Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Nacimiento : 1920-04-02, Qingdao, China

Muerte : 1997-12-24

Historia

Toshirō Mifune fue un prolífico y consagrado actor japonés. Se le conoce sobre todo por sus papeles en las obras maestras de Hiroshi Inagaki (en el papel del mítico samurái Miyamoto Musashi) y en varias películas de Akira Kurosawa de los años 1950 y 1960 como Los siete samuráis y Rashomon. Toshirō Mifune nació de padres japoneses metodistas en Tsingtao (transcripción del chino mandarín también ortografiada como «Qingdao»), en la provincia china de Shandong. Debido a su nacimiento en China, sus padres le dieron también un nombre en chino mandarín (Sanchuan Minlang) además de su nombre de nacimiento en japonés (Toshirō Mifune). Su padre Tokuzo, un hombre de negocios emigrado a China, lo familiarizó con la fotografía. Después de terminar la escuela cursó estudios de bachillerato en el Instituto de Port Arthur, y fue admitido en la Armada Imperial Japonesa cumpliendo con el servicio militar durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Estando en la Armada, sus conocimientos de fotografía fueron apreciados y fue destinado al reconocimiento aéreo. Terminada la guerra, Mifune trabajó para Toho films como asistente de cámara. Un amigo suyo envió entonces una fotografía suya a un casting de actores de cine, pero sin que él lo supiera. Mifune fue seleccionado y a pesar de no haber emprendido él mismo la candidatura aceptó el hacerse actor. Aprendió actuación en una improvisada escuela interna de arte dramático de Toho Films que surgió a raíz de una huelga de actores. En 1947 Mifune se sometió a una prueba para nuevos actores, pero no fue admitido. No obstante, un director llamado Kajiro Yamamoto se fijó en él y lo recomendó a otro director, Senkichi Taniguchi, quien lo contrató para la que sería la primera película de Mifune, Shin Baka Jidai, que se rodó en ese mismo año. En 1949 conoce a Akira Kurosawa y traba una sólida amistad de mutua colaboración y proporciona a Mifune una rampa de despegue al éxito. Mifune fue el actor favorito del conocido director Akira Kurosawa. En efecto, a lo largo de su dilatada carrera, Mifune intervino en 16 películas de Akira Kurosawa, la mayoría de las cuales se convirtieron en clásicos del cine japonés. Famoso es el filme Los siete samuráis (1954) donde se aprecia toda la calidad interpretativa de Mifune y por el que se hizo conocido mundialmente. Sus prodigiosas actuaciones, con una fuerte prestancia interpretativa, dieron vida a personajes rígidos, duros y crudos de modales como samuráis itinerantes y ronin con una particular intensidad a la que a menudo matizaba con delicados toques de humor. Otra película famosa donde actuó fue Rashomon, donde interpretó a un asaltante involucrado en un asesinato. A comienzos de los 60, Mifune y Kurosawa se alejan progresivamente y se evitan mutuamente por tres décadas. En 1963, Mifune funda su propia compañía productora, Mifune Geijutsu Gakuin (三船芸术学) Productions donde da impulso al cine japonés. Fue el actor japonés más conocido en todo el mundo, galardonado en dos ocasiones con la Copa Volpi como mejor actor en el Festival de Cine de Venecia, en 1961 por Yojimbo y en 1965 por Barbarroja. Intervino en varias películas y producciones para la televisión estadounidense.

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Películas

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Self (archive footage)
With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility. But who is he really? Often hired to play marginalised Native American or Mexican characters before he was typecast as the image of a lone killer, Bronson was a major figure in the popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s and his stony-faced, physical acting and career are worthy of a second look.
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
Self
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).
Kurosawa: Un documental sobre la vida del maestro
Self (archive footage)
Un completo repaso y análisis de las vidas y las películas de Akira Kurosawa, uno de los directores más importantes de la historia del cine, autor de obras maestras como “Los 7 Samuráis”, “Yojimbo”, “Rashomon”, “Ran”... Este documental cuenta con la narración de Sam Shepard e incluye fragmentos de sus films, declaraciones de colaboradores, familiares y admiradores de su trabajo, como Clint Eastwood y James Coburn. Y además, incluye fragmentos de la autobiografía de Kurosawa, leídos por Paul Scofeld. Un emocionante tributo a una figura legendaria de la Historia del Cine...
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Self (archive footage)
John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they made two films together, the first of which was Point Blank, during which Boorman found that he learnt a lot about screen acting and how to direct from the contributions and support from Marvin. Later they worked together on Hell in the Pacific. With his friendship providing an insightful collection of memories of Marvin, Boorman leads this intimate documentary on the life of Lee Marvin.
La foto del compromiso
The Benshi
Historia de una joven de 16 años, Riyo, en su viaje a Hawaii para casarse con un hombre al que sólo conoce a través de fotografías y cartas repletas de poesía. La razón de este matrimonio a distancia: escapar de un pasado turbulento y empezar una nueva vida. Nominada a la Palma de Oro en 1994 y premio del público en el festival de Sundance de 1995.
Deep River
Tsukada
A group of Japanese tourists try to forget their pasts and find themselves in India.
La sombra del lobo
Kroomak
Agaguk, hijo de Kroomak, jefe de una tribu esquimal, se resiste a que el hombre blanco contamine su cultura y tradiciones. Kroomack en cambio, ha establecido relaciones comerciales con ellos. Este será un punto de fricción entre padre e hijo, pero sus diferencias se agravan cuando se disputan el amor de la joven Igiyook.
El Camino de Fresas (Sutoroberi Rodo)
Taoka
Esta película se basa en la popular novela homónima de Yoshimi Ishikawa, centrada en la figura de dos hermanos japoneses que trabajan en los campos de fresas californianos en los años 60. El argumento refleja las ilusiones de estos emigrantes y, muy particularmente, su vinculación al sueño americano.
