
Acting
Mitsugu Fujii
Born 1909-08-28 · Tokyo, Japan
Acting credits
NRDriven by a murderous intent, he pursues the palanquin carrying the renowned onnagata Kikunosuke, who has taken the place of the princess destined to marry the lord of the Okazaki domain.
Hebi hime dōchū
1949
7.5A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.
13 Assassins
1963
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
4.4As his investments in the stock market fail, a man finds himself in serious debt to a lecherous loan-shark named Uchiyama. The man's wife hires herself to Uchiyama to buy time for the husband to pay off the debt. After Uchiyama uses the wife to provide companionship for his mentally-impaired son, she is hit by a car, and her husband falls into despair and illness. Their daughter works as a nightclub dancer, intending to save the money to help with the debt. After her father's suicide, the girl decides to get revenge.
Blue Film Woman
1969
7.0The story focuses on the widower Nemoto, ostensibly a businessman, who has one son, Kanichi, the hero of the title. Nemoto remarries; his new wife is a widow with a son and daughter of her own. However, Nemoto’s business turns out to be out a shady scam, and he disappears, leaving his wife to raise the three children alone. In order to support the family, she is obliged to become a bar hostess. She conceals this shameful employment from the children, but the truth comes out years later, after her daughter is rejected by her husband’s family when they investigate her background.
A Hero of Tokyo
1935
NRThe Snake Princess in hot pursuit… The stand-in bride enters the castle… But her true identity has been exposed… Life or death hinges on obtaining the mirror. A lavish period drama full of twists and turns.
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
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A late-night murder, a kidnapping… and a thrilling tale of the legendary “Cndor” in action as he takes on a counterfeit currency ring operating deep beneath the metropolis.
Condor
1950
NRThe fifth installment of the Metropolitan Police Department story series. This time, detectives from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division are once again in action, full of thrills and speed, in pursuit of the perpetrator of a mysterious murder that suddenly occurred at an auto race track.
Police Precinct Part 5
1957
It is considered to be a lost film.
Sôbô
1933
NRSequel to the movie Denko karate uchi.
Meteor Karate Strike
1956
5.0To fulfill a friend’s dying wish, a young sailor Kenji takes on the task of delivering an heirloom to his friend’s daughter, Harumi, who has been adopted by another family. When he arrives, Kenji soon discovers that Harumi and her adopted family are the targets of an evil gang boss. In an attempt to help them, he decides to take matters into his own hands.
The Deep Blue Sea
1957
NRA mysterious Komusō monk suddenly appears to stand up to the yakuza who are tormenting innocent townspeople.
Komusō yashiki
1950
Pink film by Kan Mukai.
History of Japanese Night Crawling Customs
1970
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Subterranean Heat
1938
NRThe investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative team to uncover a series of frequent gang robberies and car gangs... This is the first film in the Nippon G-Men series, of which four more films were later released.
G-Men of Japan
1948
7.0Detective Tarao goes undercover to battle an evil gun smuggling business.
The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
1956
Japanese film from 1934.
Honeymoon
1934
NRThe eighth film in the "master detective with seven faces" series. Bannachi patrols the town in his taxi when he sees a man heading into Shiodome Town. Next day the man is found brutally murdered and the mystery starts to unravel.
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
9.0The fourth installment of G-men of Japan
G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization
1956
Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
Mother of the East
1934
NRFourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
Thirty-three footprints
1948
Pinku from 1969.
Hiden: Haragei 18-ban
1969
NRSixteen people are to stay at a desolate country station. Since a train accident during the war, a ghost train has been coming there at midnight. And it is said that anyone who sees the train will die. ...... A film adaptation of a popular radio drama.
Ghost Train
1949
Pinku from 1969.
Dark Japanese History: Virginity and Rape
1969