Yōko Minamida
Yōko Minamida (南田 洋子, Minamida Yōko, March 1, 1933 – October 21, 2009) was a Japanese actress. Born in Tokyo, Minamida made her screen debut in 1953 for the Daiei studio and quickly rose to stardom, working with Kenji Mizoguchi on two films: “A Story from Chikamatsu” and “Princess Yang Kwei-fei.” In 1955, she moved to the Nikkatsu studio, where she starred in Takumi Furukawa’s “Season of the Sun” (1956), a smash hit that launched the so-called “Sun Tribe” boom for films about rebellious youth looking for sex and kicks on Shonan Beach — Japan’s nearest equivalent to Malibu. Minamida acted in dozens of movies for Nikkatsu, working with Shohei Imamura, Seijun Suzuki, and other directors. In 1961 she married her co-star on “Season of the Sun,” Hiroyuki Nagato. As she acted in fewer movies after the mid-1960s, Minamida made a smooth and successful transition to TV as both an actress and MC. She also continued to appear occasionally in movies, with the last being Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “Song of Goodbye” in 2006.
She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in November 2008, and a TV documentary was made about her condition and the efforts of her husband to care for her. She died in Tokyo.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.8707 |
| Birthday | 1933-03-01 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | Yoko Kitada, Yoko Minamida, Youko Minamida, Ёко Минамида, یوکو مینامیدا, |
1961
Pigs and Battleships
7.127/63
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
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Pigs and Battleships
1963
A Modern Samurai Village
9/1
Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had imagined...
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A Modern Samurai Village
1969
Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
0/0
Yakuza drama with Meiko Kaji directed by Masahiro Makino
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Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza
1962
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1954
Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.8/153
When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find thems...
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Chikamatsu Monogatari
1953
Zoku jūdai no seiten
0/0
Akiko Yasutomi, an 18-year-old high school student, lives in poverty with her mother Hisako, but she has feelings for her cousin, a medical student na...
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Zoku jūdai no seiten
1962
Black Dice
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Black Dice
1963
Okashina yatsu
0/0
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Okashina yatsu
1995
Salaryman Senka
0/0
Based on the manga by Sadao Jouji which has been running in the magazine Shukan Gendai since 1969.
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Salaryman Senka
1970
A Young Man's Stronghold
10/1
A 1970 juvenile delinquent drama.
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A Young Man's Stronghold
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
6.7/67
In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolid...
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Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
6.987/40
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various task...
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1965
Underworld Code
0/0
A big American boss landed in Japan in search of funding sources. A lone wolf trying to stop it ends up fighting against his big brother's organizatio...
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Underworld Code
1960
Bet on a Seaside Romance
9/1
1960 action film.
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Bet on a Seaside Romance
1962
Sun and Stars
0/0
It's a thrilling, action-packed entertainer with sparks of men versus villains in an up-and-down tale of brothers burning with masculine will and pass...
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Sun and Stars
1961
He Killed Dad
0/0
The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is murdered. Kunio sets out on a manhunt to avenge his fath...
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He Killed Dad
1957
Streetlights
0/0
A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally dropped train ticket.
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Streetlights
1962
Last Round
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Last Round
1965
The Soundless Cry
9/2
Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works i...
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The Soundless Cry
1990
Yellow Fangs
7.125/8
Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are...
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Yellow Fangs
1977
The Wild Daisy
9/1
Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take care of his sickly mother. Family objections ensue...
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The Wild Daisy
1956
Season of the Sun
6.6/5
The film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking, sailing and chasing girls, and who more often th...
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Season of the Sun
1961
The Crimson Plains
0/0
The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over...
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The Crimson Plains
1959
Yuganda tsuki
0/0
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Yuganda tsuki
1955
The Doctor
10/1
This movie attempts to present the reality of doctorless villages to society at large, while focusing on simple human love in a heartwarming episode t...
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The Doctor
1965
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
8/1
The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1953
Jūdai no seiten
7/1
Film directed by Shima Koji and starring Wakao Ayako
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Jūdai no seiten
1960
Return of the Vagabond
5/3
The 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler, Shinji Taki (Akira Kobayashi), with his guitar arrives...
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Return of the Vagabond
1962
The Guys Who Put Money on Me
7.5/2
An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting action...
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The Guys Who Put Money on Me
1960
The Rambler Rides Again
10/1
In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from...
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The Rambler Rides Again
1958
Voice Without a Shadow
6.222/9
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss...
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Voice Without a Shadow
1963
Love Comes with Youth
8/4
During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru (Sayuri Y...
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Love Comes with Youth
1969
Chivalrous Pride
0/0
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Chivalrous Pride
1961
Wind and waves of the South
0/0
Little dark-eyed boy Kazuo. Yes, he dreamed of the sea. However, like everyone here in the village. Kazuo only wanted to study first, to finish school...
