Shigeru Kōyama
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.868 |
Birthday | 1929-01-16 |
Place of Birth | Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
Also Known As | Shigeru Kouyama, こうやま しげる, |
1989
Black Rain
6.6/1068
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to es...
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Black Rain
2005
Azumi 2: Death or Love
6.6/181
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army an...
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Azumi 2: Death or Love
1965
Kwaidan
7.7/375
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money wit...
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Kwaidan
1998
Bayside Shakedown
6.6/24
Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His frien...
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Bayside Shakedown
1994
47 Ronin
7.4/20
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal fo...
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47 Ronin
1967
Samurai Rebellion
8.2/222
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to acce...
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Samurai Rebellion
1992
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
0/0
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Secret Treasure
1970
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
6.7/60
With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merch...
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1960
Afraid to Die
6/10
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
1994
The Shootist: Final Episode
0/0
Matsushita decides to make a new journey by meeting a fateful woman, Askako, while being chased by a hitman and the police. What awaits him at the end...
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The Shootist: Final Episode
1992
Catch Up
0/0
An investigation into the obsession of a former detective the loser of life!
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Catch Up
1968
Kill!
7/72
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer...
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Kill!
1982
Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...
0/0
A doctor who died at a young age due to the metastasis of a malignant tumor to the lungs after cutting his right leg below the knee due to osteosarcom...
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Dear Asuka and My Unborn Child...
1983
Antarctica
7.2/62
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
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Antarctica
1961
Gunman's Alley
0/0
Nitani is an undercover drug enforcement agent in Kobe who not only busts two rival drug gangs but also helps one of the more decent hoodlums find the...
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Gunman's Alley
2003
金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島
0/0
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金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島
1979
The Man Who Stole the Sun
7.3/34
A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks...
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The Man Who Stole the Sun
1959
Break Down that Wall
7/1
A man is wrongfully accused of murder.
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Break Down that Wall
1971
Inn of Evil
6.3/16
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolat...
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Inn of Evil
1991
Heat Wave
5.8/11
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
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Heat Wave
2012
Beyond Outrage
7/255
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of t...
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Beyond Outrage
1969
Red Lion
6.4/24
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sa...
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Red Lion
1983
Shogunate Secret Ninja
0/0
Lord Tokugawa Tsunatoyo, bound for Edo to be sworn in as the next shogun, is the target of merciless ninja assassins hired by corrupt officials hoping...
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Shogunate Secret Ninja
1971
Hajimete no Tabi
0/0
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Hajimete no Tabi
1995
Assassin's Target: Iemitsu
0/0
A vicious plot that would change the course of Japanese history is set in motion when assassins conspire to kill Iemitsu, the third shogun of the Toku...
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Assassin's Target: Iemitsu
1977
Mount Hakkoda
6.8/13
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
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Mount Hakkoda
1981
The Two Musashis
0/0
Toru Emori leads the cast as Hirate Musashi while a Hiroshi Fujioka competes with him as Okamoto Musashi. They must not only contend with the Yoshiok...
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The Two Musashis
2009
The Unbroken
6.7/12
Onchi was exiled to posts around Asia and Africa due to his work as head of a labor union for National Air Line. He is ordered to return to head offic...
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The Unbroken
1962
Zankokuna tsuki
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Zankokuna tsuki
1973
Wild Cop
6/1
Based on the comic Gokiburi Deka.
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Wild Cop
1970
The Creature Called Man
0/0
A top police-guard, charged with protecting a visiting politician and ruthless dictator, contends with an assassin set to kill the man.
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The Creature Called Man
1970
The Militarists
8/1
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The Militarists
1993
Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
0/0
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Kogarashi Monjirō Returns
1962
Ano hashi no hotori de
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Ano hashi no hotori de
1983
The Yoshida School
0/0
Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history relea...
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The Yoshida School
1968
Judge and Jeopardy
0/0
It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a su...
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Judge and Jeopardy
1982
Ah! Nomugi toge - Shinryokuhen
0/0
Sequel to "Nomugi Pass"
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Ah! Nomugi toge - Shinryokuhen
1985
Gray Sunset
6.1/6
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his afflic...
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Gray Sunset
2003
Bayside Shakedown 2
6.2/16
The movie takes place again in the fictional Wangan Station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department the once empty space within Wangan's jurisdict...
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Bayside Shakedown 2
1965
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
0/0
Young widow Ine is suffering under the harsh treatment of her mother in law. As a former Geisha, Ine had struggled to be accepted into the well-establ...
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Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
1953
An Inlet of Muddy Water
6.1/7
A Japanese woman writes down three stories she has witnessed or heard of in her diary, each about the difficult situation a young woman finds herself...
