
Acting
Shin'yō Nara
Born 1896-11-30 · Akita Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
7.1Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.
Victory of Women
1946
6.0Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…
My Elder Brother
1934
7.0Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
There Was a Father
1942
5.3A businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.
Vermilion and Green
1937
10.0A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
A Full Life
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Big Ambition
1955
4.0A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is assigned to work under the section chief. Once he learns about the shady relationship, however, the new subordinate skillfully conceals the corruption and joins the corrupt, shady relationship.
Modern People
1952
NRA Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Marching Song
1937
NRThe story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
Eclipse
1934
6.7Japanese silent film directed by Yasujirô Shimazu, originally released as a two-part movie on December 11, 1931.
ABC Lifeline
1931
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kono sora no aru kagiri
1964
5.8Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.
The Rose on His Arm
1956
6.7A reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The teachers and caretakers face much trouble. The school is often short on water, and one day, the well runs dry.
Introspection Tower
1941
The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.
Mother
1929
NRIn the 30th year, Nirasaki Den'emon established the Nirasaki Hokkaido Development Company with investment from Sonoi to build railway facilities. However, the endeavor faced criticism for attempting to buy Ainu land at low prices. Tokyo Nippo reporter Toshimasa Matsuzaka, who was actually Nirasaki's son, wants to expose the flawed practices of the company.
Rira no hana wasureji
1947
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Akuma no kao
1957
6.0A man who works late hours at a deadening job lives together with his wife and his younger sister. The younger sister's a modern girl who's starting to receive romantic attention from one of her co-workers.
A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939
6.5An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Town of Violence
1950
7.0The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and manages to amaze the blasé audience with a happy end in the Wild West.
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
1931
8.0Two people are fascinated by a sculptor's statue. The film is lost.
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
1931
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Our Planes Fly South
1943
7.0Three couples connected to rival business and theatrical families navigate complicated romances, workplace disputes, and family opposition.
Men vs. Women
1936
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haru no Wakakusa
1954
6.8Ryoichi and Chikako, brother and sister, live together. Chikako toils during the day and, at night, prostitutes herself to fund his college tuition.
Woman of Tokyo
1933