Yataro Kurokawa

AKA: Yatarô Kurokawa, Ятаро Курокава, 黒川彌太郎

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1910-11-15

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {130}

1943-10-07 0

Hot Wind

Set in wartime at the Yawata Steel Works in Tobata, Yawata, and Kokura cities in Fukuoka Prefecture, the film depicts people taking on the evil blast furnaces that prevent increased production. The fi ...

Genre :Drama

1960-04-26 0

Sunny and Cloudy Days

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1941-01-17 5

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo. ...

Genre :Drama, History

1941-03-07 6

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo. ...

Genre :Drama

1962-08-22 5

Keepers of Order

Chuji and his family become the primary target of gangs in Nikko headed by Hasshu marshal Nakayama and boss Sukegoro Iioka. Chuji is then aided by boss Shigezo Sasagawa, Ishimatsu, and a few young yak ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1961-01-03 0

Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties

The first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Kasumi Ippei is a popular ronin actor, and when he is not on stage h ...

Genre :Drama

1962-02-14 0

八幡鳩九郎

1962 Japanese movie ...

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1962-01-28 0

The Eve of the Chinese Festival

A kabuki actor is assassinated during a New Year celebration show, in front of everyone, fortunately the great detective Umon is among the audience. Along with his quirky assistant they set on the tra ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Shigemori

1953-10-30 7.1

Gate of Hell

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is m ...

Genre :Drama, History, Romance

1940-08-14 0

Zoku Hebihimesama

Genre :Drama

1954-12-22 0

The Young Swordsman

Genre :Drama

1947-05-06 0

The Devil of Edo

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara ...

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1950-11-18 0

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki ...

Genre :

1956-06-01 0

Outlaw island

The southern tip of Shikoku. This village, surrounded by a bay, where, according to legend, the former warriors of the Heike clan settled, is famous for its bullfights. Today there is also a bull mark ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1948-06-08 0

Kuro-uma no danshichi

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1951-11-30 0

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

film directed by Tai Katô ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1951-11-16 0

Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

Genre :Action, Drama

1958-12-21 0

Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji

1958 Japanese movie ...

Genre :Fantasy, Action

San'nosuke Odai

1939-12-20 0

Shinpen Tange Sazen: Sekigan no maki

Another adaptation of Tange Sazen. ...

Genre :History, Action

1954-07-28 0

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

Second in the Nage Utasamon series ...

Genre :Horror

1962-06-24 0

Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

1962 Japanese movie ...

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1941-09-09 0

White Heron

OSHINO, the beautiful daughter of restaurant owners, is in love with SHIRASAGI the painter. But there is another young man, the son of a moneylender family, who is desperately in love with Oshino... ...

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1950-09-02 0

風雲金毘羅山

Genre :

1950-03-26 0

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

1950 Japanese movie ...

Genre :Comedy

1957-04-16 0

Kodokan Under a Morning Moon

The picture tells of a tremendous conflict between ju-jitsu, an aggressive art practiced by vicious hoodlums led by Takamatsu, and judo, which is used only for self-defense and championed by Sugawara. ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1958-02-12 0

Shogun's Holiday

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuk ...

Genre :Drama, History

1947-02-25 0

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

The debut film of Shin Toho Productions ...

Genre :Drama

1958-01-15 0

The Magnificent Five

Genre :Drama

1961-02-01 0

Unruly Lion

Genre :

1962-12-01 0

Edokko Nagaya

1962 Japanese movie ...

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1943-05-01 5

Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

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 ...

Genre :Action, War, Drama

1962-02-07 0

Beranmē nagaya kenka matoi

1962 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1960-07-20 0

The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins

The film adaptation of the novel "Three Little Rats" by Tatsuro Jinde. In this fascinating story, the rebellious Jirokichi and three men, united by a sense of justice and love, confront an evil mercha ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Miyamoto Musashi

1956-02-26 7

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as th ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1943-01-03 0

Kantaro of Ina

War-time jidaigeki by Eisuke Takizawa. ...

