Masahiko Tanimura
Nascimento : 1927-02-25, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Morte : 2000-08-06
Considerado um dos melhores diretores de todos os tempos, Akira Kurosawa encerra suas realizações cinematográficas com esta obra-prima perfeita, Madadayo. O filme segue as duas últimas décadas de Hyakken Uchida, um escritor e professor que se aposenta nos anos da guerra, no início dos anos 40. Seus alunos o veneram e todos os anos fazem um ritual de aniversário chamado “Mahda-kai? (Está pronto?)” para que Uchida beba um grande copo de cerveja e responda “Madadayo! (Ainda não!)”, reconhecendo que a morte pode estar próxima, mas que a vida continua. (e 10 - Estimado 10 Anos)
Conductor
Hitomi, a former orphan who is trying to leave behind her delinquent ways, one day agrees to tutor a wealthy young boy who has just become an orphan himself…
Stationmaster
To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.
Murder case.
Onimasa é o chefe egocêntrico de um pequeno clã Yakuza na ilha de Shikoku, cujos deveres criminosos entram em conflito com sua autoimagem de samurai cavalheiresco. As suas lutas com o seu chefe, o padrinho de Shikoku, e a vida tumultuosa da sua filha adotiva, Matsue, formam o pano de fundo deste conto épico de justiça, obediência e vingança sangrenta.
The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's a gambler/bakuto). After he kills someone and gets wound, is saved by a blind woman (Mitsuko Baishô), who took care of him. They has a happy time under the protection of the Tomisaburo Wakayama character, an oybun. But of course, happy time doesn't last long. The story is also related to Okada Izo and the Shinsengumi (w/ Kondo Isami played by Makoto Sato)
Shipper
Liquor store proprietor
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.
Japanese action film.
A bad cop is engaged in a violent chase to catch a yakuza boss. In his absence his wife runs away with another man, who turns out to be the very same man that her husband is hunting. Once he discovers this, he loses his nerve and turns in his badge. But the chase turns into a personal vendetta where the ex-cop plans to wipe out the entire gang.
Flower Shop Owner
The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their cargo trucks impressing each other with their skills in driving fast and evading the police while transporting commodities throughout the country. Chance encounters with people along the way help them to come to terms with events clouding their past and offer them a shot at redemption.
Tayama
Professor Nishiyama, after studying and interpreting the prophecies of Nostradamus, realizes that the end of the world is at hand. Unfortunately, nobody listens to him until it is too late. As the effects of mankind's tampering of the earth - radioactive smog clouds, hideously mutated animals, destruction of the ozone layer - rage out of control, the world leaders hurtle blindly toward the final confrontation. The film sparked controversy in Japan and was subsequently pulled out of circulation, with no official video release of the uncut film.
Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari). The encounter sends her to jail as a suspected accomplice. Years later she marries a yakuza boss, whose gang is affiliated with working class people.
Sasuke
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
Yuya no shokunin
Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching...
Teenage film
Gen the Boxcars
Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi, a stevedore group, to vie for work with two other powerful groups. Gingo is Tamai's chief rival who falls in love with the latter's wife and tries to kill Tamai.
Roman Porno from 1972.
Captain
One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
A ryokan maid is on trial for pushing a familiar guest off a cliff to his death. An eager attorney offers to take the case to gain notoriety.
Masuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari) seeking love and defending the honor of an elderly widower (Mori).
Taking a message from Hiroshi's father to heart, Torajiro attempts to give up his wandering ways.
Detective
Comedy of a phony doctor.
A man aspires to be a big boss but falls in love with a beautiful woman boss.
Principal
Comedy about a young man who causes pandemonium by raiding a bar patronized by his father, winning the favors of a hostess and ends up feeling the breasts and hips of all the girls in his father's office.
