Gen Idemitsu

Acting

Gen Idemitsu

Born 1935-07-14 · Saga Prefecture, Japan

Acting credits

Nagisa poster
7.0

Set in the late 60s in a small seaside town, this coming of age drama centres on a young girl named Nagisa. She spends her summer holidays working in a local seaside bar, searching for her lost cat, dancing to rock’n’roll and discovering first love.

Nagisa

2000

47 Ronin poster
7.4

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

47 Ronin

1994

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection poster
6.1

Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out the plan to recover this long-lost treasure and brings along his partners Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko for the ride to crash Lukino’s party.

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection

2001

Confessions of a Dog poster
6.3

Takeda is an honest police officer, father and husband, but after he’s promoted to detective he quickly becomes embroiled in dirty back room dealings, blackmail, and corruption that goes right to the top of the force. Meanwhile, renegade investigator Kusama must decide whether he should shake the foundations of Japanese law enforcement with the information that has come into his possession about the police.

Confessions of a Dog

2006

Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger poster
7.0

Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation.

Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger

1971

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the Killer

1998

Living Together poster
6.5

Two 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

Raiden poster
8.0

Based on the comic book series by Tadashi Ichinose and Kyouta Kita.

Raiden

1994

Yakyuukyou no Uta poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yakyuukyou no Uta

1985

People of Twilight poster
NR

A woman runs a “mistress service” and interviews young women for “dates” with men. Various couples get together but someone is following and watching them.

People of Twilight

1984

Barrow Gang BC poster
9.0

Film about a pirate radio station.

Barrow Gang BC

1985

Noh Mask Murders poster
6.3

The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.

Noh Mask Murders

1991

A Madcap Corporation poster
NR

A yakuza family goes into show business.

A Madcap Corporation

1983

Aa!! Hana no Ouendan poster
NR

An action comedy about a freshman who joins his university's cheerleading squad and gradually discovers his manliness through interactions with powerful seniors.

Aa!! Hana no Ouendan

1996

Confessions of a Wife poster
NR

A death occurs during a mountain-climbing expedition.

Confessions of a Wife

1983

Tora-san's Grand Scheme poster
7.7

After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

1970

Yoko the Cherry Blossom poster
6.0

In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.

Yoko the Cherry Blossom

2015

Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa poster
NR

Naito is serving time for his aggressive fundraising in the securities world, but returns to Osaka after completing his sentence. Although he wants to get clean, Oyodo Shinkin Bank has tasked Naito to raise funds.

Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa

1999

Break Town Story poster
9.0

Japanese drama film.

Break Town Story

1985

Murder on the Sanriku Coast poster
NR

A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...

Murder on the Sanriku Coast

1987

Space Girl Morumo 1/10 poster
NR

Fuji Television film based on the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Aro.

Space Girl Morumo 1/10

1987

Cold Current poster
NR

Set against the backdrop of a bitter power struggle between the faction of the chairman of the board and the faction of the vice-chairman of the board of a large bank, this business mystery explores the lust, suffering and vindictiveness of one of the branch managers caught in the middle of the struggle. The term “cold current” refers to a current in which those who, once in it, find themselves will never emerge.

Cold Current

1983

No artwork available
NR

To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.

The Unmarked Path

1984

Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga poster
NR

Live-action adaptation of the "Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga" manga by Akira Miyashita.

Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga

1997