Hitomi Nakahara — Actor (40)
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Three-Headed Tower (1956) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
三つ首塔
director: Tsuneo Kobayashi / Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Hizuru Takachiho …
other title: 三つ首塔 / Three Headed Tower
Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the conditions of the will. One month later after, Takato Shunsaku is found. Murdered. At the birthday party of Otone's uncle. With Shunsaku dead and thus making it impossible for Otone to marry him, the inheritence is to split amongst all (living) family members. And yes, as always, that means that the potential successors get killed off one by one. But Kosuke Kindaichi is on the trail...
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Noble Tasuke (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
江戸の名物男　一心太助
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Ryūnosuke Tsukigata …
other title: 江戸の名物男　一心太助
The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted when a small child runs into the street, a crime punishable by execution. One man steps forward to save her life by putting his on the line. Brave and compassionate Isshin Tasuke has come into the limelight as a hero of legendary proportions. His uncanny resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu will lead to many adventures that formed on of the great series in Japanese cinema. With his intelligence and personality, Tasuke seeks to intervene in the struggle between opposing factions in the Shogun's Ruling Council.
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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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A Fishwife's Tale (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
魚河岸の女石松
director: Eiichi Kudō actor: Hibari Misora / Hitomi Nakahara …
other title: 魚河岸の女石松
Hibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
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In Search of Mother (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
瞼の母
director: 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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The Kuroda Affair (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
黒田騒動
director: Tomu Uchida actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Ryutaro Otomo …
other title: 黒田騒動
This adaptation of a Hideji Hojo novel, about the historical uprising of the Kuroda clan in 1633, is told through the eyes of retainer, Daizen. As his clan’s new leader, Tadayuki, becomes increasingly militant in his opposition to the Tokugawa shogunate, Daizen is forced to reconcile his loyalty to the clan with his loyalty to Tadayuki, who seems dead set on entangling the clan in destructive conflict. The Kuroda Affair’s mise-en-scène is said to have influenced future Toei director Eiichi Kudo. The film also features two of the greatest stars of Japanese period cinema, Chiezo Kataoka and Ryutaro Otomo.
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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...
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The Challenge (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
誇り高き挑戦
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tatsuo Umemiya …
other title: Défi d'amour propre – Fierté agressive / 誇り高き挑戦 …
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
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Man with a Funky Hat: The 20,000,000 Yen Arm (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
ファンキーハットの快男児　２千万円の腕
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Sonny Chiba / Hitomi Nakahara …
other title: Le Type au drôle de chapeau : Le Bras de vingt millions de yens / ファンキーハットの快男児　２千万円の腕 …
Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba returns as the reckless son of a private detective takes on the case of a minor league baseball pitcher who disappears right before signing a contract into the major leagues. Meanwhile, the body of an orthopedist is discovered in the river.
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Man with the Funky Hat (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
ファンキーハットの快男児
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Sonny Chiba / Hitomi Nakahara …
other title: Le Type au drôle de chapeau / ファンキーハットの快男児 …
Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping.