
Acting
Nekohachi Edoya
Born — Died
1921-10-01 — 2001-12-10
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
25 titles
Nekohachi Edoya, affectionately known as "Edo Neko," was a talented impressionist and actor who was affiliated with the Rakugo Geijutsu Kyokai (Rakugo Art Association). He was born on October 1, 1921, and his real name was Roku-ro Okada, a name given due to being the sixth son. His legacy left a lasting impact on the world of entertainment. During the tragic events of the Hiroshima atomic bombing on August 6, 1945, Nekohachi was just 23 years old and serving in the Japanese Army's Naval Artillery Regiment No. 1 (Dawn 2953 Unit) stationed in Ujina, which is now part of Minami Ward in Hiroshima City. He held the position of Corporal Rokuro Okada. On that fateful morning, he had plans to meet …
Known for
7.8Hasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates reformed criminals as informants to solve difficult crimes.
Onihei Hankachō
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
時間ですよ
1970
7.2When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
The Funeral
1984
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
1958
4.7A beautiful day Rokurou, a student, was to masturbate when a beautiful girl knocks on his door: You need a girl? And so begins the story. Rokurou did not know what it was that this beautiful girl was from a millionaire family.
I'm All Yours
1985
6.5A story about the lives of young aspiring dancers who strive to create their own musical about stray cats.
Cats on Park Avenue
1989
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
7.1Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts, his publisher shows him a newspaper with an account of events just like his forbidden story. As the film progresses, fantasy and reality intermingle in a tale that draws heavily on influences from Poe and Stoker's Dracula. The film's strongly Expressionistic direction skillfully combines a variety of media (animation, computer-generated imagery, grainy black-and-white fast film stock, color negatives) for artistic effect.
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
9.0A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.
Onihei's Detective Records
1995
1980s · 8 titles
7.2When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.
The Funeral
1984
4.7A beautiful day Rokurou, a student, was to masturbate when a beautiful girl knocks on his door: You need a girl? And so begins the story. Rokurou did not know what it was that this beautiful girl was from a millionaire family.
I'm All Yours
1985
6.5A story about the lives of young aspiring dancers who strive to create their own musical about stray cats.
Cats on Park Avenue
1989
6.5A story about the lives of young aspiring dancers who strive to create their own musical about stray cats.
Cats on Park Avenue
1989
7.5Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along with his wife Eri, Densuke befriends an elderly man named Ichinosuke Suzuki. Ichinosuke is a lonely and old man who learns to enjoy life again through his friendship with Densuke. Meanwhile, Densuke is completely unaware that Ichinosuke is the boss of his construction company. The two men become friends through their shared passion for fishing.
Free and Easy
1988
NRSent to an institution for mentally handicapped children by his parents, he began creating artworks using torn strips of paper. After running away to avoid army conscription, he began his wanderings around Japan, encountering many scenes which he would recreate as torn paper art from his amazing photographic memory.
The Wandering of the Naked General: The Kiyoshi Yamashita Story
1981
8.0In one of the districts of Tokyo, an old school is planned to be torn down after the summer holidays. The only person who is seriously worried about this is the Japanese language teacher Nakajima. He decides to hold special additional classes for the lagging students during the summer holidays, which they will keep as a memento of the old school.
Sensei
1989
1982 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
Yukko no Okurimono: Cosmos no Yō ni
1982
1970s · 2 titles
1960s · 4 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman
1960
NRWinter holidays at the university. Eikichi visits a city in the north of the country, the hometown of Yuko, a classmate for whom he has feelings. However, Yuko, having returned home, has just become engaged to a local young man, and the sudden appearance of Eikichi makes others worry that their good relationship will be spoiled. An epic about pure love, which tells the story of a man who leaves his beloved woman, praying for her happiness. Adapted from the novel "Kiri no Naka no Shojo" Yojiro Ishizaka.
Journey to the North
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tomo o okuru uta
1966
NR1962 Japanese movie
Daigaku kazoe uta senpai kōhai
1962
1950s · 5 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Laugh-Filled Detective Story
1958
6.5Once upon a time, Okuro (Ayako Wakao), a young female racoon, lived poorly with her drunken father. One day after they disguised themselves as parasols, they were wrongly brought to the Racoon Palace, where the young racoon princess (also Ayako Wakao) made a mess of her arranged marriage with the beautiful racoon prince (Raizô Ichikawa). Pretty princess ran away. In order not to spoil the promising marriage, people tried to make use of resemblances between Okuro and the princess. Before long, Okuro and the Prince fell in love with each other...
Enchanted Princess
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Bride Is Waiting
1957




