Acting
Saburō Bōya
Born 1910-03-28 · Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan
Acting credits
8.4After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
1961
7.0Based on the comic by Ichio Matsushita
Tokkan ekichô
1945
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Jumping Magistrate
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Oyabaka taishō
1948
6.9During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transferred to a new primary school in a small Inland Sea town. He vies with the school’s reigning bully, who takes a romantic interest in his older stepsister. When they learn she’s going to be sold to a brothel to pay off her father’s debts, they form an uneasy alliance to free her.
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986
No synopsis available yet.
The President and the Shopgirl
1948
NRThe final film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Merciless Blade Part 3
1953
10.0A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued their daughter during World War II, returns and falls for the now-grown princess, though neither realizes the other's identity.
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
1958
10.0People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi
1954
5.0A man is inspired to build a hospital after his mother falls ill and becomes a host to swindle money out of women.
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
1970
5.0A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which leads the two to live under the same roof.
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983
7.3The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
The Body
1962
NRA spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.
Nonki saiban
1955
NR1962 Japanese movie
Ponkotsu oyaji
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
1950
Japanese comedy film.
若社長と爆発娘
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
1950
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
NRBased on a radio drama.
Husband Beware!
1954
NRIn the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears collapse, Anzai demands a seed from Yoshimi’s lineage, specifically from his wife, Fushihime. Outraged but facing annihilation, Yoshimi gives Fushihime a string of eight ancestral beads and urges her to escape to loyal retainer Inuda Kobungo. Instead, she goes alone to Anzai, followed by her dog, Hachibo. In a twist, Hachibo attacks and kills Anzai, allowing Fushihime to escape. She later reveals that the beads protected her and predicts that eight warriors bearing these beads will someday defend the Satomi family before passing away. Yoshimi finds one of the beads in Inuzuka Nobuno’s armor and convinces her to serve him. Meanwhile, Baka Daiki, plotting to overthrow Satomi, imprisons Inukawa Shosuke, who tries to intervene, under the watch of vassal Aminen Saomojiro.
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
1957
NRBored Hatamoto movie #15
Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
1954
Japanese comedy film released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Shintoho's founding.
Holiday in Japan
1958
NRJapanese comedy film.
日米花嫁花婿入替取替合戦
1957