Acting

Shintarō Kido

Born 1916-05-17 · Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Acting credits

A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival poster
NR

Hachigoro, a carpenter living in the Rakugo Tenement, is an honest and skilled craftsman, but he loves sake more than his three daily meals, and had even been barred from entering the Akasaiya shop where he worked. However, thanks to the intervention of the landlord he was fortunately allowed back in, and Oka, the landlord’s maid who had long harbored feelings for Hachigoro, sent him a celebratory kimono as a gift.

A Long, Comic Story — Houses at the Summer Festival

1954

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime poster
NR

Soemon, the master of Gidayū-style madcap performances, has gathered the entire tenement block again tonight and is tormenting everyone with his terrible Gidayū singing.

A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime

1954

Dancing Sisters poster
NR

It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".

Dancing Sisters

1957

Onna Jirōchō wakuwaku dōchū poster
NR

Period comedy.

Onna Jirōchō wakuwaku dōchū

1951

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower poster
NR

Bored Hatamoto film #21

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower

1957

Great Edo Song Festival poster
NR

The feudal lord Kisaragi Yae no Kami (Minami Komyo) searches for a child he had with a low-borne woman, that was sent away from his home 16 years ago while carrying a special seal. At that time, Kanda's detective Zenshichi (Ichikawa Kodayu II) had three daughters, the third of whom, Omiyo (Misora ​​Hibari), was a skilled singer and an expert with the lasso.

Great Edo Song Festival

1953

No artwork available
NR

Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Wakai omawari-san" by Shiro Sone.

Kingorô no omawari-san

1956

Birth of a Jazz Maiden poster
NR

Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.

Birth of a Jazz Maiden

1957

No artwork available
NR

Kotaro Shimoyama, once a government official, loses his job and separates from his wife, Sachie. He now resides with his daughter, Haruko. By chance, he apprehends a criminal and reconnects with his former colleague, Sakamoto, leading him to become a security guard at a film studio. Haruko, secretly a singer, rises to stardom within the same studio. Unbeknownst to each other, they both work there. As the studio faces turmoil, their hidden identities are unveiled...

Amakara chindōchū

1950

The Eagle and the Hawk poster
6.1

In a warehouse area at night, a drunk chief engineer is stabbed to death by someone who whistles. After the break of dawn, two seamen join the crew of a rusty cargo ship Kaiyo Maru. One is a troublemaker with bad attitudes, Senkichi Nomura, who pursues an enemy in order to take revenge for his father's death. The other is Keizo Sasaki, a buff, eagle-eyed man on board for a certain mission.

The Eagle and the Hawk

1957

No artwork available
NR

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loan shark and a mounting family debt. As the parlor faces ruin, the narrative weaves through slapstick antics, musical numbers by Enka legends, and surreal interviews with real-life cultural figures. A chaotic "blueprint" for the Pachinko subgenre, this musical dramedy captures the obsession and desperation of the silver balls.

Big Hit Pachinko Girl

1952

珍説忠臣蔵 poster
NR

A comedic retelling of the legend of the loyal 47 ronin.

珍説忠臣蔵

1953

Akogare no Hawaii kôro poster
NR

Akogare no Hawaii kôro

Akogare no Hawaii kôro

1950

The Stars Know Everything poster
NR

Saga Shiori, who had been held up as a genius writer, runs away to a nightclub to deceive her manager's eyes. She is no longer the genius writer she once was, but is now having a good time with Goro, the man who saved her from running away without money. He is surprised to find that it is his childhood friend Masahiko Hirato who is singing on stage at a jazz cafe.

The Stars Know Everything

1958

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film.

Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchū

1959

Six Men Mustered in Great Edo poster
NR

A parody based on Kabuki plays about thieves led by the famous Soshun Kochiyama.

Six Men Mustered in Great Edo

1953

Drums Love and Dreams poster
NR

A side show snake man who dreams of becoming a drummer tries to save a blind flower girl.

Drums Love and Dreams

1956

Akireta musumetachi poster
NR

Japanese comedy film.

Akireta musumetachi

1949

Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen poster
NR

1951 Japanese movie. The characters of Mito Kōmon and Yaji and Kita are brought together

Kōmon to yajikita kara su-gumi ihen

1951

No artwork available
NR

Japanese comedy film.

娘十八びっくり天国

1952

A Woman's Face poster
NR

1949 drama film

A Woman's Face

1949

Odoroki ikka poster
NR

1949 Japanese film

Odoroki ikka

1949

Pure Emotions of the Sea poster
9.0

A romantic adventure tale about a young guy working on a whale-hunting vessel and his love for a childhood sweetheart.

Pure Emotions of the Sea

1956

Unique Sword Technique for Revenge poster
NR

Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.

Unique Sword Technique for Revenge

1954