Shogun Mayeda
Lord Ieyasu
En el siglo 17 Japón se divide entre dos fuerzas. El ejército principal del este por el señor de la guerra Tokugawa Ieyasu y el ejército occidental que lucha por el clan de Toyotomi. A pesar de ganar una batalla reciente, las cosas se ven sombrías para el ejército oriental. El ejército de Toyotomi tiene un suministro de armas de fuego modernas, un arma que podría cambiar el rumbo de la guerra. Tokugawa Ieyasu envia a su samurai de confianza samurai, Mayeda, y su hijo Yourimune a España para adquirir 5.000 fusiles. Pero es un viaje peligroso y hay muchos que conspiran en su contra. Y cuando por fin llegan a España, nada sale como esperaban.
Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode
Some of the greatest battles during the Age of Civil Wars were fought between the Uesugi and Takeda clans. Leading up to them was the incredible life of Uesugi Kenshin, who rose from a son out of favor with his...
La muerte del maestro de la casa de té
Rikyu Sen-no
La muerte de un maestro de té narra el suicidio de un célebre maestro de té nipón del siglo XVI.
The Demon Comes in Spring
Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.
La princesa de la luna
Taketori-no-Miyatsuko
En el siglo XVIII, durante una noche de luna llena, una luz cegadora aparece en un bosque de bambú cerca de la capital japonesa. Un artesano y su mujer encuentran un precioso bebé en una cuna de oro, llevando en sus manos una brillante bola de cristal. El artesano vende la cuna de oro y construye una mansión lejos de la ciudad para esconder a la niña de los ojos de los demás, ya que crece tan rápidamente que todo el mundo dudaría que es humana. Pronto se extiende el rumor de la belleza de una misteriosa joven llamada Kana, y tres nobles, incluyendo un joven ministro, desean hacerla su esposa. Una noche, cuando la luna está completa, el cristal de Kana comienza a brillar y emite un inquietante sonido. Es un mensaje de su hogar, la luna. Kana debe partir la próxima noche de luna llena...
Shogun's Advisor
Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coaxed out of retirement to save Shogun Iemitsu from danger. The elderly Hikozaemon has been belittled of late and has seemingly lost the will to live, much less the desire to assert himself and make Iemitsu listen to reason. The plot thickens when a lovely young woman enters the picture. Can she change Hikozaemon's mind, and thus alter the path of Japanese history? No longer a young man, can Hikozaemon gain the shogun's ear, and succeed in warning him of the evil plot to overthrow him?
Tora-san Goes North
Junkichi Ueno
When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.
The Shatterer
Murai
Following the opening of a Japanese auto factory in Sicily, the head of the company is kidnapped by Sicilian mobsters. This was a co-production between Italy and Japan's Toho Studios.
The Ballad of the Sea of Genkai
A young woman's life is turned upside down when her husband suddenly disappears, leaving behind numerous debts and his illegitimate child. Desperate to track down her missing husband, she travels to Kyushu in hopes of finding clues to his whereabouts and in the process discovers disturbing secrets about the man she loves.
No More God, No More Love
Released after seven years in prison, an inveterate thug goes from strength to ruthless strength as he makes his way through a succession of dubious jobs, illegal schemes, and brutal romances.
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Fisherman
In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.
Makyo Sessho-tani no Himitsu
Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
Sûrônin Hinoki Sajûrô
Accused of being a spy for a rival clan by Nanbu Clan samurai who then attack him, the 'Lowly Ronin' barely escapes with his life after being shot. Nursed back to health by Yamaoka Daijiro, the one Nanbu Clan retainer that believes him, he must find a way to prove his inno-cence to the others. The two team up together to uncover the mystery and find out who the real spy is that threatens the security of the clan. Against all odds, the two master swordsmen must rely on all their skills to defeat a vast conspiracy and save the clan from being abolished.
Battle Anthem
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
Sûrônin Rakuyôjûrô
When the 'Lowly Ronin' helps an orphaned teenage girl avoid being turned into a prostitute, she then claims he is her father and they start a farm as father and daughter until fate steps in and he must draw his sword.
Lowly Ronin 4: Living Hell
Sanjuro Hinoki
The "lowly ronin" meets a child who is being chased bymen that killed his father before his eyes. Feeling indebted to the child for buying him dinner, the Ronin takes the child back to his village. There, the Ronin reluctantly gets involved in a pathetic revolt by the cowardly villagers against their tyrannical governor. Mifune at his best!
Theater Of Life
Adaptation of Shiro Ozaki's novel.
Domineering
Masao Tadokoro
When the patriarch of Japan's most powerful yakuza family is shot, his wife is left to pick up the pieces and carry on the legacy.
Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Sanjuro Hinoki
Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time it is a woman carrying a young infant who he encounters on the road that leads him into a tale of violence, intrigue and a village in uproar. A great story and cool action scenes, a movie not to be missed!
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 3
The final part takes Shingo into a confrontation with his friend Yagyu Katsunoshin’s uncle in a duel that could change the destiny of Japan.
El reto del samurái
Toru Yoshida
Un boxeador norteamericano es contratado por un japonés minsuválido para introducir en Japón una valiosa espada samurái. Todo parece marchar bien hasta que el protagonista es secuestrado por unos criminales que buscan la misma espada. El origen del problema es una contienda entre hermanos que ha enfrentado durante 37 años a dos facciones que luchan por la posesión de dos espadas gemelas.
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
After saving a young Lord from an assassination attempt the Lowly Ronin finds that he is now a wanted man! Accused of being a thief by those that tried to kill the young Lord he must now clear himself of the accusations. Befriended by an old woman, she then attempts to use him for her own designs.
Inchon
Saito-San
A noisy and absurd re-telling of the great 1950 invasion of Inchon during the Korean War which was masterminded by General Douglas MacArthur.
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 2
Brings Shingo face to face against Yagyu Tajima, the Shogun’s fencing instructor in a match that could save a domain near Osaka.  Meanwhile Shogun Yoshimune must face a painful decision whether or not he can finally see his son for the first time.
