Acting

Mutoshi Happa

Born — Died

1926-12-01 — 1964-01-09

Known for

Acting

Credits

54 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 32 titles

Chûshingura poster
7.1

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Chûshingura

1962

An Angel is Chasing Me poster
NR

A comedy-action film depicting a kind-hearted protagonist who, feeling disillusioned with the world, asks a hitman for assistance with suicide, only to find himself embroiled in a thrilling and hilarious journey involving money and women.

An Angel is Chasing Me

1961

Onsen Geisha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Onsen Geisha

1963

Crazy Operation: First Move poster
10.0

After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vitality, they solve one dispute after another. But as it turns out, their next dispute will be at a global scale.

Crazy Operation: First Move

1963

Happiness of Us Alone poster
9.0

The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.

Happiness of Us Alone

1961

Naite waratta hanayome poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Naite waratta hanayome

1962

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1 poster
NR

Salaryman comedy.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman • Conclusion-Bridegroom: Manager No.1

1960

Shin kitsune to tanuki poster
7.0

1962 Japanese movie

Shin kitsune to tanuki

1962

Sazae-san Plays Cupid poster
8.0

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

Sazae-san Plays Cupid

1961

The Gambling Samurai poster
6.9

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.

The Gambling Samurai

1960

Uogashi no senpū musume poster
NR

1963 Japanese movie

Uogashi no senpū musume

1963

The Masterless 47 poster
10.0

Part one of The Masterless 47.

The Masterless 47

1960

No artwork available
9.0

Story of a resourceful hobo (Kobayashi), a con woman (Takamine) who pretends to be a victim of the Nagasaki A-bomb, and two orphaned children who become a most atypical Japanese family.

My Hobo

1962

Sazae-san's Baby poster
9.0

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

Sazae-san's Baby

1960

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

For Love and Money

1963

Life of a Country Doctor poster
8.5

A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan. Unfortunately for him, however, his wife's addiction to gambling is of such a magnitude that he is down to selling his underwear to make money. The image sticks and he becomes known as the 'underwear doctor.' On the other hand, his successful surgery's patient is so grateful he himself wants to become a physician.

Life of a Country Doctor

1960

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman

1960

Hito mo arukeba poster
9.0

A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.

Hito mo arukeba

1960

Jolly Barbers poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jolly Barbers

1963

The Five Jolly Thieves poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Five Jolly Thieves

1960

Playboy President poster
10.0

A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intended to revive struggling sales.

Playboy President

1961

Dangoro's 'Above the Clouds' Group' Sequel poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dangoro's 'Above the Clouds' Group' Sequel

1963

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa poster
8.0

When noble wanderer Moritaro saves a disowned merchant’s son from gangsters, he becomes entangled in a town’s struggle against corruption. Teaming up with a rogue monk, bold tea-picking girls, and even a reformed thug, he battles a violent crime boss exploiting local families. Amid betrayals and brawls, justice and solidarity triumph.

Hiroshi Moriya Sadogasa: Thank You, Sandogasa

1961

No artwork available
9.0

Japanese comedy film.

誰よりも金を愛す

1961

The Red Water poster
8.0

Comedy drama film

The Red Water

1963

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes poster
NR

A university graduate determined to become a fishmonger defies his mother's wishes, tangles with bar hostesses and a beer company heiress, and—after misunderstandings, brawls, and a second chance—discovers that maybe the salaryman life isn’t so bad after all.

Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes

1960

The Dangoro Party in the Sky poster
NR

The film adaptation of Kazuo Kikuta novel "Kumo no Ue Dangoro Ichiza", which enjoyed great success at the performances of the Toho Takarazuka Theater at the end of the year. The troupe "Kumo no Ue Dangoro" continues to tour from town to village. The small cast of the troupe includes its leader (Kenichi Enomoto), Norizo (Norihei Miki) and Taizo (Mutoshi Happa), who play female roles - they are all super actors, each of whom plays five roles. Dan Goro dreams of performing in a major theater and tries to put on a big show with a young man he meets in Shikoku named Sakai (Frankie Sakai), but...

The Dangoro Party in the Sky

1962

Triangle Moods poster
NR

Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor Goro, businessman Kokichi and Sanpei Pachinko.

Triangle Moods

1961

Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō poster
NR

1963 Japanese movie

Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō

1963

Hoshikuzu no Machi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hoshikuzu no Machi

1963

Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep poster
9.0

A wandering swordsman helps a doll maker and his fiancée fight against a ruthless gang in a small town. As tensions escalate, epic duels and betrayals lead to a final showdown that shifts the balance of power. The swordsman departs, leaving a lasting impact on those he helped.

Hiroshi Moriya Sandogasa: I Want to Weep

1961

Modern Salaryman: Bushido  Romance poster
NR

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social expectations.

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance

1960

1950s · 22 titles

Ittōsai wa sebangō 6 poster
NR

Ittōsai, who trained in the Itto-ryu style deep in the mountains of Nara, joins a professional baseball team.

Ittōsai wa sebangō 6

1959

Bottomless Ninjutsu War: I'll Disapppear poster
NR

The second "Bottomless Ninjutsu War" feature.

Bottomless Ninjutsu War: I'll Disapppear

1958

Laugh-Filled Detective Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Laugh-Filled Detective Story

1958

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud poster
NR

The third of four "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" films.

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Jirocho's Family Feud

1957

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife poster
NR

Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank him for the newlyweds, but Masuo has been told by Managing Director Hanamura to go on a business trip to Kansai. Before long, Masuo contacted Sazae to come to Osaka.

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

1959

Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals poster
NR

The fourth "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals

1958

Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival poster
NR

The fourth an final film in the "Jirocho igaiden" series.

Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival

1958

Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival

1958

Chakkiri Kinta Sequel poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chakkiri Kinta Sequel

1958

Otora-san's Legal Holiday poster
NR

The fifth "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san's Legal Holiday

1958

Echo Mountain poster
9.0

A bus driver and a female conductor on a route deep in the mountains are embroiled in a love affair that is depicted in great detail in this light-hearted romantic drama.

Echo Mountain

1959

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat poster
NR

The second "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" feature.

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat

1957

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bottomless Ninjutsu War

1958

The Bride Is Waiting poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Bride Is Waiting

1957

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.

Holiday in Japan

1958

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Big Laugh Festival of the Edo-ites

1959

The Spear Master poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Spear Master

1959

Sazae-san's Newlywed Family poster
NR

Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the newlywed life that started at the Isono family was a disaster. At the Isono family, where bonito and Wakame pranks and neighbors visit, it is difficult even to be alone.

Sazae-san's Newlywed Family

1959

A Salaryman's Ten Commandments poster
NR

Modern comedy.

A Salaryman's Ten Commandments

1959

Three Dolls in Ginza poster
NR

In this sequel to Three Dolls in College, the three friends continue their adventures and get into a rockabilly club in Ginza.

Three Dolls in Ginza

1959

Chakkiri Kinta poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Chakkiri Kinta

1958

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3 poster
10.0

A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big deal and earns a long-awaited promotion.

Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 3

1958