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Juro Kara

Date of birth: 1940-02-11

Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Jūrō Kara, 大靏 義英

Juro Kara

Biography

Japanese playwright, theater and film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and songwriter.

Movie Credits

Dr. Akagi
3.2

Dr. Akagi

1998-05-17

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war

Violated Angels
3.1

Violated Angels

1967-03-01

Based on the factual case of a young man who broke into a nurses' home in Chicago, mutilating and ki

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
2.3

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

1969-02-15

In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a b

Jazz Daimyo
2.9

Jazz Daimyo

1986-04-19

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out

The Last Frankenstein
2.4

The Last Frankenstein

1991-04-20

Professor Sarusawa and his psychic daughter Mai live together after the suicide of the Professor's w

The Breath
2.8

The Breath

1995-09-10

Haida, once a famous private detective, is now down and out and running out of reasons to live. One

800 Two Lap Runners
1.8

800 Two Lap Runners

1994-07-09

A coming-of-age story about two runners, Kenji and Ryuji, tangled in love, loss, and rivalry, as the

Demons
3.8

Demons

1971-02-13

Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a gei

Amorous Tales of Genpei
0

Amorous Tales of Genpei

1977-10-22

Using the Genpei War as its theme, this work depicts the nature of poor Shirabyoshi Tokiwa Gozen who

Ekiro
1.8

Ekiro

2009-04-11

An employee of a bank goes missing following his retirement from the bank. Veteran detective Yobuno

Boxer
3.4

Boxer

1977-10-01

In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself g

Demon Pond
3.1

Demon Pond

1979-10-20

When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in

Zenigeba
0

Zenigeba

1970-10-31

Based on the comic by George Akiyama

The Sea of Genkai
2.5

The Sea of Genkai

1976-05-29

Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean wome

Through the Night
0

Through the Night

2002-11-02

When poverty-stricken Korean-Japanese (Zainichi) discover there is valuable iron ore in the rubble o

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
3.5

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1969-10-16

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assass

The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away
1.3

The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away

1996-06-22

A couple years have passed, Matsuzaki is divorced and has a daughter and is still up to his old comp

Summer Storm
3.3

Summer Storm

1956-10-01

A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé.

Graveyard of Masks
0

Graveyard of Masks

1973-01-29

In a struggling small theater troupe, director Inuo pressures an actor to perform a death role with