Lowly Ronin
Sanjuro Hinoki
Retomando su papel de la popular serie de televisión "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro protagoniza esta película independiente de larga duración hecha para televisión. El ronin errante recuerda su papel más famoso como el samurái sin nombre en "Yojimbo" y "Sanjuro" de Kurosawa. Viaja por Japón y, si bien puede buscar la felicidad, la violencia y la tragedia siempre se cruzan en su camino. Esta vez, acepta a regañadientes cuando una chica lo contrata para matar a un funcionario local que ha gravado injustamente a sus aldeanos. Pero pronto descubre que no todo es lo que parece cuando encuentra un vínculo directo con su pasado.
La espada del samurái
Shogun's Commander
Kanichiro Yoshimura es un samurái padre de familia que no puede alimentar a su esposa e hijos. Con tristeza, decide marcharse a la gran ciudad, dejando atrás a sus seres queridos, para poder así sacarlos adelante. Allí se une a la célebre facción samurái de los Shinsengumi, con quienes comenzará una difícil pero enriquecedora vida en uno de los momentos más tumultuosos de la historia de Japón...
Shogun
Lord Yoshi Toranaga
An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1
The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son.  Part 1 sets up the story and introduces the characters.  When the secrets of Shingo's birth are revealed to him, it sets off a series of events that bring him to cross swords with members of the shogun's inner circle. 
Port Arthur
Emperor Meiji
La historia narra la batalla por la colina 203 durante la guerra ruso-japonesa en 1905. La colina fue capturado con la pérdida de muchas vidas en ambos lados, japoneses y rusos. La captura de la colina permitió al ejército japonés poner presión sobre la flota rusa del Pacífico, asegurando así la victoria japonesa, al mando del Almirante Togo , en la batalla naval siguiente.
1941
Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
La histeria colectiva se apodera de los habitantes de las costas de California en los días posteriores al ataque japonés contra Pearl Harbor. Un submarino nipón se ha extraviado y la población teme una invasión.
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
Associate Producer
A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Disguised as ordinary people, they are dedicated to fighting evil till the end.
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
A group of warriors decide to unite to help the oppressed masses. Disguised as ordinary people, they are dedicated to fighting evil till the end.
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Kindaichi of 11th generation in "The Woman in the Eye"
Obayashi’s take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known being The Inugami Family. Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
Muertes de invierno
Keith
Diecinueve años después del asesinato de un Presidente, su hermano investiga su misteriosa muerte. (FILMAFFINITY)
Lord Mito
Sakuzaemon Okumura
One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
The Fall of Ako Castle
Tsuchiya Michinao
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Kosuke Oishi
The three-film saga comes to a conclusion as three leaders of the underworld battle it out to determine who will become Don of Japan.
Love and Faith
Taiko Hideyoshi
Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan. His daughter, the beautiful Lady Ogin, has an unrequited love for Lord Ukon, who has angered Hideyoshi by becoming a Christian convert. Ogin's father Rikyu also displeases Hideyoshi by opposing the warlord's plan to invade China and Korea. When the animalistic Hideyoshi is rejected by Ogin, he threatens her and her father with arrest and worse.
Shag
Executive Producer
In this crime thriller produced by Toshiro Mifune (who has a supporting role), hard-boiled Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.
Shag
In this crime thriller produced by Toshiro Mifune (who has a supporting role), hard-boiled Shiro Akitsu goes on a relentless search for his abducted 7-year old daughter, with the aid of an Ainu dog summoned by a whistle she gave him.
Kang samurai
Lord of Owari
Tras la muerte del segundo shogun Tokugawa, se revela que fue envenenado por los servidores de su hijo Iemitsu con la esperanza de obtener el shogunato a pesar del tartamudeo y la marca de nacimiento que socavan su respeto. Iemitsu y su hermano Tadanaga se convierten en amargos rivales para el shogunato, y la tierra se divide en facciones, eventualmente estallando en guerras. El mentor de Iemitsu, su instructor de esgrima Yagyu, está obsesionado con asegurar a Iemitsu el shogunato y termina traicionando a todos, incluso a su propia familia, en pos de la meta.
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association.
Proof of the Man
Yohei Kori
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
La batalla de Midway
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Segunda Guerra Mundial. En el verano de 1942 empezó la guerra naval, en la que norteamericanos y japoneses se enfrentaron por el dominio del Pacífico. Mientras la flota de portaaviones japoneses luchaba para tomar Midway y destruir las naves enemigas, las fuerzas estadounidenses, formadas por tres portaaviones y numerosos barcos de apoyo, intentaban resistir el envite.
Emboscada en Extremo Oriente
Ambassador Kagoyama
Walter Bradbury, un tímido profesor cincuentón, trabaja como tutor de un muchacho que es hijo del embajador japonés en un país asiático. El chico queda deslumbrado por las apasionantes historias que el profesor le cuenta sobre su pasado: héroe de guerra, miembro del Parlamento, experto buceador, piloto en las 24 horas de Le Mans, etc. Pero, cuando unos rebeldes secuestran al niño y a su tutor para chantajear al padre del chico, entonces se pone de manifiesto la verdadera naturaleza de Bradbury: un hombre pusilánime, cobarde e irresoluto. Sin embargo, herido en su amor propio, afrontará el peligro para recuperar la confianza de su pupilo.
Sol rojo
Kuroda Jubei
En 1870, el embajador japonés Sakaguchi y su séquito viajan en tren a Washington para entregar una valiosa espada al presidente de los Estados Unidos, regalo del emperador de Japón. A bordo del mismo tren se encuentran al acecho dos ladrones, Link y Gauche, listos para hacer su jugada…
The Militarists
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
This tremendous blockbuster hit from 1970, showing the rise to power of Tojo Hideki, is perhaps the most important film to come out of Japan since the 7 Samurai! Interspersed with actual footage dating back to the 1930’s and throughout the Great Pacific War it shows in exciting detail the early successes and ultimate failure of the Japanese war machine. Never before has there been a chronicle of this magnitude about the war in the Pacific Theater of Operations, rivaling Saving Private Ryan with its intense battle scenes. With a brilliant cast featuring Kobayashi Keiju as Tojo, Yamamura So as former Prime Minister Yonai, Mifune Toshiro as Admiral Yamamoto, and Kayama Yuzo as an intrepid newspaper reporter whose articles detailing Japanese losing battles infuriates Tojo to the point of putting his life in danger! The final hour of this film features some of the most disturbing aspects of how the Japanese fought to save their nation and their honor!