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An Inlet of Muddy Water
1983
Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins
0/0
The federal lord of Kofu, Tunatoyo (Tsutomu Isobe), was elected to be the next General. On his way on a trip to Edo for the ceremony, his scapegoat wa...
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Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins
1959
ゆがんだ月
0/0
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ゆがんだ月
1982
Lullaby of Death
5/2
Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for revenge....
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Lullaby of Death
2000
Dora-heita
5.1/9
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and...
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Dora-heita
1986
The Sea and Poison
6.9/11
Two interns and a nurse are interrogated by American MPs for their involvement in an atrocity during the war: the vivisections of a downed American ai...
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The Sea and Poison
1992
Midwinter Camellia
0/0
Yasuo Furuhata directs this romantic yakuza flick based on a book by popular romance novelist Tomiko Miyao. Set in 1932, the film centers on Peony (Yo...
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Midwinter Camellia
1990
Roar of the Crowd
0/0
Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
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Roar of the Crowd
1986
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
0/0
In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Aro...
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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1985
Moment of Demon
5/5
Filled with guilt over his forbidden desires, a young man leaves home and his studies. He finds a new smaller place to stay, a low-paying but satisfyi...
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Moment of Demon
2005
For the coming day
0/0
Miyo Hanayama works as a home care nurse, supporting the home care of patients who are close to death. Shigeaki Noguchi complains that his wife has s...
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For the coming day
1962
A Flame at the Pier
6/8
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama waterfront. The rebel Saburo works as an errand b...
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A Flame at the Pier
1991
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
4/1
When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in order to obtain a huge sum of money to enable his...
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Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1992
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
0/0
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or...
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Chronicle of the Town Magistrate
1975
I Am a Cat
3.3/3
Nakadai is an English teacher at a local school. He’s put-upon like the patron figure of dozens of films and televisions shows. Viewers who are especi...
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I Am a Cat
1978
Shag
7/1
Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year-old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.
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Shag
1978
Blood Type: Blue
6.2/5
UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new "blue...
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Blood Type: Blue
2000
Home Sweet Home
0/0
"Home Sweet Home" deals with a family who, unable to cope with their aging grandfather's worsening dementia, abandon him at a group home for the elder...
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Home Sweet Home
1987
Taikoki
8/2
Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period.
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Taikoki
1970
The Ambitious
7/10
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan...
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The Ambitious
1975
Solar Eclipse
6.8/6
When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.
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Solar Eclipse
1978
Monument to Holy Service
0/0
A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.
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Monument to Holy Service
1963
Black Report
6.3/9
After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.
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Black Report
1995
Onihei's Detective Records
8/1
A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.
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Onihei's Detective Records
1978
August without Emperor
7/3
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-wa...
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August without Emperor
1991
Rainbow Kids
6.3/9
A wealthy matriarch is kidnapped by a gang of three. She is insulted by the amount of money they propose to demand as ransom, and a strange interchang...
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Rainbow Kids
1974
The Last Swordsman
5.7/3
Personal tale of Okita Soji who fights to survive in a world without pity in the merciless era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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The Last Swordsman
1995
Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
0/0
In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the master of ceremonies, with a sword, leading to Asa...
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Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
1987
The Eccentric Shinza
0/0
Shinza is known for his stubborn personality and continues to hold a low-ranking position as a magistrate, despite his colleague Kato becoming the dep...
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The Eccentric Shinza
1961
Killers on Parade
6/11
A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic compet...
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Killers on Parade
1978
Queen Bee
7.3/6
To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating ba...
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Queen Bee
1993
Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
5.7/3
A dying pianist composes one final song for his childhood friend.
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Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki”
1994
Lifetime Insecurity
0/0
In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are...
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Lifetime Insecurity
2003
The Man in White
6.4/7
After his father figure - a yakuza boss, is murdered, Azusa Moribe goes on a killing spree to exact revenge.
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The Man in White
1974
Kandagawa
0/0
Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at a...
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Kandagawa
1988
Der Lindenbaum
0/0
A young woman, Asami, searches for the man who helps her quest to enter medical school.
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Der Lindenbaum
1990
Seventeen Ninja
0/0
This remake of the classic film features the addition of Chiba Shinichi and Natsuyagi Isao as political intrigue reigns supreme. Tadanaga, the younger...
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Seventeen Ninja
1965
The Song of Love
0/0
Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician father.
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The Song of Love
1990
Estate Inheritance
4/1
The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family member...
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Estate Inheritance
1964
Revenge
7.5/19
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situa...
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Revenge
1977
Sweet Revenge
6.6/5
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, spec...
