Kikuzô Kawasaki

Filmes

Fuun shinsegumi
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1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.
Tokaido hijokeikai
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Crime film directed by Tatsuo Yamada for Shintoho.
The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond
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Two lovers lost in the mountains. In what direction do not go, they find themselves in a mysterious forest pond, as if some kind of force does not want to let them go. Once upon a time, over a century ago, there had been a crime, whose shadow still hovers over these places.
Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Naked Princess and Mysterious Bear Man
Cinematography
This time around, Sashichi is investigating a case of serial murders believed to be perpetrated by a giant bear.
A Wicked Woman
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In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss.
Traitors of the Blue Castle
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Harada Kai, the Date clan's Chamberlain attempts to take power from the lord himself.
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
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Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga. Before learning of these plots, Ryutaro discovers himself in a predicament of his own when he rushes to the defence of a local girl who is caught between her boyfriend and a greedy businessman. The situation results in many violent one-on-one skirmishes between Ryutaro and the businessman’s many samurai defendants, one of whom enigmatically refuses to reveal his face or use more than just the one hand. Before long, Ryutaro’s top priority is not protecting Iemitsu as it should be, but rather unearthing the true identity of the mystery samurai.
Meigetsu sataro gasa
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Japanese film.
Sunset Over Mount Fuji
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Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi
Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern Cloth
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Period film about the legendary detective Umon
Miki, the Swordman
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After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, Hirate Miki becomes a ronin who winds up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to an epic battle.
新遊侠伝 遊侠往来
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新遊侠伝
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Yasubei Nakayama
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Jidai-geki about the life of Yasubei Nakayama, a famous ronin who did participate in the revenge against Lord Kira Yoshinaka as detailed in Japan's famous epic Chushingura
Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter Rain
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Jidai-geki by Nobuo Nakagawa. Most likely a star vehicle for Kanjuro Arashi
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
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Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki
Late Night Confession
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Japanese mystery thriller.
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
Cinematography
Near the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), Enokichi, a popular figure in the world of boxing entangled in the Yakuza business.
Rinchi
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Japanese noir.
Enoken's Singing Detective Story
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A modern take on history with songs and comedy presented by Enoken (as Gonza), Fujiyama (as Sukeju), and Kasagi (Gonza’s wife Osaki).
Invitation to Happiness
Cinematography
Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
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Young men endure challenging flight training in the Yokaren, a program feeding new pilots into the Army and Navy. By the time of the filming, the pressure of the war had led the government to shorten the training and expand the age range of the recruits. Yokaren was highly selective, and thus an object of great fascination and desire for boys and young men. In this Navy–sponsored film, Setsuko Hara plays the daughter of a family that often entertains recruits on their days off—a surrogate sister to many trainees. Her fragile younger brother aspires to join the program, but is rejected. With perseverance and much support from Hara and their mother, he surmounts his weaknesses and becomes a flier.
The Day Before
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A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of violence, is reduced to apathy or victimhood.
The Best Lord in Japan
Cinematography
At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer Toraizo at a leisurely pace. The title of the play is "Notes of Lord Mito's Travels. This play caused great turmoil in the feudal lord's house. The young lord was more impressed than anyone else by Lord Mito's benevolent management and actions, but he made the mistake of trying to follow in his footsteps...