The Walking Major
Kinugasa Tadao
U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to rebuild an orphanage. Suspicious of Allen's motives, a Japanese newsman, Hiroshi Kitabayashi, traces the American's background until he discovers the motive behind Allen's long walk.
Incident at Blood Pass
Producer
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.
Incident at Blood Pass
Yojimbo
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.
The Ambitious
Shojiro Goto
The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.
Zatoichi meets Yojimbo
Yojimbo/Sasa
Zatoichi regresa a una aldea que había visitado tres años antes y que le trae buenos recuerdos. Sin embargo, desde hace dos años, la región sufre una hambruna que atrajo al pueblo a varios grupos de bandoleros, ya que era de los pocos lugares que todavía tenían provisiones. Para acabar con los bandoleros, se contrató a un clan yakuza. Por otro lado, al mercenario Yojimbo le ofrecen una gran recompensa por la cabeza de Zatoichi.
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Producer
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Isami Kondo
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
Red Lion
Gonzo
En la época de decadencia del shogunato de los Tokugawa, el emperador enviaba tropas a los pueblos para liberar a los siervos del Shogun. Gonzo, un soldado que formaba parte de esas tropas, tras llegar a las cercanías de su pueblo, decide adelantarse y hacerse pasar por el capitán para difundir un mensaje. Pero en el pueblo tendrá que lidiar con los comerciantes corruptos y el actual administrador jefe
La batalla del mar del Japón
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Japón y Rusia chocan en lo que se conoció como la Guerra Ruso Japonesa. Un intento de flota y el ejército japonés para tomar el puerto de Arthur falla, y una flota rusa surca en el mar de Japón. El almirante Heihachiro Togo envía su flota a combatir a los rusos, con resultados que merman a las 2 naciones. Mientras tanto, el mayor Genjiro Akashi negocia secretamente con los revolucionarios bolcheviques, negociaciones que tienen repercusiones mas allá del conflicto en sí.
Safari 5000
A Japanese racing driver for Nissan named Godai (Yujiro Ishihara) have a rivalry with a French driver named Pierre (Jean-Claude Drouot). Godai is enlisted to race in an annual endurance race, The East African Safari Rally. Peripheral to this is the story concerning Godai's former lover Yuko (Ruriko Asaoka), a fashion designer, and her friend Anna (Emmanuel Riva), who happens to be Pierre's wife.
Samurai Banners
Producer
Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife as a concubine. He then convinces the widow, Princess Yu, to accept this arrangement and to bear Takeda a son. He pledges them his life. He then spends years using treachery, poetic sensibility, military and political strategy to expand Takeda's realm, advance the claim of Yu's son as the heir, and prepare for an ultimate battle with the forces of Echigo. Has Kansuke overreached? Are his dreams, blinded by love, too big?
Samurai Banners
Kansuke Yamamoto
Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife as a concubine. He then convinces the widow, Princess Yu, to accept this arrangement and to bear Takeda a son. He pledges them his life. He then spends years using treachery, poetic sensibility, military and political strategy to expand Takeda's realm, advance the claim of Yu's son as the heir, and prepare for an ultimate battle with the forces of Echigo. Has Kansuke overreached? Are his dreams, blinded by love, too big?
Infierno en el Pacífico
Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), los dos únicos supervivientes de una batalla naval, un soldado norteamericano y un oficial japonés, se ven obligados a convivir en una isla desierta del Océano Pacífico.
The Day the Sun Rose
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
Almirante Yamamoto
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Mientras Japón cierra un pacto político con la Alemania nazi y la Italia fascista, el almirante Isoroku Yamamoto es nombrado comandante supremo de la flota japonesa. Con Japón abocado inexorablemente a la guerra, Yamamoto, a pesar de sus dudas, cree que la única posibilidad de victoria reside en destruir la flota americana por sorpresa en Pearl Harbor. El ataque es un éxito, pero no consiguen destruir la flota de portaviones americanos. Por eso Yamamoto se ve obligado a llevar a la flota japonesa al combate, con muy pocas esperanzas de victoria...
The Sands of Kurobe
Kitagawa
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered not only by cave-ins and flooding, but by strife between management and the workers's union. Adding to Kitagawa's stress is the knowledge that as his attention is pulled inexorably toward the tunnel construction, his youngest daughter is dying from leukemia.
El emperador y el general
War Minister General Korechika Anami
Después de la detonación de las bombas atómicas de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, el ejército japonés y el gobierno se enfrentan por la demanda de los aliados de la rendición incondicional. El Ministro de Defensa Anami defiende el continuar luchando, hasta la muerte del último japonés si hace falta. El Emperador Hirohito se reune con sus ministros para solicitar la impensable rendición pacífica del Japón. Cuando el ejército planea un golpe para derrocar al gobierno civil del Emperador, Anani debe decidir entre sus deseos o su lealtad al Emperador.
Samurai Rebellion
Producer
Toshiro Mifune interpreta a Isaburo Sasahara, un espadachín envejecido que vive una vida tranquila hasta que el señor de su clan ordena que su hijo se case con la amante del señor, quien recientemente ha disgustado al gobernante. A regañadientes, padre e hijo acogen a la mujer y, para sorpresa de la familia, la joven pareja se enamora. Pero el señor pronto revierte su decisión y exige el regreso de la amante. Contra todas las expectativas, Isaburo y su hijo se niegan, arriesgando la destrucción de toda su familia. Samurai Rebellion, del director Masaki Kobayashi, es la apasionante historia de un hombre pacífico que finalmente decide oponerse a la injusticia.
