Kōji Mitsui — Actor (17)
Chutaro of Banba (1955) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
番場の忠太郎
other title: 番場の忠太郎
Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
Tange Sazen (1952) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
丹下左膳
other title: 丹下左膳
Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by the name of Tange Sazen. By chance, Tange gets an old pot in which the secret of the treasure of 1000000 ryos of gold is hidden. However, a bunch of different people hunt for the pot and Tange will have to apply his phenomenal fencing skills with the sword.
Young Swordsman (1963) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
秘剣
other title: 秘剣
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
母を恋はずや
other title: Una madre dovrebbe essere amata / L'Amour d'une mère
A young man discovers that the woman who raised him is his stepmother. His stepbrother, who is unaware of the revelation, resents his mother for always punishing him more severely than his stepsibling.
A Hero of Tokyo (1935) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
東京の英雄
other title: Un héros de Tokyo / 東京の英雄
The story focuses on the widower Nemoto, ostensibly a businessman, who has one son, Kanichi, the hero of the title. Nemoto remarries; his new wife is a widow with a son and daughter of her own. However, Nemoto’s business turns out to be out a shady scam, and he disappears, leaving his wife to raise the three children alone. In order to support the family, she is obliged to become a bar hostess. She conceals this shameful employment from the children, but the truth comes out years later, after her daughter is rejected by her husband’s family when they investigate her background.
Police Precinct Part 8 (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
警視庁物語 魔の伝言板
director: Shinji Murayama actor: Yūji Hori / Fumitake Ōmura
other title: 警視庁物語 魔の伝言板
Four taxi drivers are found dead in four days. Suddenly, a taxi, trying to avoid hitting a patrol car, veers off and hits a tree. Three men run out and escape. From inside the truck comes the body of the taxi driver.
Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
とんかつ大将
director: Yūzō Kawashima actor: Shūji Sano / Etsuko Miyama
other title: とんかつ大将
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
Maria of the Ant Village (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
蟻の街のマリア
director: Heinosuke Gosho actor: Kakuko Chino / Kōji Nanbara
other title: 蟻の街のマリア
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.
The Inheritance (1962) [Movie] Douban IMDb Skybridge NeoDB TMDB
からみ合い
director: 小林正树 actor: 岸惠子 / 仲代达矢
other title: からみ合い / 遗产
A dying businessman intends to will his fortune to his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown, so a bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.