Kiyohiko Ushihara

Birth : 1897-03-22, Kumamoto, Japan

Death : 1985-05-20

Movies

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai) is a 1975 Japanese documentary film on the life and works of director Kenji Mizoguchi, directed by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba). It runs 150 minutes and can be found on the second disc of the Region 1 Criterion Collection release of Ugetsu (1953).
The Road to the Tokyo Olympics
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A documentary film that includes footage of past Olympics held in different countries with an particular emphasis on the activities and successes of Japanese athletes and how they are currently (circa 1963) improving themselves.
The Rainbow Man
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When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound.
The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen
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A quintessential example of the period "ghost cat" (bakeneko or kaibyo) movie, this was one of at least six such titles released by the studio Shinko Kinema between 1937-40 featuring Japan's first scream queen, Sumiko Suzuki. Here she plays Mitsue, the possessive onna-kabuki actress betrothed to apprentice shamisen player Seijiro. When one day Okiyo, a beautiful young girl of samurai class, is led to Seijiro's house by his lost cat Kuro, she becomes besotted with him. Dark jealous passions are invoked in Mitsue, which are intensified when Seijiro gifts Okiyo his precious shamisen. The cat is the first to suffer at the end of Mitsue's hairpin, but returns from the grave to assist Okiyo's younger sister Onui avenge her sister's murder.
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
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A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
Marching On
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A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.
The Life of Workers in the Big City
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Riku no ôja
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Kare to Tokyo
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The Age of Emotion
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A young man torn between love and friendship.
Kaihin no joô
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Comedy by Kiyohiko Ushihara. Once a full-length feature film, now only 14 minutes remain.
Aa mujô - Dai ippen: Hôrô no maki
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Souls on the Road
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A small town boy dreams of being a famous fiddler; Meanwhile, two convicts escape from prison and hide in the woods.