Hideyo Amamoto — Actor (67)
My Soul Is Slashed (1991) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
咬みつきたい
director: Shusuke Kaneko actor: Ken Ogata / Narumi Yasuda
other title: 咬みつきたい
A hospital accidentally gives a man Count Dracula's blood while trying to save his life. A year later, he's back from the dead, trying to right the wrongs of his life while trying to resist the urge to become a vampire.
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
エコエコアザラクII -BIRTH OF THE WIZARD-
other title: Eko Eko Azarak 2 - Birth of the Wizard / エコエコアザラクII -BIRTH OF THE WIZARD-
In Meiji-era Japan, a village of witches and wizards is slaughtered. Years later, an archaeologist discovers a mummy from the village, which reanimates, murders, then possesses his assistant. This evil spirit is now searching for Misa, who is protected by a survivor of the original massacre, known only as Saiga.
The Battle of Okinawa (1971) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦
other title: Kamikaze (Okinawa Zero) / A Batalha de Okinawa
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.
Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (2000) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
ケイゾク/映画 Beautiful Dreamer
other title: Keizoku - Ungelöste Morde / ケイゾク/映画 Beautiful Dreamer
Graduating at the top of her class, elite detective candidate Jun Shibata is transferred to the section that handles cases deemed "unsolvable" by the department. Her partner, though a well-respected and experienced detective, has grown complacent after unsuccesfully pursuing these cases that many consider an exercise in futility. With her upper class breeding, her colleagues don't expect much from her either, but she suprises them all with her motivation and astounding powers of deduction. Well-constructed mysteries and colorful characters abound in this stylish and edgy police drama.
Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints (1994) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
江戸川乱歩劇場 押繪と旅する男
other title: 江戸川乱歩劇場 押繪と旅する男
At the beginning of the Showa era, a man who was captivated by a girl he saw through a telescope locked her in a "painting". Visualization based on Rampo's "Oshie and Traveling Man". Released in 1994 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Rampo's birth.
Blueprint of Murder (1961) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
暗黒街の弾痕
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Yūzō Kayama / Makoto Satō
other title: 暗黒街の弾痕
Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother is an automobile tester for Komatsu Motors which has a fatal accident. As his brother investigates the "Accident" with his old college friend (makoto Sato), now a reporter... They stumble across murder, espionage and cover-ups. High-class night club, femme fatale, and a "Blueprint of Murder" all adds up to a bigger plot then first expected.
The Killing Bottle (1967) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
国際秘密警察 絶体絶命
other title: 国際秘密警察 絶体絶命
In Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a group bent on assassinating the Prime Minister of Buddhabal. ISP Agents Carter and Kitami are assigned to the case. When the Prime Minister arrives in Tokyo for a friendship visit, Carter and Kitami are on hand to protect him. On hand, too, are assorted ZZZ blackguards. Several attempts on the Prime Minister's life fail, until finally the ZZZ introduces a new device designed to eliminate not only the Prime Minister but the ISP Agents as well: THE KILLING BOTTLE, then, is a pocket-sized container filled with a substance that can expand to thousands of times its size and throttle its victim, then disappear leaving only the corpse.
Fort Graveyard (1965) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
血と砂
other title: 血と砂
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band. Kosugi must somehow prepare his inept soldiers for the rigors of combat.
Mighty Jack (1987) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Mighty Jack
director: Kazuho Mitsuta actor: Hideaki Nitani / Naoko Kubo
The organization Mighty Jack is formed to combat the criminal syndicate known as "Q", and are given a large array of advanced weapons, chief among them being a high-tech submarine. Harold Hatari is abducted by Q, and Mighty Jack is dispatched to rescue him. Hatari is interrogated and threatened with blinding lights, but the Mighty Jack crew rescue him in the nick of time. Later, Q is discovered to be using "hot ice" (water that remains solid at room temperature) to create weapons and a secret ocean base disguised as an iceberg (though it's not precisely clear how hot ice could be a major world threat). Q then attempts to take over the Mighty Jack sub.
Daredevil in the Castle (1961) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
大阪城物語
director: Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshirō Mifune / Kyōko Kagawa
other title: 大阪城物語 / The Story of Osaka Castle
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
The Three Treasures (1959) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
日本誕生
director: Hiroshi Inagaki actor: Toshirō Mifune / Takashi Shimura
other title: Os 3 Tesouros / 日本誕生
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.
Blood Type: Blue (1978) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
ブルークリスマス
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Hiroshi Katsuno / Keiko Takeshita
other title: Blue Christmas / ブルークリスマス
UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new "blue-bloods" being persecuted by the rest of mankind, and eventually certain all-too-familiar measures begin to be taken against them.