Acting
稲吉靖
Born
1933-10-18 (93)
Place of birth
Nogata, Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
15 titles
Known for
7.0Key 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
NRThe 17th "Ekimae" feature.
How to Win a Race
1966
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Organized Violence II
1967
6.1Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes dangerously obsessed with his unfaithful wife, Akiko.
Elegy of the North
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Densuke's Wonton Father and Dumpling Daughter
1959
NRPeriod comedy about an undertaker's assistant in love with the daughter of a wealthy doctor. When her father refuses to allow the young lovers to marry and they attempt double suicide, Death comes to their rescue.
My Friend Death
1960
Film credits
1960s · 11 titles
NRThe 17th "Ekimae" feature.
How to Win a Race
1966
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Organized Violence II
1967
NRPeriod comedy about an undertaker's assistant in love with the daughter of a wealthy doctor. When her father refuses to allow the young lovers to marry and they attempt double suicide, Death comes to their rescue.
My Friend Death
1960
9.0A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.
Hito mo arukeba
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
1961
NRComedy based on a popular manga.
Obon's Dipping Contest
1961
9.0Three men vs. gangsters in a fight involving smuggled gold.
Parole
1967
NRCrime thriller about the investigation of a man murdered at a Tokyo race track. Clues lead Detective Yoneyama (Mihashi) to Kobe where a narcotics gang is smuggling drugs in golf balls with the aid of an ex-cop (Takarada).
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
NR1961 Japanese movie
Otoko no chiheisen
1961
NRA university boxing captain struggles between love and ambition as he secretly longs for a woman promised to another. When betrayal and heartbreak push him toward a professional career, loyalty and sacrifice draw him back—ending in a fight against gangsters, a lost championship, and a tearful farewell to youth.
The Parting
1960
10.0A reformed bartender is blackmailed into aiding a heist by former gang associates, leading to betrayal, violence, and the collapse of his hopes for a new life.
Black Flower Petal
1960
1950s · 3 titles
6.1Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes dangerously obsessed with his unfaithful wife, Akiko.
Elegy of the North
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Densuke's Wonton Father and Dumpling Daughter
1959
NRExplicit drama about a young woman who becomes involved with a group of college students who play "spin-the-bottle" and the women must make love or strip. The woman, Junko, becomes involved with Makoto, leader of the gang, becomes pregnant, has an abortion, then gets involved with an architect.
The Cola Game
1959