Chishū Ryū — Actor (41)
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Miyamoto Musashi (1973) WikiData IMDb TMDB
宮本武蔵
director: Tai Katō actor: Hideki Takahashi / Jirō Tamiya …
other title: 宮本武蔵
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
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The Munekata Sisters (1950) IMDb TMDB
宗方姉妹
director: Yasujirō Ozu actor: Kinuyo Tanaka / Hideko Takamine …
other title: Le sorelle Munekata / As Irmãs Munekata …
Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
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Days of Youth (1929) IMDb TMDB
学生ロマンス　若き日
director: Yasujirō Ozu actor: Ichiro Yuki / Tatsuo Saitō …
other title: Giorni di gioventù / Jours de jeunesse …
University friends Ben and Shūichi unknowingly vie for the attention of the beautiful Chieko while on a skiing trip.
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Come Marry Me (1966) IMDb TMDB
お嫁においで
director: Ishirō Honda actor: Keiko Sawai / Yūzō Kayama …
other title: お嫁においで
Masako is a humble waitress who has a chance encounter with playboy Tamotsu. With the aid of his sister, Tamotsu seeks to win Masako's affection despite the disapproval of his wealthy parents and Masako's own feelings towards the working-class cabbie Noro.
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An Inn in Tokyo (1935) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
東京の宿
director: Yasujirō Ozu actor: Takeshi Sakamoto / Yoshiko Okada …
other title: Una locanda a Tokyo / Une auberge à Tokyo …
An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and befriends a woman and her daughter, who are in a similar predicament.
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And Then (1985)
それから
director: Yoshimitsu Morita actor: Yūsaku Matsuda / Miwako Fujitani …
other title: それから / Sorekara
Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and literature; his family is wealthy and can support his interests. When his friend Hiraoka returns with his wife Michiyo, problems arise.
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Until the End of the World (1991)
Bis ans Ende der Welt
director: Wim Wenders actor: Solveig Dommartin / William Hurt …
other title: Fino alla fine del mondo / Até ao Fim do Mundo …
In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention — a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.
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The Moon Has Risen (1955)
月は上りぬ
director: Kinuyo Tanaka actor: Chishū Ryū / Shūji Sano …
other title: Der Mond ist aufgegangen / La lune s'est levée …
Mokichi Asai is a widowed father living in Nara with three daughters—Chizuru, Ayako, and Setsuko. The youngest, Setsuko, plays matchmaker for her older sisters, leading to humorous and awkward romantic entanglements.