Acting

Hachiro Misumi

Born — Died

1933-12-03 — 2016-08-29

Known for

Acting

Credits

62 titles

Known for

The Files of the Young Kindaichi poster
7.6

A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

1995

Key Hunter poster
7.0

Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. "Key Hunter" was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in "Key Hunter".

Key Hunter

1968

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gunkoku sakaba

1958

Hakuchū no shinnyūsha poster
NR

A pair of gangsters break into a lead factory, steal gold bars, and terrorize the factory owner’s family for three terrifying hours.

Hakuchū no shinnyūsha

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Ittōsai wa sebangō 6 poster
NR

Ittōsai, who trained in the Itto-ryu style deep in the mountains of Nara, joins a professional baseball team.

Ittōsai wa sebangō 6

1959

Shōbushi to sono musume poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shōbushi to sono musume

1959

Film credits

1990s · 4 titles

1970s · 4 titles

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

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True poster
8.3

When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

1972

Slaughter in the Snow poster
6.7

In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter, has not yet fully revenged the death of his wife and son. He searches for Kunisada Chuji, who in turn has hired the knife-throwing Windmill Kobunji to kill him. Kobunji and Jokichi meet in the winter, near Sasago Pass, when both have rescued women: Jokichi has saved the lute-playing Oyae whose clan and whose lover want her dead; Kobunji has rescued Oharu, a well-born woman married to an innkeeper. Is this rescue a whim or something deeper? And why does Jokichi become the consumptive Kobunji's protector? What ultimately will Jokichi do about Oyae?

Slaughter in the Snow

1973

The Legend of Love & Sincerity poster
NR

Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never knew who he was, she never forgot him. Meet Taiga Makoto, a young man with a scar between his eyes who has had a rough life, but has emerged as a rough, tough bully - a thug and a brawler and about as rude as they come - all of which he blames on the incident that gave him his scar. When Ai and Makoto run into each other again, Ai feels guilt for what Makoto has become and decides to intervene and rehabilitate him. But is he a diamond in the rough, or just a bully?

The Legend of Love & Sincerity

1974

1960s · 37 titles

Yoru wa usotsuki poster
NR

A small restaurant tucked away in the back of Ginza is run by Keiko, the owner’s daughter. Writers, club owners, corporate executives, and others are drawn to her charm.

Yoru wa usotsuki

1960

Ten Women in Black poster
5.9

Kaze is a philandering TV producer. His wife and nine of his mistresses conspire to kill him. However each woman would rather keep him alive, as long as she was the only woman in his life.

Ten Women in Black

1961

Seisaku's Wife poster
7.3

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.

Seisaku's Wife

1965

A Woman's Testament poster
6.4

The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.

A Woman's Testament

1960

Black Lizard poster
7.1

The cunning detective Kogoro Akechi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.

Black Lizard

1962

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum

1966

When Women Lie poster
8.0

Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô).

When Women Lie

1963

Onsen Geisha poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Onsen Geisha

1963

Ah Special Attack Corps poster
NR

Depicts four cheerful, young former college students with promising futures who die tragic deaths as pilots in the Kamikaze Special Attack Corps.

Ah Special Attack Corps

1960

The False Student poster
6.7

A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

The False Student

1960

Madcap Mixup poster
7.0

Five fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.

Madcap Mixup

1969

The Song Lantern poster
9.0

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the actors of the Japanese classical theater No, friendship, hatred and love…

The Song Lantern

1960

Ashita kara otona da poster
NR

1960 Japanese movie

Ashita kara otona da

1960

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great poster
NR

The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a supporter of rapprochement with the United Kingdom, and who brought his country into the Triple Entente against the German Empire.

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

1963

Sentimental Mobsters poster
7.0

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!

Sentimental Mobsters

1963

Rabble Tactics poster
9.5

The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are recruited in groups of fifteen. In Yaju's village, there are only twelve men, so they press Oto, who looks more like a boy than a girl, to join, disguised as a man.

Rabble Tactics

1963

Kirai Kirai Kirai poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kirai Kirai Kirai

1960

Daring Girls poster
8.0

Two sisters involved in rival underworld sex trade factions compete against each other in this tale of elaborate sex antics, yakuza crime, and bloody revenge.

Daring Girls

1969

The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is! poster
NR

The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit melody of the Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats.

The Salaryman's Carefree Life: What a Relaxed Job This Is!

1962

The Red Water poster
8.0

Comedy drama film

The Red Water

1963

I'll Cry Alone poster
10.0

"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the president of a shipbuilding company. When he is about to re-marry she insists he either wed or stop seeing her. Returning home, she again meets the man she first loved and for a time thinks of married happiness."