Samurai Rebellion
Isaburo Sasahara
Toshiro Mifune interpreta a Isaburo Sasahara, un espadachín envejecido que vive una vida tranquila hasta que el señor de su clan ordena que su hijo se case con la amante del señor, quien recientemente ha disgustado al gobernante. A regañadientes, padre e hijo acogen a la mujer y, para sorpresa de la familia, la joven pareja se enamora. Pero el señor pronto revierte su decisión y exige el regreso de la amante. Contra todas las expectativas, Isaburo y su hijo se niegan, arriesgando la destrucción de toda su familia. Samurai Rebellion, del director Masaki Kobayashi, es la apasionante historia de un hombre pacífico que finalmente decide oponerse a la injusticia.
Grand Prix
Izo Yamura
Pete Aron (James Garner), corredor del Grand Prix americano, es expulsado de su equipo, el Jordan-BRM, por su responsabilidad en un accidente, en Mónaco, en el que resultó herido su compañero, el británico Scott Stoddard. Al mismo tiempo que empieza a competir en un equipo japonés, mantiene relación con la mujer de Stoddard.
Rise Against the Sword
Abare Gōemon
Farmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight them and does so brilliantly. When Lord Asakura sees the success Goemon has achieved, he attempts to recruit him to fight in a conflict between Asakura and another clan. Goemon refuses, and Lord Asakura sets out to destroy him.
Aventura en el castillo de Kigan
Associate Producer
Un soldado de fortuna viaja a lugares exóticos donde encuentra encanto y romance en la corte de un rey malvado.
Aventura en el castillo de Kigan
Osami
Un soldado de fortuna viaja a lugares exóticos donde encuentra encanto y romance en la corte de un rey malvado.
La espada del mal
Toranosuke Shimada
El samurái Ryonosuke siente una insana fascinación por el poder mortal de su katana y va por la vida acumulando cadáveres, con o sin motivo. Eventualmente lo contratan como mercenario, pero incluso cuando está sin trabajo, no tiene inconveniente alguno en matar por puro placer.
Fort Graveyard
Associate Producer
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band. Kosugi must somehow prepare his inept soldiers for the rigors of combat.
Fort Graveyard
Sergeant Kosugi
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band. Kosugi must somehow prepare his inept soldiers for the rigors of combat.
The Retreat from Kiska
Omura
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
Sugata Sanshiro
Shogoro Yano
Remake de los dos filmes sobre "la leyenda del gran Judo" de Akira Kurosawa, filmados en 1942 y 1945.
Barbarroja
Dr. Kyojio Niide ("Red Beard")
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".
Samurai Assassin
Tsuruchiyo Niiro
Japón, 1860. Los hombres del clan Mito, víctimas de la purga de Ansei, merodean ansiosamente en torno a la puerta Sakurada del castillo de Edo con la intención de asesinar a Naosuke Ii de Hikone, tairō del shogunato Tokugawa y responsable de su desgracia.
Whirlwind
Lord Akashi
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
The Lost World of Sinbad
Sukezaemon Naya, aka 'Luzon' [Sinbad, in US version]
Sukezaemon, un pirata, naufraga en un rincón extraño del mundo. Con su compañero, un mago llamado Sennin, Sukezaemon se enreda en una conspiración del malvado primer ministro para la sucesión a la muerte del rey Raksha.
Legacy of the 500,000
Associate Producer
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.
Legacy of the 500,000
Takeichi Matsuo
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.
Legacy of the 500,000
Director
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is now working as a business executive. He meets Mintsura Gunji, the boss of a large company, who offers him to go to the Philippines and bring back the gold.
El infierno del odio
Kingo Gondo
En un momento crucial de su vida financiera, Gondo, un hombre de negocios, recibe la noticia de que su hijo ha sido secuestrado, y el rescate exigido es una cantidad de dinero similar a la que necesita para cerrar una importante negociación. Gondo está dispuesto a pagar el rescate hasta que comprende que los secuestradores se han equivocado y se han llevado al hijo del chófer. Ahora deberá decidir si el dinero es más importante que la vida del niño.
Escuadrón de ataque
Lt. Colonel Senda
El Teniente Coronel Senda se resiste a la idea de enviar a los pilotos de los cazas en misiones suicidas. El cree que lo que necesita el ejército japonés para volver a dominar la guerra es que la fuerza aérea reúna a los mejores pilotos en un solo escuadrón para realizar ataques quirúrgicos a los americanos. Despreciados por los Kamikazes, que llaman a los pilotos "no-suicidas" cobardes, la unidad se redime a sí misma cosechando victoria tras victoria. Pero el éxito lleva a los jefes militares a esperar demasiado de la unidad, lo que llevará a un desenlace fatal.
47 Ronin
Genba Tawaraboshi
Esta impresionante historia épica ha sido a veces etiquetada como la versión japonesa de "Lo Que El Viento Se Llevó". Chusha Ichikawa personifica a un señor feudal poderoso y despiadado que lucha contra el virtuoso y joven noble, Yuzo Kayama. Ichikawa encuentra una victoria parcial cuando engaña a Kayama y lo convence de hacerse el Hara Kiri. La venganza será realizada por los cuarenta y siete samuráis de Kayama. Basada en una leyenda japonesa venerable, la historia de Chushingura ha sido filmada en varias ocasiones, pero sólo la versión de 1941 (47 Ronin) estuvo a la altura de la versión de 1962, del gran director Hiroshi Inagaki.
Sanjuro
Sanjûrô Tsubaki / The ronin
En el Japón de la era Tokugawa, un grupo de nueve jóvenes samuráis está decidido a acabar con la corrupción reinante y a acabar con todos los que están relacionados con ella. Consiguen el apoyo del inspector de policía Kikui y se preparan para llevar a cabo su plan. Poco después, aparece Sajuro, un personaje salido de entre las sombras, que empezará a actuar y a poner orden en medio del caos.
