Yachiyo Ōtori — Actor (6)
Mist and Shadows (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
霧と影
director: Teruo Ishii actor: Tetsuro Tamba / Tatsuo Umemiya
other title: 霧と影
A veteran reporter and a young journalist doggedly pursue clues through sheer persistence and intuition to unravel the mystery behind the sudden death of a teacher in the remote Hokuriku region. In pursuit of the truth, they are led to a web of corporate fraud, an inbred village, bundles of toilet paper, and flatfoots with something to hide as the bodies pile up.
Kandagawa (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
神田川
other title: 神田川
Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at a printing factory, and they come to learn the bitterness and sadness of love. The two live humbly by the River Kanda, but are viewed coldly by people around them.
Yakuza of Seki (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
関の弥太っぺ
other title: 関の弥太っぺ
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe brings her to safety, and from a distance keeps a watchful eye on her well being.
Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
八州遊侠伝 男の盃
director: Masahiro Makino actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Sonny Chiba
other title: 八州遊侠伝 男の盃 / Gambler Tales Of Hasshu: A Man'S Pledge
This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.
The Third Will (1963) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb
女系家族
director: 三隅研次 actor: 若尾文子 / 京町子
other title: Nyokei kazoku / 女系家族
A story about a wealthy family and the greed and selfishness of three daughters and relatives, after the passing of their old father.