Jirō Tamiya — Actor (52)
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Back Stairways (1965)
裏階段 IMDb TMDB
Umetsugu Inoue actor: Jirō Tamiya / Yōko Tsukasa …
other title: 裏階段
A young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
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Black Trump Card (1964)
黒の切り札 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Umetsugu Inoue actor: Jirō Tamiya / Ken Utsui …
other title: 黒の切り札
Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died during the destruction of his territory, and a former viscount whose wife and property were stolen by Fukazawa. Their sons vowed to hunt down Fukazawa and take revenge.
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3,000 Kilometer Trap (1971)
3000キロの罠 IMDb TMDB
Jun Fukuda actor: Jirō Tamiya / Kaori Taniguchi …
other title: 3000キロの罠
A young man has to deliver a Mitsubishi Galant GTO from Kagoshima (on the southern tip of the southern Japanese island of Kyushu) 3000 kilometers across the length of Japan to the northern island of Hokkaido.
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Goodbye, Hello (1959)
あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は IMDb TMDB
Kon Ichikawa actor: Ayako Wakao / Shin Saburi …
other title: あなたと私の合言葉 さようなら、今日は
Kazuko and Umeko have been friends since college. They are modern businesswomen who have many obligations in life and are not ready for marriage. Their families think differently and strive to arrange their personal happiness.
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Theater Of Life (1972)
人生劇場 青春・愛欲・残侠篇 IMDb TMDB
Tai Katō actor: Muga Takewaki / Jirō Tamiya …
other title: 人生劇場 青春・愛欲・残侠篇
Centred on Aonari Hyokichi, a young literary man with aspirations to become a writer, and the surrounding people, including Kira Tsuneo and Tobigashikaku.
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Miyamoto Musashi (1973)
宮本武蔵 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Tai Katō actor: Hideki Takahashi / Jirō Tamiya …
other title: 宮本武蔵
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
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Cobra 2 (1976)
撃たれる前に撃て！ IMDb TMDB
Umetsugu Inoue actor: Jirō Tamiya / Keiko Matsuzaka …
other title: 撃たれる前に撃て！
A Datsun driving, face-punching moody super-cop Cobra Cumera battles homicidal mobsters intent on causing mayhem and trouble in beautifully shot Tokyo. Complete with strippers, muggins, drugs, car chases, bouncy pop tunes, freak-outs, and a saucy lady assassin.