Chishū Ryū — Actor (39)
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Flower and Dragon (1973) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
花と龍・青雲篇、愛憎篇、怒濤篇
director: Tai Katō actor: Tetsuya Watari / Yoshiko Kayama …
other title: 花と龍・青雲篇、愛憎篇、怒濤篇
Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.
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Where Spring Comes Late (1970) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
家族
director: Yoji Yamada actor: Chieko Baisho / Hisashi Igawa …
other title: 家族 / Kazoku …
The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.
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The Black Sheep (1967) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
青春の海
director: Shōgorō Nishimura actor: Sayuri Yoshinaga / Tetsuya Watari …
other title: 青春の海
Young female teacher Kyoko Miyake relocates to a small seaside town with her runaway little sister, but their new life is complicated by hoodlum-like Jiro Yamazaki (the black sheep of the title) who is related to the family hosting them and whom they keep running into, but can't help but to feel sympathy for. Of course, rumours start fast in a small town, but delightfully she doesn't really care at all. This is another very solid Shogoro Nishimura film.
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A Mother Should Be Loved (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
母を恋はずや
director: Yasujirō Ozu actor: Yukichi Iwata / Mitsuko Yoshikawa …
other title: Una madre dovrebbe essere amata / L'Amour d'une mère …
A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unaware of the revelation, resents his mother for always punishing him more severely than his stepsibling.
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I Flunked, But... (1930) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
落第はしたけれど
director: Yasujirō Ozu actor: Tatsuo Saitō / Kaoru Futaba …
other title: Sono stato bocciato ma... / J'ai été recalé, mais… …
After the plans of a group of college students to cheat on their final exams goes awry, they're left to reassess their lives and educations and get back on track.
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Port of Flowers (1943) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
花咲く港
director: Keisuke Kinoshita actor: Eitarō Ozawa / Ken Uehara …
other title: Le Port fleuri / 花咲く港
The sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at the outset of World War II. But the hustlers’ plan backfires when they come down with severe cases of conscience. Keisuke Kinoshita’s directorial debut is a breezy, warmhearted, and often very funny crowd-pleaser that’s a testament to the filmmaker’s faith in people.
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Home from the Sea (1972) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
故郷
director: Yoji Yamada actor: Chieko Baisho / Hisashi Igawa …
other title: Home from the sea / 故郷
On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but impossible to continue their chosen living style, and they are forced to leave their beloved hometown in search of a brighter future. But their hometown lingers on their hearts, and they dream of a time when they may once again return.
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Home Sweet Home (1951) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
我が家は樂し
director: Noboru Nakamura actor: Chishū Ryū / Isuzu Yamada …
other title: 我が家は樂し
The Ueki family may not be wealthy, but smiles are never in short supply. The father is awarded prize money for 25 years of service to his workplace, but has it stolen on the way home from the ceremony...
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Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
波の盆
director: Akio Jissoji actor: Chishū Ryū / Haruko Katō …
other title: 波の盆
The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89 and still living in Hawaii he is visited by his granddaughter who brings him a letter from his disinherited and recently dead son. This brings back memories of his life with his wife and family following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in particular of his son who had gone off to join the war for the Americans.