Chieko Naniwa — Actor (20)
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The Fencing Master (1962)
殺陣師段平 IMDb TMDB
Shunkai Mizuho actor: Ganjirō Nakamura II / Raizō Ichikawa …
other title: 殺陣師段平
The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives for swordfighting – he was once a renowned kabuki swordfight choreographer, and as the Chairman of the New National Theatre Company, he wants nothing more than to choreograph the swordfights for the modern plays put on by the company.
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Till Tomorrow Is (1962)
明日ある限り IMDb TMDB
Shirō Toyoda actor: Kyōko Kagawa / Shūji Sano …
other title: 明日ある限り
Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent. Growing up, she faces stigma and danger but eventually finds hope and love with a fellow blind student.
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The Sentimental Idiot (1956)
人情馬鹿 IMDb TMDB
Hiroshi Shimizu actor: Rieko Sumi / Kenji Sugawara …
other title: O Idiota Sentimental / 人情馬鹿
Performing every night for an audience of male admirers, cabaret singer Yuri captures the attention of Yoshio Tsugawa, a motorcycle salesman who becomes hopelessly enchanted by the unattainable star. In his desperation to win her favor, Yoshio deceives his own customers to support Yuri’s glamorous lifestyle, ultimately ending up imprisoned for embezzlement.
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An Osaka Story (1957)
大阪物語 IMDb TMDB
Kōzaburō Yoshimura actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Shintarō Katsu …
other title: Uma história sobre Osaka / Une histoire d'Osaka …
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.
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In Search of Mother (1962)
瞼の母 IMDb TMDB
Tai Katō actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Hiroki Matsukata …
other title: 瞼の母
Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in Edo (Tokyo), he travels there, intent on finding her and leaving the swordsman's life behind. But a team of rival gangsters is hot on his heels.
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Room for Let (1959)
貸間あり IMDb TMDB
Yūzō Kawashima actor: Frankie Sakai / Chikage Awashima …
other title: 貸間あり
When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
浪花の恋の物語
Tomu Uchida actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Ineko Arima …
other title: 浪花の恋の物語 / 浪花的恋爱物语 …
Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her, he steals money from his employer to buy her freedom himself. Now hunted criminals, the lovers flee toward Yamato, pursued by the law.
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Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５ (1963)
次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中 IMDb TMDB
Masaharu Segawa actor: Eitarō Shindō / Katsuo Nakamura …
other title: 次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
Shimizu Jirocho, the president, manages two businesses: Izumo Kanko-sha and the group inn "Daikokuya." There is a system where customers from Izumo Kanko-sha are directly sent to Daikokuya. President Jirocho learns that the geishas he is fond of, including Mari Chiyotachi, are going to Izumo to participate in the Ankai-bushi Concours...
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Sound in the Mist (1956)
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Hiroshi Shimizu actor: Ken Uehara / Michiyo Kogure …
other title: O Som do Nevoeiro / Le Chant de la brume …
In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night, Kazuhiko's wife Kazuyo comes to see them and confronts the professor about his extramarital affair, and Tsuruko, an inevitable witness to the confrontation, leaves the professor the following morning. Over the next decade, whenever he visits the mountain cabin every autumn equinox, the memory of Tsuruko will forever haunt Kazuhiko...