Jun Osanai — Actor (5)
The Sentimental Idiot (1956) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
人情馬鹿
director: Hiroshi Shimizu actor: Rieko Sumi / Kenji Sugawara
other title: O Idiota Sentimental / 人情馬鹿
Performing every night for an audience of male admirers, cabaret singer Yuri captures the attention of Yoshio Tsugawa, a motorcycle salesman who becomes hopelessly enchanted by the unattainable star. In his desperation to win her favor, Yoshio deceives his own customers to support Yuri’s glamorous lifestyle, ultimately ending up imprisoned for embezzlement.
Black Trump Card (1964) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
黒の切り札
director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Jirō Tamiya / Ken Utsui
other title: 黒の切り札
Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three people are sacrificed to his greed. The president of a small company who committed suicide, a Yakuza who died during the destruction of his territory, and a former viscount whose wife and property were stolen by Fukazawa. Their sons vowed to hunt down Fukazawa and take revenge.
A Woman's Life (1962) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
女の一生
other title: 女の一生
Based on Kaoru Morimoto oft performed 1945 play, a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo as Kei an abused orphaned girl that eventually finds sanctuary with a wealthy family that trades goods with China and becomes a successful businesswoman. Masumura dilutes the originally intended pro-Japan propaganda elements for a more anti-war approach.