Shirō Ōsaka — Actor (46)
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Hungry Soul, Part II (1956) IMDb TMDB
続・飢える魂
director: Yūzō Kawashima actor: Tatsuya Mihashi / Yōko Minamida …
other title: 続・飢える魂
A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
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Our Town (1956) IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
わが町
director: Yūzō Kawashima actor: Ryūtarō Tatsumi / Yōko Minamida …
other title: わが町 / 我们的城市 …
In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover had died of an illness, leaving a baby girl, Hatsue. Hatsue grows up beautifully and falls in love with Shintaro. But Takichi objects to their relationship...
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Hungry Soul (1956) IMDb TMDB NeoDB
飢える魂
director: Yūzō Kawashima actor: Tatsuya Mihashi / Yōko Minamida …
other title: 飢える魂
Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
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Battle of Roses (1950) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
薔薇合戦
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Kuniko Miyake / Setsuko Wakayama …
other title: La Bataille de roses / Batalla de rosas …
Following the death of Mr Masago, his wife Satomi loses the family's cosmetics company to Mr Mogy due to huge amount of withdrawal debt caused by her husband. Mogy blackmails Satomi's sister Hinako into marrying him, so he will not send Masago to jail, and Satomi wrongly understands that Hinako is dating Mogy.
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Yakuza of Seki (1963) IMDb TMDB
関の弥太っぺ
director: Kōsaku Yamashita actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Yukiyo Toake …
other title: 関の弥太っぺ
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he rescues a young girl, Osayo, whose father entrusts her to him with his dying wish. To honor his promise to Osayo's deceased father, Yatappe brings her to safety, and from a distance keeps a watchful eye on her well being.
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The Rambler in the Sunset (1960) IMDb TMDB
赤い夕陽の渡り鳥
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Akira Kobayashi / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 赤い夕陽の渡り鳥
The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy".
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Red Pier (1958) IMDb TMDB
赤い波止場
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Mie Kitahara …
other title: 赤い波止場
Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.
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A Man with Dragon Tattoos (1962) IMDb TMDB
花と竜
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 花と竜
In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across Japan. A vigorous young man with a look of fearless determination, sets foot on the northern part of Kyushu, an area where Yakuza thrived. His name is Kingoro Tamai (Yujiro Ishihara). With plans to travel the world, Kingoro worked diligently at a coal mine. His loyalty and hard work earned the respect of his peers, his courage won the heart of the beautiful Mon (Ruriko Asaoka), and his success evoked jealousy in his enemies.
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Dice and Swords (1968) IMDb TMDB
遊侠三国志　鉄火の花道
director: Akinori Matsuo actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Hideki Takahashi …
other title: 遊侠三国志　鉄火の花道
The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter Orin (Ruriko Asaoka) and the son of notorious Gyotoku clan, but Orin’s heart belonged to Shinjiro (Yujiro Ishihara), a member of her father’s clan.
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Alone Across the Pacific (1963) WikiData IMDb TMDB
太平洋ひとりぼっち
director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Masayuki Mori …
other title: Seul sur l'océan pacifique / 太平洋ひとりぼっち …
Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning, many unforeseen events will test his determination.
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Crossroad (1956) IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
死の十字路
director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Rentaro Mikuni / Michiyo Aratama …
other title: 死の十字路
Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt to perfect his crime, he drives to a remote quarry to bury his wife’s body, but along the way, he finds another dead body in the back of his car! Given no choice, Ise dumps both bodies. Meanwhile, Yoshie begins her search for her missing brother, Yoshihiko. After surprising twists and turns, Ise faces his fate.
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Yakuza Ladies (1986)
極道の妻たち
director: Hideo Gosha actor: Shima Iwashita / Rino Katase …
other title: Femmes de Yakuza / 極道の妻たち …
When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful gangs in Japan.
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Jakoman and Tetsu (1964)
ジャコ萬と鉄
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Ken Takakura / Tetsuro Tamba …
other title: Jakoman et Tetsu / ジャコ萬と鉄
In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.