Atsushi Watanabe
Nacimiento : 1898-04-09, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Muerte : 1977-02-27
Historia
Atsushi Watanabe (渡辺 篤 Watanabe Atsushi, 9 April 1898 – 27 February 1977) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1921 to 1970.
An advertisement for the Power Macintosh disguised as high tech detective film
Coach Sugiura
Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix
Mr. Tanba
Por momentos trágico y trascendente, la película de Akira Kurosawa sigue la vida cotidiana de un grupo de personas que apenas se arrastran en un barrio pobre en las afueras de Tokio. Sin embargo, por desesperadas que sean sus circunstancias, cada uno de ellos, el padre y el hijo sin hogar imaginando la casa de sus sueños; la joven maltratada por su tío; el niño que se imagina a sí mismo como conductor de un tranvía, encuentra razones para continuar. El inolvidable Dodes’ka-den se hizo en un momento tumultuoso en la vida de Kurosawa. Y todas sus esperanzas, miedos y pasión artística se muestran fervientemente en esta, su primera película en color gloriosamente filmada.
Jisaku
Oichi may have met her match as she vies against the evil beauty that has set her sights on destroying her. She must face numerous other challenges before confronting her greatest rival. While longing to live and love like other women, she realizes that she can never have a normal life, her sword which she holds on to like a security blanket will always come between her and such a life...
Superintendent
Police investigators investigate the link between a serial killer's machinations and a young man who committed suicide.
A Japanese stage actor in Yokohama is terminally ill, and is determined to end his life, but doesn’t know to have inherited a large sum of money from Switzerland.
Patient B
El joven doctor Yasuoto regresa a su pueblo después de estudiar en Nagasaki, pero, en cuanto llega, sufre una gran desilusión: en lugar de ser nombrado médico del shogun lo envían a una clínica que cuenta con muy pocos recursos y está dirigida por un médico apodado "Barbarroja".
A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her.
Picked up and raised on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, Yasukichi's only trait is his innate mischievousness. However, because his love for his hometown is exceptionally stronger than anybody's, he is trying everything he can to somehow help the inhabitants of the island which are going through a recession. He saddles himself with a debt to bring a cheap band onto the island and tries to market the underwater sightseeing ship on the island without regards for the Marine Act.
Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yonetaro fell asleep after being kicked by a sick woman Yuki at a vague shop after violence.
Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls but was too late to save the maiden, quickly he finds himself mixed up in a mystery of murdered maidens, an unknown ninja clan, attempted assassinations towards himself and a cursed vampire bat cave, can the bored Lord solve this puzzle before maidens lose their lives?
Takuetsu
Yotsuya Kaidan, the story of Oiwa and Tamiya Iemon, is a tale of betrayal, murder and ghostly revenge. Arguably the most famous Japanese ghost story of all time, it has been adapted for film over 30 times, and continues to be an influence on Japanese horror today.
The Cooper (Coffin-Maker)
En el siglo XIX, en un Japón todavía feudal, un samurái llega a un poblado, donde dos bandas de mercenarios luchan entre sí por el control del territorio. Muy pronto el recién llegado da muestras de ser un guerrero invencible, por lo que los jefes de las dos bandas intentan contratar sus servicios.
Esta es la segunda película de la popular serie en blanco y negro sobre el maestro espadachín, Yagyu Jubei. Cuando el clan Yagyu es víctima de los espías Kasumi rivales, Yagyu Jubei es llamado a la acción para protegerlos. Pero al cumplir con su deber, se convierte en el objetivo de aquellos que desean destruir su clan.
1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them.
Dos grupos buscan los legendarios Pergaminos Secretos de Yagyu. Una princesa de un clan caído en desgracia y su leal sirviente quieren limpiar el nombre de su familia. Y un clan rival quiere que destruya a la familia Yagyu. Solo el maestro espadachín, Yagyu Jubei, se interpone en su camino. ¿Cuál es el secreto que se esconde en los rollos?
Second "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi Fukuda.
Kota and Kosuke, from the Hikyaku-ya shop in Edo, went to Kyoto. Contrary to their carefree appearance, they carry a secret letter concerning the Aoba clan from Kyoto. A samurai who calls himself Okuma Danemon joins them on their journey, and soon people begin to appear one after another, seeking to get a secret letter...
A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow, Ayame 's Gantaro, with the turbulent and exciting Wakizashi Hitoshi .
When Kaneko Ichinosuke aims to avenge his father who was wrongly accused of embezzlement, the samurai Kochiyama Soshun agrees to assist.
