Ryōzō Kasahara — Playwright (42)
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Kamishibai Showa History: The Golden Bat is Here (1972) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
紙芝居昭和史 黄金バットがやって来る
director: Katsumune Ishida actor: Keiju Kobayashi / Kazuko Ichikawa …
other title: 紙芝居昭和史 黄金バットがやって来る
The dramatized tale of the 1935 creation of Japan's first superhero, the "Golden Bat", alongside the changes during and after the Second World War, not just to the hero himself, but the art of "kamishibai" picture stories that he originated from.
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Song of Sado (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
おけさ唄えば
director: Kazuo Mori actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Yukio Hashi …
other title: おけさ唄えば
Sentaro (Raizo Ichikawa) from Ipponmatsu sets out to commit evil and gain dignity, but his good-natured nature does not allow him to do anything bad. Along the way, Sentaro saves a young woman named Okimi (Yuko Miki) from a bad womanizer and meets a Yakuza named Katsugoro (Yoshie Mizutani). He then visits Katsugoro boss Kanjiro Inariyama (Ganjiro Nakamura II) to train to be a yakuza, but to his surprise discovers that Katsugoro is Kanjiro's only daughter, Okatsu. He also finds out that the young yakuza working in Kanjiro's house is his younger brother Hanji (Yukio Hashi). Then the Shigezo family, who had been annoying Kanjiro for a long time, set fire to his gambling hall!
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Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
ひばり捕物帖　自雷也小判
director: Kinnosuke Fukada actor: Hibari Misora / Kōtarō Satomi …
other title: ひばり捕物帖　自雷也小判
A princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to be quite dull, so she takes on another identity and lives in a small house in Edo pretending to be a singer but all the while she is actually a Shogunate Detective. Framed by a crooked magistrate for a crime she did not commit, Oshichi must clear her name of false charges after a woman helps to lead a prison break of the notorious Oshu Remnants. Meanwhile the magistrate, Lord Kai, conspires to be rid of her brother, Clan Elder, Lord Abe Iyo. Her only clue is an ornate dagger with a handle made of golden coins.
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Detective Duel (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ひばりの花形探偵合戦
director: Yasushi Sasaki actor: Hibari Misora / Ken Takakura …
other title: ひばりの花形探偵合戦
A friendly rivalry turns into romance for Yukiko, an elite female detective, and a handsome private eye named Mitamura while both are investigating the missing person's case from a wealthy family.
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With Songs in My Heart (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
希望の乙女
director: Yasushi Sasaki actor: Hibari Misora / Ken Takakura …
other title: 希望の乙女
Sayuri, a young woman born to a simple life on a farm, moves to Tokyo to pursue a life long dream of becoming a singer. Through dance, music, and songs, this story shows how a girl raised on a farm was able to make her dream a reality, with the love of those around her.
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
べらんめえ芸者
director: Eiichi Koishi actor: Hibari Misora / Shinjirō Ehara …
other title: べらんめえ芸者
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint (1968) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
続やくざ坊主
director: Kazuo Ikehiro actor: Shintarō Katsu / Yukiji Asaoka …
other title: 続やくざ坊主
It’s cross and double-cross in these further adventures of Ryuzen, the wayward priest played by Katsu Shintaro as he tries to help a woman who may be the heir to a fortune get what is rightfully hers. Matsuo Kayo, who first rose to international stardom as ‘the supreme ninja’ in “Shogun Assassin” gives an outstanding performance in this clever and exciting caper tale set in the samurai era. Ryuzen agrees to help her, but is he just in it for himself, and is she really who she claims to be? When they come up against Boss Tobei it’s a virtual free-for-all as everyone struggles to walk away with a fortune in gold!
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College Champ (1962) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
日本一の若大将
director: Jun Fukuda actor: Yūzō Kayama / Yuriko Hoshi …
other title: 日本一の若大将 / Nihon ichi no wakadaishô
Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He has his eyes set on nationals in the fall, until one day he runs into a young woman who's fallen into trouble with the Lightning Gang...