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Wind and waves of the South
1963
I Have the Sun in My Back
0/0
Shigeru is a young man who works as a window cleaner. His older brother Kenzo has just returned from prison and is determined to start life anew. But...
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I Have the Sun in My Back
1956
The Happy Dancers
0/0
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Tokyo baka odori" by Haruo Oka and Chiyoko Shimakura.
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The Happy Dancers
1956
Our Town
6.938/8
In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover...
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Our Town
1964
An Outlaw
5/7
Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.
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An Outlaw
1955
The Motherless
9/1
Japanese drama film.
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The Motherless
1956
Tonari no yome
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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Tonari no yome
1975
Time of First Love
0/0
3 senior highschool girls help make a hot air balloon for a boy during their summer holidays and took up all sort of part-time jobs in the course.
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Time of First Love
1963
Beyond the Green Hills
7/1
Shinko Terasawa was always considered to be the odd ball of the bunch. At a time when romance was against school regulations, Shinko was the first to...
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Beyond the Green Hills
1966
Glorious Fights
7.25/4
A young leader of the Yamazaki family of Nagasaki, Takida (Ken Takakura) is an A-bomb survivor. He fiercely battles violent elements in southern Japan...
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Glorious Fights
1957
The Barefoot Girl
0/0
A beautiful and healthy young girl growing up in poverty overcomes hardships and grows into a woman in this deeply moving literary epic.
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The Barefoot Girl
1960
Yakuza Song
7/1
Might Guy Akira's unique action drama depicts the bizarre fate of a young doctor who vows to avenge his girlfriend, who was shot by a yakuza on a whim...
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Yakuza Song
1987
This Story of Love
8/1
Life and love stories of stunt men and women.
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This Story of Love
1962
Glass-Hearted Johnny
0/0
Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and he...
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Glass-Hearted Johnny
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu
7.333/3
In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one...
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Jakoman and Tetsu
1961
Tokyo Knights
7/10
A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.
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Tokyo Knights
1964
The Domain
6.5/6
The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
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The Domain
1977
Ame no meguri ai
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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Ame no meguri ai
1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
6.75/4
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When their leader dies and the successor disappears, Tsu...
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The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1967
Portrait of Chieko
7.5/2
Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil painter. When a series of hardships befall her fami...
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Portrait of Chieko
1977
House
7.3/794
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside...
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House
1957
The Champion
6.4/5
Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father. He lost...
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The Champion
1961
The Man with a Shotgun
6.5/16
Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of troubl...
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The Man with a Shotgun
1963
Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
10/1
A laid-back man tries to become a member of the yakuza.
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Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword
1959
A Turning to Hell
0/0
Maki, a porter at the Sakura Hotel, finds a body in Room No. 2 and picks up a piece of paper on which is written "one-third of the key", also the part...
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A Turning to Hell
1958
Stolen Desire
6.714/14
A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows.
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Stolen Desire
1978
At Noon
3.2/4
Tadao decides to comes back from Tokyo to live in his home town, in the countryside. He stays at his parents place and finds a job, repairing transist...
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At Noon
1961
Quick Draw Joe
0/1
One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the arm...
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Quick Draw Joe
1957
But the Flesh is Weak
7.3/3
A woman who grew up in a prestigious household,
begins to have an affair outside the marriage.
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But the Flesh is Weak
1956
Hungry Soul
6.2/9
Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business...
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Hungry Soul
1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
7.5/2
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza.
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1959
Farewell to Southern Tosa
0/0
Story of an ex-con trying to go straight, but of course the old ways die hard.
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Farewell to Southern Tosa
1960
Jungle Block
7/1
A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a resu...
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Jungle Block
1957
Dancing Sisters
0/0
It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughte...
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Dancing Sisters
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
2007
Song of Goodbye
5/1
It is the second work of the Oita trilogy of Obayashi . Following " Nigori Snow ", Ise Masazo draws a song written by composers and songwriter "Farewe...
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Song of Goodbye
1956
Hungry Soul, Part II
6.5/8
A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a...
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Hungry Soul, Part II
1963
The Gambling Monk
0/0
One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand fun...
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The Gambling Monk
1962
The Rambler Returns Home
0/0
Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.
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The Rambler Returns Home
1966
Showdown of Men
7/1
Part one.
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Showdown of Men
1984
Zero
5.833/6
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movi...
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Zero
1965
The Domain: The Naniwa Story
4.833/3
Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The Domain" Each a stand alone film in it's own, none...
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The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
10/1
A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1964
Prison Gambler
9/2
A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates.
The second film in the series Gam...
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Prison Gambler
1964
Gambler
9/2
The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but...
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Gambler
1960
The Law's Bloody Wounds
0/0
An action masterpiece depicting the brotherhood of a younger brother (a student yakuza who breaks the gang rules and the law), and an older brother wh...
