Michiyo Kogure
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Michiyo Kogure (木暮実千代, Kogure Michiyo) (31 January 1918 – 13 June 1990) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years,[3] starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "one of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting."
Michiyo Kogure was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Nihon University in 1940. While still a student, she joined the Shochiku film studios and gave her screen debut in 1939. She worked for directors such as Hiroshi Shimizu, Heinosuke Gosho and Kōzaburō Yoshimura, before following her husband to Manchuria in 1944. Upon her return two years later, she starred again in films by Shochiku, but also Toho, Daiei and other studios, and repeatedly appeared in films by Mizoguchi and Shimizu. She received the 1949 Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Aoi sanmyaku.
In addition to her appearances in films and commercials, Kogure volunteered in charity work. In 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.139 |
| Birthday | 1918-01-31 |
| Place of Birth | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Also Known As | Tsuma Wada, Митиё Когурэ, |
1948
The Fourth Lady
0/0
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The Fourth Lady
1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2
3.5/2
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Shogun and His Mistress 2
1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.2/112
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.2/109
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1965
A Lonely Gamble
0/0
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A Lonely Gamble
1948
Drunken Angel
7.6/268
Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convi...
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Drunken Angel
1943
Kaisen no Zenya
0/0
Kempeitai fights American spies in Japan
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Kaisen no Zenya
1956
Street of Shame
7.7/128
The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
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Street of Shame
1955
Taira Clan Saga
7.1/26
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But becau...
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Taira Clan Saga
1953
A Geisha
7.5/50
Eiko seeks out Miyoharu, a geisha, and asks to be her apprentice. When she is ready to receive clients, both women want the right to refuse certain me...
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A Geisha
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.7/25
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Portrait of Madame Yuki
1960
Shinran
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Shinran
1952
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
7.5/84
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The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
1964
Orders from Hell
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Orders from Hell
1949
The Blue Mountains: Part I
6.3/7
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The Blue Mountains: Part I
1939
Surging Waves
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Surging Waves
1952
Divorce
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Divorce
1939
Mother is Strong
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Mother is Strong
1939
Women at War
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Women at War
1940
Torrent of a Big City
0/0
A young yakuza student is led back to the straight and narrow path by his uncle.
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Torrent of a Big City
1942
A Certain Woman
0/0
Pretty Oshige is deceived by her first love. After this, she lives a hard lifestyle, working at a number of jobs. Her only pleasure is her nephew, who...
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A Certain Woman
1942
Otoko no iki
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Otoko no iki
1962
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
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1962 Japanese movie
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Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1947
Four Love Stories
5.8/4
Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.
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Four Love Stories
1942
Winter Jasmine
0/0
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Winter Jasmine
1952
Passion Fire
0/0
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Passion Fire
1954
Hanran
0/0
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Hanran
1955
Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
0/0
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Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider
1962
In Search of Mother
6/4
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In Search of Mother
1959
A Man Explodes
0/0
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A Man Explodes
1962
Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
0/0
1962 Japanese movie
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Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridori
1958
A Boy and Three Mothers
0/0
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1954
続南国太平記 薩南の嵐
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1954
Nangoku Taiheiki
0/0
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Nangoku Taiheiki
1953
The Sun
0/0
Adaptation of the Riichi Yokomitsu novel.
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The Sun
1956
Sisters of Gion
0/0
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Sisters of Gion
1954
疾風愛憎峠
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疾風愛憎峠
1958
直八子供旅
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直八子供旅
1949
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
6.5/4
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Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
1959
Kaze no uchi so to
0/0
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Kaze no uchi so to
1948
Thirty-three footprints
0/0
Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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Thirty-three footprints
1951
The Tale of Genji
5.4/5
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his hea...
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The Tale of Genji
1960
Shinran, Part II
0/0
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class, w...
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Shinran, Part II
1962
Marriage of the sky and the sea
0/0
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Marriage of the sky and the sea
1961
Way of Morning Mist
0/0
Jidaigeki by Tai Kato
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Way of Morning Mist
1948
Golden Devil
0/0
1948 adaptation of Golden Devil
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Golden Devil
1948
Golden Devil Part 2
0/0
1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2
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Golden Devil Part 2
1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
8.5/2
Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.
