Sanae Nakahara — Actor (26)
Song of the Devil (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
鬼の詩
director: Tetsutaro Murano actor: Saburo Date / Giichi Fujimoto
other title: 鬼の詩
Bakyo is a talented but unsuccessful rakugo artist. The very successful Rokyu wants to take Bakyo under his wings, but Bakyo refuses, claiming that Rokyu's rakugo is compromised by the elements of kabuki. But Bakyo changes his mind and determines to learn (or steal) Rokyu's craft and makes it his own.
The Rambling Guitarist (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
ギターを持った渡り鳥
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Akira Kobayashi / Joe Shishido
other title: ギターを持った渡り鳥 / The Wandering Guitarist
Arriving in the town of Hakodate, a wandering musician, Shinji Taki, is soon recruited by the local gang as a hired hand. However, with the arrival of a sinister gunman, Taki's mysterious past catches up with him.
The Threat (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
脅迫
other title: Chantage / 脅迫
Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an advertising agency and lives quietly with his family. They will force him to collect the child's ransom for them.
Female Ninja Magic (1964) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
くノ一忍法
director: Sadao Nakajima actor: Yumiko Nogawa / Sanae Nakahara
other title: くノ一忍法 / Kunoichi ninpō
In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descendents would end, he impregnates one of five Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in hopes of continuing the bloodline. Princess Sen and the five female ninja escape from Osaka castle by blending in with the handmaidens. Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu who was supposed to rule all under the heavens was informed of this secret. So Ieyasu orders five samurai of the Iga Ninja clan (brought by Hattori Hanzo) to stop the Toyotomi bloodline by killing the Kunoichi ninja. An attack of ninja magic arts unfolds in a battle of the sexes.
The Challenge (1982) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
The Challenge
other title: L'ultima sfida / Dræbende sværd
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.
By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
男の顔は履歴書
director: Tai Katō actor: Noboru Andō / Ichirō Nakatani
other title: Délit de faciès / 男の顔は履歴書
Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough but suave Dr. Amamiya (Ando) can stop them, as long as he gets rid of his silly peace-loving ideals.
Endless Desire (1958) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData Douban TMDB IMDb
果しなき欲望
director: Shōhei Imamura actor: Hiroyuki Nagato / Misako Watanabe
other title: Desiderio inappagato / Desejo Insaciável
Set in post-war Japan, a group of five, four men and one woman, gathers in the basement of a butcher shop to dig up a cache of morphine buried during the war. A grimly humorous tale of twisted relationships as one by one each of the group is eliminated.
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972) [Movie] TMDB
軍旗はためく下に
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Sachiko Hidari / Tetsuro Tamba
other title: Sotto la bandiera del Sol Levante / Unter dem Banner der aufgehenden Sonne
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
女囚さそり 701号怨み節
director: Yasuharu Hasebe actor: Meiko Kaji / Masakazu Tamura
other title: Sasori – Grudge Song / Mélodie de la rancune
Nami is once again on the run from the law but is saved by an old classmate who works at a strip club. Through a subsequent conversation they discover they both have a score to settle with a particular crooked cop. However, Nami has doubts about ever trusting a man.
I, the Executioner (1968) [Movie] NeoDB
みな殺しの霊歌
director: 加藤泰 actor: 倍赏千惠子 / 中原早苗
other title: 我的刽子手 / みな殺しの霊歌
A killer driven by revenge tracks down and murders the five women who sexually molested his mentally unstable best friend and drove him to suicide. All the while the police search the underworld for the killer, the press plays up the sensational sex killings, and the killer himself finds his resolve weakened by his budding romantic relationship with a pretty young shopgirl.
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 3: Last Days of the Boss (1976) [Movie] TMDB
新仁義なき戦い 組長最後の日
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Bunta Sugawara / Chieko Matsubara
other title: 新仁義なき戦い 組長最後の日 / Nouveau combat sans code d'honneur 3 : les Derniers Jours du boss
The eighth sequel of the series by the successful “Fukasaku and Bunta” collaboration revolves around the men of a lesser organization that are constantly bullied by the upper organization and “bleed in vain” in gang wars.
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb Douban
新仁義なき戦い 組長の首
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Bunta Sugawara / Meiko Kaji
other title: 新仁義なき戦い 組長の首 / Nouveau combat sans code d'honneur 2 : La Tête du boss
The seventh in the shocking "Jingi Naki Tatakai" movie series, which exposes the true lives of the yakuza that is hidden by a mask of "jingi". The next stage of this continuing drama is the Kanmon Channel where the Owada and the Kyoei groups are battling for territorial rights and drug smuggling. The Owada sends their man, Tetsu, and his friend Shuji to kill the Kyoei boss. With the promise of fame and riches, Shuji takes the fall and goes to jail for 7 years. But when he's released, he discovers that he and Tetsu have been all but forgotten by the Owada. Feeling betrayed, Shuji takes matters into his own hands and becomes an unsuspecting pawn in an internal conflict and an assassination attempt on the Owada boss. And now angered, Shuji seeks revenge...
Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
眠狂四郎炎情剣
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Raizō Ichikawa / Tamao Nakamura
other title: Kyoshiro Nemuri 5 Le sabreur et les pirates / 眠狂四郎炎情剣
Fifth film in the series. When Kyoshiro, in a moment of weakness, saves the life of a woman being attacked on the road, he quickly finds himself entangled in a conspiracy involving a corrupt chamberlain, a wily merchant, the survivors of a pirate gang, and a missing treasure trove.
Shogun's Samurai (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
柳生一族の陰謀
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Sonny Chiba
other title: Im Schatten des Shogun / Le Samourai et le Shogun
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Writhing Tongue (1980) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb
震える舌
director: Yoshitaro Nomura actor: Mayuko Wakamori / Tsunehiko Watase
other title: 震动的舌头 / 震える舌
Masako, a five-year-old girl living, gets a scratch on her finger. After that, she suffered horrible spasms. The doctor checks on her and arrives at the conclusion that she has tetanus. Her parents have to bear the sufferings of their child. The once peaceful family has changed completely.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban
仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Bunta Sugawara / Tatsuo Umemiya
other title: The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 4: Police Tactics / 仁義なき戦い 頂上作戦
As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza families of Hiroshima.
Warrior of the Wind (1964) [Movie] TMDB
風の武士
director: Tai Katō actor: Hashizo Okawa / Hiroko Sakuramachi
other title: 風の武士
A suspenseful Ninja fantasy based on Shiba Ryotaro's novel, woven with the mysterious fate and romance of Shinzo and a beautiful Princess who find themselves at the center of an intrigue surrounding the legendary land of Yasurai in the mountains of Kumano. Hidden gold, the love of a beautiful Princess, and the approaching evil sword all contribute in bringing you a Ninja action thriller that only the legendary actor Okawa Hashizo and the genius director Kato Tai could produce!
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
赤穂城断絶
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Sonny Chiba
other title: A Queda do Castelo Ako / Last of the Ako Clan
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
If You Were Young: Rage (1970) [Movie] TMDB
君が若者なら
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Tetsuo Ishidate / Gin Maeda
other title: 君が若者なら / Si tu étais jeune
If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom. We follow a group of young men that can't seem to get ahead, despite their willingness to try. Then one hits upon a plane - to work together to save for a dump truck and thus become independent contractors and be their own bosses at last. Ultimately life presents obstacles: jail for one, violence at the hands of the police for another and a girlfriend and subsequent children for the third. An early Kinji Fukasaku gem that imports the freewheeling style of the French New Wave and the hip detachment of American noir.