the Bearded Lord
1962 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
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The Inheritance
1962 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
A dying businessman intends to will ¥200 million to his three illegitimate children, but his associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.
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Till Tomorrow Is
1962 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent. Growing up, she faces stigma and danger but eventually finds hope and love with a fellow blind student.
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
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 taking place at their theater.
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.
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Run, Genta, Run!
1961 · 2h 26m
country: Japan
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.
Young Lord and Second Son
Young Lord and Second Son
1961 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
A lord explores the lives of common people.
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
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 brutally murdered with a harpoon. As usual, the Young Lord sets out to solve the case. However, most of the islanders have a grudge against Amimoto, and there are so many suspects that he is at his wits' end this time. Set against the beautiful sea of Izu and the majestic Mt. Mihara, the Young Lord's brilliant deductions and his secret sword Ichimonjo-Kakureshi cut through the mystery!
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The Youth and His Amulet
1961 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
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's rescue in times of difficulty.
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 2
1961 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
The second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
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Young Lord Yakuza
1961 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.
Futaridake no taiyō
1961 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie
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20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
1961 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
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 background.
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Case of a Young Lord 8
1960 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
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 Council of Elders. Young Lord decides to take on the Shogun's vile chief attendant.
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If You're Man Enough
1960 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
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Scarier than the Devil
1960 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu” himself.
Mighty Shosuke
1960 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
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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Shinran, Part II
1960 · 2h 7m
country: Japan
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, was placed in a monastary on Mount Hiei when still a child. He did not come down for twenty years, when his wanderings begin as he spreads his ideas for achieving enlightenment through the Pure Land sutra. Because his teachings contradict the powerful Tendai sect, he comes to grief with the government, his followers persecuted, himself exiled to far coastal Echigo where he married & began raising a family but soonafter was wandering & teaching again. He lived to be ninety.
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What Price Love?
1960 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
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 Ooka, whose shrewd legal decisions became the stuff of legend. Okuma Shirokoya, the daughter of a lumber merchant in Edo (today’s Tokyo), embarked on an affair and was executed after conspiring with her maid to murder her husband. (Source: https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezione/shirokoya-komako/)
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Hero of the Red Light District
1960 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
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Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
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, another fire broke out, this time in Komagome, burning down the two gates of Asakusa and Sujikai, and continuing on into the night. As the government Elders consider evidence that these fires were arson, a fire breaks out in Hirakawa-cho, outside of Hanzo Gate. Nishonmaru catches on fire and burns down completely. When this rash of fires even strikes Kyoto, the task of finding who’s behind the arson, and stopping them falls to the Shogun’s uncle, the Elder Lord of Mito. Together with his trusted bodyguards, Kaku and Suke, the trio set of to save Japan from this scourge of evil. Featuring virtually all of their most famous stars, this is the best film in the Toei series about Mito Komon, one of Japan’s most popular historical figures who traveled through the country incognito to check on the people and fight injustice.
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Shinran
1960 · 2h 28m
country: Japan
A biographical movie about Shinran
Won't Stand for Dying
1960 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
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 the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...
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Official with a Tattoo
1960 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
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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Yakuza of Ina
1960 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
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 of a Hatamoto, he has left the samurai life and become a yakuza, gambling on life's fortune and ready to risk his life at a moment's notice. Featuring an all-star cast that includes the debonair Azuma Chiyonosuke, this is a tale of excitement and action that brings the best of black and white to the silver screen. An adventure like no other, this is one of Kinnosuke's lost gems. A series of mishaps leads Yataro to watching over the beloved daughter of his close friend.
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Samurai Vagabonds
1960 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
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 plunged into a dispute with Tokugawa Yoshinao that will lead to one of them ascending the throne. This is an exciting and informative film that brings the brilliant history of Japan to the surface in a new light.
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 · 2h 58m
country: Japan
Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
Pilgrimage at Night
1959 · 2h 24m
country: Japan
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 of the Shirakaba School.
