Shōzō Nanbu

AKA: Shozo Nanbu, 南部章三, Сёдзо Намбу
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1898-06-26

Hiji, Ōita Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {121}

Jinpachiro Kanda

1963-03-15 6.9

New Tale of Zatoichi

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home. ...
Genre :Action, Drama, Adventure

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

Prof. Akihara

1962-07-08 0

Yamaotoko no Uta

Genre :Drama

1956-09-12 6.2

Undercurrent

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor. ...
Genre :Drama

1952-04-10 7

Saiyûki

Genre :Adventure, Fantasy

1962-02-21 0

Teppo Yasu no Shogai

1962 Japanese movie ...
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1965-11-27 5

New Kurama Tengu: Gojozaka Duel

At the end of the Edo period in Kyoto, the ronin Kurayoshi Norizen rents the second floor of a hardware store and lives a carefree life, running a temple school. However, his true identity is Kurama T ...
Genre :Action, History

1962-03-04 0

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

1962 Japanese movie. Remake of Mori's 1942 original movie ...
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Doctor

1951-06-22 7.181

Miss Oyu

Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of h ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Gouemon Kashiya

1962-10-12 6.995

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love. ...
Genre :Adventure, Action, Drama

1960-06-01 5.7

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

The exciting story of Jirocho and his yakuza gang that controlled the area of the Tokaido during the latter days of the samurai era. Awesome fighting from Katsu Shintaro as One-Eyed Ishimatsu highlig ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1960-12-07 0

Bara daimyo

Genre :

1962-04-06 0

Sabakareru Echizen no kami

1962 Japanese movie ...
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1951-02-15 0

Judge of the Ashuras

Genre :Drama

1950-04-09 0

Song of Love

In postwar Japan, a new teacher, Miyamoto Yasuko, is discovered by her estranged daughter, Fukuoka Shōko, at a high school. As Yasuko confronts her past, she navigates themes of forgiveness, identity, ...
Genre :Drama

1946-01-31 0

Meiji no kyōdai

Genre :

1958-12-21 0

Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji

1958 Japanese movie ...
Genre :Fantasy, Action

The Elder Dr. Itsobe

1956-01-27 5.2

Warning from Space

Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien takes the form of a popular singer. ...
Genre :Science Fiction, Horror

Gien

1960-08-09 3

The Priest and the Beauty

Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated by Anchin’s indifference to her in spite of her beauty. One night, while Anchin is recup ...
Genre :Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Horror

1960-09-20 6

Scars of Honor

Japan, 1643, as the Kato clan of Aizu falls from power two brave samurai will settle a dispute in the time-honored tradition of their clan, by drawing their blades in a duel to the death. ...
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1955-09-06 0

The Magical Warrior

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she is attacked by Ronin. in Asakusa, However, they co ...
Genre :Drama

1961-11-29 0

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

The hairpin murdered a young girl. Detective Zenigata Heiji begin to investigate. Suddenly a murder case turns into a case of smuggling. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1954-05-11 0

Nagurikomi Songokū

Second sequel to Saiyuki (1952) ...
Genre :Adventure, Fantasy

Dr. Hayakawa

1957-08-25 5.8

The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime. ...
Genre :Science Fiction, Crime, Horror

Yasota Sugimura

1927-12-30 6

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the comic talent of Denjiro Okochi, which contrasts markedly wit ...
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Hidesato Sugawara

1960-01-27 6.7

The Wandering Princess

Pu Zhe, the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko the daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the t ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, War

1951-01-13 6.5

Clothes of Deception

The story of two sisters in post-war Japan. One is a geisha and the other works for the tourist board. ...
Genre :Drama

1962-09-01 0

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling ...
Genre :

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

1960-09-28 0

風来物語 あばれ飛車

Genre :

1959-10-28 0

風来物語任侠篇

Genre :

1948-12-30 0

Thirty-three footprints

Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka ...
Genre :Crime

1933-01-02 0

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen

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Yoshida Shoin

1944-01-03 0

Kenpu Renpeikan

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan ...
Genre :History, Drama

劇作家島津健

1929-05-31 6

Tokyo March

A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title ...
Genre :Romance, Drama

1952-04-03 0

Kojiki Taishô

Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and leaves the clan. Seven years later, he joins Toyotom ...
Genre :History, Drama

1927-06-05 0

The King of Rowing

A pre-war sports movie by director Tomu Uchida. This story is set at the Waseda-Keio regatta. This was shot at the banks of the Sumida River, where the regatta is still held today. The main stroke rol ...
Genre :Romance, Drama

1952-12-23 7

This Way, That Way

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly to stay with them. Their mundane lives are sent into disar ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

