Date of birth: 1926-04-30
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
1956-03-28
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

1962-07-29

1958-12-21
Lord Mito Mitsukuni, the vice-shogun of the whole country, left the family estate and went on a trip
1960-06-01
The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the

1961-05-03

1962-05-27
1962 Japanese movie

1962-11-03

1959-04-01
In the early Edo period, among the pirate ships that roamed the seas near Ryukyu and Korea, there wa

1958-02-05

1963-01-13
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deat

1956-06-08
Early film by Kenji Misumi.

1958-06-15
While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of
1954-03-03
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

1962-08-12

1958-08-31
1958 Japanese movie

1953-10-30
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a vio

1961-10-31
An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years

1957-09-29
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from

1960-05-18
The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Om

1961-10-11
A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the p

1961-06-14
One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds

1959-06-03
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' i

1959-11-22
Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the

1960-10-18
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 book

1962-07-01
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s

1958-10-01
During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of mo

1969-06-27
A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.

1962-12-01
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu i

1963-01-03
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader

1956-12-28
Early film directed by Kenji Misumi.

1969-10-16
This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assass

1959-09-13

1961-09-30
Asakichi beats a ganster, Sada, in a physical fight, leading to recognition by Sada's clan boss. Whe

1970-04-10

1957-09-03
Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the T

1960-04-27
A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The y

1961-01-09
The story of Sasaki Kojiro, a young swordsman, and his quest to train under master Seigen and develo

1962-04-18
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll

1957-06-18
A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953).

1956-07-19
A power struggle in the fief of Okazaki causes the death of Namiji, a nobleman's daughter. As her fi

1963-03-01
The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good inste

1953-03-26
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers

1962-12-08
Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect hi

1961-07-12
Daiei Film Company's three biggest stars shine in this exciting story about Vice-Shogun Mito Komon's

1958-04-16

1959-07-12
1956-12-12

1956-05-25

1962-12-15

1960-11-22

1961-12-27
Kayama Ichinoshin (Raizo Ichikawa) has been traveling for ten years in search of revenge for his fat

1959-08-01
Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twen

1965-05-29
Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshi

1954-09-29

1956-01-03

1957-06-04

1958-11-15

1961-02-08

1961-12-08
A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

1956-02-05
The TV drama of Ima Harube was adapted by Yagi Ryuichiro ("Komuso Henge"), directed by Mori Issei ("

1961-01-09
1961 Japanese movie

1982-07-23
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole

1957-08-06

1968-05-08
The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

1965-05-16
The first of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

1957-01-03

1956-04-04

1961-02-22
During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Tak

1960-01-03
During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi and Okamoto Musashi strive to become the fi

1961-04-26
Will the assassin take my life or will a beautiful woman take my chastity? Or will a beautiful woman

1954-11-10
Third in the Nage utasamon series