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Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1966
Four and A Half Mats
0/0
Fukazawa Shino is a prostitute in the late Meiji period. Shino was deceived by Tatsukichi and sold. One day Shino came to like a thief (Yoshioka) who...
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Four and A Half Mats
1957
Freelance Samurai
5.4/5
One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach B...
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Freelance Samurai
1962
A Carpenter and Children
0/1
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning comb...
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A Carpenter and Children
1948
Yūkyō no mure
0/0
1948 Japanese movie
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Yūkyō no mure
1971
The Path of the King
6/1
When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have no confidence in the young man he has chosen to r...
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The Path of the King
1951
Fireworks Over the Sea
5/5
A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.
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Fireworks Over the Sea
1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
6.4/5
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1959
The 47 Masterless Samurai
7.2/4
While the story of the Ako Clan's vendetta has been told countless times, never before has there been an array of major motion picture stars to bring...
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The 47 Masterless Samurai
1961
Run, Genta, Run!
7.5/2
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
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Run, Genta, Run!
1962
Hibari the Traveling Performer
0/0
Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly...
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Hibari the Traveling Performer
1955
紋三郎の秀
0/0
Japanese film.
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紋三郎の秀
1955
Life of Geisha
0/0
The tragedy of the geiko girl Ume and the men who try to pursue her.
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Life of Geisha
1955
The Tale of Jiro
5/1
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death...
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The Tale of Jiro
1953
Tokyo Profile
6.5/2
A motley cast of characters, including a human billboard and a shoeshine girl, help a 5 year old girl after she is separated from her mother on the cr...
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Tokyo Profile
1952
Okuni and Gohei
6.4/10
A high-born woman named Okuni travels around the country with Gohei, a samurai retainer who is in service to her. They are in search of Tomonojo, who...
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Okuni and Gohei
1958
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
6/1
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
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The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
6/9
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
1962
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
0/0
A geisha helps a runaway who looks just like her.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
1959
Eyes of Mother and Daughter
0/0
Japanese drama film.
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Eyes of Mother and Daughter
1960
Official with a Tattoo
6/1
Kinnosuke of Toyama sets out on a private mission to clear his father’s name for a crime he did not commit.
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Official with a Tattoo
1961
寛美の三等社員
0/0
Japanese comedy film.
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寛美の三等社員
1942
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
0/0
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The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1953
47 Vendettas
0/0
The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their master's death.
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47 Vendettas
1949
The Blue Mountains: Part II
6.8/8
Continuation of The Blue Mountains: Part I. Released a week later.
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The Blue Mountains: Part II
1961
A Night in Hong Kong
0/0
Romantic melodrama set in contemporary Hong Kong, Japan and Laos. Hiroshi Tanaka (Takarada) is a Japanese journalist on assignment in Hong Kong who me...
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A Night in Hong Kong
1963
A House in the Quarter
5.8/5
With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to serve...
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A House in the Quarter
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
7/11
In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission o...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
1940
Wood and Stone
5/2
Movie about a devoted and single woman and her daughter. The mother's nickname is "Bokuseki" (wooden head) because of his supposed stubbornness. No.10...
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Wood and Stone
1978
Dances of Flame
8/1
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Dances of Flame
1972
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
6/2
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
1959
Stop the Old Fox
5/1
Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of t...
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Stop the Old Fox
1975
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
6.8/12
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life...
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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
1961
Miyamoto Musashi
7.3/11
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man of legend. His beginning are not exactly auspicio...
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Miyamoto Musashi
1962
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
7.4/11
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle aft...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1964
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
7/11
In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. A...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
1964
Female Ninja Magic
6.9/8
In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descendents would end, he impregnates one of fi...
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Female Ninja Magic
1961
The Ako Retainers
5.2/4
Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asa...