1942-01-14 0

Masujiro Omura

A story about Ômura Masujirô ...
Genre :Drama

1931-10-30 0

Kokoro no jitsugetsu: Retsujitsu hen - Gekko hen

Genre :

1945-05-17 0

Ikeru isu

1945 Japanese movie ...
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1948-11-01 0

Kōfuku no genkai

The eldest daughter of the Takamatsu family, Atsuko, a widow, returns home due to not getting along with her late husband's family. On the other hand, the youngest daughter, Yukiko, is in love with a ...
Genre :Drama

Masasue Taira

1954-03-31 8.104

Sansho the Bailiff

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years earlier. ...
Genre :Drama

1968-03-20 6.4

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

A greedy developer, in league with a corrupt Shrine Magistrate, brutally tries to drive people out of a tenement building and destroy the shrine in back. But he makes the fatal mistake of hosting a 1 ...
Genre :Horror

1945-12-20 0

最後の攘夷党

1945 Japanese movie ...
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1947-10-21 0

The Devil's toast

Retired police inspector Kurusu is vacationing at a seaside hotel when one night he hears a child's screaming...but there are no children staying in the hotel. But when an ex-actress who is also a gue ...
Genre :Mystery

Sadafusa

1953-10-30 7.11

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

1938-11-02 7.8

The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen

Mitsue is a popular stage actress and the lover of a shamisen player named Seijuro. She jealously murders two other objects of his affection: Okiyo, a young woman from a samurai family, and Kuro, a ca ...
Genre :Horror

1946-10-22 0

The Okagura Brothers

1946 Japanese movie ...
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Umeo Miyazawa

1949-09-26 6.3

The Invisible Man Appears

A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. ...
Genre :Horror, Science Fiction, Crime

1959-06-23 6.3

Odd Obsession

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife. ...
Genre :Drama

Jiro Tezuka, engineer

1928-08-31 0

Town of Love

Tomotaka Tasaka's earliest surviving surviving film is a powerful adaptation of Hector Malot's "Nobody's Girl". ...
Genre :Drama

1961-10-11 0

Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya

A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the path deeply rooted in the essence of human nature, depicted with a wry and stylish touch. ...
Genre :Comedy

1930-05-09 0

Behold This Mother

Directed by Tomotaka Tasaka. ...
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

Sakutaro Ishikawa

1959-09-06 0

Etajima, the Naval Academy

The former Japanese Naval Academy was at Etajima, one of the many islands of the beautiful Inland Sea. Among the new cadets were Ishikawa and Murase. Murase's mother had remarried after his father's d ...
Genre :Drama, War, Mystery

1969-05-30 7.7

Broken Swords

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira. ...
Genre :Drama, Action

Hozan Tamura

1967-04-14 0

The Sisters and I

Two sisters, Kyoko and Hisako, run a restaurant in Kyoto. But an incident with the latter's fiancé puts their relationship, and the future of their cuisine in jeopardy... ...
Genre :Drama

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

1963-04-21 7.1

The Third Shadow Warrior

In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of inte ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1959-11-22 7.2

Samurai Vendetta

Two amiable samurai wind up on opposite sides of the vendetta between Lord Asano's retainers and the family of Lord Kira that led to the famous revenge of the 47 Ronin. ...
Genre :Drama, Action

Katayanagi Banjirou

1960-10-18 6.6

Satan's Sword

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tel ...
Genre :Action

Kazue Yasutomi

1962-07-01 6.7

Destiny's Son

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an un ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

1958-06-15 5

White Snake Woman

While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of servants and onlookers suddenly come upon an apparition of a ghostly white-draped female figure flo ...
Genre :Horror, Drama

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 :

1962-12-01 6.44

Ninja, A Band of Assassins

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate the warlord before he completes his t ...
Genre :Action

Kaio Takeda

1962-01-21 6.9

The Temple of Wild Geese

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melanc ...
Genre :Drama

1968-04-19 6.8

Lone Wolf Isazo

Isazo is a traveling gambler and living legend in the world of yakuza, known for his swordsmanship and bravery, his impeccable manners, and his brilliant talent in gambling. One late fall at an inn in ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1963-11-02 5.2

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double crosses. The leader of the Kaga clan, who thinks he has ...
Genre :Action

Bundayû Akamatsu

1956-12-28 0

Gonpachi

Early film directed by Kenji Misumi. ...
Genre :

1966-01-15 7

Irezumi

Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

Hanzaemon Muramatsu

1959-09-13 0

The Lord Pretends

Genre :

1961-10-31 0

Buddha

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion whe ...
Genre :Drama

Shûken

1966-01-29 0

The Virgin Witness

A father decides to put his delinquent daughter into a temple in Kyoto known for its austere novitiate. Initially resistant to all forms of discipline, she ends up falling in love with the nun who is ...
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Хамана

