Eiichi Sugasawara

Acting

Eiichi Sugasawara

Born

1925-01-01 (101)

Place of birth

Kanagawa, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

24 titles

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 21 titles

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Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo, this movie introduces both the Shochiku Ofuna and Kyoto studios. Part One focuses on the studio’s behind-the-scenes staff: set designers, prop masters, and lighting technicians. Part Two presents a digest-style overview of the process surrounding a young woman who auditions for the “New Faces” program, from the auditions to her debut as an actress.

Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress

1956

Hanran poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Hanran

1954

Here It is Quiet poster
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A youth film set in a high school.

Here It is Quiet

1956

No artwork available
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No synopsis available yet.

Hearts A-Flutter

1957

Angel Time poster
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Film about the life of a bitter female reporter with a pure heart.

Angel Time

1957

Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū poster
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1956 Japanese movie

Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū

1956

Doronko tengoku poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Doronko tengoku

1958

Flying in the Air poster
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The movie depicts the youth of kamikaze pilots who scattered young lives in the sky.

Flying in the Air

1957

Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha poster
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1956 Japanese movie

Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha

1956

Okinawa Interlude poster
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The crew of the Red Ocean, shipwrecked off Taiwan, was mostly rescued, but only the radio operator Toyono was missing. Toyono, drifting at sea, was rescued by a smuggling ship. However, fearing the secret would leak, the leader Inomoto ordered the captain to kill him. But the captain left him a mysterious message to wait at the Ibo Jewellery Store on Okinawa Island before escaping him. Upon arriving in Okinawa, Toyono went to the jewellery store and heard from the owner that the captain said he would wait for a while so that he could definitely return to the mainland.

Okinawa Interlude

1959

Firefly Grass poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Firefly Grass

1954

A Woman's Life poster
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The film adaptation of Yuzo Yamamoto's novel tells the story of the difficult fate of a single mother in pre-war Japan.

A Woman's Life

1955

Hiroba no kōdoku poster
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Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta

Hiroba no kōdoku

1953

The Dawn of Judo poster
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No synopsis available yet.

The Dawn of Judo

1955

The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness poster
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In a certain port town, there is a group of young men called the Wakakusa-kai. The chairman Oda (Miki), member Ichiro Sonoda (Ishihama), his sister and music lover Keiko (Misora), Keiko's classmate Sachiko (Ota Chieko) and her brother Shoji (Yamada) meet enthusiastically to brighten the town and help themselves grow. Ichiro's family lives with his father and Keiko in a milk shop, but Keiko's desire to go to music school is unlikely to be fulfilled. Meanwhile, Shoji's father is trying to get Shoji and Keiko married.

The Days of Youth are Days of Sadness

1954

The Big Ambition poster
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No synopsis available yet.

The Big Ambition

1955

Love in the Mountains poster
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A mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl who does not know what a broken heart is, the attractive joy of first love, and separation is like parting with life. The mother-daughter duet with Isuzu Yamada attracted a lot of attention at that time. Haruko Wanibuchi, demonstrated rare attractiveness and pure charm by playing a heroine living in a beautiful and pure first love.

Love in the Mountains

1959

Age of Resistance poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Age of Resistance

1958

Arashi no naka no hōyō: Omokage wa Harukanari poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Arashi no naka no hōyō: Omokage wa Harukanari

1957

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow poster
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A young man hands in his notice at work and breaks up with his girlfriend in order to pursue his true nature and dream of shaping the world according to his own desires. Against all the odds, he manages to push through his business idea – the foundation of an airline. At the same time, his ex-girlfriend refuses to accept their separation and attempts to force her way back into his life by any means possible. He in turn feels attracted to a young woman, who turns out to be the wife of one of his airline investors and who has herself had a secret lover for several years.

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

1954

The Orchestra Sisters poster
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No synopsis available yet.

The Orchestra Sisters

1957