Kyôko Kishida
Kyōko Kishida (April 29, 1930 – December 17, 2006) was a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books.
Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of Salome (1960). Her film and television drama credits number in the hundreds. Among them are four Taiga drama series on NHK television, with roles such as Aguri (the wife of Asano Naganori and Yodo-Dono (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi). She appeared in various roles, including acting and narrating, in various Ōoku series on television. In the series Gokenin Zankurō, she portrayed the mother of the title character (played by Ken Watanabe), and narrated a Lone Wolf and Cub television series.
Kishida's film credits include Yasujirō Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon (1962), The Broken Commandment (based on a novel by Shimazaki Toson), Hiroshi Teshigahara's The Woman in the Dunes (1964) and The Face of Another (1966) (both from novels by Kōbō Abe), Kon Ichikawa's The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (1987), based on the classic story, Heaven and Earth (1990), and Spring Snow, the 2005 Isao Yukisada adaptation of the Mishima novel.
Anime fans know Kishida as the voice of Moomin in the original 1960s television series. She provided narration for Vampire Princess Miyu and Princess Tutu as well as the 2005 Book of the Dead. In addition, she dubbed roles for Columbo and Miss Marple, and narrated Prophecies of Nostradamus. Kishida appeared in commercials for Nestle, TDK, and Asahi Shimbun.
Kyōko Kishida died on December 17, 2006 in Tokyo from respiratory failure caused by a brain tumor.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 11.92 |
| Birthday | 1930-04-29 |
| Place of Birth | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | Kyoko Kishida, Кёко Кисида, |
1962
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
6.4/23
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to...
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Ninja, A Band of Assassins
2005
The Book of the Dead
6.2/5
A sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan, bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, passes the time copying a special Buddhist sut...
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The Book of the Dead
2005
Spring Snow
4/2
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1961
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
8.4/180
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life,...
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1990
Heaven and Earth
6.2/16
Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across t...
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Heaven and Earth
1966
The Face of Another
7.8/252
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
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The Face of Another
1989
Rikyu
7.5/30
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes...
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Rikyu
2006
Wool 100%
5.9/7
A drama of two aging women who live a solitary life collecting discarded items from a nearby town. One day they return home to find a young girl knitt...
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Wool 100%
1964
Woman in the Dunes
8.207/451
A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and...
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Woman in the Dunes
1994
Dark hunter
0/0
Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lost his memory and returned to Edo under the name o...
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Dark hunter
1997
To Love
5.5/2
Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception, Tsuto...
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To Love
1964
Manji
6.5/38
The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.
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Manji
1977
Utamaro's World
5.6/7
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Utamaro's World
1963
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
7/23
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1985
Spring Bell
6/2
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Spring Bell
1979
Nichiren
0/0
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Nichiren
1977
Curse of the Dog God
6/9
A trio of young scientists investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain, and after running over a dog, find themselves cursed by t...
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Curse of the Dog God
1960
Her Brother
7/13
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Her Brother
1962
The Broken Commandment
6.611/9
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The Broken Commandment
2001
Chloe
6/2
Kotaro and Kuroe marry almost immediately in a Christian ceremony and move into an apartment. Life is completely joyous until, one day, Kuroe falls il...
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Chloe
1981
The Shogun's Vault I
0/0
Tomizo, a master storehouse-breaker who has been released from prison in Denmacho after serving five years plans to break into the Edo Castle gold sto...
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The Shogun's Vault I
1990
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
6.2/10
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Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty
1965
Conquest
5/1
Provincial 14th century governor Moronao, attracted to the wife of a court magistrate, tries to seduce her and when she rejects his advances plots to...
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Conquest
1985
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
0/0
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Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka
2004
Tracing Jake
7/1
Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to trav...
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Tracing Jake
1970
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
6.6/7
The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria...
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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1979
The Inferno
7.2/9
Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother's grief from beyond the grave.
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The Inferno
2002
Vengeance for Sale
6.4/5
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Vengeance for Sale
1964
Homicide
0/0
This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs, about the beginning of the incident 2.26 an...
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Homicide
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
1972
Journey Into Solitude
6.5/8
Bored with her school life, a 16-year-old student leaves home to take a trip along the Pacific Ocean. After meeting with a theatre group she falls sic...
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Journey Into Solitude
1971
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
5.8/6
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1968
Where did Sharaku go?
0/0
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Where did Sharaku go?
1972
Sapporo Winter Olympics
6.7/6
A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
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Sapporo Winter Olympics
1969
A Thousand and One Nights
6.8/46
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A Thousand and One Nights
1965
The School of Flesh
2/1
A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy marriage after the war, in pursuit of a wild and pu...
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The School of Flesh
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
1991
Zodiac Killers
4.6/8
Hong Kong student Ben Lee becomes friends with his mainland Chinese classmate Chang Chih while studying abroad in Japan. Ben is unmotivated to study a...
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Zodiac Killers
2005
Under the Same Moon
4/2
When Tetsuya (Yosuke Kubozuka) was 10-years-old he met Emi (Meisa Kuroki), who suffered from a heart disease. In hopes to cure Emi's condition, Tetsuy...
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Under the Same Moon
1986
The Sea and Poison
6.917/12
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
1996
The 8-Tomb Village
5.7/3
A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries later.
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The 8-Tomb Village
1987
Sure Death 4
6.6/8
Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in t...
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Sure Death 4
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
1981
Rennyo and His Mother
0/0
Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortun...
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Rennyo and His Mother
1983
Detective Story
6.2/5
Naomi is a university student who is leaving for the US to study in a week; Shuichi is a washed-up gumshoe who's hired by Naomi's father to bodygard h...