1963-10-05 6.9

Bronze Magician

Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1952) & the milestone silent s ...
Genre :Drama, Fantasy

1966-07-02 6.3

The Betrayal

A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the ...
Genre :Action, Drama

Priest Genkai

1969-12-20 6.1

Haunted Castle

This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This cat, a symbol of vengeance in human disguise, takes revenge for the death of its master as well as for the ...
Genre :Horror

1957-12-28 5.5

Advance Patrol

In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attack on Russia to end the war. A reconnaissance troop was organized to penetrate into the supreme headq ...
Genre :Drama, War, Action, Adventure

1960-04-27 5.8

The Demon of Mount Oe

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and the beautiful lady in tragic love! A grand visual ...
Genre :Horror, Fantasy

Yasuda

1943-06-24 0

The Tiger of Malaya

A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya. ...
Genre :War

1957-03-06 5.4

An Osaka Story

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozabur ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Shintô Priest

1953-03-26 8.005

Ugetsu

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. ...
Genre :Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

1972-12-30 6.3

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his supe ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1947-08-16 6.8

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The stage director Shimamura, who is bringing western theatre to Japan, falls in love with the outspoken actress Sumako Matsui, and leaves his family to be with her, while trying to keep his Art Theat ...
Genre :Drama

Tokuzaemon

1968-08-10 7.074

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official. ...
Genre :Adventure, 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 :

1955-09-21 7

Taira Clan Saga

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1948-10-02 0

Nocturnal Gate

Genre :Drama

1962-12-15 0

Yôki na tono-sama

Genre :Comedy

1967-10-28 6.9

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined to win his love that they volunteer as subjects for ...
Genre :Drama

1928-12-29 0

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a 1928 Japanese film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the acting talent of Denjirō Ōkōchi and acts as a complementary film to Yaji ...
Genre :Comedy

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

1968-06-15 7.6

The Bride from Hades

On the night of the summer Obon festival, Hagiwara Shinzaburo meets a beautiful courtesan named Otsuyu. Not knowing she's a ghost, he becomes infatuated by her. ...
Genre :Horror

1950-06-10 0

Resurrection

Genre :Drama

1957-11-09 0

Demonfire Palanquin

Genre :Drama

1955-04-19 0

The Young Lord

Genre :Drama

Doctor

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

1939-05-10 7.2

A Color Print of Edo

The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori. It is a cheerful period drama, sprinkled with comical scenes and tells the story ...
Genre :Drama, Action

1946-10-01 0

Taki no shiraito

A 1946 Japanese film directed by Keigo Kimura. ...
Genre :Drama

1946-04-25 0

The Woman Who Opens the Door

Genre :Drama

1957-06-04 0

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Genre :Drama

1932-03-03 0

Hatobue wo Fuku Onna

Genre :

1966-01-01 0

Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

Genre :Crime

1961-02-08 0

Nuregami botan

Genre :Comedy, Drama

1961-12-08 0

Oniisan to oneesan

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda. ...
Genre :

1952-01-25 0

三万両五十三次

Genre :

1969-06-28 6.2

The Curse of the Ghost

About 1786 the doings of a demented lord results in many masterless samurai, including Iyemon (Kei Sato) who is used to luxury and cannot adjust to the hand-to-mouth conditions & piecework of umbrella ...
Genre :Horror

1954-07-28 0

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

Second in the Nage Utasamon series ...
Genre :Horror

1956-04-04 0

刑事部屋

Genre :

1969-02-08 0

出獄四十八時間

Genre :

1966-10-01 0

殺人者

Genre :

1960-05-11 0

お嬢さん三度笠

Genre :

1954-03-03 0

Maiko monogatari

Genre :

1957-07-13 0

The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood

A revenge comedy directed by Torajiro Saito (Oedo's most Popular Man) from a script by Chao Fushimi (The Millionaire of a Night) and shot by Hiro Imai (Akado Suzunosuke (1957)). Starring Achako Hanabi ...
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1967-09-02 0

Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya

Japanese horror comedy from 1967. ...
Genre :Horror, Comedy

1942-09-10 0

Oichi no kata

Genre :Drama

1961-02-08 0

Uta wa tōge o koete

1961 Japanese movie ...
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1944-03-01 0

Sword Wind Training Hall

About Kenpuren Training Hall: The story is set in the Bakumatsu period. Katsura Kogoro and his passionate Choshu comrades raise the banner of "Shinto Munen-ryu" and join the dojo of Saito Yakuro, a re ...
Genre :Drama

1968-01-13 6.5

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involving Kyoshiro in the conflict against his will is the textbook example of a bad idea - especially whe ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1972-09-02 8

Professional Killers

A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who ...
Genre :Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure