Known for Acting
Akira Ishihama, born on January 29, 1935, in Tokyo, Japan, was a distinguished actor known for his roles in Harakiri, Mobile Sheriff Jiban,"and Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass. He sadly passed away of natural causes on July 26, 2022 at the age of 87 in Saitama, Japan.
Born
January 29, 1935
Died
July 26, 2022 (age 87)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Filmography
63 films, 7 shows
Komugironotenshi sugare oi
1999 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Kenichi, a fifth-grader, moved from Tokyo to the Ina Valley to receive treatment for his asthma. At his new elementary school, he meets Sabu, the class clown; Masaru; and Karen, a girl born in Brazil.
Ayamariya Business
1997 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
1997 V-Cinema film.
Abduction
1997 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
The director of a large Tokyo trading company is kidnapped and held for ransom. A young but experienced detective is put on the case while being at the centre of a nationwide television sensation.
Henshin Mou Hitori No Watashi
1993 · 47m
country: Japan
A suspense drama based on Miyuki Miyabe. In contrast to herself, she and two women lived a free-spirited life, forcing a restaurant owner to raise funds because of the Shinjuku incident. An office lady who impulsively jumps out of the company because she can't stand the sarcasm of girls at the company witnesses a motorboat accident. However, the accident was treated as suicide...
Hold Me and Kiss Me
1992 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and resist the infection, she finds new friendship and companionship with a journalist named Miyuki and a man named Akira.
Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue
1992 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Doctors Kazamatsuri and Onizuka are geneticists researching cures on diseases such as AIDS and cancer by performing experiments to strengthen the human body. The test subject is Shin Kazamatsuri, motorcycle racer son of Doctor Kazamatsuri. Unknown to them, their operation is funded by a syndicate group, who plan to use this research to have the bodies of men strengthened for their own gain—they have already been experimenting in the field of cyborg soldiers, to a less-than-successful attempt. However, they did not count on Onizuka's own secret ambitions; the mad Onizuka wanted to create a new species, by fusing a grasshopper's DNA with the test subject's, in order to start a new civilization and be their god. He has tested on himself, but seems to be having greater success with Shin.
Kamen Rider Black: Terror! Demon Mansion at Devil's Pass
1988 · 25m
country: Japan
The city of Yūbari in the Hokkaido prefecture has become a ghost town following the presence of Shadow Moon and his minions of Gorgom. Makino, a scientist working on Gorgom's top-secret robot experiment, escapes from the evil organization and returns to Tokyo, only to find out that his wife and daughter have been abducted. As Kamen Rider Black, Kotaro travels to Yubari to save Makino's family and liberate the town from Shadow Moon's evil grasp.
Deluxe Salon Car Engagement Tour Murders
1987 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Fukami, a secretary engaged to company president Kaido, her employer, is invited by his close friends, the Nogis, to a three-day-two-night tour. The tour group is traveling in a luxurious coach to Lake Megami in the Tateshina Plains. On the way, they are disturbed to hear that Shirai, a hostess who was supposed to come along on the tour, has been murdered. And the next day, the body of Hasegawa, another tour member, is floating in Lake Megami...
Danchizuma no sakebi
1983 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
A man she was once in a relationship with has been killed. A wife keeping a secret from her husband gets involved in a strange case.
Onna no naka no akuma
1982 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
Devil's Flute
1979 · 2h 16m
country: Japan
Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the backdrop of wealth, this film is loaded with twists and turns and surprises at every corner.
Suddenly, Like a Storm
1977 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
21-year-old Hideo Ishida is a reckless young man. Today again, he took part in a car race with a stolen driver's license and a car belonging to the junkyard. But unfortunately, things go wrong and after a collision with another car, the seriously injured Hideo is taken to the hospital. Here he meets the nurse Yuki Kobayashi. Yuki is the opposite of Hideo. During the day she works as a nurse and in the evening she studies hard. However, Hideo's behavior leaves an unforgettable impression on Yuki and the two soon develop an intimate friendship ...
Case of the Disjointed Murder
1977 · 2h 20m
country: Japan
In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitation of Kazuma Utagawa. They are artists, novelists, poets, painters, playwrights, actresses, etc. Then the murders begin, one after another. The incident seemed to have no continuity...
The Corporation
1976 · 3h
country: Japan
Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion of Manchuria. He is offered a position in the expansive Kinki Corporation, but rival corporations are competing for a government contract to produce fighter planes.
Hanzaki Daimyojin, Gorosuke no uta
1972 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
1972 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 8 - The Mysterious Cat Beauty Mansion
1971 · 1h
country: Japan
Eighth film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
Orgies of Edo
1969 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Three stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this bloody follow-up to the sexploitation classic Shogun’s Joy of Torture, the politically incorrect moral lessons paint a trio of tales of tragic heroines caught up in violence, sadomasochism, incest and torture.
