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Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka ( March 25 , 1912 – February 21, 1992 ) was a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades. After the war, he appeared in films for Toho and Shintoho , but gradually he began to demonstrate his unique personality and became active as a character actor, appearing in works by many of the great directors who have shaped the history of Japanese cinema, including Akira Kurosawa , Yasujiro Ozu , Kenji Mizoguchi , and Shiro Toyoda. He died of lung cancer on February 21 , 1992 , at the age of 79.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born25 March 1912 (age 113)
  • Place of BirthKyoto, Japan

Haruo Tanaka

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Haruo Tanaka ( March 25 , 1912 – February 21, 1992 ) was a Japanese film actor noted for his supporting roles in a career that spanned seven decades. After the war, he appeared in films for Toho and Shintoho , but gradually he began to demonstrate his unique personality and became active as a character actor, appearing in works by many of the great directors who have shaped the history of Japanese cinema, including Akira Kurosawa , Yasujiro Ozu , Kenji Mizoguchi , and Shiro Toyoda. He died of lung cancer on February 21 , 1992 , at the age of 79.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born25 March 1912 (age 113)
  • Place of BirthKyoto, Japan
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The Funeral
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7.2
1984
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Flames of Blood
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7.0
1981
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The Detective Journey
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1980
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The Surf
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6.0
1975
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The Assassination of Ryoma
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4.846
1974
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Japan's Top Gangster
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1973
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The Killing Game
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1973
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly
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6.647
1972
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
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5.0
1971
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Patience Has An End
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5.7
1971
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Wolves of the City, Money Hunters
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1970
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Midnight Virgin
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3.5
1970
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Inferno of Torture
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5.8
1969
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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
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7.0
1969
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Trapped, the Crimson Bat
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6.444
1969
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Samurai Geisha
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6.0
1969
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Rogue
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1968
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Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: First Time
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1968
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Duel in the Storm
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1968
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The Man Without a Map
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6.5
1968
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Women Doing Time
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1966
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Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
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7.0
1966
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Seven Fugitives
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1966
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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
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8.0
1966
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The Pornographers
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7.3
1966
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The Protector
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7.0
1966
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
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1965
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The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
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6.0
1965
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Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
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1965
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The Domain: The Naniwa Story
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3.2
1965
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Blind Monk Swordsman
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1964
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
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1964
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A Story from Echigo
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7.2
1964
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Revenge
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7.5
1964
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Samurai from Somewhere
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7.0
1964
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Gamblers and Racketeers
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1964
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Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office
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8.5
1964
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Gambler
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10.0
1964
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A Laughable Journey
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1964
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Garakuta
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1964
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Gang and G-Men Part 2
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1963
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あらくれ荒野
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1963
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Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge
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1963
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
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1963
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Tattoo of Love
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1963
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The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
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6.0
1963
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Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
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1963
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Twin Sisters of Kyoto
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6.5
1963
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Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
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1962
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The Body
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6.5
1962
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Ottamage ningyo monogatari
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1962
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Case of a Young Lord 10: The Mystery of the Spider Lady
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1962
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Gakusei geisha koi to kenka
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1962
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The Ambitious Youth
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1962
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi
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8.5
1962
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Drunken Sword
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6.0
1962
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Good Rascals
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6.0
1962
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Tales of President Mito
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1962
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A Revengeful Raid
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5.0
1962
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
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7.2
1962
Poster
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
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1962
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
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1961
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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
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1961
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Bride of White Castle
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6.0
1961
Poster
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
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4.3
1961
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
star
5.7
1961
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Restoration Fire
star
7.0
1961
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
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7.0
1961
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
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1960
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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
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6.0
1960
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Heavenly Dragon
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6.0
1960
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Unwieldy Brothers
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1960
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Morning Breeze in Edo
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5.2
1960
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Scarier than the Devil
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7.0
1960
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Hanjiro of Kusama: Bird of Passage
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6.0
1960
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The Pirates
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7.2
1960
Poster
Samurai Vagabonds
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6.0
1960
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The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
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6.0
1960
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Lord of Red Banner
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1960
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Yakuza of Ina
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7.0
1960
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Good Morning
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7.721
1959
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Floating Weeds
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7.476
1959
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The Big Boss
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6.3
1959
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
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6.0
1959
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Samurai Saga
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6.7
1959
Poster
Gentle Breeze
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5.0
1959
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
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1959
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Ghost Story: One Eyed Jizo
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1959
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Echo in the Mountains
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6.0
1959
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Happily Tied to the Road
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6.0
1959
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The Undefeated Woman
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1958
