Minoru Chiaki — Actor (55)
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20 Duels of Young Shingo: Conclusion (1963)
新吾二十番勝負　完結篇 IMDb TMDB
Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Yumiko Hasegawa …
other title: 新吾二十番勝負　完結篇
While on his journey through the countryside of Japan, Shingo encounters many people whose lives have been affected by his actions. Though the many duels he fought were intended to bring justice to those who sought to do evil, he is faced with the knowledge that his victories have also caused suffering amont the family members of his victims-leading him to question his life's philosophy. This superb film is the final chapter in this part of Shingo's story. A fitting tribute to his quest to be the supreme swordsman.
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Till Tomorrow Is (1962)
明日ある限り IMDb TMDB
Shirō Toyoda actor: Kyōko Kagawa / Shūji Sano …
other title: 明日ある限り
Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her condition proves permanent. Growing up, she faces stigma and danger but eventually finds hope and love with a fellow blind student.
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The Scarlet Cherry Lord (1958)
緋ざくら大名 IMDb TMDB
Tai Katō actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Keiko Okawa …
other title: 緋ざくら大名
Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to fall in love with. It turns out that she is just his prospective bride.
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Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
浪人八景 IMDb TMDB
Tai Katō actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Kōtarō Satomi …
other title: 浪人八景
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.
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A House in the Quarter (1963)
五番町夕霧楼 IMDb TMDB
Tomotaka Tasaka actor: Yoshiko Sakuma / Chōichirō Kawarasaki …
other title: 五番町夕霧楼
With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to serve Takamatsu, one of the brothel’s top customers. But while Takamatsu falls madly in love with Yuko, she finds herself attracted to a young priest named Kunugida. Torn by jealousy, Takamatsu hatches an evil plan to tear them apart.
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Won't Stand for Dying (1960)
殺られてたまるか WikiData IMDb TMDB
Eijirō Wakabayashi actor: Tatsuo Umemiya / Yoshiko Mita …
other title: 殺られてたまるか
The son of the murdered Yakuza, Kenji, at the request of his mother, worked in a stable company. However, soon the girl Kenji Amy, who was in favor of the director of the company, is sexually harassed by him. Kenji beats the director and resigns. He asks his brother Ryota, the manager of the cabaret, to find a job, but his brother refuses him, and he is taken in by Senba, a yakuza boss specializing in smuggling and drugs...
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia (1961)
若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿 IMDb TMDB
Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Satomi Oka …
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was brutally murdered with a harpoon. As usual, the Young Lord sets out to solve the case. However, most of the islanders have a grudge against Amimoto, and there are so many suspects that he is at his wits' end this time. Set against the beautiful sea of Izu and the majestic Mt. Mihara, the Young Lord's brilliant deductions and his secret sword Ichimonjo-Kakureshi cut through the mystery!