Date of birth: 1929-04-03
Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Actor, TV writer, presenter, communist
1986-03-21
Children's movie about a dog that can type messages into a word processor. When his owner is kidnapp
1969-07-01
A feature-length documentary film written, directed, and filmed by Akira Ide, a former broadcast wri
1990-03-24
Isamu, a sixth-grade boy, lost his mother in a car accident at a young age. Ever since, he's been un
1983-02-11
Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in
1992-10-31
It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmeriz
1971-03-20
Comedy about a young man who causes pandemonium by raiding a bar patronized by his father, winning t
1993-12-25
Hama-chan and Su-san go fishing during a business trip, but Hama-chan has to give a lecture on Su-sa
1967-09-06
Kuroda is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining f
1984-05-26
Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is c
1992-12-26
Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his
1996-08-10
When Su-san invites his late friend's daughter to come along on a fishing trip, she falls in love wi
1970-07-18
A musical comedy.
1975-09-06
When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, gr
1969-06-13
A tale of wannabe yakuza youths. When not cooking up scams with his buddies, Zenkichi develops a cru
1970-03-07
Rivalry between two young gangster groups who seek to extend their influence.
1968-01-13
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, h
1968-04-28
Goro (Tetsuya Watari) wants to put his dark past behind. He heads to Hirosaki City to offer his cond
1994-06-18
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's
1966-11-09
Kiroku boards with a Roman Catholic family and falls for the daughter Michiko. He ignores his feelin
1988-12-24
Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo o
1973-12-25
Tora-San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu. Later, he encount
1981-12-28
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarra
1968-11-02
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and
1969-08-09
Two men succeed in opening a joint restaurant after hilarious troubles.
1985-12-28
1990-02-03
An old man falls into a coma and dreams about his childhood during WWII.
1988-12-06
One day, Mio, a reporter, is shown a manuscript for a contest by Kuribayashi, the editor-in-chief. T
1986-12-20
1969-03-29
Second movie in the Sakura Code series.
1994-12-23
Hama-chan and Su-san meet a charming woman on a fishing trip, but forget to ask her name. Days later
1975-12-20
Coming-of-age comedy set in Yokosuka.