
Acting
Shin Yasuda
Born — Died
1932-09-19 — 1996-11-05
Known for
Acting
Credits
44 titles
Known for
NRThe salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit melody of the Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats.
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
1962
NRRemake of 1949 film
Aoi sanmyaku
1975
9.0The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics business, and became the best salesman anyone had ever seen. First film in popular "Number 1" Series.
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
8.0When the yakuza murder a bar hostess who, through a computer error, had amassed a huge fortune , the Crazy Cats make a robot duplicate of her.
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
7.4It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan in the 60's.
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
7.7The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
Film credits
1990s · 3 titles
7.4It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan in the 60's.
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
7.0A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
Turning Point
1994
NRFilm directed by Yorida Katsuya.
Horror House Vol.1: Grudge Ghost Classroom
1992
1970s · 8 titles
NRRemake of 1949 film
Aoi sanmyaku
1975
7.7The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
NRThis idol film centers on the love story between Mari Asami (Mari Amachi), a designer at a toy manufacturer, and Shunji Kawachi (Kensaku Morita), a newcomer in charge of planning, while also weaving in the love story of Mari's uncle ( Kunie Tanaka ), and featuring singing scenes by Mari Amachi throughout.
What is Love?
1973
6.5Two former design school classmates, 21-year-old office worker Kyoko and illustrator Jiro, run into each other on the street and soon begin living together. With great care for their feelings, the two embark on a genuine love affair, expressed through their taboo and tension-filled cohabitation. Whilst hurting each other, they continue to explore the boundaries of their relationship in this boldly controversial film.
Living Together
1973
10.0The 14th and final "Crazy" feature. The Crazy Cats reunited (minus Ishibashi, who had by then retired from the team) for one last feature, Jun Ichikawa's odd Memories of You (Kaisha mono-gatari, 1988) released by Shochiku. Most of the cast of Crazy lrresponsibles at Shimizu Harbor (1966) return in this sequel.
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
10.0A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.
I'll Be Deceived
1971
10.0The last (10th) Toho "Crazy film" in the Nippon Ichi series.
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
It's a festival! It's a ghost festival! Everybody Gather!!
1972
1960s · 30 titles
NRThe salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit melody of the Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats.
The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!
1962
9.0The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics business, and became the best salesman anyone had ever seen. First film in popular "Number 1" Series.
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
8.0When the yakuza murder a bar hostess who, through a computer error, had amassed a huge fortune , the Crazy Cats make a robot duplicate of her.
Crazy Big Discovery
1969
7.0Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
NRMusical comedy starring Watanabe Productions recording stars Nakao, Sono, and Ito as Toho's new "Sannin musume," three young women intended for 1960s audiences what Hibari Misora, Izumi Yukimura, and Chiemi Eri had been in the 50s.
Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls
1963
10.0After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vitality, they solve one dispute after another. But as it turns out, their next dispute will be at a global scale.
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
9.0An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
Irresponsible Age of Japan
1962
7.0Sangoro Oiwake runs out of money. He visits rice shop, eat and drink for free, and owners send him to prison. In prison Sangoro will have a new life
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966
7.0A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.
The Shy Deceiver
1968
10.0The Crazy Cats try to steal 1,000,000,000 yen in laundered Yakuza money.
The Craziest Operation
1966
7.2A group of ne'er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of adventures: they get drunk and go whoring, revenge themselves on cruel landlords, animate the corpse of a money-lender in order to frighten people. Then they assist at the marriage of a lovely girl and almost kill themselves gambling to provide her with a dowry.
Gamblers' Luck
1966
10.0The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the seven Cats were the lovely Mie Hama and such Japanese musical artists as The Peanuts, The Johnnys, The Drifters, and Jackie Yoshikawa & the Blue Comets.
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967
7.0After being mistaken for counterfeiters by the police, an inventor and reporter try to track down the real counterfeiters.
The Crazy Adventure
1965
10.0The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu Sakamori and his friends travel to Mexico to find a stone statue that contains the location of the secret treasure "Olmeca".
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
7.0Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank.
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Japan's No. 1 Sesame Paste Man
1965
8.0Two travelers (Makoto Fujita and Minoru Shiraki) travel the Tokaido road and meet the famous Jiro Shimizu and have many comedic adventures.
Tenamonya Tôkaidô
1966
8.0Comedy has the proprietors of a tonkatsu (deep-fried pork) restaurant match wits with a Chinese developer.
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
8.0A film produced by Toho and Watanabe Productions as part of the Crazy Movie project featuring The Crazy Cats comedy group and jazz band members. It is the sixth film in the Crazy Operation series where the lead role was handed over from Eikichi Ueki to Kei Tani. According to the plot, Planet Alpha Secretary severely worried by the effects of the Earth's atomic bomb experiment and sent Mistake 7 and Zero 8, as a watchers to Earth for a nuclear disarmament.
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
7.01962 Japanese movie
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
8.5Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Go to Hell! Company Men
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
ほんだら捕物帖
1966
9.0Saburo Sarutobi, a former member of the Zengakuren, and Maruo Inumaruo, a former member of the police force, have joined two rival companies, Toyotomi Denki and Tokugawa Musen, respectively, and have been at each other's throats at every turn. They are engaged in a nightly industrial espionage war in an attempt to somehow get under each other's noses, but eventually they both find themselves targeted by an international industrial espionage ring...
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
ほんだら剣法
1965
8.0International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
10.01962 Japanese movie
Youth Season
1962
7.0A comedy directed by Kajiro Yamamoto, based on an original idea by Koji Toita, co-written by Yasuo Tanami, who worked on "Hibari Chiemi Izumi Sannin Yoba" and Kajiro Yamamoto, who worked on "The Story of a Genius Swindler: Tanuki no Hanamichi." Photographed by Seiichi Endo of "Things That Live at the End of the Earth."
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
NR1961 Japanese movie
The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers
1961
8.0The members of Crazy Cats play employees of a trading company. Ueda Hitoshi of Awa Shoji, a lucky man who never loses a bet, and the managing director, a gambling fanatic, are scammed in a business deal and set off for Macau where the mastermind, Chang, is located for a gambling showdown. Kei Tani plays the role of the Macau gambling manager.
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964