Genre :Drama, History

1960-06-29 6

Ninja Assassins

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi. ...

Genre :Action

Odagiri Sadonokami

1983-02-25 0

The Bored Samurai

Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead with flashy clothes and a handsome face, and is pr ...

Genre :Drama

Jirokichi

1939-06-22 0

The Fighting Firemen

Kichigoro, a firefighter from the Maeda family of the Kaga Principality, rescues Oshimo, the younger sister of Jirokichi, a city firefighter from the Ha-gumi group, from a samurai who is trying to kid ...

Genre :Drama

1954-05-23 0

Nage Utasamon ichiban tegara: Shibijin yashiki

First in the Nage Utasamon series ...

Genre :Horror

1954-11-10 0

Nage Utasamon sanban tegara: Fukumen dokurotai

Third in the Nage utasamon series ...

Genre :Horror

1958-08-31 0

Hana no yukyo-den

1958 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1961-03-05 5.2

Samurai Hawk

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom ...

Genre :History, Drama

1951-10-12 0

Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival

The masked avenger Kurama Tengu is linked to a plot to bring down the Tokugawa shogunate, but is it really our hero, or an imposter? ...

Genre :Drama

1949-02-01 0

白頭巾現わる

1949 Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1955-06-26 5

The Dancer and Two Warriors

Genre :Drama

1949-08-08 6

Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is. ...

Genre :Mystery

1950-06-27 0

A Mother's Love

A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives. ...

Genre :Drama

1944-12-07 0

Battle Troop

Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are good friends, and they are all renowned for their torpedo techniques. Mikami is posted as a staff offi ...

Genre :War

1960-10-26 0

Brothers of Fire

Japanese film. ...

Genre :

Karasudo

1951-10-12 0

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan

Japanese film. ...

Genre :

Katsusuke Kunitake

1943-04-29 0

Military Song of the Morning Mist

At the beginning of the Meiji era, three brothers of a samurai family each stand up to the times. ...

Genre :Drama

1937-08-11 0

Nangoku taiheiki

Japanese film. ...

Genre :

1959-12-25 6

An Actor's Revenge

Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid expression of his stage face is a deep grudge for th ...

Genre :Drama

Hijikata Toshizo

1960-07-10 5.2

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and S ...

Genre :Action, Drama, History

1960-05-15 5.2

The Master Spearman

This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the in ...

Genre :Drama

1957-05-21 0

Akadô Suzunosuke

First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swordsman. ...

Genre :Fantasy, Action

1961-04-25 0

Mask of the Moon

Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars. When he is appointed to oversee the Choshu Clan, he t ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1954-08-25 6

The Great White Tiger Platoon

The Great White Tiger Platoon was part of the Aizu clan's last ditch efforts to stop the advance of Imperial troops after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Meant to be a reserve unit as it was made ...

Genre :

1959-11-01 7.5

Blooded Spear

Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku, meets a skillful spear fighter, Genban, who trains him to f ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1958-11-29 10

The Gay Masquerade

The film won 1959 Blue Ribbon Awards for best actor Raizo Ichikawa and for best cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa. The film also won 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for best actor Raizo Ichikawa. ...

Genre :Drama

1944-03-09 7

Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the Pacific War. The film has scenes featuring Ki-43 fighters ...

Genre :War

Denpachirô Tamon

1958-04-01 6

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge. ...

Genre :Drama, History

1961-02-07 0

Edo Purebreed

Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro and Jirokichi in old Japan. When Mukai Sadayu, the vassal of Kaga Clan's accounting officer, Shinagawa ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Bun'nojo Utsuki

1936-04-14 0

Great Bodhisattva Pass 2

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass ...

Genre :

Moribe

1942-12-03 6

The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

Japanese Navy air cadets train for the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the HMS Prince of Wales. ...

Genre :Drama, History, War

1960-10-30 7.2

Castle of Flames

In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed: his peace-loving father has died in what he soon finds to be mysterious circumstances, and his mother's ...

