Tomoyuki Tanaka — Producer (65)
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Admiral Yamamoto (1968) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
director: Seiji Maruyama actor: Toshirō Mifune / Yūzō Kayama …
other title: Almirante Yamamoto / 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 …
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
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The Retreat from Kiska (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
太平洋奇跡の作戦　キスカ
director: Seiji Maruyama actor: Toshirō Mifune / So Yamamura …
other title: 太平洋奇跡の作戦　キスカ / Taiheiyō Kiseki no Sakusen Kisuka
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
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Whirlwind (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
士魂魔道 大龍巻
director: Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshirō Mifune / Akihiko Hirata …
other title: Tourbillon / 士魂魔道 大龍巻
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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Young Swordsman (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
秘剣
director: Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Matsumoto Hakuō II / Hiroyuki Nagato …
other title: 秘剣
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
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The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
孫悟空
director: Kajirō Yamamoto actor: Norihei Miki / Reiko Dan …
other title: 孫悟空 / Monkey Sun
The mythical adventures of the legendary Chinese trickster Monkey, who must outwit a variety of wily demons who stand in the way of him and his fellow Buddhist travelers. Though portrayed as a literal, if rather anthropomorphized, monkey in the original legends, this film substitutes the spindly comic actor Norihei Miki, sans makeup.
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Counterstroke (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
吼えろ脱獄囚
director: Jun Fukuda actor: Makoto Satō / Yōsuke Natsuki …
other title: 吼えろ脱獄囚
Ryusuke and Joe Oki escape from prison. Ryusuke was incarcerated for killing his younger brother Yasuhiko, who was a bouncer at the cabaret "Three Cats" and Junko's lover who worked at the same restaurant. Of course, Ryusuke did not commit this crime...
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The Mad Atlantic (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
怒涛一万浬
director: Jun Fukuda actor: Toshirō Mifune / Tatsuya Mihashi …
other title: 怒涛一万浬 / 10,000 Miles of Stormy Seas …
Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they ever have, creating enmity and exhaustion. Just when the ship has taken a huge catch of tuna in its nets, Murakami learns that his ship is the only one in position to rescue the crew of another ship, sinking in a storm. He must choose between saving the catch or saving lives. Either choice may mean his ruin.
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Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
五十万人の遺産
director: Toshirō Mifune actor: Toshirō Mifune / Tatsuya Mihashi …
other title: L'héritage des 500 000 / 五十万人の遺産 …
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.
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Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
顔役暁に死す
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Yūzō Kayama / Kumi Mizuno …
other title: 顔役暁に死す
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and gets involved with two opposing yakuza gangs.
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The Big Boss (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
暗黒街の顔役
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Koji Tsuruta / Seizaburō Kawazu …
other title: 暗黒街の顔役 / Ombres dans la nuit
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
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Three Women of the North (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
北の三人
director: Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Setsuko Hara / Hideko Takamine …
other title: 北の三人
The story of an airport and its air traffic control crew in a remote and northern Japanese town. Three of the air traffic controllers are female with one of them working with her dead fiancé's sister. The engaged man had gone to war and never returned.