Chiezo Kataoka — Actor (79)
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The Edo Official and Apprentice (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Chizuru Kitagawa …
other title: 江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!
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G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape (1950) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
にっぽんGメン 第二話 難船﨑の血闘
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Utaemon Ichikawa …
other title: にっぽんGメン 第二話 難船﨑の血闘
The second part of an action-packed action movie about the struggle between smugglers, the Japanese Coast Guard and G-men. Having caught a suspicious radio signal, the coast Guard discovers that a smuggling transaction is taking place and goes to the place. It was supposed to be a big catch, but they lose sight of the smugglers by finding and rescuing a woman drowning in the sea. The rescued woman says she jumped into the sea while escaping from a slaver's boat... A luxury version featuring the two main stars of the Toei company – Chiezo Kataoka and Utaemon Ichikawa.
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G-Men of Japan (1948) [Movie] TMDB
にっぽんGメン
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Ichirō Izawa …
other title: にっぽんGメン
The investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative team to uncover a series of frequent gang robberies and car gangs... This is the first film in the Nippon G-Men series, of which four more films were later released.
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The Kuroda Affair (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
黒田騒動
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Ryutaro Otomo …
other title: 黒田騒動
This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As his clan’s new leader, Tadayuki, becomes increasingly militant in his opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate, Daizen is forced to reconcile his loyalty to the clan with his loyalty to Tadayuki, who seems dead set on entangling the clan in destructive conflict. The Kuroda Affair’s mise-en-scène is said to have influenced future Toei director Eiichi Kudo. The film also features two of the greatest stars of Japanese period cinema, Chiezo Kataoka and Ryutaro Otomo.
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Rebellion from Below (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
逆襲獄門砦
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Harue Akagi …
other title: 逆襲獄門砦
A master hunter is driven to defiance after a tyrannical magistrate's cruelty pushes his community to its breaking point. His expert skill with a bow becomes the rallying point for a group of oppressed peasants and prisoners seeking justice. Together, they stage a fierce, collective uprising to storm the local stronghold and overthrow their corrupt rulers.
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Souls in the Moonlight III (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
大菩薩峠 完結篇
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Yumiko Hasegawa …
other title: Le Passage du grand Bouddha III / 大菩薩峠 完結篇
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion of the famed Jidaigeki series is an amazing film, with a completely different perspective on the story from the later versions. While the international audience is more familiar with the “Sword of Doom” and “Satan’s Sword” versions of Daibosatsu Toge (The Great Bodhisattva Pass), the “Souls in the Moonlight” trilogy casts an entirely different light on Ryunosuke and his motives. Can this brutal killer be brought to justice, or is living his life as a blind wanderer a more terrible fate? His sword skills have not diminished, nor has his desire to kill!
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Souls in the Moonlight II (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
大菩薩峠 第二部
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Michiyo Kogure …
other title: Le Passage du grand Bouddha II / 大菩薩峠 第二部
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explosion and further injured from a fall, the master swordsman is taken in by Otoyo, a woman who falls in love with him. Under Otoyo’s dedicated care, Ryunosuke’s physical and emotional wounds seem to heal. However, deep inside, the demons that drive him to kill yearn to resurface. Meanwhile he is being pursued by Utsugi Hyoma, a young samurai seeking to avenge his brother’s death at Tsukue’s hands. Hyoma is being aided along the way by the clever thief Shichibei.
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Hero of the Red Light District (1960) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
妖刀物語 花の吉原百人斬り
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Yoshie Mizutani …
other title: Meurtre à Yoshiwara / 妖刀物語 花の吉原百人斬り …
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.