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Detective Story
1969
Vixen
6.2/4
Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes place in the drawing room, when she attempts to swi...
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Vixen
1964
Love and Greed
6.5/2
Namiko gets a crush on Ishizuka, a young CEO of a nightclub, but he was plotting to destroy her husband’s company by greenmail.
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Love and Greed
1981
Flame of Father and Son
0/0
Yokomizo, a police officer in the traffic police force, is looking forward to watching his son Kazuhiko grow up. However, Kazuhiko rebels against his...
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Flame of Father and Son
1968
The Time of Reckoning
7/1
"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful businessman with serious relationship problems involving...
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The Time of Reckoning
1960
The Twilight Story
8/1
In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher (at...
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The Twilight Story
1980
The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
0/0
Adaptation of a 1956 novel by Yukio Mishima.
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The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail
1961
Ten Dark Women
5.9/10
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
2001
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
6/6
Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese n...
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Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
1975
World Famous Fairy Tale Series
7/1
A Japanese anime series of short films based on fairy tales and classic stories, produced by Toei Animation between 1975 and 1983.
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World Famous Fairy Tale Series
1987
Let's Gotokuji
0/0
The Gotokuji family has a colossal amount of money. Yuri is a paid housekeeper and sent to this family. While working at the house, she finds a new fo...
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Let's Gotokuji
1967
Mothers
6.4/5
Documentary about the relationships between mothers and their children.
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Mothers
1962
Being Two Isn't Easy
6.8/13
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
1979
Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather
5.8/6
The Goddess Venus is jealous of the beautiful human girl Psyche and blames her pet unicorn, Unico, as Psyche's source of good luck that keeps her from...
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Unico - Black Cloud and White Feather
1996
Haunted School 2
7.5/4
Sequel to the 1995 film Haunted School aka Gakkou no Kaidan. Similar to the first, in that it's about a group of youngsters that get stuck in a haunte...
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Haunted School 2
1964
Brand of Evil
6.5/2
A Japanese detective, Kikuchi, is framed for a murder and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency to investigate his c...
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Brand of Evil
1964
こんにちは赤ちゃん
10/3
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こんにちは赤ちゃん
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
1976
The Inugami Family
6.9/32
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pittin...
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The Inugami Family
1962
Love at the Fogged Harbor
0/0
A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.
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Love at the Fogged Harbor
1983
I Lived, But...
6.5/8
An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from vintage films and new material (both i...
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I Lived, But...
1984
Seito shokun!
0/0
Based on the comic book of the same name by Youko Shouji
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Seito shokun!
1961
The Harbor Lights
5/3
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The Harbor Lights
1958
The Days of Evil Women
0/0
The common-law wife and daughter of a wealthy old man plot to murder him and steal his fortune, with the help of their male acquaintances.
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The Days of Evil Women
1960
Get 'em All
6/1
Gang of robbers quarrel about the loot, but when one of them gets killed, his younger brother seeks them out to ice them one by one.
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Get 'em All
1961
Challenge to Live
0/0
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during th...
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Challenge to Live
1963
Five Ronins
0/0
The story of five easygoing Yakuza who come together to save the live of a young innocent girl, Oichi, from an evil vassal.
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Five Ronins
1967
The Shogun and His Mistresses
2/1
Three tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period.
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The Shogun and His Mistresses
1987
A Tale of Young Elopement
0/0
A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.
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A Tale of Young Elopement
2004
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
1/1
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Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
1962
An Autumn Afternoon
7.8/290
Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest...
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An Autumn Afternoon
1980
Toward the Terra
6.3/22
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.
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Toward the Terra
1958
The Lowest Man
0/0
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
1993
Fusa
5.8/5
Period piece about a samurai who marries a mysterious beautiful young woman who claims to have lost her memory.
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Fusa
1977
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
8.75/2
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
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Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1962
Night Mist Makes Women Cry
0/0
A love melodrama.
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Night Mist Makes Women Cry
2004
Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
0/0
Higuchi Ichiyo is the first female professional novelist in Japanese literature. This tanpatsu drama is a biography of her personal life.
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Higuchi Ichiyo Monogatari
1988
Crane
6.8/2
Based on the folk tales "Repayment from a crane". One snowy night a beautiful woman named Tsuru (Crane) visits poor peasant Taiju and says she will be...
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Crane
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus
5.7/13
Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobo...
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Prophecies of Nostradamus
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
1987
Actress
7/2
Story of famed Japanese actress Kinuyo Tanaka, with an emphasis on her working relationship with director Kenji Mizoguchi.
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2003
Winter Days
5.7/17
Winter Days is a 2003 animated film, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collecti...
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Winter Days
1977
Sugata Sanshiro
0/0
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means o...
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Sugata Sanshiro
1971
A Woman Called En
0/0
Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is r...
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A Woman Called En
1964
Love
5/23
A short experimental anime about a woman desperately in love. Made by Yoji Kuri, a well-known Japanese indie animator.
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Love
1962
Human Zoo
3/4
A montage of scenes that describe how people can be as bad as animals.
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Human Zoo
1959
Temptation on Glamour Island
6/1
Comedy about three soldiers, two female reporters, six prostitutes, and the wife of an officer, all stranded on a South Seas island at the end of Worl...
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Temptation on Glamour Island
1987
Tokyo Bordello
5.3/6
A ruined businessman was forced to sell his daughter, Hisano, to a brothel in Yoshiwara, the largest red-light district in Tokyo. The owner of the br...
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Tokyo Bordello
2000
Shinsengumi
0/0
Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.
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Shinsengumi
1966
Warm Current
0/0
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Warm Current
1986
The Hall of the Crying Deer
0/0
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The Hall of the Crying Deer
1956
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
0/0
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