Ánimas Trujano
Ánimas Trujano
Ánimas Trujano es un indio colorido pero irresponsable en un pequeño pueblo mexicano. Espera, sobre todas las cosas, algún día ser elegido mayordomo de su pueblo, un lugar de gran honor que generalmente se otorga a los ciudadanos más ricos y respetados. Animas tiene una esposa leal, pero la engaña y apuesta cada centavo que recaudan. Las posibilidades surgen para que Animas entregue una nueva hoja e incluso espere de manera realista el honor del mayordomo.
The Youth and His Amulet
Fudo-Myo (Immovable Bright King)
Gen is a lonely orphan boy. His sole sense of companionship comes from an imaginary friend, the god Prince Fudo-Myo. Prince Fudo-Myo comes to the boy's rescue in times of difficulty.
Yojimbo (El mercenario)
Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
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.
The Masterless 47 – Part II
Daredevil in the Castle
Mohei
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.
Los canallas duermen en paz
Kôichi Nishi
La hija del presidente de una importante empresa inmobiliaria se casa con Nishi, el secretario de su padre. Durante la boda, ciertos rumores y comentarios circulan entre los invitados: cinco años antes, cuando un hombre murió, tras caer por la ventana del último piso del edificio de la compañía, mucha gente dudó de la versión oficial, según la cual se había tratado de un suicidio.
Man Against Man
Kaji
Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to cooperate in a smuggling scheme, conflict arises between the two friends. Falsely blamed for murder, Kikumori is blackmailed into an attempt to sabotage Kaji's boats and kill him. But the friendship between the two men proves an obstacle to the gangleader's plans.
De Pearl Harbor a Midway
Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Koji Kitami pilota uno de los bombarderos de la fuerza aérea japonesa. Él participó en el bombardeo de la base naval americana de Pearl Harbor en 1941, por lo que cuando vuelve a su ciudad natal todos le reciben con honores y orgullo. Esos hechos junto a las victorias japonesas en la guerra hacen que Kitami entre en un estado de exaltación por el honor japonés, algo que no le hará mucho bien cuando la flota nipona es derrotada en la batalla de Midway.
The Gambling Samurai
Kunisada Chuji
Chuji Kunisada vuelve a su pueblo natal y descubre que Jubei Matsui, un juez corrupto, ha sido el responsable de la destrucción de la familia Kunisada. Una nueva tragedia lleva a Chuji a unirse a una banda que vive en el bosque robando a los ricos para dárselo a los pobres, siempre con un ojo puesto en vengarse del Magistrado Matsui.
The Last Gunfight
Detective Saburo Fujioka
Japanese police detective Saburo Fujioka is suspected of corruption, demoted, and sent to the city of Kojin. Kojin is the scene of fierce fighting between rival gangs. Fujioka is assigned to investigate the death of the wife of gangster Tetsuo Maruyama of the Kozuka gang, probably at the hands of one of the Oka gang. During a gang gunfight, Maruyama is rescued by Detective Fujioka and the two become friends. But Maruyama insists on avenging his wife's murder, even if it means conflict with his new friend.
The Three Treasures
Prince Yamato Takeru
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's vassal, prefers Ouso's stepbrother, and conspires to have Ouso die on a dangerous mission he has contrived. But Ouso prevails in the mission and returns to his father's castle under a new name, Prince Yamato Takeru. Otomo plots to have the Prince sent into even greater danger, but Otomo is unaware that the gods have favored the Prince and the outcome is far from what any of them expected.
Desperado Outpost
Battalion Commander
When Sergeant Okubo's brother is murdered at a Japanese outpost in Northern China during the Second World War, Okubo poses as a war correspondent and seeks out his brother's killer.
Saga of the Vagabonds
Rokuro Kai
Lord Taro must deliver a money chest but is robbed by brigands led by Jibu. One of Jibu's men, Rokuro, steals the money from Jibu, but after meeting and befriending Taro, Rokuro decides to return the money to Taro. But Taro's unscrupulous brother Jiro falsely accuse Taro of the theft, and Taro reactively joins the outlaw band and encourages them to steal from the nobles and give to the poor.
Samurai Saga
Heihachiro Komaki
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.
The Big Boss
Kashimura
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.
La fortaleza escondida
Rokurota Makabe
Matashichi (Kamatari Fujiwara) y Tahei (Minoru Chiaki) son dos soldados huidos del conflicto bélico, que buscan el enriquecimiento. Cuando encuentran oro, se dan cuenta de que son vigilados por un silencioso y misterioso hombre, que finalmente resulta ser el célebre general Rokurota Makabe (Toshiro Mifune), quien utilizará a los dos soldados, ignorantes de la identidad de sus acompañantes, para transportar una gran cantidad de oro y liberar a la princesa Yukihime (Misa Uehara). Una divertida comedia de aventuras firmada por el gran Akira Kurosawa, que influyó notablemente en la construcción de personajes de la saga "Star Wars" de George Lucas.
Jinsei Gekijo
1958 Theater of Life adaptation.
All About Marriage
Acting teacher
Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.
Yaji and Kita on the Road
Toshinoshin Taya
Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their wives for a little while. As they travel, they are constantly beset by complications involving women, mistaken identity, and misunderstood events. Another film adaptation of the famous novel Ikku Jippensha Footing It Along the Tokaido (Tokaidochu Hizakurige)
El hombre del carrito
Matsugoro
Matsugoro, un pobre conductor de carro en el Japón del periodo Meiji, devuelve a un niño perdido, Toshio, a su casa. Sus padres se muestran con él muy agradecidos. Tras la muerte del padre, la madre, Yoshiko, muy preocupada por su hijo, le pide a Matsugoro que le ayude a educarlo. Él acepta encantado. Con el paso del tiempo le coge mucho cariño, al niño y a la madre. Pero Toshio crece, y se marcha a estudiar a la universidad de Tokio, y Matsugoro se siente abandonado y triste...
