Torahiko Hamada

AKA:
0.2461

1919-09-18

Nahari, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {85}

(segment "The Woman of the Snow") (uncredited)

1965-01-06 7.714

Kwaidan

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is ...
Genre :Horror, Fantasy, Drama

1962-01-14 0

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

1960-09-04 0

Hunting Opium-Eaters

The Chase after Opium Dealers ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Goto

1977-10-29 8.8

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

An ambitious Kansai yakuza don moves in on Tokyo using financial and political tactics, sparking conflict with a local criminal association. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

Kumagai

1968-06-30 0

Strong Women, Weak Men

After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become hostesses at a cabaret. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

1962-03-25 0

Mirai ni tsunagaru ko ra

1962 Japanese movie ...
Genre :

Old Man in Black

2001-01-27 5.3

Inugami

Akira, a teacher from Tokyo, has just arrived in a small rural town to begin his new job. Soon after arriving, he meets, and begins to fall for, Miki, a papermaker and part of a large and unusual fami ...
Genre :Horror, Romance, Thriller

1964-04-25 6

Main Street in the Underworld

Genre :

Admiral (uncredited)

1970-01-26 7.1

Tora! Tora! Tora!

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lea ...
Genre :War, History, Drama

1959-11-22 0

Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi

A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya. ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy

1982-06-05 6.3

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, ...
Genre :Action, Crime, Drama

Yamashita

1956-10-31 7.1

The Thick-Walled Room

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole. ...
Genre :Drama, War

1983-09-30 0

The Tale of Saikaido

Set in the Kyushu area of the Edo period. This is a large-length bizarre story that incorporates elements such as mysteries and adventures surrounding hidden gold mines. ...
Genre :Drama, History

1959-06-09 0

Police Precinct: Car 108

Patrol car 108 is on the prowl in Tokyo when it comes across a suspicious small truck. When the policeman investigates he is shot and the truck makes its getaway. ...
Genre :Crime

1962-09-15 0

Mount Hakone

Japanese drama. ...
Genre :Drama

Sawada

1955-11-15 4.3

Floating Weeds Diary

A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins, however, a miners' strike is announced, creating an uproar ...
Genre :History, Comedy

1973-09-01 6.5

The Petrified Forest

Follows a young med student's relationships with two women: a dangerous affair with a childhood friend and his mother's struggle to rebuild their estranged relationship. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1964-06-20 0

Homicide

This film tells about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Aikawa, the head of the Bureau of Military Affairs, about the beginning of the incident 2.26 and the execution of young officers. ...
Genre :Drama, History

Mizoguchi

1966-03-27 0

Night of Sorrow

A young lawyer looking for a true culprit to save his innocent friend. But behind the case is the father of a woman he loves. ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Genzaburo Sakai

1964-02-23 0

Police Precinct: Confession

The corpse of a debt collector, Sakai, is found in the Dobu River in Tokyo. Kinoshita, a shoe shiner who was in debt to Sakai, was soon apprehended. During interrogation, Kinoshita said that he was th ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1969-12-06 0

The Resurrection of the Beast

Crime film released in 1969 ...
Genre :Crime, Mystery

1983-06-04 7

Battle Anthem

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait. ...
Genre :War, History

1956-10-08 0

The Forest Is Alive

Film adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months" ...
Genre :Family, Fantasy

1962-08-12 5.7

Ballad of a Workman

A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family. ...
Genre :Drama

1968-11-28 0

Scrap Collectors

Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka. ...
Genre :Comedy

1961-09-10 0

Pursuit

Tsuiseki is a 1961 crime film. ...
Genre :Action, Crime

Tokujiro

1973-06-09 7.5

Professional Killers

Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching... ...
Genre :Drama

1967-02-19 0

River of Forever

Pure love story ...
Genre :Drama

Narushima

1971-01-03 5.6

Stray Cat Rock: Beat '71

The series swansong, Beat '71, sees Kaji framed and sent to prison by her boyfriend's father and with the help of some hippies she strives to be re-united. ...
Genre :Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama

Yamashita

1966-03-23 8

By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him

Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough but suave Dr. Amamiya (Ando) can stop them, as long as he gets rid of his silly ...
Genre :Crime

1965-09-18 7.5

Sword of the Beast

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades ...
Genre :Action, Drama

1971-07-04 0

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 1 - Ghost Story at the Kagamigaike

First film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series. ...
Genre :Horror

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

1970-10-31 6.9

Live Today, Die Tomorrow!

Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes a gun from a house on an American base and uses it ...
Genre :Thriller

(uncredited)

1959-01-15 8.092

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military se ...
Genre :War, Drama, History

Judge

1965-05-28 7.2

A Trap

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in Kyushu to Tokyo to get Japan's top lawyer to defend ...
Genre :Mystery, Drama, Crime

1960-11-08 0

The War Without Weapons

It's a story of the life of a man who advocated the necessity of sex education to children, which was unusual at the time, solely opposed to the amendment of the Peace Preservation Law, and was assass ...
Genre :Drama

1965-09-04 0

The Spy

Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment. ...
Genre :Thriller

1958-04-20 0

Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki

Fourth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private". ...
Genre :Comedy

Mr. Koshinuma

1961-09-16 7.5

Immortal Love

A young woman is forced by circumstance into a loveless marriage while still in love with another. This episodic tale follows their story through three decades of bitter conflict which engulfs their c ...
Genre :Drama, Romance

Hijikata

1962-12-01 6.857

Danger Pays

Joe, Okita, and Serizawa hear of the armed robbery of a truck carrying one billion eighty million yen's worth of Mint paper. Knowing that the thugs will now need a counterfeiter to make the bogus bill ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

1960-05-10 0

Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy

Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers. ...
Genre :Action

Fujii

1961-10-01 0

Blood-Red Water in the Channel

Nikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a better script. This episodic collection of "real coast guard action stories" was the perfect vehicle fo ...
Genre :Action, Crime

Shiina

1966-04-01 5.5

Thirst for Love

Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional. ...
Genre :Drama

1966-01-15 0

The Betrayers Out!

