Acting

Miss Wakasa

Born 1921-05-05

Acting credits

治郎吉格子 poster
NR

Aboard a ship connecting Kyoto and Osaka, Osan was pickpocketed by a sham blind biwa player. A man who looked like a merchant retrieved the wallet for her. Osan was a woman being sold off for the sake of her yakuza-like brother, Nin'kichi. The man in the guise of a merchant turned out to be the Rat Thief, Jirokichi, the infamous thief of Edo. Due to this chance encounter, the two ended up staying at the same hot spring inn. However, one morning, as Jirokichi was about to leave alone, Osan, with the intuition of a smitten woman, confessed she knew he was the famed Rat Thief.

治郎吉格子

1952

The Edo Official and Apprentice poster
6.0

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!

The Edo Official and Apprentice

1959

A Country Boss poster
NR

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

A Country Boss

1962

Yakyukyō jidai poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yakyukyō jidai

1948

Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki poster
NR

Second "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi Fukuda.

Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki

1961

The Tattooed Lord poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

The Tattooed Lord

1965

The Eve of the Chinese Festival poster
8.0

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. Along with his quirky assistant they set on the trail of revenge killing. Revenge for what? Who and where is the killer? And what does a treasure and swastika spider tattoos have to do with the case?

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

1962

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor

1963

Princess Hibari's First Dream Journey poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Princess Hibari's First Dream Journey

1952

Dear Mr. Prime Minister poster
NR

Kakumaru (Kiyoshi Atsumi) is an unpopular manzai performer who is too good-natured but has a very bad manners. Moulin, Kakumaru's former partner, gained popularity through her comedy routine with his wife Rouge, and in contrast to Kakumaru, she became a popular talent. Meanwhile, Kakumaru, inspired by his master's death, decides to move to Tokyo and reunites with Mulan. However, Moulin is caught having an affair by Rouge and is in trouble. For now, he introduces Kakumaru to an entertainment company, but instead of performing manzai, Kakumaru is entrusted with the job of firing a boiler. Kakumaru is completely tired and spends his days drinking alcohol, but one day he meets his childhood friend Ayako again...

Dear Mr. Prime Minister

1964

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again

1965

Utau yajikita kogane dōchū poster
NR

1957 Japanese movie

Utau yajikita kogane dōchū

1957

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi poster
NR

1958 Japanese movie

Shinkon nanatsu no tanoshimi

1958

Yajikita manzai dōchū koshinuke ikka no maki poster
NR

1955 Japanese movie

Yajikita manzai dōchū koshinuke ikka no maki

1955

Yaji Kita manzai dochu-Bakehime sodo no maki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yaji Kita manzai dochu-Bakehime sodo no maki

1955