Eiji Funakoshi
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Eiji Funakoshi ( 17 March 1923 - 17 March 2007) was a Japanese actor. He received the Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Actor and the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Actor for his performance in Fires on the Plain.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6876 |
| Birthday | 1923-03-17 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan |
| Also Known As | Фунакоси Эйдзи, 船越 英二, Эйдзи Фунакоси, |
1958
Musume no boken
0/0
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Musume no boken
1965
Gamera, the Giant Monster
6/146
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wre...
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Gamera, the Giant Monster
1959
Fires on the Plain
7.6/124
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Le...
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Fires on the Plain
1969
Gamera vs. Guiron
5.322/104
Two young boys sneak aboard a spaceship and find themselves whisked away to the mysterious planet Terra. There, they encounter Gamera's old foe Gyaos...
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Gamera vs. Guiron
1963
An Actor's Revenge
6.6/71
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
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An Actor's Revenge
1962
Aru kankei
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Aru kankei
1966
Gammera the Invincible
5.1/36
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of years of hibernation.
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Gammera the Invincible
1960
Victory and Defeat
8/1
After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), who is no longer in t...
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Victory and Defeat
1954
Tree of Love
8/1
1954 Japanese movie
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Tree of Love
1960
Afraid to Die
6.318/11
On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of hi...
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Afraid to Die
1962
Their Legacy
10/1
Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmarried daughters and decides to split his retirement...
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Their Legacy
1964
Manji
6.5/43
The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
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Manji
1956
Tokyo Crime Map
0/0
An exciting film about thugs, in which murders and drugs, justice and resentment explode in the dark city of Tokyo with the help of guns and violence.
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Tokyo Crime Map
1962
Black Test Car
7/31
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch.
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Black Test Car
1958
Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed
0/0
Directed by Edagawa Hiroshi, this film stars Funakoshi Eiji and Kawakami Yasuko.
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Mr. Minami is Very Embarrassed
1962
Elegant Beast
7.318/22
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover ther...
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Elegant Beast
1962
The Broken Commandment
6.8/10
Ushimatsu's father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such...
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The Broken Commandment
1953
Brother and Sister
6.3/19
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that...
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Brother and Sister
1962
Being Two Isn't Easy
6.875/16
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
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Being Two Isn't Easy
1961
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
0/0
The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling.
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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1951
Kiri no yoru no kyōfu
0/0
A dead lover returns as a ghost
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Kiri no yoru no kyōfu
1957
Hole in One
8/2
A female reporter is fired for writing about police corruption; to make money while hiding from the press, she posts a bounty upon herself.
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Hole in One
1977
Tree of Youth
8/1
Takeshi, bound to be an outlaw youth, boards at the home of his female schoolmate who works at the family restaurant in devil-may-care Akasaka.
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Tree of Youth
1960
The Wandering Princess
6.7/10
Pu Zhe, younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko, daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu...
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The Wandering Princess
1962
The Venus' Tear
10/1
1962 Japanese movie
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The Venus' Tear
1954
The Story of Shunkin
6.3/3
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
1968
The Diary of a Sex Counsellor
4/2
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The Diary of a Sex Counsellor
1969
Blind Beast
6.51/101
A blind sculptor kidnaps an artists' model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a shadowland of perverse monuments to the female form. Here a d...
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Blind Beast
1959
Jirocho Fuji
7.4/5
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
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Jirocho Fuji
1962
Otoko to onna no sei no naka
9/1
1962 Japanese movie
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Otoko to onna no sei no naka
1957
The Betrothed
8/1
Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
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The Betrothed
1952
母山彦
0/0
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母山彦
1958
The Ladder of Success
7/1
A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way to...
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The Ladder of Success
1956
A Rainbow at Every Turn
0/0
Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom they ha...
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A Rainbow at Every Turn
1961
The Old Temple Well
9/1
Features a haunted well with yet another blind masseur's vengeful ghost.
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The Old Temple Well
1968
The Pit of Death
9/1
Kuramoto, who works for a large trading company, is a skilled employee who is well-liked by the company president. He is engaged to an employee named...
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The Pit of Death
1948
Ghost Tower
0/0
Horror film directed by Kôzô Saeki.
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Ghost Tower
1963
The Red Water
8/1
Comedy drama film
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The Red Water
1956
Bridge of Japan
7.75/3
Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic melodramas—a...
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Bridge of Japan
1964
A Public Benefactor
7/2
The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.
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A Public Benefactor
1965
While Yet a Wife
7/1
A wife is diagnosed with an incurable disease at a young age. Her husband loves her, supports her, and tries to stay with her. However, the wife is to...
