Acting

Dankichi Kuruma

Born 1943-12-06 · Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan

Acting credits

Blue Jeans Memory poster
NR

A trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.

Blue Jeans Memory

1981

Amagi Pass poster
6.5

Japan in the 1940s. A high school boy went into a magic encounter with Ozuka Hana, a geisha (pub-girl) when he traveled through Amagi Pass. A mysterious murder took place afterwards, an Ozuka was held responsible. 40 years later, the boy, who became a printing shop owner, was visited by a retired policeman who came from Amagi Pass. The truth then started to reveal itself.

Amagi Pass

1983

Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure poster
8.0

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure

1969

Captain Tokio poster
NR

In the year 20XX, anarchy reigns over Tokyo after a devastating earthquake destroyed the city. Isolated from the rest of the country, the chaos-ridden city is ruled over by an autocratic governor (Izumiya Shigeru) who has forbidden all forms of entertainment including cinema. Timid movie lover Furuta (Wentz Eiji) and mischievous rocker Nitta (Nakao Akiyoshi), two peddling high school boys lost in the city's wasteland, gather forces and lead a youth rebellion against the governor.

Captain Tokio

2007

Festival Champ poster
5.3

Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls in love with a stripper while delivering his colleague's love letter to her but forgetting to mention it's from another man.

Festival Champ

1976

Angel's Lover poster
NR

Comedy about two employees who work against their boss.

Angel's Lover

1968

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi poster
6.4

Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses poster
NR

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

Konto 55: Mankind's Weaknesses

1969

It's a Man's Way of Life poster
8.0

Comedy about a lewd man (Fujita) learning to enjoy life's little pleasures.

It's a Man's Way of Life

1970

Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja poster
NR

A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.

Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja

1969

Life is a Battle poster
NR

Two born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs.

Life is a Battle

1970

The Witty Samurai poster
NR

The story of a timid samurai attempting to rid his name of the stigma attached to it.

The Witty Samurai

1972

Getting Wild with Our Monkey poster
7.0

A down-on-his luck writer meets a movie producer, who asks him to write a screenplay on the condition that he visit locations for the film. Chaos ensues.

Getting Wild with Our Monkey

2001

The Street Car Game poster
NR

Comedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar.

The Street Car Game

1969

花も実もある為五郎 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

花も実もある為五郎

1971

A Hunter's Diary poster
1.0

Adaptation of "The Lady Killer" by Masako Togawa.

A Hunter's Diary

1983