Kanichi Tani

Acting

Kanichi Tani

Born — Died

1932-11-21 — 2007-06-25

Place of birth

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

32 titles

Known for

Moonlight Mask poster
7.0

Moonlight Mask (aka Gekko Kamen), is a black and white tokusatsu TV drama series, produced by the advertising agency Senkosha and was aired on KRTV (now TBS) from February 24, 1958 to July 5, 1959, with a total of 130 (or 131) episodes, divided into 5 segments. Since the original show, Gekko Kamen has gained the popularity of being the first Japanese live action television superhero, appearing in films and TV shows well past the length of the original series.

Moonlight Mask

1958

Lake of Illusions poster
4.0

A free-spirited girl living in a Japanese province spends her time working in a brothel and running with her dog. When her routine is shattered she gets on a path of hate and self discovery.

Lake of Illusions

1982

Swindler Meets Swindler poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Swindler Meets Swindler

1966

Let's Have A Dream poster
7.0

A Japanese stage actor in Yokohama is terminally ill, and is determined to end his life, but doesn’t know to have inherited a large sum of money from Switzerland.

Let's Have A Dream

1967

The Black Trademark poster
NR

Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.

The Black Trademark

1963

Emperor of Upheaval poster
NR

The anti-gangster law has been very bad for business, but one yakuza boss is running his syndicate like a ruthless conglomerate -- and thriving.

Emperor of Upheaval

1993

Film credits

1980s · 4 titles

1960s · 25 titles

Swindler Meets Swindler poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Swindler Meets Swindler

1966

Let's Have A Dream poster
7.0

A Japanese stage actor in Yokohama is terminally ill, and is determined to end his life, but doesn’t know to have inherited a large sum of money from Switzerland.

Let's Have A Dream

1967

The Black Trademark poster
NR

Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.

The Black Trademark

1963

The Woman Who Touched Legs poster
7.0

Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the story about her parents who killed himself and died for overwork to feel sorry about her.

The Woman Who Touched Legs

1960

The Ambitious Youth poster
8.0

As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flourish his employer’s food business.

The Ambitious Youth

1962

One Two Punch poster
NR

Two men succeed in opening a joint restaurant after hilarious troubles.

One Two Punch

1969

Sentimental Mobsters poster
7.0

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!

Sentimental Mobsters

1963

Exploration in Front of the Station poster
NR

Late entry "Ekimae" feature, about the hunt for lost treasure.

Exploration in Front of the Station

1967

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5 poster
7.0

Shimizu Jirocho, the president, manages two businesses: Izumo Kanko-sha and the group inn "Daikokuya." There is a system where customers from Izumo Kanko-sha are directly sent to Daikokuya. President Jirocho learns that the geishas he is fond of, including Mari Chiyotachi, are going to Izumo to participate in the Ankai-bushi Concours...

Tale of A Company Boss Pt.5

1963

Comic Storyteller — The Great Burglar poster
NR

The fourth and final "Comic Storyteller" feature.

Comic Storyteller — The Great Burglar

1967

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain

1962

I. George monogatari taiyō no ko poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

I. George monogatari taiyō no ko

1962

Cosmetic Sales Competition poster
6.0

A cosmetics saleswoman falls for a rival executive.

Cosmetic Sales Competition

1963

Big, Big Fellow poster
NR

The golden duo of Yoshitaro Mura and Kiyoshi Atsumi brings you a full-on comedy filled with laughter and melancholy set in Kitakyushu. Matsujiro Minamida (Atsumi) plays an uneducated and uncouth local troublemaker who becomes the talk of the town following an unexpected incident.

Big, Big Fellow

1969

若社長レインボー作戦 poster
NR

1967 Japanese movie

若社長レインボー作戦

1967

No artwork available
9.0

Japanese comedy film.

誰よりも金を愛す

1961

My Wife poster
NR

Japanese comedy film.

My Wife

1965

Tokyo's  Business District poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tokyo's Business District

1962

Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Shashō monogatari tabi wa michidzure

1962

How to Make Money poster
NR

Japanese comedy film.

How to Make Money

1964

Silver Boots poster
NR

Shochiku movie, starring Yumi Kaoru

Silver Boots

1967

Kemeko's Song poster
NR

Kemeko (Rumi Koyama), a girl who loves go-go dancing, one day encounters two men who are about to commit suicide. They are Rokuzo (Kanichi Tani), a bankrupt real estate agent, and Kyosuke (Keizo Kawasaki), a former ballet teacher. Unable to carry out their suicides because Kemeko is in the way, the two men reluctantly go with Kemeko to Kyosuke's ballet studio. When Kemeko starts dancing with the band led by Susumu (Haruo Suzuki) who are practicing there, Kyosuke recognizes her talent and decides to make her a big star. Of course, Rokuzo, who has given up on suicide, also volunteers to help promote her. A few days later, Kemeko enters a go-go competition on television and wins. Kemeko was delighted to hear that the winner would get to go to Africa.

Kemeko's Song

1968

Wet Encounter poster
NR

A deranged love story.

Wet Encounter

1967

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

社長野郎ども

1960

Sokkuri dai gyakuten poster
NR

1966 Japanese movie

Sokkuri dai gyakuten

1966

Series credits