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While Yet a Wife
1954
A Certain Woman
7/1
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A Certain Woman
1960
The Grave Tells All
0/0
Yamazaki Ryotaro is an Olympics' athlete and an asset. He accepts two jobs and responsibilities that are thrust upon him. One involves a a painting an...
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The Grave Tells All
1962
Stolen Pleasure
7.2/5
High-end cabaret hostess Masuko discovers her long-term lover is actually married. Determined to secure her future, she aggressively manipulates him i...
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Stolen Pleasure
1957
Night Butterflies
6.5/4
A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
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Night Butterflies
1959
The Makioka Sisters
8.5/2
Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.
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The Makioka Sisters
1963
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
0/0
The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom,...
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
1966
The Great White Tower
6.9/15
The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant...
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The Great White Tower
1966
The Little Runaway
3/3
During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated i...
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The Little Runaway
1967
When the Cookie Crumbles
7/2
Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai.
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When the Cookie Crumbles
1955
New Women’s Dialogue
0/0
A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth...
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New Women’s Dialogue
1952
The Ataka Family
5.5/1
Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a gentle heart. Soichi's wife, Kuniko is devoted to h...
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The Ataka Family
1977
Onna no Katei
0/0
The drama special satirizes the daily life of a wife with a businessman husband who is busy with his work.
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Onna no Katei
1961
Ten Dark Women
5.8/12
Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long...
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Ten Dark Women
1960
The False Student
6.714/7
A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
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The False Student
1963
When Women Lie
8/2
Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (K...
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When Women Lie
1954
The Golden Demon
9/1
Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter of...
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The Golden Demon
1962
Eriko
0/0
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Eriko" by Yukio Hashi.
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Eriko
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
6.2/11
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
1965
The Forest of No Escape
9/1
Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
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The Forest of No Escape
1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
7/2
Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the story abo...
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The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
Bonchi
7.667/3
Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give t...
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Bonchi
1955
Farewell Song
10/1
A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.
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Farewell Song
1957
Warm Current
7.8/4
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich g...
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Warm Current
1950
Town of Violence
6.5/2
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
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Town of Violence
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
1966
Freezing Point
7.2/6
Keizo Tsujiguchi believes his wife Natsue was having an extramarital affair when their child was kidnapped and killed. He believes of her extramarital...
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Freezing Point
1964
The Money Dance
9/1
Machida (Shintaro Katsu) is in constant trouble because of his instincts to do right every time, even when it endangers his life. A gang hires him for...
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The Money Dance
1967
The Sisters and I
0/0
Two sisters, Kyoko and Hisako, run a restaurant in Kyoto. But an incident with the latter's fiancé puts their relationship, and the future of their cu...
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The Sisters and I
1968
The Night before Pearl Harbor
9.5/2
The last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of the bombing of Pearl Harbor dominant in Nakano Spy Sc...
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The Night before Pearl Harbor
1958
Accomplice
0/0
Based on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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Accomplice
1964
Superexpress
8/4
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an...
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Superexpress
1960
Patterns of Love
0/0
Omnibus picture, consisting of three stories.
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Patterns of Love
1954
The Messenger from the Moon
0/0
Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.
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The Messenger from the Moon
1962
Her Hidden Past
7/3
Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geis...
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Her Hidden Past
1961
A Lustful Man
5.6/9
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pu...
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A Lustful Man
1964
Green Fruit
0/0
Two sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former is first engaged and all goes well until the young man...
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Green Fruit
1963
Rabble Tactics
9.5/2
The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are recrui...
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Rabble Tactics
1961
Marriageable Age
7/1
The three Matsunami sisters navigate adulthood and the complex social pressures of finding a husband while living under their traditional father’s roo...
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Marriageable Age
1957
Dancing Girl
8/2
In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment...
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Dancing Girl
1959
Goodbye, Hello
7.5/2
Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage. Thei...
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Goodbye, Hello
1960
Fool's Love
7/1
A young man (Eiji Funakoshi) lavishes his complete attention and resources on a beautiful young girl (Junko Kano) who was picked up in the Ikebukuro d...
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Fool's Love
1959
The Most Valuable Wife
8/5
Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of Mihara...
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The Most Valuable Wife
1958
Tainted Flowers
10/1
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Tainted Flowers
1957
Advance Patrol
6/4
In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop...
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Advance Patrol
1960
A Woman's Testament
6.429/7
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the s...
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A Woman's Testament
1964
Sweet Seventeen
0/0
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Sweet Seventeen
1964
The Enforcer
8/1
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The Enforcer
1969
Thousand Cranes
8.25/4
The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata Yasunar...
