Eitarō Shindō — Actor (63)
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
一心太助 天下の一大事
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Hitomi Nakahara …
other title: 一心太助 天下の一大事
Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is ready to commit suicide. Tasuke learns that Kokichi's fiancee, Otoyo, was a chambermaid whom Kawakatsu abducted in order to make her his concubine and Tasuke feels compelled to right this wrong. Meanwhile Kawakatsu is dealing in black-market lumber and receiving kick-backs but unbeknownst to him he is under investigation by Lord Izu, one of the Shogun Elders. Will Tasuke be able to rescue Otoyo from the clutches of Lord Kawakatsu and can Lord Izu put an end to his money hungry evildoings.
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Wind, Woman and Road (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
風と女と旅鴉
director: Tai Katō actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Rentaro Mikuni …
other title: 風と女と旅鴉
A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the farmers transporting gold to the governor think they are about to be robbed as the two gamblers face off against each other swords in hand.
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Hibari the Traveling Performer (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ひばりの母恋いギター
director: Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Hibari Misora / Eitarō Shindō …
other title: ひばりの母恋いギター
Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?
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The Horse Boy (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
暴れん坊街道
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Shūji Sano / Isuzu Yamada …
other title: 暴れん坊街道
A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.
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The Lady of Musashino (1951) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
武蔵野夫人
director: Kenji Mizoguchi actor: Kinuyo Tanaka / Yukiko Todoroki …
other title: La signora Musashino / La Dame de Musashino …
In post-war Japan, Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.
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Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
楊貴妃
director: Kenji Mizoguchi actor: Machiko Kyō / Masayuki Mori …
other title: L'imperatrice Yang-Kwei-Fei / A Imperatriz Yang Kwei Fei …
In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.
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A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
浦島太郎の後裔
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Susumu Fujita / Hideko Takamine …
other title: Les Descendants de Taro Urashima / 浦島太郎の後裔
Reputedly based on Frank Capra’s 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, A Descendant of Tarô Urashima is about a repatriated soldier who becomes populist politician in the Japanese Happiness Party.
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The Way of Drama (1944) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
芝居道
director: Mikio Naruse actor: Kazuo Hasegawa / Isuzu Yamada …
other title: Le Chemin du drame / 芝居道
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.
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Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５ (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
次郎長社長と石松社員 安来ぶし道中
director: 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...