
Acting
Tetsuo Morishita
Born 1945-03-02 · Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
7.0When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...
The Revolt
1980
7.4The team-up of Denji Sentai Megaranger and Gekisou Sentai Carranger. This V-Cinema special takes place between episodes 39 and 40 of Denji Sentai Megaranger.
Denji Sentai Megaranger vs Carranger
1998
7.0The movie version of the TV series that gained cult popularity. One day, the Kirihara brothers who have supernatural powers meet a supernatural power girl named Sakie Tengen, and fight against an organization that has noticed her ability.
Night Head
1994
7.0The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of his wife and his 2-year-old daughter, Myu-chan.
Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs
2008
NRJapanese TV film
Wish Upon a Star
2005
7.0A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who perishes. Riding alongside him and surviving unhurt is his second wife, Kumako. It soon comes to light that Kumako’s husband was insured for 300 million yen and she is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband for the insurance money. The newspapers denounce her as an evil woman, while the public is in no doubt about Kumako’s crime. Ritsuko Sahara is chosen as her defence attorney but the pair clash over almost everything...
Suspicion
1982
NRThe 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his misbehavior during his short stay in Edo. On the next day, his 4 attendants were killed one after another. Sakai Utanokamike, the Rozyu, is turned out to be involved in this scheme, and the aim is to destroy the Date family. Tsunamune's brother Munekatsu Date who is willing to take over the family doesn't know the real purpose of Utanokami and helps him. Munesuku Harada gets to know the whole picture of the incident and takes action alone for the sake of protecting the Date family, leaving his own family. His lonely fight continues for 10 years and he got in danger in Utanokamike's house, and...
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
9.0A martial arts master/detective investigates a series of murders and helps a deaf bathhouse attendant, Hisako.
Karate Cop
1982
7.0Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan. One day, his wife Nanako returns home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, pretending to be the father, comes to get her back; Ayu keeps telling him that Rikiya and Nanako are her parents. Through this disruption, Rikiya suddenly starts remembering his youth as a revolutionary.
Heroic Purgatory
1970
NRInushichi is a rogue with a horrible criminal record, including rape and extortion. By chance, he ends up working for the constable Gennosuke Tagami. One day, Inushichi sets out to catch a thief who broke into a lumberyard. However, a shocking conspiracy is swirling behind the incident.
Female Criminal Jutteura Punishment
1994
NRThe second in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida.
Columbo of Shinano 2 - The Togakushi Legend Murder Case
2014
7.0The story is set in the Shimane Prefecture, which supposedly has the fewest lawyers in all of Japan. Nakama plays the role of the hard-working and righteous Yamazaki Mizuho, who travels around by bicycle to help her clients.
The Lawyer of Shimane
2007
7.0Dobu (Kunie Tanaka) used to be a soldier but now is a private detective. Three vagrants were killed in a shrine, and Dobu found out that those three had a grudge on a timber whole seller, Hinokiya. He reunited with Zirokichi (Takeo Chii), one of his friends and Nezumi Kozo (a thief) , and he infiltrates Hinokiya together.
Private Detective DOBU 1
1981
10.0Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
Without Complaint
1975
7.0After two thugs are killed, Dobu and his crew have three days to catch the murderers. Dobu suspects a hidden mastermind influencing the magistrate.
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
1983
NRPachinko pro Katsuya Takamura, piling up the cash boxes, plays relentlessly for the sole purpose of making money. An elderly man sitting next to him suddenly berates him. It was the legendary pin-tuner, Namioka. One day, a cheat appeared at the pachinko parlour run by Kaori’s father, whom Namioka dotes on like a grandson. Kizuki, the mastermind behind the cheat, uses modified ROM chips and walkie-talkies to force the parlour to close. Burdened with debt, Kaori’s father has no choice but to accept Kizuki’s proposal. It is a pachinko gambling match. What’s more, his opponent is Katsuya. Namioka and Kaori look down on Katsuya, who has accepted this challenge for a huge sum of money. A ruthless battle begins!!
パチンコ放浪記
2003
NRDuring Tenpo period, Bakuhu announced a law regulating expenditures in order to improve the financial situation. However, Doshin of a government office Itami Hanzo, called Kamisori Hanzo, challenged Bakuhu's oppressive way. Because of this, his father Magobei was told to kill himself by the Bakuhu and Hanzo himself was demoted. Five years later, Hanzo came back to the government office and implement a law regulating expenditures. He stands up for revenge Torii Kainokami who desires power as he likes.
Hanzo, the Razor
1993
NRA magazine reporter gets involved in a murder case while covering a rose nursery that's developing a blue rose.
Aoi bara satsujin jiken
1993
NRSakata Sankichi, an amateur shogi player living in the slums of Osaka, is so obsessed with the board game that he spends all of his family's money to keep playing in the hope of defeating star player Sekine.
The King
1973
NRInspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate another strange mystery.
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
NRYoko Yuki is a genius female gambler born with a keen sense of luck. She has a winning streak at all kinds of gambling, including horse racing, boat racing, and roulette. This is because she inherited the blood of her mother, a female gambling expert. One day, Yoko is introduced to a roulette club, where she meets Ichimatsu Rikio, a notorious land grabber, and is challenged to a one-on-one challenge
Bay City Gambler
1991
NRDobu, an Edo samurai, is tasked with investigating a string of noble murders in Kyoto, disrupting his routine in Shimotani.
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
1982
10.0Yoshii and his wife Yoko are elementary school teachers in a mountainous village. One day, an elderly writer arrives with his granddaughter, Rika. The teachers decide to take in the girl and raise her as their own.
Rika
1979
NRSixth "The Story of Terror" film by Junji Inagawa.
Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror VI
2002