
Acting
Gen Idemitsu
Born 1935-07-14 · Saga Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
7.0Set 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
7.4Kon 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
6.1Secretly 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
6.3Takeda 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
7.0Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation.
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: Murder of the Killer
1998
6.5Two 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
8.0Based on the comic book series by Tadashi Ichinose and Kyouta Kita.
Raiden
1994
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yakyuukyou no Uta
1985
NRA 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
9.0Film about a pirate radio station.
Barrow Gang BC
1985
6.3The 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
NRA yakuza family goes into show business.
A Madcap Corporation
1983
NRAn 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
NRA death occurs during a mountain-climbing expedition.
Confessions of a Wife
1983
7.7After 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
6.0In 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
NRNaito 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
9.0Japanese drama film.
Break Town Story
1985
NRA 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
NRFuji Television film based on the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Aro.
Space Girl Morumo 1/10
1987
NRSet 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
To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.
The Unmarked Path
1984
NRLive-action adaptation of the "Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga" manga by Akira Miyashita.
Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga
1997