Kan'emon Nakamura
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Birthday:1901-02-02
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Also Known As:中村翫右衛門
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part Two: Forward at Dawn (1937)
Story of a bandit king part 2.
Kwaidan (1965)
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money...
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a...
The 47 Ronin (1941)
In the early 18th-century, Lord Takuminokami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The...
Miyamoto Musashi (1944)
Shinobu and her brother Genichiro plead with famous swordsman Musashi Miyamoto to teach them to avenge their father's death. The perpetrators of...
Escape from Hell (1963)
This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform...
Priest of Darkness (1936)
A boy steals a knife from an old samurai, unaware of its value, setting off a strange chain of events.
The Abe Clan (1938)
“19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused...
Banchō Sarayashiki (1956)
Film about Japanese ghost story Banchō Sarayashiki.
Okinawa (1970)
A group of teenagers grow up in Okinawa amid the protests and resistance against the presence of the American base in the island.
Inn of Evil (1971)
In feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world is strictly prohibited, an idealist appears at an isolated inn, headquarters of...
Banzuiin Chōbei (1940)
A jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba.
Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)
In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa...
Still I Live On (1951)
About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical...
The Stand in Hakone (1952)
A period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high officials' depriving the farmers of their water rights.
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been...
The Village Tattooed Man (1935)
A tragic period film about a gangster who comes out of prison and finds it hard to find a place again in society. Considered a lost film.
The Day Before (1939)
A forceful indictment of the devastating effects of war and nationalistic fanaticism on the average man, who, in the face of the absurdity of...
Blood End (1969)
Sentaro is been severely beaten for his defiance of the government and the high taxes during a time of famine. He is befriended by Kada Gentaro, a...
Samurai Banners (1969)
Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He...
Saga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and Wolf (1937)
Story of a bandit king.
Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his...
Ōhinata-mura (1940)
The year is 1936. Ōhinata-mura was a very poor village between deep valleys. Soncho, the village head is trying to collect the village taxes from...