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The Law's Bloody Wounds
1953
Jūdai no yūwaku
0/0
Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako
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Jūdai no yūwaku
1965
The Tattooed Lord
7.5/2
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The Tattooed Lord
1959
Wounded Beast
0/0
A tense action game that skillfully intertwines the human love between a criminal, his sister and his lover, and the desperate pursuit of a detective...
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Wounded Beast
1959
Umi wa kurutte iru
0/0
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Umi wa kurutte iru
1958
Taiyō o buchi otose
0/0
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Taiyō o buchi otose
1958
Osaka no kaze
0/0
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Osaka no kaze
1959
When a Man Risks His Life
0/0
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When a Man Risks His Life
1961
Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
0/0
A marine security officer stranded on the ocean in a small boat is rescued by a crew of buccaneers.
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Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living
1960
Lone Wolf
0/0
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Lone Wolf
1953
Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
0/0
Film directed by Eichi Koishi and starring Wakao Ayako
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Zoku zoku Jûdai no seiten
1961
Gun of Nosappu
10/1
Set against the backdrop of the vast wilderness of Hokkaido and the Sea of Okhotsk, Ace Joe arrives in the town of Nosappu and explodes with exhilarat...
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Gun of Nosappu
1964
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
0/0
Based on Muneta Hiroshi's military novel. The main character, Yamaguchi Zensuke, is a military dog soldier. He joins the army and winds up sent overse...
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To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
2004
The Motive
6.9/9
Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims appear to be family, but as the investigation deepens...
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The Motive
1978
Take Me Away!
8/3
Kyoko met Tetsu during her trip to San Francisco. Soon they fell in love but getting married was not in his mind. They were to meet again back in Toky...
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Take Me Away!
1967
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
10/1
The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
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The Domain: Where The Blade Enters
1967
The Domain: White Blade
8/1
The Domain: White Blade
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The Domain: White Blade
1960
Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
9/1
The fourth film in the Tales of a Gunman series. When Ryuji throws his pistol into the sea, he is attacked by a man who calls himself Sabu and says th...
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Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1959
Elegy to Youth
0/0
A fresh graduate from a university in Tokyo takes a job as an English teacher at a prestigious high school in Kobe. However, shortly after arriving, h...
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Elegy to Youth
1957
Mountain Pass
0/0
Adaptation of Jirō Osaragi's novel.
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Mountain Pass
1957
The Awakening
0/0
A unique literary work that describes the end of a married woman who rebelled against her husband's adultery and became addicted to her own sexuality.
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The Awakening
1959
Masked Woman
0/0
A touching literary and artistic story about the sadness and pathos of a woman's love, crying in agony over her hidden past.
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Masked Woman
1959
We Live Today
0/0
In a fictional mining city in northern Kanto, a Tokyo drifter named Shiro (Ishihara Yūjirō), caught in a conflict between two transportation companies...
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We Live Today
1977
Japanese Humanity and Justice
7/2
When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to their limits as new alliances and enemies are formed.
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Japanese Humanity and Justice
1963
Kiriko's Tango
0/0
A story of the conflicting friendship and love between two young men over a young girl from a working-class neighborhood.
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Kiriko's Tango
1961
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
6/1
A trio of the best of the best! They beat up the bad guys with no mercy! The three main drug traffickers reigning in the underworld, and once they hav...
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Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1957
Aishū no sono
0/0
Tatsuya Hayami, an employee of Nitto Wool Textile, will soon leave the company. His girlfriend, Miyuki, had to work due to her family's poor business...
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Aishū no sono
1955
A Daughter's Life Guide
0/0
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A Daughter's Life Guide
1993
Ai yo, Nemuranaide
0/0
A couple takes in the husband's father to live with them, but it leads to constant trouble. The father-in-law meddles in their grandchild's education...
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Ai yo, Nemuranaide
1952
Himitsu
8/1
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Himitsu
1959
Get Over Her
0/0
An ex-pro boxer makes his living as a drummer in cabaret.
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Get Over Her
1954
Rakka no mon
0/0
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Rakka no mon
1958
Unga
0/0
Canal - A river created by cutting through nature for the sake of human life that flows silently, encompassing good, evil, sorrow, and joy, just like...
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Unga
1965
Irogotoshi harudanji
0/0
Set in Osaka’s lively entertainment district, the film follows a rakugo performer whose unconventional style makes him a rising star. Despite his grow...
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Irogotoshi harudanji
1987
Star Ranch
0/0
This fairy tale depicts the heartwarming connection between a young man who has lost his memory and the gypsies.
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Star Ranch
1966
Debt of Honor
0/0
A hobo exposes the misdeeds of a new yakuza.
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Debt of Honor
1955
Miss Teacher
0/0
As she takes a position as a gym teacher at a girls’ school as a form of “life training” before marriage, what awaits her is… A coming-of-age story of...
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Miss Teacher
1954
Haha tokidori
0/0
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Haha tokidori
1958
死の壁の脱出
0/0
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死の壁の脱出
1958
死の壁の脱出
0/0
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