I'll Cry Alone

1965

Order of Yakuza poster
8.0

Order of Yakuza

Order of Yakuza

1962

誘拐 poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

誘拐

1962

Fūshinraishin poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Fūshinraishin

1962

Back Stairways poster
NR

A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.

Back Stairways

1965

The Venus' Tear poster
10.0

1962 Japanese movie

The Venus' Tear

1962

B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon

1962

Triangle Moods poster
NR

Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor Goro, businessman Kokichi and Sanpei Pachinko.

Triangle Moods

1961

Wakai yatsura no kaidan poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Wakai yatsura no kaidan

1961

Young Trees poster
NR

A bright and cheerful story about a young girl who comes to Tokyo from the countryside, relying on her aunt to become a maid, and willingly aspires to become a maid and lives a healthy life despite the hardships she encounters with people from all walks of life. Ririko Tachibana moved to Tokyo in reliance on her aunt Motoko, who lives in Tokyo. When Ririko leaves her classmate Chizuko Misawa, who says she is going to rely on jazz singer Michi Nozoe, and arrives at her aunt's house, she is disappointed to find that a job has been arranged for her as a nanny. Her dream of attending night high school was dashed, but Ririko made up her mind to do her best to do as much as she could. The Honbashi family, where she was employed, lived alone with the widow Shinae, and Mrs Shinae was asked to go to her daughters' house to help out...

Young Trees

1963

Ashita au hito poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Ashita au hito

1962

Wakai nakama poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Wakai nakama

1961

Ambassador Ramen poster
9.0

Frankie Sakai plays a Chino-Japanese man who after trudging along in odd jobs discovers his true talent in making excellent, tasty and somewhat spicy ramen. As well as friendship and love, too...

Ambassador Ramen

1967

Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi poster
NR

A bride suddenly disappears from the wedding venue, and her boyfriend begins searching for her. Things get hectic around the two of them.

Machi no uwasa mo sanjûgo nichi

1960

Sutekina 16-sai poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Sutekina 16-sai

1962

Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon

1961

Shin fūfu dokuhon ren'ai-byō kanja poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Shin fūfu dokuhon ren'ai-byō kanja

1961

1950s · 14 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gunkoku sakaba

1958

Ittōsai wa sebangō 6 poster
NR

Ittōsai, who trained in the Itto-ryu style deep in the mountains of Nara, joins a professional baseball team.

Ittōsai wa sebangō 6

1959

Shōbushi to sono musume poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shōbushi to sono musume

1959

Floating Weeds poster
7.5

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Floating Weeds

1959

Etajima, the Naval Academy poster
NR

The former Japanese Naval Academy was at Etajima, one of the many islands of the beautiful Inland Sea. Among the new cadets were Ishikawa and Murase. Murase's mother had remarried after his father's death and the impressionable boy hated his overbearing father who held the whip-hand over his gentle mother. Out of defiance of his step-father he became wayward. But he was bright and his teacher persuaded him to enter the Academy as he knew that if he left home, his mother need not feel apologetic towards her husband on his account. Discipline was strict, their studies were hard and, in between, all the new cadets received an ample share of beatings, at the hands of the senior cadets, for the slightest mistakes. Murase thought all picked on him the most, especially Cadet First Class Kogure, who manhandled him at the slightest excuse.

Etajima, the Naval Academy

1959

The Most Valuable Wife poster
8.0

Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of Mihara Shoji, and Riko, the second daughter, is married to Jiro, the managing director, and they plot to marry Kyoko to Saburo, the third son of the Mihara family. Kyoko is angry at the marriage talk that is being pushed forward without her permission, and declares that she "definitely won't get married," but before she knows it, she begins to become aware of the other person...

The Most Valuable Wife

1959

Warm Current poster
7.8

The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl.

Warm Current

1957

The Cast-Off poster
8.0

The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his world is changing completely : his wife behaves like never before, considering she's now rich and has the right to do whatever she wants, even having an affair. (Also occasionally known in English as “Overflow”)

The Cast-Off

1959

Training Ship of Yearning poster
NR

A youthful film filled with youth and passion, set against the backdrop of the ocean and filled with admiration for a dynamic young man and the heart of a girl whose eyes are filled with pure love!

Training Ship of Yearning

1956

The Telephone Rings in the Evening poster
NR

In a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this stagnant town ablaze.

The Telephone Rings in the Evening

1959

Disobedience poster
8.0

A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the man’s sister to make him suffer the same fate.

Disobedience

1958

Diary of a Substitute Doctor poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Diary of a Substitute Doctor

1959

The White Road Across the River poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The White Road Across the River

1959

A Secret Night poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Secret Night

1959

Series credits