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her, he steals money from his employer to buy her freedom himself. Now hunted criminals, the lovers flee toward Yamato, pursued by the law.
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Saga of the Vagabonds
1959 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
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 and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.
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Gigantis, the Fire Monster
1959 · 1h 18m
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A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
Our Mother
Our Mother
1959 · 1h
country: Japan
Unmarried
1959 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A comedy set in Ginza that explores the lives of teenagers.
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The Unleashed Lord
1959 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
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Goblin in Stirrups
1959 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Kurama Tengu is a hero to the common people, saving them from the malicious attacks of Kinnoroshi and Shinsengumi.
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The Hidden Fortress
1958 · 2h 19m
country: Japan
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 guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
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Flower's Yearning
1958 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Domoto Kozue, a gifted young ikebana artist, shoulders the legacy of her late father’s school while navigating the pressures of family expectation and an arranged marriage. Her path shifts when she encounters Shinichi, whose presence stirs both inspiration and conflict within the tightly bound world around her. Amid love, rivalry, and the fragile beauty of flowers, Kozue must decide how to shape her own future.
The Bride In Uguisu Castle
1958 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
The life of three beautiful princesses in feudal Japan.
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Eight Views of Samurai
1958 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.
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Little Peach
1958 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
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 Ryokichi. Their life quickly sinks into despair.
Fearless Opposition
1958 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
This action film depicts the conflict between two brothers, one a detective and the other a yakuza.
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
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The Scarlet Cherry Lord
1958 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
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 fall in love with. It turns out that she is just his prospective bride.
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The Scroll’s Secret
1958 · 1h 9m
country: Japan
Shogun Yoshitane’s order to recover the secret scroll triggers a series of ninja warfare during the Muromachi period.
Skin-Colored Moon
1957 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
After the heartbreak of losing a close colleague, a television star vanishes, presumed to have drowned in Lake Izu. A mysterious empty boat, a forged suicide note, and sleeping pills spark suspicion. As her family—an estranged husband, a troubled son, and a secretive ex—grapple with grief and confusion, layers of hidden pain and deception begin to unravel. What seems like a tragic suicide slowly turns into a web of lies, guilt, and emotional collapse… until the final, devastating truth surfaces
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The Lower Depths
1957 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
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 turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
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The Men of Toho-ku
1957 · 59m
country: Japan
Tragi-comedy about the inhabitants of a remote, mountain-locked village where only the first-born sons are allowed to marry and have children.
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The Shadow Daughter
1957 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Fusako, a girl raised in a geisha house, tries to escape her dark past and faces repeated heartbreaks. After an unexpected pregnancy, she has an abortion and decides to start a new life away from the geisha world.
Turtledove
1957 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
Film about a station master's romance with a young prostitute.
The 36 Passengers
1957 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
A suspense drama about a thief who sneaks onto a late-night ski bus heading from Tokyo to Joshinetsu and the detective who rides with him to arrest him. Each of the passengers acts independently, and the incident takes an unexpected turn that goes beyond the detective's intentions.
Ujō
1957 · 1h 57m
country: Japan
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Throne of Blood
1957 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
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 spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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Talkative Company President
1957 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just as success arrives, he quietly walks away, leaving a changed company behind.
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The Mandarin Room
1956 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
After running away from her mother, Ashiko works as a maid at an inn and changes her name, but she finds herself torn between her past and a new relationship with a lonely trader on the beach of Atami.
A Strong Wind Blows
1956 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
When corruption spreads through a real estate company, president Hiyoshi brings in his honest friend Ryūtarō to reform it. Facing union unrest and betrayal from within, Ryūtarō exposes an embezzlement scheme and helps restore order. After the company stabilizes, he quietly leaves for Kyushu, urging his colleagues to carry on without him.
The Hoodlum and the Young Master
1956 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Koji Tsuruta plays dual roles: Kyotaro, the young master of a pharmaceutical wholesaler in Osaka, and Ken, a street thug in Tokyo.
