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The Actress and the Three Rascals (1962) IMDb TMDB

女と三悪人

director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Shintarō Katsu …

other title: 女と三悪人

A theater troupe in Ryogoku, Edo, is led by a female troupe leader. Ryoun, a monk who oversees street performers, and Tsuruki, a ronin who plays the musical accompaniment for the troupe, are both in love with her.

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Mission Accomplished (1960) TMDB

濡れ髪喧嘩旅

director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Keizō Kawasaki …

other title: 濡れ髪喧嘩旅

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Mangorō Tengu (1957) TMDB

万五郎天狗

director: Kazuo Mori actor: Michiko Ono / Yōko Uraji …

other title: 万五郎天狗

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Inazuma Kaidō (1957) WikiData IMDb TMDB

稲妻街道

director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Ryūji Shinagawa …

other title: 稲妻街道

1957 film by Kazuo Mori

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Lord Tadanao (1960) IMDb TMDB

忠直卿行状記

director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Katsuhiko Kobayashi …

other title: 忠直卿行状記

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Yataro’s Travel Hat (1957) IMDb TMDB

弥太郎笠

director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Yōko Uraji …

other title: 弥太郎笠

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The Phantom Samurai (1961) IMDb TMDB

かげろう侍

director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Reiko Fujiwara …

other title: かげろう侍

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Freelance Samurai (1957) WikiData IMDb TMDB

桃太郎侍

director: Kenji Misumi actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Yōko Uraji …

other title: 桃太郎侍 / Momotarō le samouraï

One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach Boy.

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The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) IMDb TMDB

四谷怪談

director: Kenji Misumi actor: Kazuo Hasegawa / Yasuko Nakada …

other title: 四谷怪談

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

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Ojo-kichiza (1959) IMDb TMDB

お嬢吉三

director: Tokuzō Tanaka actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Ryūzō Shimada …

other title: お嬢吉三

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A Woman's Life (1962) IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB

女の一生

director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Machiko Kyō / Chieko Higashiyama …

other title: 女の一生 / 女人的一生 …

Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.

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Bad Reputation Returns (1961) IMDb TMDB

続 悪名

director: Tokuzō Tanaka actor: Shintarō Katsu / Jirō Tamiya …

other title: 続 悪名