Kenichi Enomoto

Kenichi Enomoto

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kenichi Enomoto (October 11, 1904 – January 7, 1970) was a popular Japanese singing comedian, mostly known by his stage name Enoken. A major innovator during his heyday, Enoken's stage shows, radio appearances, and film roles were a major influence within Tokyo theatre before World War II, and was a catalyst for the revival of comedy in the postwar period. Born in Aoyama, Tokyo, the son of rice cracker shop owners, Enomoto fell under the spell of such stars of the Asakusa Opera as Taya Rikizo and Fujiwara Yoshie, and in 1922 he made his stage debut at age 18 as a chorus member of the Asakusa Kinryukan Theatre. The Great Kanto Earthquake of the following year dealt a great blow to the opera world in Tokyo, at which time Enomoto shifted to comic theatre. Playing small roles in various comedy productions, he returned to the Asakusa stage in 1929 as part of the troupe Casino Folly. The following year saw him launch his own troupe, Enoken Gekidan, which would firmly establish him as a leading figure in Tokyo theatrical circles. In 1934, he starred in the movie Enoken no Seishun Suikoden (Enoken’s Tale of Youth’s Folly), and gained national popularity. His subsequent film career saw him parody a whole parade of Japanese historical personages, including Kondo Isami and Sakamoto Ryoma, in a series of "jidai-geki" (historical dramas) and "chanbara" (samurai drama) films, including some directed by Kajirō Yamamoto, Nobuo Nakagawa and Akira Kurosawa. Enomoto became afflicted with necrosis of the right leg in the 1950s, which required amputation, curtailing his film and stage career. He did, however, make a legendary comeback at the Shinjuku Koma Theatre 1963 wearing a prosthetic leg. He died in 1970, and is entombed in Hase Temple in Nishi-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, on whose tombstone is inscribed "The King of Comedy". Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenichi Enomoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Kenichi Enomoto
  • Popularity: 2.618
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1904-10-11
  • Place of Birth: Aoyama, Tokyo
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  • Also Known As: Ken'ichi Enomoto, エノケン, Enoken
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Kenichi Enomoto Movies

  • 1952
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    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    1 1952 HD

    Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed...

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  • 1962
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    次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

    次郎長社長と石松社員 威風堂々

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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  • 1940
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    Enoken's Bow-Wow General

    Enoken's Bow-Wow General

    1 1940 HD

    Enoken no wanwan taishô AKA Wanwan Taisho AKA Bowwow General directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

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  • 1954
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    Enomoto's Heaven and Hell

    Enomoto's Heaven and Hell

    1 1954 HD

    Keita, after his death, was taken to the court of heaven as Defendant No. 1361, where his past was projected. He was formerly a favorite of the...

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  • 1952
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    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    6.7 1952 HD

    Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to...

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  • 1962
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    The Dangoro Party in the Sky

    The Dangoro Party in the Sky

    1 1962 HD

    The film adaptation of Kazuo Kikuta novel "Kumo no Ue Dangoro Ichiza", which enjoyed great success at the performances of the Toho Takarazuka Theater...

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  • 1955
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    A Doting Parent’s Lullaby

    A Doting Parent’s Lullaby

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1950
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    Enoken roppa no yajikita bugiugi dōchū

    Enoken roppa no yajikita bugiugi dōchū

    1 1950 HD

    1950 Japanese movie

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  • 1958
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    The Beloved Imposters

    The Beloved Imposters

    1 1958 HD

    1958 Mito Kumon movie

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  • 1945
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    Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

    1 1945 HD

    An Invention laboratory is working on the creation of a performance 'bomb' in the shape of a rocket that could be delivered to the front in order to...

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  • 1946
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    人生とんぼ返り

    人生とんぼ返り

    1 1946 HD

    After learning that he has accidentally killed a man in a fight, Unokichi must look after the man's pregnant widow.

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  • 1950
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    Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

    Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

    1 1950 HD

    1950 Japanese movie

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  • 1952
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    Fighting Yasubei

    Fighting Yasubei

    1 1952 HD

    Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount...

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  • 1938
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    Enoken's Surprising Life

    Enoken's Surprising Life

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1939
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    Enoken’s Shrewd Period

    Enoken’s Shrewd Period

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1945
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    Bravo! Tebare Ishin

    Bravo! Tebare Ishin

    1 1945 HD

    1945 Japanese movie

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  • 1940
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    The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

    1 1940 HD

    A legendary pre-war comedy operetta starring Enomoto Kenichi, Hideko Takamine and Li Xianglan. The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a...

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  • 1948
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    Enoken's Singing Detective Story

    Enoken's Singing Detective Story

    1 1948 HD

    A modern take on history with songs and comedy presented by Enoken (as Gonza), Fujiyama (as Sukeju), and Kasagi (Gonza’s wife Osaki).

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  • 1961
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    The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

    The Happy-Go-Lucky Guy

    1 1961 HD

    A group of four chorus singers leave their hometown in Kyushu and go to Tokyo to become stars. It’s a musical comedy that shows Segawa’s...

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  • 1949
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    Enoken’s Boxing Generation

    Enoken’s Boxing Generation

    1 1949 HD

    Near the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), Enokichi, a popular figure in the world of boxing entangled in the Yakuza business.

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  • 1934
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    Romantic and Crazy

    Romantic and Crazy

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1945
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    Uta e! Taiyō

    Uta e! Taiyō

    1 1945 HD

    1945 Japanese movie

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  • 1961
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    誰よりも金を愛す

    誰よりも金を愛す

    1 1961 HD

    Japanese comedy film.