Mr. Sô
Vários contos na vida de habitantes de favelas de Tóquio, incluindo um jovem mentalmente deficiente obcecado com a condução de seu próprio bonde. Ao mesmo tempo trágico e transcendente, esse filme de Akira Kurosawa acompanha o cotidiano de um grupo de pessoas maltrapilhas em uma favela nos arredores de Tóquio. Por mais desesperadoras que sejam suas circunstâncias, cada um deles - O pai e o filho sem teto imaginando a casa de seus sonhos; A jovem abusada pelo tio; O garoto que se imagina um condutor de bonde - encontra razões para continuar. O inesquecível Dodes'ka-den foi feito num momento tumultuado na vida de Kurosawa. E todas as suas esperanças, medos e paixão artística estão em exibição fervorosa neste filme, seu primeiro filme gloriosamente a cores. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.
1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of villagers commanded by Jirozaemon. A Russian count's daughter, the village leader's daughter and a secret treasure add up to the adventure.
In a match where professional baseball referee Yuzo Tagami was observing a young referee, Hara, a player who got angry at the indecisive judge, knocked the referee down. Tagami lived with his wife and five children, but when he returned home, Hara, who had been suspended for a month, wanted to receive Tagami's Subaruta training.
Young bartender operates secret sex club as a profitable side business.
Matsuyoshi
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a crush on Taro's disgusted sister, Miki. But soon the young hoods run afoul of their underworld idols when they rob the wrong gang, led by brutal boss Konno. When Zenkichi's pals start to bite the dust, he hooks up with a more traditional yakuza, Tetsugoro, to retaliate.
Yosaku, a fish vendor
On a cold winter day, Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) and Masahiko murder the mob boss of Meishin-Kai. The deed costs them time in prison, but Goro had no shred of regret. When Goro is released 2 years later, Masahiko is dying in prison hospital and entrusts his last wish; "find my sister and take care of her." Goro leaves as a free man with a mission, but soon finds that he might have been better off in jail.
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.
The fictional land "Pandora" sends three (numbered) graduates of the "National Gambling University" to Japan. You should defeat the master player Kôji, control the international casino empire and use the profits to achieve world domination. But Japan's most famous left hand knows what to do.
A young gambler returns from prison to find his gang scattered, and many gone over to his old rival. But their rivalry is not only a matter of gambling. For when he is about to marry the daughter of a police official, the rival again interferes and this time it is a fight to the finish -- the end of his enemy.
Ryu (Akira Kobayashi) sets foot on the Yokohama port with a suitcase filled with 300 thousand dollars. He was sent by a jewelry company in Hong Kong to retrieve a certain diamond that was stolen from them. The "Himalayan Star" is worth couple hundred million yen and unbeknown to Ryu, it now lays in the hands of Aizu (Jo Shishido), the infamous ”Pirate of the Tokyo Bay."
Nakazô
A young man with a strong sense of justice is torn between two girls: the flighty Taneko and the serious Suzuko. With wisdom, courage and honor in a Japanese spirit of manliness he wins the day.
A brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this historical action saga.
The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.
Lead Pvt. Ando
Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, um avião com um pelotão de fuzileiros navais cai numa pequena ilha do Pacífico que está ocupada por uma pequena unidade japonesa. Soldados americanos e japoneses, presos em uma pequena ilha do Pacífico durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, devem fazer uma trégua temporária e cooperar para sobreviver a várias adversidades. Contada pelos olhos dos comandantes das unidades americana e japonesa, que precisam lidar com uma atmosfera de crescente desconfiança e tensão entre seus homens. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
Japanese comedy film.
A Tokyo student transfers to a rural school and finds it difficult to adjust himself to its customs and traditions. One of the customs is the wearing of an old school cap by a senior. It is a symbol of courage and bravery and is handed down to a new senior each year.
Comedy movie
Sugimoto Gonkuro is travelling along from Tosa to Edo. On his journey he will meet both good and bad people.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese comedy film.
Japanese comedy film.
Umakichi
Japanese comedy film.