Ichirō Zaitsu

AKA: Ichiro Zaitsu
1.2437

1934-02-22

Kumamoto, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {74}

Kenzaburo Kizima (78)

2010-11-13 0

Swing me Again

Genre :

Satomi

1984-11-17 7.1

The Funeral

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Abbott Kokei

1989-09-15 7.467

Rikyu

Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan’s most powerful warlord, unifying the count ...
Genre :Drama

Shimada

1983-02-11 5.556

P. P. Rider

Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped. ...
Genre :Crime, Comedy, Drama

Father

1986-11-15 7.8

Tree Without Leaves

Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his first novel. As the last surviving member of his kin, he intends to chronicle the family he grew up in ...
Genre :Drama

Criminal

1981-12-19 6.3

At This Late Date, the Charleston

A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several impostors in the same situation. ...
Genre :Comedy

Tetsuaki's father

1984-01-28 6.5

Mitsugetsu

Tetsuaki's struggling to write a novel while his mother fades; Mitsuko's engagement has been forced upon her unwillingly; the two individuals run away to share their grief. ...
Genre :Drama

Kurozaemon Ishide

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

Principal

1986-09-17 4

Black Board

Takeshi Yasui, a junior high school student is found dead in a river. The police investigate it as a murder related to bullying. The dead boy turns out to have been murdered by two of his schoolmates, ...
Genre :Drama

1975-12-27 0

Seigida! Mikatada! Zeninshugo!!

Chotaro and Nakanishi, a duo of unemployed advertisers, drifted to Isehama, a port town near Yokohama, but a gang was making its presence felt in the town and the shopkeepers in the shopping arcade we ...
Genre :Comedy

1979-08-04 0

Troubleman Laughs and Kills

Kensho Yamashita's directorial debut. ...
Genre :Comedy

1988-07-01 0

Melodrama

The film depicts the anguish of an arsonist as he approaches the statute of limitations. ...
Genre :

Doctor Ishi

1972-12-09 0

Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

Akane Kawasaki, known for her aversion to physical contact with men, possesses some unfavorable habits such as stealing. Despite these flaws, she garners popularity in the slums due to her compassiona ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

1983-11-10 0

Secret of the Forbidden Valley

A thrilling historical drama in which a ronin played plays an active role in redeeming the name of a man who was put to death for a crime, despite being innocent. ...
Genre :Drama, TV Movie

1999-10-30 0

Autumn Blossoms

Genre :

Sasuke Saruhi

1976-07-24 0

Ninjutsu: Sasuke Saruhi

A period comedy set at the end of the Sengoku Period about Sasuke Saruhi, a middle-aged ninja. ...
Genre :Comedy

1968-12-28 0

大安旅行

Genre :

1970-06-13 0

Charming Men

One day, when Goro (Kiyoshi Atsumi) returns to his poor tenement house from a trip on a deep-sea tuna boat, his neighbor's daughter Haruko (Mitsuko Baisho) also returns from the juvenile classificatio ...
Genre :Comedy

1974-04-24 5

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfigh ...
Genre :

Udagawa

1978-08-12 7

The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village

Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil. ...
Genre :Mystery

Driver

1973-09-29 7

Stray Dog

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly t ...
Genre :Crime, Thriller, Drama

1980-07-05 0

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel. ...
Genre :Drama, War

1975-06-29 0

Onna no Natsu

It depicts the emotional ups and downs of a designer who runs a clothing store and her husband over the course of a summer. ...
Genre :TV Movie, Drama

1973-01-01 0

A Woman Who Warns of Death

A successful lyricist, Sakumaki (Yukio Ninagawa), lives with his partner Kazue (Keiko Fujita) and their daughter, though he has always kept an emotional distance from them. One night, he returns home ...
Genre :TV Movie, Horror

1986-12-13 6

The Gentlemen’s Alliance

Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another. ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy

Inagaki

1968-11-04 0

The Funeral Racket

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society. ...
Genre :Drama

Mantaro Kyogoku

1996-04-13 6

Oishinbo

Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kuri ...
Genre :Drama

Katsumoto

1973-02-10 0

Deeper Than Blue

About a girl who marries in the middle of the Pacific War, is widowed at 18, and her unflagging struggle to survive during and after the war with her son. ...
Genre :Drama

1970-02-26 7.4

Tora-san's Grand Scheme

After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a prett ...
Genre :Comedy

1977-09-17 7.8

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

Okano

1983-07-16 6.2

Detective Story

A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner. ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, Mystery

1983-10-15 0

Nogare no machi

Based on the novel of the same name by Kenzo Kitakata. ...
Genre :Crime

1976-09-23 0

Permanent Blue

In a fishing town by the Seto Sea, a student discovers a woman motionless on the beach and takes her back to his family's inn to nurse her, but he soon discovers than she is an extremist on the run fr ...
Genre :Romance

1968-01-03 0

New Year Trip

A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother. ...
Genre :Comedy

1969-06-21 0

Lady with Seven Faces

A lovely female thief, and disguise artist, has a great passion for her next big job which she sets up with her right-hand man: She intends to steal 500 million yen of ill-gotten money from the safe a ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

Kato

1970-09-19 0

Oh, My Comrade!

Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One day Fukuzo guides Harumi, an old woman, to the Yasuku ...
Genre :Comedy

Ushitakuma

1981-04-25 7.5

Yokohama BJ Blues

BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a private detective. ...
Genre :Crime, Mystery, Drama

Kanja

1969-11-14 6.8

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him. ...
Genre :Comedy

1981-02-11 0

Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues

3 people are fresh and naive so they try to go from wandering around lonely to becoming a lively young bunch. Tanokin’s youthful energy explodes! ...
Genre :

Detective Udagawa

1978-04-08 9

Tarao Bannai

Legendary detective returns. ...
Genre :

1981-08-08 6.3

The Imperial Navy

A lavish retelling of the true story of the final voyage and ultimate destruction and sinking of the battleship Yamato, Japan's greatest flagship during the Second World War. ...
Genre :War, Drama

1986-05-24 0

Surgical Designs in Flames

A story of the skilled brain surgeon, Todo, whose talent and ambition are put to test through a series of high risk surgical procedures. ...
Genre :Drama

1971-08-07 9

The Instant Services Bureau

Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office. ...
Genre :Comedy

1969-08-09 0

One Two Punch

Two men succeed in opening a joint restaurant after hilarious troubles. ...
Genre :Comedy

1972-04-29 0

My Voiceless Friends

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families. ...
Genre :Drama

Ryosuke Saotome

1985-12-28 0

Congratulatory Speech

Genre :Comedy, Drama

Umekichi

1974-04-27 0

Machi no Hi

Chiyomatsu under the hill, also known as Choromatsu. He is a young man whose occupation is an approach shop, that is, a phony business of sex brokerage. Choromatsu is partnered with Umekichi, whom he ...
Genre :Comedy

笹尾喜内

1967-04-20 0

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form of a popular song. ...
Genre :Comedy

Ichiro

1971-07-24 0

Price of Life

Comedy of a phony doctor. ...
Genre :Comedy

1976-09-04 0

Bridal Cruise

Daisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses t ...
Genre :Comedy

Otsu

1972-09-29 0

Beyond the Rainbow

One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues ...
Genre :

Newspaper reporter

1969-04-26 0

Big, Big Fellow

The golden duo of Yoshitaro Mura and Kiyoshi Atsumi brings you a full-on comedy filled with laughter and melancholy set in Kitakyushu. Matsujiro Minamida (Atsumi) plays an uneducated and uncouth local ...
Genre :Comedy

Shunsuke Katsu

1988-12-06 0

再会・殺意の方程式

One day, Mio, a reporter, is shown a manuscript for a contest by Kuribayashi, the editor-in-chief. The manuscript, which she is told will likely make it to the final round, is that of Kashiwagi, who w ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama

1991-03-30 0

Kazu no Fūkei

Suspense TV movie based on the novel by Seicho Matsumoto, starring Ikko Furuya. ...
Genre :TV Movie, Mystery, Drama

1968-10-05 0

Mappira shain yūkyōden

1968 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1971-03-03 0

Kaiun ryokō

1971 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1969-04-05 0

手錠無用

Genre :

1968-12-28 0

喜劇・大安旅行

Genre :

1969-08-27 0

喜劇 深夜族

Genre :

1967-09-02 0

Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya

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

1971-01-15 0

やるぞみておれ為五郎

Genre :

Head of the Oda Troupe

1983-09-23 0

Lover, Come Back to Me

Ken Ota is a Japanese-American GI. He comes to Hiroshima after WW2 looking for his big sister, but finds Keiko, a bomb victim with a keloid scar on her shoulder. ...
Genre :TV Movie, Drama, War

1983-09-23 0

Lover, Come Back to Me

Ken Ota is a Japanese-American GI. He comes to Hiroshima after WW2 looking for his big sister, but finds Keiko, a bomb victim with a keloid scar on her shoulder. ...
Genre :TV Movie, Drama, War

1969-06-24 0

猛烈社員 スリゴマ忍法

1969 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1971-05-22 0

Challenge at Dawn

Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocurred in Yokohama that year and was sparked by corruption and yakuza involvement in the construction ...
Genre :History

1991-12-27 0

Second Generation Pachinko Story: One-Shot Winning Game Edition

Pachinko-themed film directed by Osamu Amuro. ...
Genre :Drama

稲妻の藤次

1969-07-05 0

ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩

Genre :

2002-07-01 8.4

The Private Detective Mike

Mike Hama, Private Detective, is a chain-smoking, wisecracking tough guy with a weakness for the ladies and a soft spot in his heart, especially for his kid sister Akane. Mike's so down on his luck he ...
Genre :Crime

1994-07-06 5

Okane ga Nai!

Kentaro lives in the suburbs with his two little brothers. They are poor, but they are happy. The factory Kentaro works for, though, goes bankrupt on pay day and Kentaro finds himself out of a job and ...
Genre :Drama

1975-06-29 0

女の夏

Genre :

Chikuami

1996-01-07 9.5

Hideyoshi

A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extraordinary combination of intelligence, b ...
Genre :Drama, War & Politics

Mizusawa Tetta

1993-04-14 0

Marriage Begins With A Lie

The story follows Ryota Mizusawa, a kitchen unit salesman, and Masumi Sakaki, a hand model and single mother of two children. Due to a real estate scam, both Ryota and Masumi are sold the same apartme ...
Genre :Drama

1980-10-19 8

Tennō no Ryōriban

A biographical series about Tokuzō Akiyama, who served as the imperial cook, from his youth until he became the chief cook of the Ministry of the Imperial Household. ...
Genre :Drama

テップテングリ

1980-10-06 0

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai

Tv special that follows the life of Genghis Khan. Adapted from a novel by Yasushi Inoue. ...
Genre :Drama, Action & Adventure