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Thousand Cranes
1961
A Design for Dying
6.5/2
Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as shre...
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A Design for Dying
1959
The Cast-Off
8/2
The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his w...
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The Cast-Off
1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
8.2/5
Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora...
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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1991
Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
0/0
The Shogun gets engaged to a princess who rebels against the prospect, because she wasn't consulted.
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Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
0/0
A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
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Daiei Studio is Bustling
1953
Jūdai no yūwaku
0/0
Film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and starring Wakao Ayako
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Jūdai no yūwaku
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
1955
五十円横町
0/0
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五十円横町
1963
Teinen Taishoku
0/0
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Teinen Taishoku
1960
The Beloved Image
8/1
A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.
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The Beloved Image
1956
The Sentimental Idiot
0/0
Performing every night for an audience of male admirers, cabaret singer Yuri captures the attention of Yoshio Tsugawa, a motorcycle salesman who becom...
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The Sentimental Idiot
1969
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
0/0
15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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The Woman Gambler's Trump Card
1969
The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game
8/1
13th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
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The Woman Gambler's Tenth Game
1958
Disobedience
8/2
A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the...
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Disobedience
1958
The Lowest Man
9/1
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kil...
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The Lowest Man
1964
Fools at Work
8/1
A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.
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Fools at Work
1957
The Crowded Train
6.8/5
Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is...
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The Crowded Train
1959
The Person I Chose
0/0
A 1959 film directed by Hiromu Edagawa.
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The Person I Chose
1958
Tokyo Eyes
0/0
A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the...
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Tokyo Eyes
1957
Morning Whistling
0/0
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Morning Whistling
1958
Hey, Nakamura-kun
0/0
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Hey, Nakamura-kun
1958
Mother
0/0
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Mother
1948
The Dead Beauty Incident
0/0
A dead beauty is found in the trunk. Kubota (Miaki), Okayama (Kawazu) and Tsuji (Funakoshi) begin investigating this mysterious crime at the investiga...
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The Dead Beauty Incident
1965
I'll Cry Alone
10/1
"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of a shipbuilding company. When he is about to re-ma...
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I'll Cry Alone
1958
The Women Divers
0/0
A youth movie depicting the love between college students.
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The Women Divers
1959
Jōen
9/1
1959 Japanese movie
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Jōen
1969
新・与太郎戦記
0/0
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新・与太郎戦記
1958
Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
0/0
1958 Japanese movie
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Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi
1967
Ambassador Ramen
9/1
Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true talent in making excellent, tasty and somewhat spicy...
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Ambassador Ramen
1965
The Man Who Killed Six Women
0/0
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The Man Who Killed Six Women
現代インチキ物語 ど狸
0/0
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Prize of Flesh
0/0
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Prize of Flesh
1961
Wakai yatsura no kaidan
0/0
1961 Japanese movie
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Wakai yatsura no kaidan
1954
Kokoro no nichigetsu
0/0
Reiko Minagawa leaves her home in Okayama to avoid an arranged marriage she doesn't want. Upon arriving in Tokyo, she calls Akira Isomura, a college s...
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Kokoro no nichigetsu
1961
Shin fūfu dokuhon ren'ai-byō kanja
0/0
1961 Japanese movie
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Shin fūfu dokuhon ren'ai-byō kanja
1952
Sugamo's Mothers
0/0
Directed by Nobuo Adachi and starring Aiko Mimasu as a mother who lost three of her four sons to war. Aki is an elderly mother who has lost three of h...
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Sugamo's Mothers
1955
Tama wa kudakezu
0/0
A love melodrama about five siblings and the daughter of a businessman.
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Tama wa kudakezu
1949
Dai tokai no ushimitsudoki
0/0
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Dai tokai no ushimitsudoki
1952
Himitsu
8/1
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Himitsu
1967
Night Trap
0/0
A woman's desperate attempt to prove her husband's innocence after he has been sentenced to death for the murder of his mistress. She tracks down four...
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Night Trap
1958
Ôsaka no onna
0/0
In the ruins of postwar Osaka, performers and drifters gather in a rundown tenement known as "Geinin Mura." Osen, a kind-hearted seamstress, supports...
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Ôsaka no onna
1959
Paper Pigeon
0/0
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Paper Pigeon
1960
The Legendary Hell
0/0
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The Legendary Hell
1955
O Sorrowful White Snow of Mount Fuji
0/0
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O Sorrowful White Snow of Mount Fuji
1953
Koshō musuko
0/0
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Koshō musuko
1959
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
0/0
In a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this st...
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The Telephone Rings in the Evening
1947
Dai ni no hōyō
0/0
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