On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the title of 8th Shogun. The wise and just Munenaga is plunged into a dispute with Tokugawa Yoshinao that will lead to one of them ascending the throne. This is an exciting and informative film that brings the brilliant history of Japan to the surface in a new light.
Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.
Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen.
Hochin
When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.
Warrant Officer Nomiyama
Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".
A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.
Masatada Yamada
Japanese romantic comedy film.
Kuna
En un barrio miserable e insalubre del Tokio feudal, hay un albergue, regentado por Robukei y su mujer, en el que se puede encontrar alojamiento por poco dinero. Allí conviven gentes de todos los estratos sociales, que ahora pertenecen al bajo proletariado: un antiguo policía, un viejo artesano, un actor fracasado, un ladrón, una prostituta: todos ellos conforman el paisaje cotidiano de la miseria.
Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Shochiku Production on typhoon
Factory Worker Ishida
Poco después de terminada la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945) Kiiji Nakajima, un anciano atemorizado por las consecuencias del bombardeo de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, vive obsesionado con la idea de construir un refugio antiatómico. Sin embargo, cuando algún tiempo después se plantea emigrar con su familia a Brasil para evitar la amenaza nuclear, su decisión tropieza con la incomprensión de todos los que lo rodean.
Road movie tragicómica ambientada durante el período Edo. La historia de un samurái, sus dos sirvientes, incluido el portador de lanzas Genpachi, y las diversas personas que conocen en su viaje, incluido un policía que persigue a un ladrón, un niño pequeño y una mujer que será vendida como prostituta.
This is a paradise of dream and illusion, a country of Raccoon Dogs. The Bat Tribe lives in a neighboring country took a young prince of Raccoon Dogs as a hostage, and try to take a Buddhist saint from the temple by force.
Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.
Bun Seller
Una banda de forajidos atemorizan a los habitantes de un pequeño pueblo, saqueándolos periódicamente sin piedad. Para repeler estos ataques, los aldeanos deciden contratar a mercenarios. Finalmente, consiguen los servicios de 7 guerreros, 7 samurais dispuestos a defenderlos a cambio, tan solo, de cobijo y comida.
Chinese classics teacher
1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
Patient
Kanji Watanabe es un viejo funcionario público que arrastra una vida monótona y gris; sin embargo, no es consciente del vacío de su existencia hasta que le diagnostican un cáncer incurable. Con la certeza de que el fin de sus días se acerca, surge en él la necesidad de buscarle un sentido a la vida. Y cuando lo consigue se produce un cambio radical en su actitud respecto a los demás.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese comedy film.
Her Husband
Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda
Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.
Yamamoto
En tiempos de postguerra, dos enamorados pasan juntos un domingo, esperando que sea un día inolvidable. Están llenos de sueños e ilusiones e intentan ser felices. Pese a sus problemas y contratiempos, pese a las preocupaciones derivadas de los bombardeos atómicos de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, su amor les permite concebir ilusiones sobre un futuro mejor.
Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.
A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.
Hansuke Yano
A 1943 film.
Sasao Kinai
A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type).
Feature film.
My Daughter's Only Wish tells the story of a poorly paid and clumsy office clerk, played with much comedic talent by Atsushi Watanabe. His biggest problem: His daughter Hideko is too clever and is expected by her teachers to enter the school for higher girls after graduating from primary school. But how is our poor clerk supposed to pay the school fees? How does poor Hideko feel about the situation? How can they cope with the envious colleagues who have less brighter daughters? And - an important question for Hideko's mother - what will the neighbours think? What's the point about getting a good education for girls anyway?
Playwright
A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his new home, too.
The adventures of a modern day descendant of a famed Edo era thief are the basis for this short supernatural comedy romp.
A gentleman
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.
Ryukichi
The remaining fragments of an early Ozu film. It is the simple story of two friends who live together in a poor tenement and who share about everything in life (food, hopes, work...). Everything goes well until they gallantly rescue a young (and pretty) woman injured in a road accident. Since the lady has nowhere to go, the two good-hearted friends invite her to their home. She soon becomes their housemaid and they soon begin to seek her favors. Alas, she falls for a young student she has met in the neighborhood, much to the two friends' dismay.
Eikichi Fukuoka
When a woman unfairly suspects her husband of flirting with a shop assistant, she decides to flirt with their landlord to get revenge. Considered to be a lost film.
Comedy by Kiyohiko Ushihara. Once a full-length feature film, now only 14 minutes remain.
