
Acting
Yūji Nanto
Born — Died
1924-04-26 — 1973-03-19
Place of birth
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
54 titles
Known for
NR1962 Japanese movie
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Stray Cat
1958
7.1Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
3.4A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads of oversexed businessmen and providing bawdy entertainment through the evening followed by private companionship at night, interspersed with occasional catfights with the rival geisha house. Their routine is suddenly thrown off by the appearance of an abandoned baby in the geishas' dormitory, followed by its disappearance only a short time later. Who could be responsible for such a thing?
Hot Springs Geisha
1968
NRJapanese comedy film.
Nonsense Boys
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fūun shōgidani
1960
Film credits
1960s · 29 titles
NR1962 Japanese movie
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
3.4A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads of oversexed businessmen and providing bawdy entertainment through the evening followed by private companionship at night, interspersed with occasional catfights with the rival geisha house. Their routine is suddenly thrown off by the appearance of an abandoned baby in the geishas' dormitory, followed by its disappearance only a short time later. Who could be responsible for such a thing?
Hot Springs Geisha
1968
NRJapanese comedy film.
Nonsense Boys
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fūun shōgidani
1960
7.5This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
10.01962 Japanese movie
Heso no taisho
1962
1.0Mumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to saves Chisaka Hyobu's daughter Oyu (She is exactly like Orie) be attacked by ninja. Thus he stays Chisaka's residence in Yonezawa. Chisaka was just trying to stop Forty-seven ronin's revenge against Kira Kozukenosuke by female ninja's sexual entrapment. Chisaka asks Tsunataro to lead female ninja. Tsunataro accepts the request on condition of marriage to Oyu.
Tale of Ninja Duty
1965
7.01962 Japanese movie
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
NRA country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
A Country Boss
1962
7.0A bunch of young, angry and penniless misfits are full of great vitality. They aren’t quite up to joining the yakuza and execute a variety of petty scams. After being approached by a yakuza and asked to become a spy for them, they are now planning to take 10 million yen from the yakuza.
Yakuza Hooligans
1966
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
1966
5.5Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.
Nunnery Confidential
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dangoro's 'Above the Clouds' Group' Sequel
1963
NR1962 Japanese movie
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962
NR1961 Japanese movie
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
4.8No synopsis available yet.
Bad Reputation Returns
1961
6.5The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
The Domain
1964
9.0No synopsis available yet.
This Is Youth!
1966
NR1962 Japanese movie
Naite waratta hanayome
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chivalrous Nature
1965
8.0Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town.
The Lightning Sword
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Laughable Journey
1964
9.0An entertaining historical drama featuring popular comedians from the Kansai region of the time, such as Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Raizo Ichikawa as the famous yakuza boss Jirocho.
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
NRMaeda Yoichi's film adaptation of the long-running TV comedy series of the same name (1961-1967; TBS) written by Kagawa Toshio and produced by Sawada Takaharu (Tenamonda Sandogasa). The humorous story of a group of likeable loser ("sucharaka") employees at an Osaka branch who learn that unless they band together and actually work(!), their company will go into bankruptcy. Miyako Chocho appears as the Company President.
Sucharaka Shain
1966
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
10.01961 Japanese movie
Shikaku yashiki
1961
NRJapanese comedy film.
Kanbi no san-tō shain
1961
NRChutaro and Toshiko, a married couple who run a Zenzai shop called "Shiratama Zenzai," lived next to Hozenji Temple. Chutaro was a playboy who easily fell in love with women, and had no interest in business. Even if he occasionally offered to deliver food, it was only to meet the girls. However, Toshiko, who was a reliable person, would always get the better of him with her phone calls, and Chutaro's hopes were always dashed. Then, when a beautiful waitress, Ayako, came to him for advice, Chutaro's heart began to lean towards her. Chutaro also attended the same cooking school as Ayako, and would pursue Ayako even after school. But when Toshiko found out, things got complicated!
Chocho and Yuji's Marital Goodness
1965
1950s · 25 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Stray Cat
1958
7.1Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
No synopsis available yet.
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Spring Comes to the Comic Duo's Long Houses
1956
NRA 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tenament Party for Edo-ites
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Youth on Top of the Hill
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
1958
NRThe second "Bottomless Ninjutsu War" feature.
Bottomless Ninjutsu War: I'll Disapppear
1958
No synopsis available yet.
Big Laugh Festival of the Edo-ites
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Bottomless Ninjutsu War
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Violent Ishimatsu
1959
9.0Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't enjoy communing with wildlife for long when she was chased by bandit moles and accidentally fell into the Valley of the Spider's Web. The princess and a white butterfly bound by a mysterious thread were about to be eaten by the spider queen when they are rescued by Tanukichiyo, a young wandering samurai who happens to be passing by. Historical fantasy comedy starring Hibari and Izumi.
The Princess of Badger Palace
1958
NRThe fifth "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Legal Holiday
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Management Apartment's Surprise Big Broadcast
1959
1959 japanese movie.
The Man Who Came from the Sea
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Management Apartment
1959
NR1957 Japanese movie
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Comic Duo's Long Houses in a Panic
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Is Fun, Too
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Birds
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yaji Kita manzai dochu-Bakehime sodo no maki
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Book of the Mirth-Filled Couple
1958
NRIn early summer in Edo, Sanshirō, known for his beautiful singing, is a devoted son living in a tenement with his blind mother Okura. He works as a delivery boy for the caterer "Yaoyorozu." His brother, Chōjirō, who disliked being a plasterer, ran away from home and became a subordinate of the yakuza Yamashita no Gonsuke. On a delivery, Sanshirō catches a vagrant child, Erippē, stealing a flower hairpin from Ochiyo, the daughter of the wealthy merchant Narumiyaya Bunzaimon. Impressed by Sanshirō's character, Bunzaimon considers him as a potential son-in-law for Ochiyo, who admires Sanshirō.
花笠太鼓
1956
NR1955 Japanese movie
Yajikita manzai dōchū koshinuke ikka no maki
1955
