Hiromi Hanazono

Acting

Hiromi Hanazono

Born 1940-09-01 · Tokyo, Japan

Acting credits

Turbulent Highways poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Turbulent Highways

1959

The Master Spearman poster
6.0

Kurando is a retired samurai. Granted a last-second reprieve from the obligation to commit harakiri, he decides to settle down and marry one of the two kabuki actresses who helped him enjoy what he thought would be his final days.

The Master Spearman

1960

Law in Ghost Island poster
6.0

Upon his arrival to Dragon Island, ronin Yagi Hanzo, is propositioned by various shady individuals representing rival gangs to lend his services to them. Branded an enemy for his refusal to become involved with either side, he soon finds himself caught up in an intrigue extending beyond petty gang rivalries, involving a plot by Daimyo in Kyoto to overthrow the government.

Law in Ghost Island

1961

A Young Rabble poster
5.0

When an altercation with a gangster forces Kikutaro to leave Edo, he is sent by his father to Hamamatsu to find a better direction in life. However, trouble seems to follow Kikutaro on the road leading him eventually to come face to face with his rival, Gonkuro.

A Young Rabble

1959

Three for The Road poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Three for The Road

1958

Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties poster
NR

The first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Kasumi Ippei is a popular ronin actor, and when he is not on stage he is investigating intricate crimes, in this film Ippei will solve the abduction of seven beautiful young girls.

Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties

1961

Sword of Destiny poster
6.0

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return sets off a series of violent incidents and incites a high ranked female skilled in sword to test his mettle after he unwittingly offends her. The ever delightful Misora Hibari co-stars with the great Tsuruta Koji in this exciting tale set in the earliest days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Lots of exciting swordfights highlight this entertaining motion picture!

Sword of Destiny

1960

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute poster
5.5

Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

1958

Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House poster
9.0

All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’s Red Crane Mansion, and when Young Lord comes to relax he finds no peace until he can unravel the mystery rooted in the past when a beautiful samurai princess prayed for a handsome bridegroom to take her away. When a body turns up on the riverbank it is high time for Young Lord to delve into the case, while avoiding dangerous gangsters who have taken over the town. This is the 7th case that Young Lord is called upon to solve. Leaving only the mystery of who he is and where he came from! As always, Okawa Hashizo plays the role to perfection.

Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

1958

Unwieldy Brothers poster
NR

Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion and impulsive violence. The samurai brothers fight against corruption in a castle.

Unwieldy Brothers

1960

The Edo Official and Apprentice poster
6.0

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!

The Edo Official and Apprentice

1959

No artwork available
6.2

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them.

Samurai Hawk

1961

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass poster
8.0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

1960

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo poster
10.0

A woman abandoned by the man she loved all her life becomes a ghost and takes revenge for her offense!

Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo

1959

Road Warriors poster
6.0

A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow, Ayame 's Gantaro, with the turbulent and exciting Wakizashi Hitoshi .

Road Warriors

1960

Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin poster
10.0

A princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to be quite dull, so she takes on another identity and lives in a small house in Edo pretending to be a singer but all the while she is actually a Shogunate Detective. Framed by a crooked magistrate for a crime she did not commit, Oshichi must clear her name of false charges after a woman helps to lead a prison break of the notorious Oshu Remnants. Meanwhile the magistrate, Lord Kai, conspires to be rid of her brother, Clan Elder, Lord Abe Iyo. Her only clue is an ornate dagger with a handle made of golden coins.

Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin

1958

Onna no honmaruzeme poster
NR

The man's maneuvering! A fierce, dead heat of sex play that night.

Onna no honmaruzeme

1973

An Eagle Eyed Lord poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

An Eagle Eyed Lord

1961

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies poster
5.0

A man is inspired to build a hospital after his mother falls ill and becomes a host to swindle money out of women.

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

1970

Eight Brave Brothers 3 poster
NR

The long-awaited Hakkenshi arrive at Takita Castle, which is saddened by successive defeats.

Eight Brave Brothers 3

1959

No artwork available
8.0

In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.

The Sword Knows

1958

Benten Kozo poster
6.0

Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder. When Kiku gets fed up with how the temple uses the orphans and wants to leave he gets accused of a double murder and has to flee for his life and liberty.

Benten Kozo

1960

The Lucky Status Symbol poster
NR

Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is touched by) it, is blessed by good fortune. After buying his sister a washing machine for her wedding, he travels to Tokyo, where he must help his friend Masa out of a half-million yen debt. Among other hijinks, he becomes a penis god in the process.

The Lucky Status Symbol

1972

Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf poster
6.3

Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it leads to a potential conspiracy to kill the Shogun.

Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf

1959