Masumi Okada
Nacimiento : 1935-09-22, Nice, France
Muerte : 2006-05-29
Historia
Masumi Okada (岡田眞澄, Okada Masumi, September 22, 1935 – May 29, 2006) was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer. Also known by his nickname, "Fanfan", he was born in Nice, France, to a Japanese father, Minoru Okada, who was an artist, and a Danish mother, Ingeborg Sevaldsen, who was the sister of Eline Eriksen, the model for the "Mermaid of Copenhagen" and wife of the statue's sculptor, Edvard Eriksen. Masumi Okada was the younger of two sons; his older brother, Taibi "Erick" Okada, was also an actor and presenter—known professionally as E. H. Eric, he was the emcee for the Beatles' 1966 concert in Tokyo.
Youji Himuro comes out of hiding and faces off against a powerful new foe from a rival dojo.
An off-beat comedy about 3 'damejin' (useless persons), who don't work and spend their lives doing nothing. They actually don't want to work. When they hear 'in India one can live without working' they take it seriously. They begin to raise the money to go to India by doing anything but working, such as ripping off stamps from others' letters to sell, robbery at the bank which itself went bankrupt, etc.
Chief of the Palace
El grito de Izo resuena en el lugar de ejecución, donde acaba de ser crucificado acusado de un asesinato. Muere, pero deja una profunda maldición. Su alma no puede ir al cielo ni al infierno, y quedará flotando en el espacio y el tiempo. Años después un vagabundo aparece entre los edificios. Es la reencarnación de Izo y tiene un claro objetivo: matar... (FILMAFFINITY)
Producer
Tres años después de los sucesos de “Battle Royale”, Shuya Nanahara es un famoso terrorista que está empeñado en derrocar al gobierno. Como respuesta, ellos ordenan la creación del programa “Battle Royale 2” y enviar a una clase de estudiantes de secundaria para buscarlo y matarlo.
Producer
En el amanecer de un nuevo milenio, el país está al borde del colapso. Millones de personas vagan sin empleo. La violencia en la escuela está descontrolada y adolescentes rebeldes protagonizan boicots masivos. El gobierno contrataca con “Battle Royale”. Cada año, una clase es escogida al azar para que se enfrente, en una isla abandonada, a un cruel juego de supervivencia.
Head Manager
In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.
Professor
Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception, Tsutomu manages to have his way with her. Coming from a broken home, he is frightened by love, so he cruelly allows her to wake up alone. A month passes and a more grown-up Tsutomu returns. The lovers joyously reunite and move in together. All is blissful until both notice a strange sore on Mitsu's arm. The doctors diagnose it as leprosy. Without telling Tsutomu, Mitsu checks into a leper sanitarium. Hanging out with society's pariahs gives her much insight. She discovers the old lepers to be wonderful people. In turn, Mitsu becomes their source of joy and renewed hope. Still, she misses her Tsutomu. One day, the doctors inform her that they erred and that the sore is not leprosy. Happily she heads back to her true love until she realizes with a guilty pang that to return to him would mean unhappiness for her newfound friends
Lt. Wadakura
Un hombre de negocios americano, en uno de sus múltiples viajes a Japón, es testigo en la ciudad de Tokyo del asesinato de una mujer a manos de un grupo de "ninjas" conocidos como los Makatos. El siguiente objetivo de los asesinos es acabar con el americano que está bajo la protección del matrimonio Takeda.
Russian Actor
Una comedia de payasadas, sobre un tonto hombre de mediana edad que está obsesionado con la idea de tener sexo en el automóvil. Mientras persigue su 'sueño', hace todos los movimientos incorrectos posibles y termina inscribiéndose en una serie de locas escapadas.
Based on the comic by Ayumi Tachihara
A man with darkness in his eyes has returned from hell for revenge.
Apartment Tenant
Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.
Hattori
Two interns and a nurse are interrogated by American MPs for their involvement in an atrocity during the war: the vivisections of a downed American air crew.
Dr. Mohammed Mansur
Mientras se realiza la extracción de agua de los casquetes polares de Marte, esculturas antiguas se descubren describiendo una nave extraterrestre que se estrelló contra Júpiter, posponiendo los planes de convertir Júpiter en un segundo Sol.
Model Reiko Higa is injured after being hit by a car pursued by motorcycle cop Tomishima. Tomishima's supervisor refuses his request to apologize to Reiko, as it would be an admission of police responsibility. Forced to give up her career, Reiko leaves Tokyo to return to her hometown on Okinawa, travelling by road up to Kagoshima, and Tomishima pursues her in order to apologize.
Jose Mendosa
Tras vagabundear de nuevo durante un largo tiempo, Joe decide volver al ring al tener una deuda con las personas que ha destruido, o incluso matado, a lo largo de su carrera como boxeador. Desde ese momento comenzará de nuevo, para intentar ser el Campeón de Japón, de Asia y por qué no, del Mundo. Esta película se estreno en los cines de Japón en 1981, justo después de acabar la serie de televisión "Ashita no Joe-2", contando con una calidad de imagen remasterizada respecto a la serie original, una nueva OST, alguna escena exclusiva, dos nuevos temas de Apertura y Cierre ("Ashita he no Sakebi" y "Joe...Forever") y siendo re-doblada de nuevo. Siendo un resumen esta vez de la segunda serie, y sirviendo de conclusión final a la historia de Joe.
Takahito Mori
A young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in search of new experiences.
Shinkichi Mie
Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!
Keiko Tadokoro
Reiko, una joven modelo, es proyectada hacia el estrellato del golf japonés por parte del editor de una revista de golf y moda que pretende aprovechar su imagen para promocionar su última gama de ropa deportiva. Su victoria en su primer campeonato profesional le brinda la oportunidad de tener un programa en la televisión. Sin embargo, su vida se verá afectada por el acoso de una envidiosa vecina. Diez años después de ser despedido por la productora Nikkatsu a raíz de la película "Branded to Kill" (1967), Seijun Suzuki volvió a la dirección con este filme en el que no abandona su estilo bizarro y extravagante.
Ti Wai
A combination of live action and animation chronicinge the great journey of Marco Polo to the mysterious Orient. Much of the story centers on Polo's relationship with the powerful Kublai Khan.
Dr. Jules Masson
Gracias a una explosión volcánica, un grupo de científicos se ponen en contacto con una cultura submarina muy avanzada. Descenderán hasta un lugar místico y maravilloso llamado Latitud Cero.
Comedy about sexy chambermaids at a hot spring resort.
Father / Boss
A ship is attacked at sea for its cargo by a group of thieves who murder a newlywed doctor and rape his wife. Three years later her twin sister is kidnapped by the same pirates, who begin to die strange deaths...
The Johnnys' manager
It had been a year and four months since Mitsuo was last on a movie set. Welcomed back by director Ishizaki and his film crew, Mitsuo is excited to star as the lead in "My Sweetheart". One day, half way through production, he meets his friends from a popular rock group, "The Spiders". Through their discussion regarding the climax scene, they criticize that the script is too grim. In a notion to protect their friend's career, they decide to pay the scriptwriter a little visit.
A 1967 crime film
Musical actress Noriko feels frustrated by the futility of her affair with a married man. Then she is offered a role in a new production that appears to mirror her own private life... An excellent work that stylishly depicts its gradually evolving heroine.
Shuhei Yuki
A seamstress seeks the love of her life while helping a troubled couple.
Mariusu
Ensemble comedy.
Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.
Rosuki
When the plague threatens a small town in Manchuria, a young doctor finds himself struggling to save the lives of his townspeople.
An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."
McLane
A youth film starring Kōji Wada and Mayumi Shimizu
Rambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old gun-for-hire friend, he sets about to stop the mob from turning an honest ranch into a gambling resort.
The story of an adorable girl.
A jazz bandleader, falsely accused of murdering his girlfriend, tries to stay one step ahead of the police as he dives into Tokyo's sin-city in search of the real killer in this dark and beautiful noir from master Seijun Suzuki.
Eric, an American, arrives at an international tourist hotel and loses his self-defense Colt. It was Kudaira, a beggar, who discovered it, and immediately sold it to Matsuko - another pauper. Soon, the weapon that moves from hand to hand, becomes a tool of many crimes.
Kunio Iwakami
A prisoner escapes from prison to find the real criminal.
Kazu Tomita
College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the money isn't there, leading the young men into even more serious crime.
Taabô
Shortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.
Morihiko Shirafuji
Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for Daishiro. One day, Daishiro got a call from his relative Morihiko. He said he forgot the winning lottery ticket of 2 million yen at the hotel, so he wants Daishiro to go and pick it up. Morihiko used the hotel for secret meetings, so he said he couldn't go there himself because he was afraid it would become public. When Daishiro entered the hotel, the Yakuza, who learned about the lottery from the newspaper, threaten the hotel maid Noriko, and want to rob her. Daishiro helps Noriko and safely picks up the lottery, but a message arrives from his relative Seikichi from Osaka. His missing son Kaoru is said to be a boxer in Osaka. "My son... He has the blood of a boxer in him..." Daishiro is heading to Osaka in a hurry...
Japanese comedy film.
A young doctor discovers that the city hall of records has a record of his death. He and some friends try to seek out the person who reported it, and uncover a shady group of criminals with a sinister plot.
Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
Kisuke
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
Billy
Japanese drama film.
小出英夫
A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally dropped train ticket.
Tetsuo Izumi
It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".
Roppeita is big in size, clumsy and full of energy. When his grandfather orders him to move out to Tokyo to save a sinking milk delivery business a distant relative of his runs, he encounters the most strangest of clientele.
Tachibana's Old Friend D
A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
Frank
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
The film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking, sailing and chasing girls, and who more often than not spend their nights getting into brawls. In particular, it focuses upon Tatsuya, a sullen young man, who falls in love with Eiko, a proud upper-class girl.
East-West Transportation, headquartered in Tokyo, operates daily scheduled cargo flights on the Tokaido Road from Tokyo to Osaka and back, as the name suggests. Daikichi was a driver working for the East-West transportation company, and Rokuheita served as his assistant. The Daikichi truck, which was packed with luggage today, has left for its destination. And soon after Daikichi's truck left, Rokuheita heard a cat meowing from behind, so Daikichi stopped the car and turned to check the cargo, and there in a large basket he saw a crying baby...
Mineo Akaishi
In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the man who painted her own portrait fifteen years prior.
Moon Prince
Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.