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The Ako Retainers
1953
Reminiscence
0/0
Kazuo Miyagawa’s prizewinning black-and-white cinematography draws out the moral shadings of Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata’s 1952 novel Thousand Cr...
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Reminiscence
1969
Gambler's Legacy
6.5/2
A yakuza member embarks on a trail of revenge for his murdered boss. Senzo, the successor of the Mita Family, searches for the man bearing a tattoo of...
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Gambler's Legacy
1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears
6.5/4
A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen strings,...
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
7.3/11
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi. With all the familiar characters maki...
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1974
Sanbaba
0/0
A story about being scared of getting old.
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Sanbaba
1965
The Black Cat
0/0
Helping her mother manage a nightclub, young Emiko quickly realizes how difficult life is.
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The Black Cat
1963
Eleven Gangsters
0/0
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Eleven Gangsters
1958
Souls in the Moonlight II
6.6/5
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirs...
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Souls in the Moonlight II
1952
Dôkoku
0/0
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Dôkoku
1971
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
6/1
Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and come...
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Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
1951
Pure White Nights
0/0
"Pure white nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial...
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Pure White Nights
1956
Flowery Brothers
0/0
Early film by Kenji Misumi.
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Flowery Brothers
1984
Karate Cop 3
0/0
A cop, Katayama, gains the trust of a mother and daughter whose father, Nishina, is missing after being accused of killing a gang boss.
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Karate Cop 3
1966
Nerves for Victory
6/1
A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother.
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Nerves for Victory
1962
Her Hidden Past
7/2
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
1956
Night School
0/0
An Ishiro Honda Film.
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Night School
1961
The Red Shadow
6.4/5
Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his unavoidable battle with Toyotomi Hideyori and goes...
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The Red Shadow
1969
Madcap Mixup
0/0
Five fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.
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Madcap Mixup
1939
Lovers' Duet
5/1
Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut
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Lovers' Duet
1967
Gambler: Victory Without Death
6/1
Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by s...
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Gambler: Victory Without Death
1956
Women in Prison
1/1
The woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There is an employee who is divorced after her husband had...
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Women in Prison
1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
5.7/3
Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu.
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1951
The White Orchid
0/0
A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo
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The White Orchid
1949
Lady From Hell
0/0
Three and a half years after Japan was bombed, the tax authorities organized the T-Men. Nango is in love with a girl called Mibu, and the two are agai...
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Lady From Hell
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
7/1
During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the...
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Sound in the Mist
0/0
In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night, Ka...
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Sound in the Mist
1939
Spring Thunder
0/0
Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her c...
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Spring Thunder
1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat
0/0
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Yataro’s Travel Hat
1958
The Magnificent Five
0/0
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The Magnificent Five
1960
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
6/1
One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on t...
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The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
1968
Tales of the Inner Chamber
4.3/3
Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle.
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Tales of the Inner Chamber
1967
Exterminate the Young Boss!
0/0
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Exterminate the Young Boss!
1966
Japan's Most Chivalrous
0/0
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Japan's Most Chivalrous
1959
Speed Crazy
0/0
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Speed Crazy
1960
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
0/0
Jidaigeki film from 1960
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The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
1952
Castle of Revenge
0/0
The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after s...
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Castle of Revenge
1953
The Blue Revolution
0/0
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The Blue Revolution
1946
Yurusareta ichiya
0/0
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Yurusareta ichiya
1958
The Red Bat
0/0
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The Red Bat
1950
Probation
0/0
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Probation
1950
Homecoming
0/0
A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistress who ratted him out, and reconnects with his da...
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Homecoming
1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
0/0
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Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1942
Flowers of Patriotism
0/0
A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second...
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Flowers of Patriotism
1941
Dawn Chorus
0/0
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Dawn Chorus
1960
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
0/0
Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to most as the "Bored Hatamoto" is the only one who can...
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Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1963
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
0/0
Ensemble comedy.
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Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
1951
Story of Lightning
0/0
Gensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was hesitant to get married because he had to feed his fathe...
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Story of Lightning
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
0/0
A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
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