Sachio Sakai — Actor (59)
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Gorath (1962)
妖星ゴラス WikiData IMDb TMDB
Ishirō Honda actor: Ryō Ikebe / Yumi Shirakawa …
other title: Ufos zerstören die Erde / Le Choc des planètes …
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is enough to destroy the planet totally. A mission sent to observe Gorath is destroyed after the ship is drawn into the star, with a later mission barely escaping the same fate. However, Astronaut Tatsuma Kanai is left in a catatonic state due to his near death experience. Unable to destroy the invading star, Earth's scientists undertake a desperate plan to build giant rockets at the South Pole to move the planet out of Gorath's path before it is too late.
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Sudden Rain (1956)
驟雨 WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Mikio Naruse actor: Setsuko Hara / 佐野周二 …
other title: Pluie soudaine / Chaparrón …
Fumiko and Ryōtarō Namiki's marriage has gone stale, with both constantly arguing over what to do on a day off, or about her cutting out recipes from the newspaper before he finishes reading it. Their animosities are witnessed by Fumiko's niece Ayako, who visits to complain about her own husband's inattentiveness, and their new neighbours, the Imasatos.
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All Monsters Attack (1969)
ゴジラ・ミニラ・ガバラ オール怪獣大進撃 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Ishirō Honda actor: Tomonori Yazaki / Hideyo Amamoto …
other title: La vendetta di Godzilla / Godzilla: Attack All Monsters …
Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.
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Space Amoeba (1970)
ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦!南海の大怪獣
Ishirō Honda actor: Akira Kubo / Yukiko Kobayashi …
other title: Atom il mostro della galassia / Monster des Grauens greifen an …
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters — a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle — and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
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The Mysterians (1957)
地球防衛軍 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Ishirō Honda actor: Kenji Sahara / Yumi Shirakawa …
other title: I misteriani / Os Bárbaros Invadem a Terra …
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
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King Kong Escapes (1967)
キングコングの逆襲 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Ishirō Honda actor: Akira Takarada / Mie Hama …
other title: King Kong - Il gigante della foresta / King-Kong, Frankensteins Sohn …
An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
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Japan's Longest Day (1967)
日本のいちばん長い日
Kihachi Okamoto actor: Seiji Miyaguchi / Rokkō Toura …
other title: The Emperor and a General / Le jour le plus long du Japon …
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! WikiData IMDb TMDB
Terry O. Morse / Ishirō Honda actor: Raymond Burr / Takashi Shimura …
other title: Godzilla / Godzilla - König der Monster …
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call 'Godzilla'. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
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One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
素晴らしき日曜日 NeoDB
黑泽明 actor: 沼崎勋 / 中北千枝子 …
other title: 美好的星期天 / 素晴らしき日曜日 …
黑泽明电影的出场人物大都是盛气凌人的武士，但本片却一反常态，用愉快的笔触，写一对年轻充满忧愁的恋人在星期天怎样把种种烦恼抛诸脑后的经过。影片又是日本电影中第一部直接反映出年轻人对性的感受的作品，男主角雄造向情人昌子求爱的情节，令当时年轻观众看得意马心猿。一对小情人在废墟中幻想著未来经营小餐馆的场面，也叫人看得心往神怡。
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The Vampire Doll (1970)
幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Michio Yamamoto actor: Kayo Matsuo / Akira Nakao …
other title: A Noite do Vampiro / Legacy of Dracula …
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.
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King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
キングコング対ゴジラ IMDb TMDB Douban Bangumi
Ishirō Honda actor: Tadao Takashima / Kenji Sahara …
other title: Il trionfo di King Kong / Die Rückkehr des King Kong …
The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.
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Rise Against the Sword (1966)
暴れ豪右衛門 IMDb TMDB
Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshirō Mifune / Makoto Satō …
other title: 暴れ豪右衛門 / Rise against the sword
Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.
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The Last Gunfight (1960)
暗黒街の対決 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kihachi Okamoto actor: Toshirō Mifune / Koji Tsuruta …
other title: 暗黒街の対決 / Ankokugai no Taiketsu - The Last Gunfight …
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
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Westward Desperado (1960)
独立愚連隊西へ TMDB
Kihachi Okamoto actor: Makoto Satō / Yūzō Kayama …
other title: 独立愚連隊西へ
In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.
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Samurai Saga (1959)
或る剣豪の生涯 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshiro Mifune / Yōko Tsukasa …
other title: Samurai saga / 或る剣豪の生涯 …
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
続宮本武蔵　一乗寺の決闘
Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshirō Mifune / Koji Tsuruta …
other title: Samurai 2 - Duello al tempio Ichijoji / Duel à Ichijôji …
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.