Genre :Drama

1958-03-11 0

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes

Suzunosuke faces perhaps his wildest foes. This evil gang is lead by a one-eyed birdman and other demonic creatures. ...

Genre :Action, Fantasy

Yagyu Tajima-no-kami

1962-10-27 0

Showdown at Lightning Pass

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline. ...

Genre :

Matazaemon Shimada

1959-09-27 5

Stop the Old Fox

Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of the shogun Ienari Tokugawa comes to the fore in the ...

Genre :Mystery, History

1959-06-03 6.8

Jirocho Fuji

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa. ...

Genre :Drama

1937-03-18 0

Ishimatsu from the Forest

The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film. ...

Genre :

Izumokami Anayama

1941-11-30 0

The Battle of Kawanakajima

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story is the struggle by the unit leader in charge of the main supply wagons and the supply troops to transport ...

Genre :Drama, History, War

Hozu in Inshun

1962-11-17 7.4

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philos ...

Genre :Action, Drama, History

1960-08-27 0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass ...

Genre :Action

1960-03-01 0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba

Early film by Eiichi Kudô. ...

Genre :Action

1960-03-08 0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road

Genre :Action

1960-09-12 0

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain

Genre :Action

Daisaku Kimura, constable

1960-10-23 6

Heavenly Dragon

From the opening theme song to the grand finale, you know that you have found something special as this exciting movie stars the great Misora Hibari in one of her most memorable performances as she pl ...

Genre :

1962-07-29 0

Case of Umon: Red Lizard

Umon goes on an investigation to unveil the murderer known as Red Lizard. ...

Genre :History, Mystery, Action

Ooka Echizen-no-kami

1961-05-03 5.2

Tange Sazen and the Princess

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family. ...

Genre :

Nisshô

1958-10-01 0

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of ...

Genre :

1960-04-26 0

Hibari’s Favorite 2

Young girl Kichiza searches for her missing brother and the person responsible for the death of her parents. ...

Genre :Drama

1956-03-28 0

Asataro the Crow

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi. ...

Genre :

1935-11-15 0

Great Bodhisattva Pass

1930s Japanese film. ...

Genre :Drama, History

1961-08-01 0

Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern

Detective Umon’s services are called upon when ronin Yaichiro is killed with a peculiar weapon, a stone wrapped in a towel. ...

Genre :History, Mystery, Action

1954-03-13 0

Tanuki Battle of Awaodori Festival

A tanuki-themed musical. ...

Genre :

1949-08-23 6.5

Ghost Cat of Nabeshima

Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates ...

Genre :Mystery, Horror

Shimizu no Jirocho

1957-09-03 0

Ishimatsu - The One-Eyed Swordsman

Ishimatsu of Mori, from his early days leading up to his joining with Shimizu Jirocho, Boss of the Tokaido where he made his mark in history through his tragic end this is the story of a beloved and l ...

Genre :

1966-01-26 0

The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

Framed by his enemies, Manbe finds himself imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit. His only hope lies with his daughter Yuki who takes it upon herself to clear his name. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Tadatsune 'Jirôemon' Ono

1961-12-24 6.4

The Red Shadow

Fifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees his unavoidable battle with Toyotomi Hideyori and goes into Fushimi Castle. At the night, Hattori Hanzo, ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1960-01-03 6

Benten Kozo

Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display yo ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1963-02-17 6

Street of Wandering Men

When a group of men from the Hanya clan search his town for a missing geisha, a brave ronin decides to help her and a drunken calligrapher. In doing so, he uncovers a wider scheme. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1960-12-11 6

Sword of Destiny

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Matsudaira Izu-no-kami Nobutsuna

1941-03-26 0

Iemitsu and Hikoza

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type). ...

Genre :Drama, History

1960-01-03 5.4

Road of Chivalry

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his henchmen in an attempt to raise money for the Boss gambles ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1941-05-21 0

Dancers of Awa

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the ...

