Acting

Hachiro Okuni

Known for

Acting

Credits

54 titles

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 53 titles

Ugetsu poster
8.0

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Ugetsu

1953

Sansho the Bailiff poster
8.1

In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff Sansho.

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

Gate of Hell poster
7.1

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.

Gate of Hell

1953

Ninjutsu wakashu: Tenma Kotarō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ninjutsu wakashu: Tenma Kotarō

1957

Chikamatsu Monogatari poster
7.8

When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

Yōkina nakama poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yōkina nakama

1958

Sora tobu wakamusha poster
NR

Kotaro Tenma, the young warrior of justice, infiltrates enemy territory and uses his ninjutsu skills with to defeat the villains.

Sora tobu wakamusha

1957

Shimizukō kenka tabi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shimizukō kenka tabi

1957

Nerawareta doyōbi poster
NR

A true-story film depicting a police officer’s pursuit of a criminal who carries out a series of attacks on pawnshops and banks, running amok with a handgun stolen from a police officer.

Nerawareta doyōbi

1957

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen

1956

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ōedo ninki otoko

1957

Kuchibue o fuku wataridori poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kuchibue o fuku wataridori

1958

No artwork available
NR

The young master of a pawnshop, who had been told by Edo’s foremost fortune-teller that he would die in six months, squandered his entire fortune to atone for his ancestors’ sins. Now, half a year later, the day of the funeral has arrived...

Obake kara

1956

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ōtotsu gankutsuō

1957

Kaette kita yūrei poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kaette kita yūrei

1955

Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Yūtō rakudaisei poster
NR

A rival diner opens next door, the model student third son fails his college entrance exams, and the good-natured dad finds himself in a whirlwind of trouble as internal and external crises come one after another.

Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Yūtō rakudaisei

1956

Hanazakari otoko ichidai poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hanazakari otoko ichidai

1955

Fūraibō ichiban shōbu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fūraibō ichiban shōbu

1958

Haha shirayuki poster
NR

A child who was taken in and raised by a woman from a once-impoverished traveling theater troupe grows up to be a beautiful young woman and performs in a dance recital. Her biological mother, who suddenly appears, is the wife of a wealthy man.

Haha shirayuki

1956

Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae

1956

Shachō hisho poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shachō hisho

1953

Akutarō uridasu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Akutarō uridasu

1955

Hana no nijū hachinin shū poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hana no nijū hachinin shū

1955

Ichiya no hyakuman chōja poster
NR

After finding a winning lottery ticket, the daughter and wife convince their father who’s been acting like a millionaire that it’s all just a one-night dream, hoping to cure his gambling habit.

Ichiya no hyakuman chōja

1957

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kago de iku no wa

1955

The Shadow That Kills the Moon poster
NR

By day, he is a young master whose beauty melts women’s hearts. By night, he is the elusive “White Hood.”

The Shadow That Kills the Moon

1955

Manzai chōchin poster
NR

A lantern with a large sum of money hidden in it was sold without the owner’s knowledge. The honest lantern shop owners find themselves in a huge commotion over the lantern in question.

Manzai chōchin

1956

Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō

1953

The Rust Cleaner Sings poster
NR

A passionate young man takes on a corrupt boss, determined to save innocent teachers and numerous orphans.

The Rust Cleaner Sings

1955

I Was Tokichiro poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

I Was Tokichiro

1955

Asama no karasu poster
NR

After killing a man who owed him neither a debt of gratitude nor a grudge, Tokijiro decides to leave the yakuza life behind in accordance with the code of honor—but becomes an assistant to yakuza for the sake of the man’s orphaned child his mother.

Asama no karasu

1953

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kettō gofun mae

1953

Jigoku dani no hanayome poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jigoku dani no hanayome

1955

Tenka o nerau bishōnen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tenka o nerau bishōnen

1955

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Coming Up of Kodokan

1953

Hana no kenkajō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hana no kenkajō

1953

Ninjutsu senshuken jiai poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ninjutsu senshuken jiai

1956

Snowy Night Duel poster
NR

A yakuza returning from an island journey takes a stranger’s young child under his wing as he travels, gives up the woman he loves to his brother-in-arms, kills a corrupt gang boss in the name of justice and turns himself in.

Snowy Night Duel

1954

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Suna-e jubaku

1953

Jigoku taiko poster
NR

A girl from a tenement house was abducted in broad daylight, right in the heart of Edo.

Jigoku taiko

1953

Coward at Ganryu Island poster
NR

A comedic retelling of the legendary encounter between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamato Musashi.

Coward at Ganryu Island

1952

The Dancer and Two Warriors poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Dancer and Two Warriors

1955

Demon Sword poster
NR

A young swordsman takes on the mysterious, deadly “Demon Sword” wielded by a nihilistic master swordsman who trusts neither human compassion nor a woman’s heart… What is the fate of the undefeated Demon Sword?

Demon Sword

1953

The Magical Warrior poster
NR

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she is attacked by Ronin. in Asakusa, However, they come to be surrounded by doubtful Ronin after that. Moreover, Rikitaro is called to stop by Kajima of Edo-Karo of Nihonmatsu-Han. He calls him a young lord and treats Rikitaro as one, because his young lord, Tetsunojo is missing. Kuni-Garo makes a plan to carry out. Kikumaru, the younger brother of the mother difference in him instead of Tetsunojo, Since Rikitaro is just like Tetsunojo, then, they are convinced that it is Tetsunojo of Rikitaro. Rikitaro and Osayo decide to help Kajima and Tetsunojo. Finally they success to crush Kikumarsu's group.

The Magical Warrior

1955

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman poster
NR

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through his tragic end this is the story of a beloved and loyal henchman.

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

1957

Asataro the Crow poster
10.0

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Asataro the Crow

1956

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace poster
8.0

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

1953

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School poster
8.0

Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes.

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School

1957

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi poster
NR

A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife.

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi

1955

The Fiery Magistrate poster
NR

Film adaption by Kenji Misumi

The Fiery Magistrate

1956

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes poster
10.0

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures.

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes

1958

Flowery Brothers poster
NR

Early film by Kenji Misumi.

Flowery Brothers

1956

Love of the Princess poster
8.0

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

Love of the Princess

1957