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Sweet Revenge
1975
Main Line to Terror
6/13
Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospit...
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Main Line to Terror
1975
Graveyard of Honor
6.7/45
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
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Graveyard of Honor
1998
Diary of Early Winter Shower
8/2
Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that...
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Diary of Early Winter Shower
1968
Good-bye Moscow
0/0
Ex-jazz pianist turned promoter finds he is successful, but empty. When an entrepreneur sends him to Moscow with a jazz combo, he falls in with the di...
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Good-bye Moscow
2004
New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
7/1
Shippuu (Hayate) appeared suddenly dead. However, he fell into the hands of Sarutobi for due to his loss of memory.
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New Shadow Warriors IV: Jiraika 2
1991
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
6.5/2
During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country under their banners by becoming the supreme leader. On...
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Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
2008
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
6/3
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Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
2005
Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
0/0
Master swordsman Akiyama Kohei’s simple life in retirement is jarred into violent sword action when he meets an elderly fencing instructor who may be...
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Samurai Justice 2: Mother & Daughter
1964
Whirlpool of Flesh
0/0
During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much...
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Whirlpool of Flesh
1974
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
6.5/2
Convicted of murder, Masayuki Ueda is sent to Hiroshima Prison along with his accomplice. But for a man like him, breaking out of prison is easy.
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The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1979
Faraway Tomorrow
2/1
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Faraway Tomorrow
1983
Confessions of a Wife
0/0
A death occurs during a mountain-climbing expedition.
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Confessions of a Wife
1969
Blood End
6.2/5
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a lea...
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Blood End
2003
The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
6/2
A rowdy, young yakuza takes revenge against a gang of thousands for the death of his boss.
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The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
5.6/5
Inspector General Kanjuro Sano conspires with the future shogun twin brother. They replace Ieyoshi Tokugawa with his twin, but it becomes a problem wh...
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
2008
The Soup of Heaven
0/0
Follows the life of an Office Lady who gets through her tedious work days by dreaming of a legendary soup and soup chef she's heard of. She decides to...
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The Soup of Heaven
1987
Yakuza Ladies 2
7.7/3
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza boss while he serves out a prison sentence. As she...
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Yakuza Ladies 2
1980
Port Arthur
7.6/10
Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (...
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Port Arthur
1962
Ningen Gari
0/0
A detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations runs out.
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Ningen Gari
1982
The Shootout
5/1
A run-in with the police once again puts three former reformatory inmates on the wrong side of the law. Their situation becomes increasingly desperate...
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The Shootout
1983
Futari no onna
0/0
After Emiko, a bookstore owner, is driven to suicide by loan sharks, her orphaned son Eisuke decides to take his revenge on them. As Eisuke has no rel...
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Futari no onna
1961
The Black Scar
0/0
A yakuza frames another yakuza who goes to jail for 5 years. When he is released he goes to seek revenge only to fall in love with the daughter of the...
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The Black Scar
1981
The Imperial Navy
6.6/10
A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship duri...
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The Imperial Navy
1964
The Sound of Waves
0/0
On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the richest a...
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The Sound of Waves
1991
Noh Mask Murders
5.6/5
The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater...
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Noh Mask Murders
1962
Akitsu Hot Springs
6.5/25
Yoshida’s first big-budget production and colour film is a haunting tale of unrequited love and postwar disillusion. The story of the fatal attraction...
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Akitsu Hot Springs
1986
Surgical Designs in Flames
0/0
A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures.
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Surgical Designs in Flames
1984
Zero
4.2/4
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
1971
The Battle of Okinawa
7.5/12
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army...
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The Battle of Okinawa
1993
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
0/0
Recently released from prison for a murder sentence, a yakuza boss's wife leaves Hong Kong for a fresh start, but a betrayal leads to her return.
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Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
1975
The Fossil
6.5/10
An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes hi...
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The Fossil
1981
Willful Murder
7.3/3
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutd...
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Willful Murder
1976
The Corporation
1/0
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The Corporation
1959
When a Man Risks His Life
0/0
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When a Man Risks His Life
2002
Mr. Rookie
0/0
Ohara Koji is no ordinary Rookie. He is the Hanshin Tigers' secret weapon. Who would have thought that after two major shoulder injuries, 32-year-old...
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Mr. Rookie
1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer
0/0
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The Hall of the Crying Deer
1963
Black Dead Ball
0/0
A talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball world falls to his death at his hotel. Was it a homicide...
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Black Dead Ball
1989
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
0/0
Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who dies in an accident and experiences the afterlife as...
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Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1967
Japan's Longest Day
7.1/28
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies...
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Japan's Longest Day
1961
Love and Life
0/0
Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.
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