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
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5.7
1958
Poster
Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
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1958
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Ghost Story on Passage
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1958
Poster
A Boy and Three Mothers
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1958
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Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
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1958
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Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
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1958
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Mermaids and Sea Robbers
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1958
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The Rickshaw Man
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7.2
1958
Poster
Police Precinct Part 8
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1958
Poster
Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei
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1958
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The Lower Depths
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7.1
1957
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Ôban
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1957
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Last Days of the Samurai
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1957
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Hadaka no Machi
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1957
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Geisha in the Old City
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1957
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Snow Country
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6.7
1957
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Dancing Girl
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6.0
1957
Poster
Down Town
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1957
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Tokyo Twilight
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7.711
1957
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Untamed Woman
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7.3
1957
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Travel Romances
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1957
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The Shadow Daughter
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1957
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
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7.2
1956
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Sisters of Gion
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1956
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A Wife's Heart
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6.8
1956
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The Ghosts of Yotsuya
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5.6
1956
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The Legend of the White Serpent
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5.6
1956
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Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
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6.7
1956
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Early Spring
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7.523
1956
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Rainy Night Duel
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1956
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Children Seeking a Mother
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1956
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Street of Shame
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7.702
1956
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Settlement of Love
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1956
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Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
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1955
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紋三郎の秀
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1955
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Shimazu no sanshita yakko
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1955
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Nonki saiban
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1955
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Marital Relations
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5.2
1955
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The Crucified Lovers
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7.777
1954
Poster
The Woman in the Rumor
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7.346
1954
Poster
Yakuza bayashi
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10.0
1954
Poster
An Inn at Osaka
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7.3
1954
Poster
Daikichi Konomura
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1954
Poster
Ghost Man
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6.5
1954
Poster
Jirocho's New Year
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1954
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Last of the Wild Ones
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1954
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Jirocho in Disgrace
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1954
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Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
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1954
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Mole Alley
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1953
Poster
Where Chimneys Are Seen
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6.4
1953
Poster
親馬鹿花合戦
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1953
Poster
珍説忠臣蔵
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1953
Poster
Merciless Blade Part 3
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1953
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Merciless Blade Part 2
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1953
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Jirocho, the Hunted
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1953
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Her Captive Gamblers
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1953
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Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
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1953
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Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
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1953
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Jirocho's Home-Coming
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1953
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A Geisha
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7.519
1953
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Zoku Tange Sazen
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1953
Poster
Tange Sazen
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1953
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Ikiru
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8.31
1952
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お洒落狂女
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1952
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Farewell to Spring
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1952
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Divorce
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1952
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Dimple of Tokyo
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1952
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A Ripple in a Morning
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6.0
1952
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Jirocho Rises in Fame
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1952
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Repast
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7.5
1951
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Ginza Cosmetics
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6.091
1951
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Tsuki yori no haha
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1951
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Miki, the Swordman
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5.0
1951
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The Burning Prison
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1950
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Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
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1950
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Heat and Mud
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1950
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Beyond the Hills
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1950
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Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
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6.5
1950
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Amakara chindōchū
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1950
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Enoken the Hero
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1950
Poster
Portrait of Madame Yuki
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6.865
1950
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Snow-Flake
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8.0
1950
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Escape at Dawn
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5.7
1950
Poster
Shojohou
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1950
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Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
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6.5
1949
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Enoken’s Boxing Generation
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1949
Poster
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
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6.2
1949
Poster
Akireta musumetachi
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1949
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The Beauty of the Evening Sky
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1948
Poster
The Virgin Who Embraced the Rainbow
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1948
Poster
A Flower Blooms
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1948
Poster
365 Nights
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7.0
1948
Poster
Enoken's Home Run King
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1948
Poster
The Devil of Edo
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1947
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A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
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1947
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Once More
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6.2
1947
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Invitation to Happiness
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1947
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An Enemy of the People
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1946
Poster
No Regrets for Our Youth
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6.9
1946
Poster
Kanchō umi no bara
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1945
Poster
I Believe I Am Being Followed
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1945
Poster
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
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5.8
1945
Poster
Duel at Yagyu Valley
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1945
Poster
Three Women of the North
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1945
Poster
Uta e! Taiyō
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1945
Poster
The Dawn of Freedom
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1944
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音楽大進軍
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1943
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Bouquet of the South Seas
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5.0
1942
Poster
Omokage no machi
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1942
Poster
The Straits of Love and Hate
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7.2
1937
Poster
The Elegant Swordsman
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1934
Poster
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
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1934
Poster
The Passion of a Woman Teacher
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1926