Shinjirō Ehara — Actor (51)
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Rice (1957) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
米
director: Tadashi Imai actor: Shinjirō Ehara / Eijirō Tōno …
other title: Le Riz / 米
A touching story depicting the harsh lives of farmers in Kasumigaura. An attempt to start a fishery business to revive an ailing farming community creates friction amongst the proud residents.
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The Story of Pure Love (1957) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
純愛物語
director: Tadashi Imai actor: Shinjirō Ehara / Hitomi Nakahara …
other title: Un amour pur / 純愛物語 …
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
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Shadow Hunters (1992) [Movie] TMDB
影狩り
director: Keiichirō Yoshida actor: Hiroaki Murakami / Takeo Chii …
other title: 影狩り
In the middle of the Edo period, when the finances of the shogunate were in a desperate situation, the shogunate sent its shadow spies to each clan, who secretly planned the abolition of the clans and the seizure of their territories. The Inami clan has mastered the essence of making weapons, thus breaking the law. To protect the clan, its elders hire three "Shadow Hunters"... TV movie based on the popular manga by Takao Saito.
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The Big Boss (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
最後の顔役
director: Yasushi Sasaki actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Ken Takakura …
other title: 最後の顔役
A shooting incident occurs at the Asahina family gambling hall in Tokyo's Joto district. It is the work of Gaijin boss Brown and his henchman Yamaoka, whose territory is in the Jonan district, in response to Kikuya, the head of the Asahina family, refusing to join the Syndicate. Yamaoka relentlessly pursues the Asahina family and uses his brother Komatsu to kill Shibaki, Kikuya's brother, who owns Nagoya territory. When Kikuya receives information that a general meeting of the Brown and Yamaoka Syndicate is to be held in Nagoya, he is determined to root out the syndicate and rushes to Nagoya, ready to die...
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Hell's Companion (1959) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
地獄の底までつき合うぜ
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Chiezo Kataoka / So Yamamura …
other title: 地獄の底までつき合うぜ
During the seventh-year memorial service for Katsugoro and Genji, Ikari Genji himself emerged from the coffin brought in by the hearse seeking revenge
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
べらんめえ芸者
director: Eiichi Koishi actor: Hibari Misora / Shinjirō Ehara …
other title: べらんめえ芸者
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?
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Fireball Magistrate (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
火の玉奉行
director: Kinnosuke Fukada actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Shinjirō Ehara …
other title: 火の玉奉行
Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to local authorities, they decide to blackmail the lords who created the forbidden passage. To prove their crime, Magistrate Toyama Kinshiro launches a private undercover investigation.
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Eleven Gangsters (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
暗黒街の顔役　十一人のギャング
director: Teruo Ishii actor: Koji Tsuruta / Tetsuro Tamba …
other title: 暗黒街の顔役　十一人のギャング
Two men head a team who steal a factory payroll valued at 500 million yen. Then a hoodlum gang goes after the team for the money.