
Acting
Sho Natsuki
Born
1928-01-06 (98)
Place of birth
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
61 titles
Sho Natsuki (夏木 章, Natsuki Shō) was a Japanese actor.
Known for
8.0Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents
Kogarashi Monjiro
1972
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokai no kiba
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Otoko jū kyū no wataridori
1958
NRA pair of gangsters break into a lead factory, steal gold bars, and terrorize the factory owner’s family for three terrifying hours.
Hakuchū no shinnyūsha
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NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Week in Hawaii
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Yogiri no kassōro
1958
Film credits
1970s · 3 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Rikugun rakugo-hei
1971
5.7When a giant stone statue on Wester Island is disturbed, the legendary monster Jiger appears and heads for Japan. Gamera tries to stop this new rival, only to be injured when Jiger lays eggs inside of him. As two boys in a submarine go on a dangerous quest inside of Gamera's body to save him, Jiger threatens the Expo '70 world's fair in Osaka.
Gamera vs. Jiger
1970
5.3Follows the fluctuating fortunes of three ronin in feudal Japan who wander from castle to castle, selling their services to whichever lord will fill their rice bowls. Though they use the servants' entrance, they still feel themselves bound by the samurai code of Bushido; and this tension leads to tragedy.
The Wanderers
1973
1960s · 14 titles
7.3The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.
The Great White Tower
1966
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tōkyō no josei
1960
6.4Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Gamera vs. Barugon
1966
NRA small restaurant tucked away in the back of Ginza is run by Keiko, the owner’s daughter. Writers, club owners, corporate executives, and others are drawn to her charm.
Yoru wa usotsuki
1960
5.6As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the alien's spaceship, the Scouts are menaced by the evil inhabitants, including Viras, a squid-like monster that grows to colossal size to battle Gamera.
Gamera vs. Viras
1968
6.1Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.
Gamera vs. Gyaos
1967
6.7Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
A Wife Confesses
1961
5.9Kaze 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 as she was the only woman in his life.
Ten Women in Black
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wings of Dawn
1960
6.6Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names, families, even lovers to bury themselves in training. Jiro, one of the cadets, successfully seize the secret code of English army to pass the final exam. However, he reaches the crossroad when his fiancee Yukiko turns out to be a spy of the enemy.
The School of Spies
1966
NROne night, a college student is found dead, his body charred black. The victim’s girlfriend, Nobuko, vanishes right before the eyes of the authorities’ search team.
Otoko wa damasareru
1960
6.4The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.
A Woman's Testament
1960
7.1Set in 1926 when Japanese tradition was much stronger, this drama looks at the inner workings of a small family, especially the relationship between a sister and brother.
Her Brother
1960
7.2A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.
Hoodlum Soldier
1965
1950s · 42 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokai no kiba
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Otoko jū kyū no wataridori
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Week in Hawaii
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Yogiri no kassōro
1958
NRThe case of a millionaire’s daughter who goes missing over a stolen necklace belonging to a foreign woman.
Koi o sutta onna
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
White Jeep Patrol
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kesareta keiji
1958
6.7In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955
7.1Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wakaretatte ī janai ka
1958
NRAn elderly detective and a young detective fall into a trap set by a gang of vicious robbers while escorting a suspect to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Handcuffs
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Horeruna Yanpachi
1956
NRCentered on a young college student who puts his youthful passion into developing true judo and the fiery mentor he admires and studies under.
The Birth of Judo
1955
NRA story about a young woman who has been rehabilitated at a juvenile detention center for girls and released into society, but finds herself on the verge of falling back into a life of crime.
Ai no kaikyō
1956
NRTwo men clash over the beautiful star of a motorcycle show.
Driving Like Mad
1955
NRJudo movie.
Duel at Noon
1957
NRA young engineer and a pure-hearted mountain girl take on the challenges of the Akan primeval forest, where lawlessness and violence run rampant.
Outlaw
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Furusato no tōdai
1957
NRA series of kidnappings is occurring right under the authorities’ noses as they desperately pursue the culprits. Could the typewritten ransom note reveal the culprit?
Kidnapper
1955
Even the beautiful international port of Yokohama has a seedy underbelly. An action thriller in which a newspaper reporter plunges into a den of vice to expose the smuggling and the prostitution.
Dai san hijōsen
1956
NRA melancholic love story between a young photographer and a young woman trapped in a loveless marriage for the sake of her poor father-in-law.
Kosui monogatari
1957
A romantic action drama set in early Meiji-era Hokkaido, centered on a passionate, justice-seeking newspaper reporter who takes on an official seeking to line his own pockets, alongside an ill-fated brother and sister harboring a desire for revenge.
Eki basha osowaru
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Midori no nakama
1954
NRThis story depicts the struggles of a man living in the cutthroat world of competition and the pure love of his wife.
Tsuma koso waga inochi
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tsuki no kōdōkan
1956
7.6In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Fires on the Plain
1959
NRMelodrama about a young woman who saves a young man from the world of evil after he has saved her from blindness.
8:13 PM
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Konna abekku mita koto nai
1954
NRAfter helping a woman recover her wallet, which had been stolen by a pickpocket, a rough-around-the-edges young man who is a sixth-dan judo practitioner falls in love with a beautiful teacher of traditional folk songs.
Ginga no miyako
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kimi machifune
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bara no kōdōkan
1956
NRIn 1945, in a Shanghai filled with a palpable sense of unease as the war was still raging, Atsuko Kijima and Ryuji Kudo fell in love and exchanged promises of marriage. Ryuji was deployed shortly thereafter, and after the war ended, he was taken to Siberia as a prisoner of war. Atsuko, who had returned to Tokyo, clung to the promise she had made with Ryuji—that if he were safe, he would “come to the garden of St. Nicholas Cathedral at noon on Christmas Day.” Relying on that promise, she went to St. Nicholas Cathedral at noon on Christmas Day in both 1946 and 1947, but Ryuji never appeared.
Tokyo Elegy
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Shunsetsu no mon
1953
NRA moving story depicting the spirit of a young marathon runner who set a new world record in Boston, encouraged by the love of his family, a young woman’s prayers, and warm friendship.
Shinzōyaburi no oka
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha nami
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Konna beppin mita koto nai
1954
NRA high school girl kills her father's mistress.
Sabakareru jūdai
1956
NRA sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high birth, the other a maid, are manipulated by the threads of fate as they vie for the affection of the same young man.
Asashio yushio
1956
7.1Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
Giants and Toys
1958
NRIn a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this stagnant town ablaze.
The Telephone Rings in the Evening
1959
8.0Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of Mihara Shoji, and Riko, the second daughter, is married to Jiro, the managing director, and they plot to marry Kyoko to Saburo, the third son of the Mihara family. Kyoko is angry at the marriage talk that is being pushed forward without her permission, and declares that she "definitely won't get married," but before she knows it, she begins to become aware of the other person...
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
NROn the night of the Sanja Festival, a bloodstained wallet left in the hands of a female pickpocket… The boss’s sinister grasp closing in on an innocent dancer, and the passion and deadly battle unleashed by the righteous hero of Asakusa…
Troupers of Asakusa
1955
