Kusuo Abe — Actor (24)
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Chutaro of Banba (1955)
番場の忠太郎 IMDb TMDB
Nobuo Nakagawa actor: Tomisaburō Wakayama / Yōko Katsuragi …
other title: 番場の忠太郎
Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
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Yakuza Princess of Edo (1961)
花のお江戸のやくざ姫 IMDb TMDB
Eiichi Kudō actor: Hibari Misora / Kōtarō Satomi …
other title: 花のお江戸のやくざ姫
Tsukitaro, a young man who comes to Edo, meets a blind girl named Ochiyo. Ochiyo’s father, the grinder Yasujiro, was asked to sharpen a sword called Kongomaru, which was planned to be presented to the shogun Iemitsu, but he died due to a yakuza attack. In addition, the sword was stolen, and Ochiyo’s sister was also kidnapped.
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The Mysterious Cape (1963)
旗本退屈男　謎の竜神岬 IMDb TMDB
Yasushi Sasaki actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Kōtarō Satomi …
other title: 旗本退屈男　謎の竜神岬
Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he begins to suspect that things are not what they seem at Ryujin Misaki. Intent on discovering the truth, Saotome launches a private investigation.
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Samurai Hawk (1961)
旗本喧嘩鷹 IMDb TMDB
Nobuo Nakagawa actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Yumiko Hasegawa …
other title: 旗本喧嘩鷹
1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them.
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Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders (1961)
右門捕物帖　南蛮鮫 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ryutaro Otomo / Satomi Oka …
other title: 右門捕物帖　南蛮鮫 / Umon torimonocho: Nanbanzame
The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of Edo. With the capital on edge, master crimefighter Kondo Umon is brought in to try and solve the case. His illustrious career aside, Umon must risk his own life, time and time again in order to bring the culprit to justice. This mystery will keep you guessing until the exciting climax. Umon has a flair for the dramatic and will hopefully solve the case before more innocent victims have their lives claimed!
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia (1961)
若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿 IMDb TMDB
Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Satomi Oka …
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was brutally murdered with a harpoon. As usual, the Young Lord sets out to solve the case. However, most of the islanders have a grudge against Amimoto, and there are so many suspects that he is at his wits' end this time. Set against the beautiful sea of Izu and the majestic Mt. Mihara, the Young Lord's brilliant deductions and his secret sword Ichimonjo-Kakureshi cut through the mystery!
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Case of a Young Lord 4: Bridal Robe in Blood (1957)
若さま侍捕物帖 鮮血の晴着 IMDb TMDB
Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Kusuo Abe …
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖 鮮血の晴着
A murdered pawnbroker found clutching a blood-soaked wedding gown, the kidnapped daughter of a Shogun vassal, mysterious robberies, brutal killings, a vault with no key, a suspect killed while in police custody. This fragmented trail of clues could well be one of the most baffling cases that Young Lord has ever had to solve as he attempts to unravel the mystery and bring the guilty party to justice.
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Samurai Vagabonds (1960)
殿さま弥次喜多 IMDb TMDB
Tadashi Sawashima actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Katsuo Nakamura …
other title: 殿さま弥次喜多
On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga is plunged into a dispute with Tokugawa Yoshinao that will lead to one of them ascending the throne. This is an exciting and informative film that brings the brilliant history of Japan to the surface in a new light.
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Flowers on the Road (1961)
花かご道中 IMDb TMDB
Eiichi Kudō actor: Chiyonosuke Azuma / Satomi Oka …
other title: 花かご道中
Yae and Kiku, daughters of drapers in Edo, must travel to Kyoto in place of their sickly fathers to attend to some businesses affairs. On their way to Kyoto, the two ladies are ambushed by a group of bandits. However a good Samaritan named Santaro comes to their rescue. Santaro is aiding a young samurai named Sanshiro who is on an official mission to deliver a message to a noble in Kyoto. When Yae and Kiku discover that a gang of assassins is after Sanshiro, they decide to help Sanshiro to complete his mission.