Gendai no yokubô
1956
country: Japan
Scoundrel
1956 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
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A Wife's Heart
1956 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
A young woman tries to raise money to open her own coffee shop. She arranges a loan when her rigid family won't help and then her husband becomes jealous of the loan officer.
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The Vampire Moth
1956 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
The story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask.
All Sold Out
1956 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
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's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
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I Live in Fear
1955 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.
Tactics of Love
1955 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
1955 Japanese movie
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Godzilla Raids Again
1955 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
The Immortal Pitcher
1955 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
Baseball movie about Eiji Sawamura.
Bodyguard from Hell
1955 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Kitagawa, a drug control officer in the Kanto Shinetsu area, was ordered to investigate the situation of drug trafficking around Yokohama.
A Girl Who Delivers Happiness
1955 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Hatsu sugata ushimatsu gōshi
1954 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Fukagawa's chef Ushimatsu of the restaurant Kawatake fell in love with a maid named Omame and changed dramatically. He stopped gambling and womanizing much to the surprise of his friends. As their wedding day approached, Minosuke who had long been infatuated with Omame threatened her mother Okuma by using a promissory note for three ryō that he lent to her.
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Mother's First Love
1954 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
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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Jirocho in Disgrace
1954 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
乾杯！女学生
1954 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
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The Story of Shunkin
1954 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
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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Seven Samurai
1954 · 3h 27m
country: Japan
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 others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
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Mole Alley
1953 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
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 from a girls' school in Hokuriku, she immediately moved to Tokyo to meet and marry Ogata. After neatly writing Ogata's manuscript, he would buy dorayaki as a gratuity and devour it.
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Sunflower Girl
1953 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
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 her fellow workers think the women employees should not have to act in such a servile manner. When the women go on strike over the issue, Setsuko finds herself caught in the middle. When the heir to the company, Ryosuke Tanabe, proposes marriage to Setsuko, she is honored, but realizes that her real affection is for Hitachi.
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Ikiru
1952 · 2h 23m
country: Japan
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 for the meaning of his life.
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Today is Payday
1952 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa
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Beauty and the Thief
1952 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
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, with two central themes which intermingle to compound an admirable panel of a critical period in Japanese history: the great famine in the mid 19th Century.
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952 · 1h 1m
country: Japan
Obscure Japanese movie by director Kyotaro Namiki
Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo
1952 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Moju Tsukai no Shojois a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film
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Vendetta of a Samurai
1952 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.
Sekidô matsuri
1951
country: Japan
Wakôdo no uta
Wakôdo no uta
1951 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Saijoke no kyoen
1951 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
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The Idiot
1951 · 2h 46m
country: Japan
A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgraced Taeko Nasu, the proud Ayako, and his possessive friend Akama. Kameda’s saintly compassion exposes everyone’s wounds, steering the quartet toward jealousy, violence, and inexorable tragedy. Adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel.
Cordon at Midnight
1951 · 1h 10m
country: Japan
The Emperor's Hat
1950 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.
Golden Beast
Golden Beast
1950 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
On a Sunday morning, young dentist Toshio Ezaki wakes up with a hangover, on a bench in his office. He finds a poisoned woman in a green-striped Western-style outfit lying in his exam room. He must retrace his blurry steps of the night before, and navigate a web of embezzlement, murder, framings, and false identities in Tokyo's Ginza district, to discover the identity of the dead woman and why she is there—and hopefully prove his innocence, before his wedding in three days...
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The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish teenage war orphan who tries to offer herself for money but is instead taken in by Ebihara, Koyabu, a middle-aged woman who has spent much of her life as the kept woman of a wealthy man, and Teruko, the modest daughter of Ebihara's former teacher who comes to rely on him after the death of her father.
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Rashomon
1950 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
1950 · 1h 59m
country: Japan
Adaptation of a novel by Yojiro Ishizaka, originally released in two parts.
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Scandal
1950 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
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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Stray Dog
1949 · 2h 2m
country: Japan
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 undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.