A Holiday in Tokyo
May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes of having a quiet vacation without being noticed. But she is spotted and the press has a field-day with the returning celebrity. Her hopes of rest shattered, she agrees to put on a large-scale fashion show.
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
Tasaburo
Continuación de la historia de "Ninjitsu", realizada un año antes por el propio Hiroshi Inagaki
Down Town
A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
Los bajos fondos ( Donzoko )
Sutekichi the Thief
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.
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
Tasaburo
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among the three scrolls, all of which must be possessed for the secrets to be understood. When Princess Yuhime steals the scrolls, Tasaburo, a samurai with magical powers, and his brother Senshiro are sent to retrieve them.
Good Luck to These Two
Toshio Maruyama
A young man and woman are determined to marry despite opposition from her parents.
Trono de sangre
Taketori Washizu
Japón feudal, siglo XVI. Adaptación del "Macbeth" de William Shakespeare. Cuando los generales Taketori Washizu y Yoshaki Miki regresan de una victoriosa batalla, se encuentran en el camino con una extraña anciana, que profetiza que Washizu llegará a ser el señor del Castillo del Norte. A partir de ese momento, su esposa lo instigará hasta convencerlo de que debe cumplir su destino.
Scoundrel
A Wife's Heart
Kenkichi
Kiyoko (Takamine Hideko) and her husband want to open a coffee shop. She becomes increasingly close to the bank clerk (Mifune Toshiro) she's asked for a loan.
The Underworld
Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue. Furuya himself has fallen in love, with a nurse after his recent hospital stay. As the gang grows more jealous of the favoritism Furuya shows Shoji, they decide to reveal Shoji's relationship with Natsue. But Furuya's affection for Shoji cannot be easily destroyed, even in the gang war that erupts.
Rainy Night Duel
Masahiko Koseki
Masahiko Koseki, a judo master, gets in several fights as a result of protecting a young woman. Despite his success, Koseki is expelled from his judo school because of his propensity for street fighting. He goes to work for a gangster named Joji, but when he realizes that Joji is mixed up in the slave trade, Koseki helps the police in their attempts to foil Joji.
Samurái 3: Duelo en la isla Ganryu
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Takezo abandona su condición de samurai errante para vivir tranquila y humildemente con su amada Otsu, rechazando trabajar como maestro samurai para el líder del clan más poderoso del Japón. No obstante, Takezo accede a luchar con el joven y habilidoso guerrero Sasaki Kojiro. El combate final tendrá lugar en la isla Ganryu.
Crónica de un ser vivo
Kiichi Nakajima
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.
Samurái 2
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Tras años recorriendo multitud de lugares, labrando su reputación como el más grande luchador del Japón, Takezo regresa a Kioto para enfrentarse al líder de la más prestigiosa escuela de samurais de la región. Como demostración de su valor, Takezo se dirige deliberadamente hacia una emboscada preparada por los seguidores de la escuela, mientras el joven y brillante luchador Sasaki Kojiro le observa, con el convencimiento de que puede derrotar a Takezo...
No Time for Tears
Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named Onishi. But when Onishi begins a romantic relationship with the coach's daughter Michiko, Shimamura becomes angry with the young man, lashing out at him when he disobeys instructions during a game. In turn, Michiko becomes angry with her father, who becomes increasingly depressed. When a tragedy strikes the family, Coach Shimamura begins losing control of his life, just when his family and his team need him most.
A Man Among Men
Maki
Gangsters Ken and Maki are rivals in the ticket-scalping game. They make an uneasy truce, but Ken wrecks the truce by agreeing to fix a boxing match in which Maki has an interest in one of the fighters. After a terrible brawl, the two gangsters discover that they have both been played for suckers by their bosses. They join forces to turn the tables on the bosses.
The Black Fury
Eiichi Tsuda
A narcotics investigator for the harbor police, Eiichi Tsuda, is driven by thoughts of vengeance for the overdose death of his brother and the subsequent decline and death of their mother. Tsuda acts viciously and with disdain for legal niceties in his exploration of the criminal facts behind the explosion of a freighter in the harbor. He goes undercover with a band of drug smugglers, but his methods threaten to destroy him as well as his case.
The Surf
Skipper of the Utashima-maru
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo.
Samurái
Musashi Miyamoto a.k.a. Takezo
Dos amigos dejan su pueblo para combatir con su ejército. Ambos, tras una derrota en el frente, se cobijan en la solitaria casa de Oko, una viuda que vive con su hija. Matachachi dejará que Oko le seduzca y, junto con ella y su hija se irá a Tokio, olvidando a su prometida...
Los siete samuráis
Kikuchiyo
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.
Eagle of the Pacific
1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.
Sunflower Girl
Ippei Hitachi
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that her fellow workers think the women employees should not have to act in such a servile manner. When the women go on strike over the issue, Setsuko finds herself caught in the middle. When the heir to the company, Ryosuke Tanabe, proposes marriage to Setsuko, she is honored, but realizes that her real affection is for Hitachi.
The Last Embrace
Yukiko Nogami is rescued during a mountain blizzard by handsome forester Shinkichi, and the two subsequently fall in love. But when Shinkichi dies in an avalanche, Yukiko leaves the mountains in despair and takes a job in a bar where she becomes deeply involved in the personal lives of several of the patrons. One day she thinks she sees Shinkichi alive, but it turns out to be a gangster named Hayakawa, a man on the run who bears an astonishing resemblance to Yukiko's lost love. Against her better judgment, she is drawn to help Hayakawa, though clearly danger follows him.
My Wonderful Yellow Car
Matsumura
The Man Who Came to Port
Goro Niinuma
An Ishiro Honda film.
Swift Current
Tokyo Sweetheart
Kurokawa
Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.
Sword for Hire
Sasa Hayatenosuke
Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.
Kin no tamago: Golden girl
Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed photographs that her cousin had sent. When another actress falls ill she is given the role instead. Her first film is a success propelling the young actress to popularity, her own fans, money and a house. While everything looks dandy from the outside not all is well within the family however.
