Acting

Dai Kanai

Born — Died

1927-01-29 — 2001-06-17

Place of birth

Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

21 titles

Known for

Special Rescue Exceedraft poster
8.6

To protect innocents from ever-evolving crime, three souls burn brightly! This is the story of the Special Emergency Investigation Unit, striving for love and kindness in the Earth of tomorow!

Special Rescue Exceedraft

1992

Ultra Q poster
8.0

As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young investigators—two pilots and a reporter—take it upon themselves to study these unexplained phenomena in order to inform and protect the public.

Ultra Q

1966

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars poster
7.2

As Nobita, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo are making their own space movie, a fleeing bug-sized alien president makes his way to Earth, and needs the help of the kids and Doraemon to stop an oppressive dictatorship threatening his democracy.

Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars

1985

Demon Pond poster
6.6

When a lone traveller stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.

Demon Pond

1979

Shikoku poster
5.2

Years after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku. She soon learns that her childhood friend, Sayori, died several years ago and that Sayori's mother, who used to perform seances and exorcisms, has gone almost insane with grief. After seeing Sayori's ghost several times during the night, Hinako consults with some local experts on the paranormal and discovers that Sayori's mother has something planned for her daughter...

Shikoku

1999

Conflagration poster
7.0

Global South guerrillas hijack the Japanese oil tanker Arabian Light, threatening to blow it up in Tokyo Bay, unless the Cabinet complies with an economically devastating ultimatum.

Conflagration

1975

Film credits

1970s · 10 titles

Demon Pond poster
6.6

When a lone traveller stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.

Demon Pond

1979

Conflagration poster
7.0

Global South guerrillas hijack the Japanese oil tanker Arabian Light, threatening to blow it up in Tokyo Bay, unless the Cabinet complies with an economically devastating ultimatum.

Conflagration

1975

The Life of Chikuzan poster
8.2

After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named Takahashi Chikuzan became a musical sensation. This biographical drama chronicles his wanderings and his life, with a particular focus on his humble beginnings as a peasant on a remote and arid island.

The Life of Chikuzan

1977

A Woman Called En poster
NR

Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is released at the age of 44, the power struggles of her clan continue to disturb her life and the man whom she loves.

A Woman Called En

1971

Professional Killers poster
8.0

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...

Professional Killers

1973

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees poster
7.0

A mountain bandit abducts a woman who demands he kill his other wives to please her, leading to a cycle of violence and madness fueled by superstition and obsession.

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

1975

My Way poster
6.0

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.

My Way

1974

My Voiceless Friends poster
9.0

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.

My Voiceless Friends

1972

High Seas Hijack poster
10.0

Terrorists hijack an oil tanker and threaten to blow it up unless Japan meets their demands.

High Seas Hijack

1977

The Cat Knew poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Cat Knew

1973

Series credits