
Acting
Hiroko Takayama
Born 1919-03-25
Acting credits
No synopsis available yet.
Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
1937
NRThe first film produced by Daiei.
The March of the Restoration
1942
NRA film about the rivalry and friendship between firefighter Chоji and sumo wrestler Sokichi Fudoyama.
A Thousand Standards of Stone
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tobu uta
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NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tanosuke Beni
1947
Depicting Katsu Kaishu's youth.
Oedo no asagiri
1942
8.0Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a cat. The spirits of Okiyo and Kuro then merge into a vengeful ghost.
The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
1938
7.0During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
10.0In this Japanese retelling of Cinderella, Okuro (Takayama) is the unfortunate stepdaughter of a family of tanuki: shape-shifting raccoon dogs. She hopes to see the tanuki prince (former Takarazuka star Miyagi) against her stepmother's wishes; the magical spirit of the willow tree, and a hapless kappa (water goblin) intercede in unexpected ways.
Palace of the Singing Raccoon-Dogs
1942
10.0Hatamoto Akabane Tanaka once ruined his life with alcohol in his youth, leaving behind his wife and son, Hanji, to embark on a journey. He killed a man on the Shikoku route, but later returned to Edo, reforming his ways. Concerned about Hanji, he tracked down the wet nurse, O-Kane, to whom he had entrusted the boy. To his surprise, Hanji had become a respectable young man, now a subordinate of the gang leader, Tatsugorou. During a New Year visit to the Shiba Shinmei shrine, a minor altercation led Hanji to meet the geisha Koina, the wicked servant Miya-toku, and the sumo wrestler Naruto. Hanji and Naruto hit it off and formed a bond like brothers. However, Naruto's father was the very man Tanaka had killed. Naruto had been seeking vengeance against his father's killer. During a chance encounter at a restaurant, Naruto witnessed the reunion of Hanji and Tanaka, realizing Tanaka was his father's killer.
江戸いろは祭
1953
NRA thrilling period drama featuring Kondo Umon’s detective exploits.
Gozonji Umon: Mamoru kage
1943
A popular work depicting Osen Taruya, with the theme of romantic liberation.
Five Women Who Loved Love
1948
A Japanese film.
Tanuki goten
1939
NRBored Hatamoto film #9
Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure
1938
NRFamed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member.
Vengeance at Iga
1942
Film about Ghost-Cat.
Saga kaibyōden
1937
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Arima Neko
1937