Juro Kara

AKA: Jūrō Kara, 大靏 義英
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1940-02-11

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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

Crew Roles

The Sea of Genkai
Director
My Easygoing Sister
Original Story
A Bridge of Tears
Screenplay
The Sea of Genkai
Screenplay
Violated Angels
Screenplay
The Breath
Screenplay
Genji monogatari: Asaki yume mishi
Screenplay
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {19}

Umemoto

1998-05-17 6.4

Dr. Akagi

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, History

Handsome Boy

1967-03-01 6.105

Violated Angels

Based on the factual case of a young man who broke into a nurses' home in Chicago, mutilating and killing several of the inmates, Wakamatsu's film is a precise, sad delineation of a particular aspect ...
Genre :Horror, Drama

Singer

1969-02-15 4.5

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a bookstore, and a kabuki actor intersect. ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Kyunosuke

1986-04-19 5.7

Jazz Daimyo

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents. ...
Genre :Music, Comedy, Drama

Oyama

1991-04-20 4.75

The Last Frankenstein

Professor Sarusawa and his psychic daughter Mai live together after the suicide of the Professor's wife years earlier - which was caused by a suicide plague running rampant throughout the city. Dr. Ar ...
Genre :Drama, Horror

1995-09-10 5.5

The Breath

Haida, once a famous private detective, is now down and out and running out of reasons to live. One day, while engaging in a group volunteer project to clean up a river, he loses what's left of his wi ...
Genre :Drama, Mystery

Yasu-san

1994-07-09 3.5

800 Two Lap Runners

A coming-of-age story about two runners, Kenji and Ryuji, tangled in love, loss, and rivalry, as they navigate complex emotions and relationships. ...
Genre :

Sangoro

1971-02-13 7.6

Demons

Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a geisha and her husband. ...
Genre :Horror, Drama

Minamoto no Yoshitomo

1977-10-22 0

Amorous Tales of Genpei

Using the Genpei War as its theme, this work depicts the nature of poor Shirabyoshi Tokiwa Gozen who traveled between the generals of both sides, Minamoto no Yoshitomo and Taira no Kiyomori ...
Genre :Drama

2009-04-11 3.667

Ekiro

An employee of a bank goes missing following his retirement from the bank. Veteran detective Yobuno (Koji Yakusho), who is set to retire himself, is charged with the investigating the missing person c ...
Genre :TV Movie, Drama, Mystery

Referee for the Final Match

1977-10-01 6.8

Boxer

In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and start living alone with his mangy dog. One day a youn ...
Genre :Drama

Denkichi

1979-10-20 6.2

Demon Pond

When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the to ...
Genre :Fantasy, Romance

1970-10-31 0

Zenigeba

Based on the comic by George Akiyama ...
Genre :Drama

1976-05-29 5

The Sea of Genkai

Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean women, meet a stowaway on Japanese soil from across the Genkai Sea. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

2002-11-02 0

Through the Night

When poverty-stricken Korean-Japanese (Zainichi) discover there is valuable iron ore in the rubble of a destroyed shantytown they plan to haul it out for profit. Amidst this plan there is discriminati ...
Genre :Drama

Shimada Ichiro

1969-10-16 7

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1996-06-22 2.667

The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away

A couple years have passed, Matsuzaki is divorced and has a daughter and is still up to his old compulsive gambling, boozing and womanizing even as he stares middle age in the face. At his daughter's ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Daimon, a student

1956-10-01 6.5

Summer Storm

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

1973-01-29 0

Graveyard of Masks

In a struggling small theater troupe, director Inuo pressures an actor to perform a death role with extreme intensity, resulting in a fatal accident. Despite the tragedy, Inuo attempts to proceed with ...
Genre :Horror, TV Movie