Hyōsuke Kanbe

Acting

Hyōsuke Kanbe

Born 1931-09-18 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Acting credits

Tokyo Mighty Guy poster
6.8

Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as Jiro in the rambunctious tale of a chef who opens a restaurant in the busy Ginza district. His culinary skills and dashing good looks bring in the women as well as unwanted trouble, while an explosive political scandal builds around his girlfriend’s business...

Tokyo Mighty Guy

1960

Tatsumaki kozō poster
NR

Tommy, a tornado boy who arrived at Arima Onsen in search of his father, whom he separated from when he was young, meets a girl named Eiko after driving away a group of thugs causing trouble at a variety show venue. Additionally, a drifter named Nanajo, impressed by Tommy's skills, approaches him with a story about a smuggling ship sinking off the coast of Kobe...

Tatsumaki kozō

1960

Return of Giant Majin poster
6.2

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake Yakumo to settle a score of his own.

Return of Giant Majin

1966

The Day of Youth poster
8.0

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to prepare himself for a better life away from gang activities despite the wishes of his father who wants him to assist strengthen the gang against the Kawano group. Takema's classmate, Akiko, is the daughter of Eiko who operates a restaurant, and through her he obtains a lodging in the house of Shiu, a dancing mistress. The students enjoy their life, but most have their troubles. Sakamoto works as a laborer on the docks to help pay for his schooling, and Akiko worries over the relationship between her mother and Sakurai, a corrupt politician, suspected to be involved in graft over jet aircraft.

The Day of Youth

1960

Yakuza Hooligans poster
7.0

A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take 10 million yen from the yakuza.

Yakuza Hooligans

1966

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

1962

The Perfect Game poster
6.2

College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the money isn't there, leading the young men into even more serious crime.

The Perfect Game

1958

Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai poster
NR

A youth film starring Kōji Wada and Mayumi Shimizu

Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai

1960

Break Down that Wall poster
7.5

A man is wrongfully accused of murder.

Break Down that Wall

1959

The Rambling Guitarist poster
6.9

Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman, Taki's mysterious past catches up with him.

The Rambling Guitarist

1959

The Third Contest poster
7.0

Mondonosuke, a young sword student, has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel.Consequently, he quickly returns to his sensei's dojo in Edo, where he has not set foot in three years.

The Third Contest

1965

The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream poster
NR

A lighthearted comedy that tells the story of love and the cheerful heroism of a young salesman pursuing a man's dream.

The Story of a Salesman: Every Man Has a Dream

1961

Asakusa Sisters poster
10.0

A young chef at a small restaurant in Asakusa, with a past conviction for breaking into a safe, defeats the evil boss and ends up marrying his lover.

Asakusa Sisters

1960

For This We Fight poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

For This We Fight

1961

O-Yae no moguri isha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

O-Yae no moguri isha

1959

Shōjo poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Shōjo

1961

Joe of Aces: Give and Take poster
NR

Against the bosses of the underworld that dominate Yokohama, Kobe, and Hong Kong, ace Joe, who plays an invincible gunman, shows off his transcendent gunplay! The third installment of the business series.

Joe of Aces: Give and Take

1961

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

1962

Nishi Ginza Station poster
5.5

This short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a popular song by the star of the film, Frank Nagai.

Nishi Ginza Station

1958

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

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office poster
8.5

Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their actions in secret, making full use of their special abilities. In the end, their plan goes beyond what was intended and turns into a good deed for many people. A masterpiece of historical drama, full of breathtaking thrills and action.

Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office

1964

The Lucky General poster
NR

The action takes place in a city where you can live on only 100 yen a day. The "General", who indulged in gambling with his henchmen all day, he was running his business and hitting him with a taxi turned out to be a trifle for him. A unique work, filled with tears and laughter, praising the beautiful human love that blooms at the bottom of life, focused on the genius “General” who lives in the troubled city of Kamagasaki.

The Lucky General

1962

Young Panther poster
NR

A blockbuster youth action film based on the serialized novel in Nikkan Sports by Yoshirō Akinaga, now adapted for the screen.

Young Panther

1959

おヤエの身替り女中 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

おヤエの身替り女中

1959