La vida de Oharu, mujer galante
Katsunosuke
Narra la dura vida de Oharu, una mujer sometida a los convencionalismos de la sociedad feudal en el Japón del siglo XVII.
Foghorn
A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant.
Vendetta for a Samurai
Mataemon Araki
The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by Kurosawa Akira and starring Mifune Toshiro as the famed swordsman who must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member. Told mostly in flashback as the avengers await the arrival of their quarry, this film displays true heroism in the face of fear as most of the combatants, while of the samurai class are not skilled swordsmen. They contrast sharply with the true warriors involved in this battle. Araki Mataemon (Mifune), who was not only a direct student of Yagyu Munenori, but the founder of his own sword style under the Yagyu name is a powerful force ready to assist his brother-in-law against the murderer's allies that include not only another noted sword teacher, but the deadly spear of Katsumi no Hanbei.
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Mizuno
Ikeuchi was captain of the K - University ice hockey team. The daughter Shikotsuko of Ginza 's western restaurant "Piccolo" was also a female student at K University and was a figure player. They had a dream of being dispatched to Oslo in the Olympic Games and were struggling in each way. Mizuno who runs a sports equipment store in Ginza, showed the geisha by guiding the junior's Ikeuchi and others to the shop of Shimbashi one day.
The Life of a Horse Trader
Yonetaro Katayama
This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka "The Shark," a rough-and-tumble horse trader in Japan's rugged northernmost territory of Hokkaddo.. ...
Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre
Kenji Kawakami
In a small town, according to the homecoming of Professor Ishinaka, the youth culture group was overwhelmed to make a presentation for the summer festival, but because of lack of funds, she works part-time at the spectacle of a tour, a haunted house Especially. The ghost was a struggle amongst the people, it was a great success in filling the crowd, but in the circus hut next to it, Kenji who was supposed to have disappeared was pitiful.
Pirates
Tora
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El idiota
Denkichi Akama
Adaptación de la novela homónima de Dostoievski. Kameda, condenado a muerte por crímenes de guerra, en el último momento se salva de ser fusilado. La conmoción le provoca durante cierto tiempo fuertes ataques epilépticos; pero, al mismo tiempo, también se produce en él una profunda transformación, que algunos llaman "idiotez", pero que no es más que sencillez, bondad y una gran capacidad de amar.
Elegy
Daisuke Toki
Wataru Naohiko who has the prosecutor general as his father became a young composer and its symphony "saint" invoked the world echoed. But his disciple Uchiyama and his best friend prosecutor Daisuke Toki accused his music as a sesame of pause-only technique, not a truly heart-hungry art.
Beyond Love and Hate
A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his escape from the prison in order to seek her out and learn the truth, but the police give chase and he must flee into the mountains.
Sasaki Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi
Director Hiroshi Inagaki's early version of the life and death of famed swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. Otani Tomoemon gives a brilliant performance as Sasaki Kojiro, who rises from humble beginnings to national fame, and a young Toshiro Mifune appears as the legendary master swordsman Miyamoto Musashi for the first time and essentially sets the standard for future portrayals.This masterpiece is based on the original story as written by noted author Murakami Genzo and is far superior to any other versions. Following Kojiro from his earliest days through his fateful meeting with Musashi, this movie is filled with exciting and dramatic moments culminating in the best version of the final duel ever seen on film.
Rashomon
Tajômaru
Japón, siglo XII. En Kioto, bajo las puertas del derruido templo de Rashomon, se guarecen de la torrencial lluvia un leñador, un sacerdote budista y un peregrino. Los tres discuten sobre el juicio a un bandido, acusado de haber dado muerte a un señor feudal y violado a su esposa. Los detalles del crimen son narrados desde el punto de vista del bandido, de la mujer, del señor feudal -con la ayuda de un médium- y del leñador, único testigo de los hechos.
Wedding Ring
Takeshi Ema
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.
Escándalo
Ichirô Aoye
Miyako, una famosa cantante de ópera, es fotografiada junto al pintor Aoe, en un balneario de Izu. La foto es publicada algunas semanas después en el periódico sensacionalista Amor, con un texto totalmente falso. El pintor decide demandar a la publicación y contrata a un ambicioso abogado.
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.
Escape from Prison
El perro rabioso
Det. Murakami
Ambientada en la postguerra japonesa tras la II Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Con la estructura del thriller americano y los convencionalismos japoneses, narra la historia de un joven detective al que roban su pistola. Agobiado por un sentimiento de deshonor más que de pérdida, emprende, con un veterano compañero, una frenética e incansable búsqueda que lo lleva a los bajos fondos de Tokyo.
Jakoman and Tetsu
Tetsu
In a village subsisting on it herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inhabitants. One of them, the son of the head of one of the fish companies by the name of Tetsu, decides to overthrow Jakoman and his cohorts.
Duelo silencioso
Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki
Kyoji Fujisaki (Mifune), un joven cirujano militar, contrae la sífilis mientras cura a un herido durante la guerra. Acabada la contienda, la enfermedad será motivo de discusión entre el médico y su prometida. Finalmente, él no tendrá más remedio que enfrentarse a un grave dilema: aceptar, en su estado, las responsabilidades de la vida familiar o dedicarse en cuerpo y alma a la medicina.
El ángel borracho (El ángel ebrio)
Matsunaga
Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Crónica sobre la relación entre un gángster de la mafia japonesa ("yakuza"), enfermo de tuberculosis y el médico alcohólico que lo atiende.
These Foolish Times
Snow Trail
Eijima
Three bank robbers, Eijima, Nojiri, and Takasugi, flee the police and escape into the mountains. At an inn high in the Japanese Alps, Eijima and Nojiri encounter a young woman and her father, as well as Honda, a mountaineer. The inn folk do not realize their guests are wanted criminals and the visitors are treated with great kindness. Honda volunteers to lead them over the mountains, but Eijima's paranoia endangers all of them as they make the perilous trip.