The Snow Woman
1968 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm. A female spirit appears and takes the life of one of the men. She spares the other man's life on the condition that he never tell anyone what happened that night.
Daydream
1964 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
While under sedation in a dentist's office, a young art student has sex fantasies about naked women, vampires and a beautiful patient he saw in the office.
Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai
1962 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
Harakiri
1962 · 2h 15m
country: Japan
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Mother Country
1962 · 2h 7m
country: Japan
In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married soon. With the soil that is hard to work and the subtropical climate, the immigrants have to cope with a hard life. But after years of hard work, Yoshio finds work as a teacher while his wife manages to open a small grocery store. But with the war around the corner, life becomes more and more complicated for the Japanese immigrants in a foreign country.
Drunkard's Paradise
1962 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that focuses on why people drink alcohol.
Immortal Love
1961 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through three decades of bitter conflict which engulfs their children and those around them.
Towering Waves
1960 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A young prosecutor named Takao falls in love with Yoriko, only to discover that her husband is the target of his investigation into a major corruption scandal. Torn between professional duty and their forbidden affair, the couple finds themselves trapped by societal expectations and legal consequences.
Princess in Edo
1960 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
1960 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Blind Love
1959 · 1h 8m
country: Japan
Farewell to Spring
1959 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
Kaze no uchi so to
1959 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Bridge
1959 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A 1959 Yoshiaki Bansho adaptation of an Osaragi Jiro story.
Flower Shop Curtain
1959 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 · 3h 24m
country: Japan
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958
country: Japan
Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen
1958 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, centering on the commotion caused by the passionate salaryman Goro Mutsu, who is transferred from Kyushu.
Woman Unveiled
1958 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
A childless lawyer and his wife take in the quiet daughter of an imprisoned client, whose presence eventually creates romantic tension with the husband. The household dynamic is further disrupted by the arrival of a bold friend from Osaka and the wife's chance encounter with a former flame.
Hanayome no o noroke
1958 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A multifaced portrayal of ordinary life, revealing its hidden aspects! The second film in the "Bride Series" following "The Embraced Bride" is an Ofuna-style comedy.
The Unbalanced Wheel
1957 · 2h 14m
country: Japan
A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community.
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
Elegy of the North
1957 · 1h 57m
country: Japan
Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes dangerously obsessed with his unfaithful wife, Akiko.
Forbidden Sands
1957 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Film directed by Manao Horiuchi.
Young Lovers
1957 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
The story of a young couple deeply in love with each other but, because of complications and misunderstandings created by the people surrounding them, they find it very difficult to achieve happiness.
The Rose on His Arm
1956 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.
Tears
1956 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A young woman marries someone else, but cannot forget her first lover.
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
country: Japan
Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo, this movie introduces both the Shochiku Ofuna and Kyoto studios. Part One focuses on the studio’s behind-the-scenes staff: set designers, prop masters, and lighting technicians. Part Two presents a digest-style overview of the process surrounding a young woman who auditions for the “New Faces” program, from the auditions to her debut as an actress.
The Lady Was Pawn
1956 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Youth
1955 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Christ in Bronze
1955 · 2h 5m
country: Japan
Christian converts face persecution in the feudal society of 17th century Japan.
Next Door to Happiness
1955 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the father leaves with another woman, returns after he is rejected, and leaves again with the family's money.
The Tattered Wings
1955 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense childhood sweetheart.
Brotherly Love
1954 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
1954 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
A Tokyo family running a liquor store overcome impotence and dysfunction as they induce an understanding through each other of how to deal with their individual problems.
The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness
1954 · 1h 37m
country: Unknown
In a certain port town, there is a group of young men called the Wakakusa-kai. The chairman Oda (Miki), member Ichiro Sonoda (Ishihama), his sister and music lover Keiko (Misora), Keiko's classmate Sachiko (Ota Chieko) and her brother Shoji (Yamada) meet enthusiastically to brighten the town and help themselves grow. Ichiro's family lives with his father and Keiko in a milk shop, but Keiko's desire to go to music school is unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, Shoji's father is trying to get Shoji and Keiko married.
Dancing Girls of Izu
1954 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about their first love that is very touching and sorrowful. An adaptation of the Kawabata Yasunari short story.
Autumn Interlude
1954 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
A young woman (Kuga), recuperating at a sanitarium in Karuizawa, falls in love with a young student (Ishihama) but returns to Tokyo to be with her father (Yamamura).
Kyūkon sannin musume
1954 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
1954 Japanese movie
沖縄健児隊
1953
country: Japan
Sincere Heart
1953 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
A young student falls for an invalid girl, whom he can only see from afar.
The Pigeon
1952 · 44m
country: Japan
Isamu is a high school student who raises a pigeon at home amidst his father's opposition.
Youth of the Son
1952 · 45m
country: Japan
A rivalry sparks between two teenage brothers when they discover the attraction of girls.
The Waves
1952 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951 · 2h 2m
country: Japan
A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.
Boyhood
1951 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.