
Acting
Chōchō Miyako
Born 1920-07-06 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
NRA trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
7.0The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
NRNo synopsis available yet.
アッと驚く為五郎
1970
7.6A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Management Apartment
1959
5.5Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.
Nunnery Confidential
1968
7.3A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
Elegant Beast
1962
7.0After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
Red Diamond
1964
6.8Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
NR1967 Japanese movie
若社長レインボー作戦
1967
6.8Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
7.2A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.
The Pornographers
1966
8.0After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
8.0Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Scrap Collectors
1968
NR1962 Japanese movie
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
7.0Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
6.5The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
The Domain
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Beauty Wandering Story
1977
7.0A story of a shopkeeper and his ex-wife, lives full of tragedy.
Ohan
1984
NRA country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
A Country Boss
1962
7.0A 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
7.0A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the hospital. There it transpired that the only way to save her life was to sacrifice an eye and part of her face. The operation seems a success. Later, however, her other eye becomes affected. She feels she must let the boy go, and yet she depends so much upon his devotion.
Gazing at Love and Death
1964
8.0Chotaro and Nakanishi, a duo of unemployed advertisers, drifted to Isehama, a port town near Yokohama, but a gang was making its presence felt in the town and the shopkeepers in the shopping arcade were troubled by it. Chotaro poses as a journalist and uses his words of wisdom to suggest that pen is mightier than the sword, so they create a mini-comic magazine and launch a campaign to expel the gang.
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!!
1975
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Is Fun, Too
1958