Shochiku's popular series of gang films, this one has the hero returning from prison bent on revenge. He runs into Chinese hoodlums, blackmailers and gold-smugglers. But he also aids and abets young l ...
Genre :Action

1962-02-21 0

Love at the Fogged Harbor

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko. ...
Genre :Drama

1975-02-15 6.7

Graveyard of Honor

A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa. ...
Genre :Crime, Action

(uncredited)

1955-07-12 7.2

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's fin ...
Genre :Drama, Action, Adventure

1968-02-28 6.4

Blackmail Is My Life

Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed blackmailing instincts. Desperate to keep rolling with his freewheeling lif ...
Genre :Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action

Taichiro Yoshioka

1977-10-29 6.7

Village of Eight Gravestones

The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors. Adaptation of novel by Seishi Yokomizo ...
Genre :Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Finance Minister Sone

1978-09-23 7

August without Emperor

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revi ...
Genre :Drama, Thriller

1978-07-01 6.3

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan. ...
Genre :Action, Adventure, Drama

1966-01-15 7.6

Cash Calls Hell

Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. Howe ...
Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

1959-01-28 0

Men in a Rough Town

An action-packed, dramatic gangster film. ...
Genre :

1961-12-24 0

The Storm over Arabia

A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced entirely on location overseas, which was groundbreaking at the time. ...
Genre :Action

1967-03-25 5.2

The X from Outer Space

The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a my ...
Genre :Science Fiction, Horror

1960-10-19 7.5

The River Fuefuki

In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to ...
Genre :War, Drama, History

1966-08-26 6

Nerves for Victory

A young yakuza who respects obligation and humanity must face cruel and heartless turf wars leading to a fight to the death with his own brother. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1962-11-03 0

Rainbow Over Kinmon

Three years had passed since Ichiro Takeo left Japan. He was a young physician with a promising future, until his medical error caused the death of a big-shot politician. He was discharged from the ho ...
Genre :War, Action, Adventure

Naoharu Osako

1980-08-02 7.3

Port Arthur

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character ...
Genre :War, Drama, History

1975-08-09 7

Company Buggers

Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain. ...
Genre :Crime

1983-12-03 0

Adrift at Sea

The Story of the three Japanese castaways Otokichi, Kyukichi and Iwakichi. After their ship the Hojunmaru was damaged, they drifted to America and landed on the US-Westcoast in 1834. They had the wish ...
Genre :History, Drama

1978-04-08 0

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

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

1972-01-01 6.5

The Pirates of Buban

By going to the Philippines, Imamura comes to meet people living in an extreme poverty. He discovers very quickly that some communities are under the control of cruel & armed pirates. Imamura will com ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

Investigator Yoshino

1979-04-21 7.5

Vengeance Is Mine

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police. ...
Genre :Crime, Drama

1976-06-19 0

Human Revolution II

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference. ...
Genre :Drama

Detective

1955-01-29 0

A Woman's Life

Genre :Drama

1985-11-01 5.3

The Empty Table

One year has passed since the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths. Although the parents of all the other perpetrators hav ...
Genre :Drama

1981-11-07 7.3

Willful Murder

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was m ...
Genre :Drama

1965-05-16 0

The Last Judgment

The last judgment. ...
Genre :Drama

Chamberlain Yasuya Mitsui

1967-08-03 7.1

Japan's Longest Day

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army ...
Genre :Drama, History, War

Masayuki Yashiro

1975-04-26 6.7

The Great Chase

Shihomi Etsuko plays a race car driver who also lends out her services to the Japanese Secret Service. Although there really isn't much of a "chase" to be seen, Shihomi does pursue a cartel of drug ru ...
Genre :Action

1959-02-18 7.3

Lucky Dragon No. 5

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the Pacific line fishing. While the ship is near Bikini Ato ...
Genre :Drama

1968-09-17 5

Song of Vengeance

Executive management of a major Tokyo construction company are getting bumped off one after another. It seems obvious that it is a former partner of the company with a long-standing grudge who is resp ...
Genre :Action

Takamatsu's father

1965-07-14 0

Why Are We Young?

After ten years of study in the US, Nonomura Kensuke returns to Japan to be an English teacher at a local high school. Kensuke's nontraditional teaching style stirs up the school, but the students gra ...
Genre :Drama

1953-04-29 0

悲劇の将軍 山下奉文

When Japan entered into the great tragedy that was unforgettable, the general general of the history of the Ming Dynasty, hokudai Yamashita, left the Malay front and occupied Singapore at once, and wa ...
Genre :

1960-04-29 0

The Day of Youth

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to prepare himself for a better life away from gang activities despite the wishes of his father ...
Genre :Drama

1982-03-05 0

Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2

Hamakichi, who used to be a detective is now a toy merchant. His former boss has a grudge against the Yakuza family, which leads to the murder of a policeman in Edo. This places Hamakichi between the ...
Genre :Action, Drama, History

Sassa Narimasa

1965-01-03 0

Taikouki

Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan. ...
Genre :Drama

1978-03-11 0

Kyukei no Koya

Based on novel 1962 "Kyukei no Koya" by Seicho Matsumoto. A serial murder occurs around the heroine Kumiko because she finds evidence that her father, who should have died, was "alive." Set in 1945, ...
Genre :Drama, Mystery

Katsugoro Iseya

1972-09-02 7.3

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

1972-09-02 7.3

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

Shozaemon

1972-01-01 8

Kogarashi Monjiro

Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mou ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Drama