Kinya Kitaoji — Actor (73)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai (1988) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
ご存知！旗本退屈男 長崎 死の密書！
director: Akinori Matsuo actor: Kinya Kitaoji / Hiro Komura …
other title: ご存知！旗本退屈男 長崎 死の密書！
Mondosuke ventures alone into the land of Nagasaki. There, he encounters young lady named Kinue, the daughter of Nagasaki's former magistrate office constable, Shusuke Kaneko. Monsuke has received information that Shusuke has been captured on charges of embezzlement, prompting him to head to the magistrate's office. However, the arrival of the Chief Inspector, Shigehide Ogiwara , obstructs Monsuke's actions.
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Castle of Sand (2019) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
砂の器
director: Shunsaku Kawake actor: Noriyuki Higashiyama / Kento Nakajima …
other title: 砂の器
A bruised and battered corpse in Shibuya, Tokyo has the attention of the local cops. A veteran detective is assigned to the case. The last utterance of the victim is one clue that detective Imanishi has to work on. Yet, the case becomes more tangled quickly. Elsewhere, a prodigy named Waga Eiryo is composing an orchestral piece. Remake of The Castle of Sand (1974).
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Spring Bell (1985) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
春の鐘
director: Koreyoshi Kurahara actor: Kinya Kitaoji / Yoshiko Mita …
other title: 春の鐘 / Haru no Kane
Rokuheita Narumi is fascinated by oriental art and works as the director of the Saho Art Museum in Nara. His wife, Noriko, is unable to leave Tokyo, despite his wishes, and the two live separately. Feeling lonely and neglected by her husband, she immerses herself in the depraved life of the city and continues to have a loveless relationship with a doctor, Katsumori. One day, Narumi arrives in Tokyo and learns of Noriko's affair, but he cannot divorce her for the sake of their child, so he devotes himself to his work.
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Rise, Fair Sun (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
朝やけの詩
director: Kei Kumai actor: Tatsuya Nakadai / Kinya Kitaoji …
other title: La Chanson de l'aube / 朝やけの詩
A pioneer farmer's stubborn dream of building Japan's greatest ranch is put to the test when a leisure resort company sets its sights on his village's land.
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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
水戸黄門 助さん格さん大暴れ
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hiroki Matsukata / Kinya Kitaoji …
other title: Zu, guerreros de la montaña mágica / 水戸黄門 助さん格さん大暴れ
The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and coming stars, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Matsukata), the son of a widower and Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kitaoji), whose mother is a widow find themselves constantly in trouble and are forced to become two of the most powerful fighters in all Japan. The stories about Mito Komon and his travels througout Japan are many, but this is one that had yet to be told. The struggles of Suke-san and Kaku-san faced in order to join the Elder in his quest to fight against injustice and corruption during the samurai era.
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Glowing Autumn (1978) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
燃える秋
director: Masaki Kobayashi actor: Shinsuke Ashida / Hisashi Igawa …
other title: L’Automne embrasé / 燃える秋
A very beautiful Japanese woman is in love with Persian carpets. She is being chased by lecherous Saburi Shin and a handsome young photographer. Lecherous Saburi Shin knows what she wants, and is able to produce it for her.
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Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
悪名 縄張荒らし
director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Shintarō Katsu / Kinya Kitaoji …
other title: 悪名 縄張荒らし
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza.
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Zero (1984) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
零戦燃ゆ
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Jun Hashizume / Yu Hayami …
other title: Kampfgeschwader Zero / Zero, l'enfer du pacifique …
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.
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Sensei (1989) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
せんせい
director: Shingo Yamashiro actor: Sonny Chiba / Hiroki Matsukata …
other title: せんせい
In one of the districts of Tokyo, an old school is planned to be torn down after the summer holidays. The only person who is seriously worried about this is the Japanese language teacher Nakajima. He decides to hold special additional classes for the lagging students during the summer holidays, which they will keep as a memento of the old school.
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The Navy (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
海軍
director: Shinji Murayama actor: Kinya Kitaoji / Sonny Chiba …
other title: 海軍
A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao's sister falls in love with Shinji.
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Wolves, Pigs & Men (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
狼と豚と人間
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Ken Takakura / Rentaro Mikuni …
other title: Hommes, porcs et loups / 狼と豚と人間
Sabu and his pals hold a pauper's funeral for Sabu's mother. His brother Jiro arrives home, fresh out of jail, and Sabu pointedly states that Jiro is not invited. Jiro meanwhile is planning a big job - steal 40 million in cash and drugs, and he invites Sabu and gang to act as decoys, for 50,000 each. The sting is a success, but the double-crossing starts almost immediately. Sabu discovers how little of the take they were promised and hides the stash. Jiro and his slimy partner pressure the kids to fess up. Meanwhile, their respectable elder brother Ichiro is being leaned on by the town's big boss, whose money it was.
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The Blossom and the Sword (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
日本侠花伝
director: Tai Katō actor: Hiroko Maki / Tetsuya Watari …
other title: 日本侠花伝
Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari). The encounter sends her to jail as a suspected accomplice. Years later she marries a yakuza boss, whose gang is affiliated with working class people.
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Kukai (1984) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban TMDB
空海
director: 佐藤纯弥 actor: 北大路欣也 / 加藤刚 …
other title: 空海 / Kûkai
The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.