Genre :

1961-01-03 5.7

The Shogun and the Fishmonger

Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu. ...

Genre :

1936-12-17 0

Yasubei Horibe

Pre-war jidaigeki film from 1936, produced by Uzumasa Hassei Eiga studios ...

Genre :Action

1946-08-21 0

Eleven High School Girls

With his simple appearance, eyes shining with love and a sense of justice, and voice burning with youthful passion, the eleven students felt unexpectedly in each other's hearts that "this teacher will ...

Genre :Drama

1961-04-18 0

Magistrate of Dice

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1960-08-07 8.3

Lord Mito: All Star Version

In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, another fire broke out, this time in Komagome, burning ...

Genre :

1959-02-25 0

Hebihime sama

Genre :

1943-04-01 0

Hyoroku's Dream Tale

Genre :Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Family

1942-11-05 0

Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

Genre :Drama, History

Dembei Ujiie

1944-07-06 0

Sagohei the Three-footer

Genre :Drama

1957-09-21 0

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower

The swordsman again crosses paths with the murderous Devil Mask Gang -- who as the name suggests, all wear hideous devil masks. ...

Genre :Fantasy, Action

1957-01-03 0

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

Genre :

1952-03-20 0

Dedication of the Great Buddha

The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of the Buddha. This work is based on a play by Hideo Os ...

Genre :Drama

1957-06-18 0

Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight

In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his friend, who has joined a gang of criminals. ...

Genre :Fantasy, Action

1957-12-28 0

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain. ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Fantasy

1940-07-03 0

Flowers Blooming In the Storm

Jidaigeki from 1940 ...

Genre :Documentary

Sudayû Sakae

1956-04-23 7

Zangiku monogatari

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous ...

Genre :Drama

1937-10-21 0

The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

A man attacks the shogun, but does not succeed in his assassination attempt. He flees to the mountains and hides in a shed. There he finds an old man and a girl. The latter is the daughter of Shogun's ...

Genre :History, Drama

1942-01-07 0

Musashibo Benkei

A 1942 Jidaigeki by the veteran jidaigeki filmmaker Kunio Watanabe about the legendary warrior Musashibo Benkei with Hideko Takamine portraying Minamoto no Yoshitsune (who is, of course, a man). The ...

Genre :Drama, History

1957-06-04 0

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Genre :Drama

Mondo Kedani

1936-11-12 0

Kuriyama Daizen

Prewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi ...

Genre :History

1939-02-21 0

Numazu Officer School

Japanese war movie ...

Genre :War, Drama

1958-11-15 5

Ambush at Iga Pass

Genre :

1938-07-03 0

Itahachi shima

Japanese movie ...

Genre :

1956-07-25 0

Flowery Hood

Genre :Drama

1956-12-12 0

Fighting Fire Fighter

Genre :Drama

1956-08-14 0

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

Genre :Mystery

1957-01-15 0

Daiei Studio is Bustling

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars. ...

Genre :

1960-04-26 0

照る日くもる日后篇

Genre :

1960-08-24 0

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Furisode Mansion

The fourth episode of the popular detective series starring Tomisaburō Wakayama. Featuring mysterious ronin, enigmatic bon vivants, and melancholic daughter geishas, as they become entangled in a seri ...

Genre :Drama

1960-03-08 0

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Female Demon Mask

A thrilling entertainment mystery period drama directed by Daisuke Yamazaki, depicting the remarkable feats of detective with the beautiful "doll-like" face, Sashichi, who skillfully unravels the seri ...

Genre :Drama

1952-08-21 0

すっ飛び駕

Genre :

1952-05-01 0

春秋鏡山城

Genre :

1960-03-22 0

Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Dead Beauty of Kurayamizaka

The second installment of the detective series starring Tomisaburō Wakayama. Depicting the remarkable achievements of Sashichi, in unraveling the mysterious incidents surrounding the Bat Slug Gang swi ...