Acting

Osamu Abe

Born

1925-05-06 (101)

Known for

Acting

Credits

44 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 23 titles

Pale Flower poster
7.4

A recently released gangster has to cope with the recent shifts of power between gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.

Pale Flower

1964

Kenjū no okite poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kenjū no okite

1960

Buddha poster
10.0

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.

Buddha

1961

Gamera vs. Barugon poster
6.4

Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.

Gamera vs. Barugon

1966

Black Lizard poster
7.1

The cunning detective Kogoro Akechi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.

Black Lizard

1962

Thoroughbred Women Gamblers poster
NR

Fourth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

Thoroughbred Women Gamblers

1967

Killers on Parade poster
6.5

A vengeful contractor hires a series of young killers to target a woman muckraker. Trouble brews when an amateur marksman shows up his eclectic competition.

Killers on Parade

1961

The Woman Dicer poster
7.0

Seventh film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

The Woman Dicer

1968

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo poster
5.9

Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's journey to the land of the Ainu. As the shogun's uncle, Lord Mito traveled about the nation seeking to make sure that corruption and injustice did not go unpunished. Traveling together with his two faithful bodyguards Kaku and Suke, they board ship for a voyage to the far northern island of Ezo (modern day Hokkaido) where the indigenous people called "Ainu" live. Somewhat like American Indians, the Ainu had their own culture which had not been subjugated by the Matsumae clan, rulers of the vast island. A revolt is brewing within the leadership of the Ainu, which threatens to destroy their peaceful lives. The elder lord and his retinue are the only ones who can stop this reign of terror!

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

1961

Medal from the Devil poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Medal from the Devil

1967

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty

1968

Mission Accomplished poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mission Accomplished

1960

High School Third Graders poster
NR

In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to Tomorrow” with the same title, produced by Daiei with this song as a motif. Singer and actor Funaki Kazuo also appears in the movie, which depicts the fun, love and heartbreak in a Japanese school.

High School Third Graders

1963

The Woman Champion poster
10.0

Fifth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin.

The Woman Champion

1968

On the Road Forever poster
NR

A wandering gambler strolls into a village searching for his father's killer, unaware that the village is run by criminals who sell the poorest peasants into slavery.

On the Road Forever

1964

I'll Cry Alone poster
10.0

"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of a shipbuilding company. When he is about to re-marry she insists he either wed or stop seeing her. Returning home, she again meets the man she first loved and for a time thinks of married happiness."

I'll Cry Alone

1965

Princess and I poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Princess and I

1962

誘拐 poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

誘拐

1962

Hit and Run  Gang poster
NR

Detective Goto, who had sniffed out drugs as the culprit behind the murder of an elderly woman, was run over and killed while pursuing the culprit. His younger brother Matabei vowed to challenge the culprit in front of his brother's grave. A fast-paced action-packed story.

Hit and Run Gang

1960

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.

1965

Ashita au hito poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Ashita au hito

1962

Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi poster
NR

A bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her. Things get hectic around the two of them.

Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi

1960

Forbidden poster
NR

Yukiko Shiba, a doctor, and Akira Sakai, a composer and musician, are lovers. Their love is a forbidden one. He is married, with children. She is a doctor with a bright career ahead of her.

Forbidden

1962

1950s · 21 titles

Tokai no kiba poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tokai no kiba

1959

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gunkoku sakaba

1958

White Jeep Patrol poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

White Jeep Patrol

1958

Tenryū no karasu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tenryū no karasu

1959

Giants and Toys poster
7.1

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

Giants and Toys

1958

Tanuki Ginza o aruku poster
NR

A lighthearted musical comedy in which a tanuki detective runs amok chasing a tanuki murderer who has disguised himself as a human and fled into the bustling streets of Ginza.

Tanuki Ginza o aruku

1950

Mange jigoku poster
NR

Historical drama.

Mange jigoku

1951

The Scarlet Bat poster
NR

A bizarre duel on a snowy night with a woman at stake, a sudden and brazen murder, and a thrilling chase of love and passion.

The Scarlet Bat

1950

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

1959

Judge of the Ashuras poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Judge of the Ashuras

1951

Hibotan tōzoku poster
NR

A thrilling detective period drama set in the streets of Edo—a world of intrigue, conspiracy, romance, and turmoil—where a thief as agile as a flying monkey runs rampant.

Hibotan tōzoku

1950

Duel in Senjo Mountain poster
NR

Set against the backdrop of the Warring States period, this thrilling period drama follows the "Demon of Iga," a bloodthirsty and resolute Koga-ryu ninja Sarutobi Sasuke.

Duel in Senjo Mountain

1950

Gambler and the Princess poster
7.0

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Gambler and the Princess

1959

No artwork available
NR

Sixth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki

1959

A Spectacular Murder poster
NR

When a theater producer Kurato is murdered in the audience on opening night, Inspector Kawano investigates the prop pistols used on stage, but all were fake. That same night, a dancer in the troupe went missing and a police officer was shot with the same caliber gun. Kawano suspects they are all related to a gun smuggling case.

A Spectacular Murder

1951

Senryō hada poster
NR

Who is Shinzo, the man who captivates both men and women…? Official lanterns flutter chaotically through the Great Edo of love and intrigue… A thrilling period crime drama featuring the Demon Magistrate.

Senryō hada

1950

Tsuki no wataridori poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tsuki no wataridori

1951

Resurrection poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Resurrection

1950

The Woman and the Pirate poster
9.0

In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there was a ship called the Sueyoshi, led by a man known as Misaki Shogoro, who was infamous for his devilish cruelty. Shogoro had a rule: he would kill all the men from the ships he raided, while the women would be distributed among the crew for their pleasure. However, he himself never touched any woman. Aboard the ship was a young girl named Kogane, who had been raised on the ship since she was a child and dressed as a boy. Unbeknownst to others, she had grown to secretly adore Shogoro.

The Woman and the Pirate

1959

The Lord Pretends poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Lord Pretends

1959

Akado Suzunosuke: The Defeat of the Skull Mask Gang poster
NR

Suzunosuke must finish his battle with the Skull Mask Gang—while facing a cave man as well.

Akado Suzunosuke: The Defeat of the Skull Mask Gang

1958