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  • 1956
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    Excursion to Treasure Isle

    Excursion to Treasure Isle

    1 1956 HD

    The story is a dramatization of the Japanese folklore legend of Momotaro, the Peach Boy, who with his trusted companions of dog, monkey and pheasant...

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  • 1947
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    聟入り豪華船

    聟入り豪華船

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1958
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    Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

    Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki

    1 1958 HD

    Fifth sequel to "Story of Second Class Private".

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  • 1949
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    The Adventures of Tobisuke

    The Adventures of Tobisuke

    1 1949 HD

    Tobisuke, puppeteer in Kyôtô, saves O-fuku's life. Wounded in the head, it can now count to three. O-fuku invited him to meet her mother...

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  • 1950
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    Enoken the Hero

    Enoken the Hero

    1 1950 HD

    Set in the Sengoku period, Tokugawa vassal Yakurota (Kenichi Enomoto) helps the older sister and twin sister of the Matsudaira family who are in love...

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  • 1955
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    Nonki saiban

    Nonki saiban

    1 1955 HD

    A spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of...

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  • 1942
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    The Man Who Waited

    The Man Who Waited

    1 1942 HD

    A bizarre murder at a hot springs resort threatens to disrupt an Edo detective's (Hasegawa) vacation. When his hot-blooded wife (Yamada) starts...

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  • 1939
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    Rivals

    Rivals

    1 1939 HD

    Two hyper-competitive salarymen let their workplace rivalry spill over into their private lives, as both men try to one-up each other on a luxurious...

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  • 1937
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    Enoken’s Kinta the Pickpocket

    Enoken’s Kinta the Pickpocket

    6 1937 HD

    A comedic tale told in four parts, this film follows the antics of the pickpocket Kinta as he is pursued by a low ranking deputy named Kurakichi. The...

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  • 1937
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    Enoken's Chakkiri Kinta Part 2: Returning Is Scary, But the Weather Will Clear If You Wait

    Enoken's Chakkiri Kinta Part 2: Returning Is Scary, But the Weather Will Clear If You Wait

    6 1937 HD

    1930s Japanese comedy.

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  • 1934
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    Enoken's The Magician

    Enoken's The Magician

    1 1934 HD

    Enoken plays a magician real powers come from his magical hat. A jealous theater owner sends girls, then goons, to keep Enoken from performing his...

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  • 1935
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    Enoken's Kondo Isami

    Enoken's Kondo Isami

    1 1935 HD

    Enoken plays both Kondo Isami and his deadly enemy Sakamoto Ryoma in this comedic, song-filled vision of the Meiji Restoration.

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  • 1936
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    Enoken's Donguri Tonbei

    Enoken's Donguri Tonbei

    1 1936 HD

    Enoken plays a frog-oil-hawking conman whose claims to martial prowess land him in hot water with the local samurai gentry - but not before he falls...

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  • 1936
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    Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1

    Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 1

    1 1936 HD

    Enoken plays a cloistered rich kid whose father hires a disreputable tutor to teach him how to really be a millionaire: by drunken debauchery, women,...

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  • 1936
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    Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 2

    Enoken's The Millionaire, Part 2

    1 1936 HD

    The story picks up from Part 1 as Enoken's young scion forsakes his wealth and takes a department store job – in drag and sometimes...

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  • 1937
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    Enoken's Sarutobi Sasuke

    Enoken's Sarutobi Sasuke

    1 1937 HD

    Enoken plays legendary ninja Sarutobi Sasuke, whose magical powers never help as much as expected - in war or in love.

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  • 1938
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    Enoken's Hokaibo

    Enoken's Hokaibo

    1 1938 HD

    An irreverent take on a medieval Noh drama, Hokaibo sees Enoken play the titular monk whose lusts drive him to murder.

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  • 1939
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    Enoken's Kurama Tengu

    Enoken's Kurama Tengu

    1 1939 HD

    The legendary ninja Kurama Tengu (Enoken) uses his superhuman powers to help free a band of street urchins from their Fagin-like master. The film's...

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  • 1939
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    Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

    Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu

    1 1939 HD

    A typically modern take on the well-known Naniwabushi character (and real life 19th-century gangster) Mori no Ishimatsu, whose proverbial stupidity...

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  • 1939
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    Enoken's Yaji and Kita

    Enoken's Yaji and Kita

    1 1939 HD

    Enoken's anachronistic take on the beloved (and already very funny) Edo-period novel "Shank's Mare," aka Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige, in which Yaji and...

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  • 1940
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    Enoken's Zangiri Kinta

    Enoken's Zangiri Kinta

    1 1940 HD

    Enoken's pickpocket Kinta (returned from the Chakkiri Kinta movies) finds some unexpected trouble: a stolen diamond necklace he just can't seem to...

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  • 1940
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    Enoken Enters the Ring

    Enoken Enters the Ring

    1 1940 HD

    Enoken trains to be a great sumo wrestler.

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  • 1948
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    Enoken's Home Run King

    Enoken's Home Run King

    1 1948 HD

    Postwar! Baseball! Comedy! Enoken plays a superfan of the Yomiuri Giants – the real Tokyo team, with many of its star players "acting" as...

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  • 1950
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    The Tokyo Kid

    The Tokyo Kid

    1 1950 HD

    A young, talented singer (Misora) is orphaned, not once but twice, and has to turn to a rather unlikely, and unwilling, parental figure, while...

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  • 1962
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    A Country Boss

    A Country Boss

    1 1962 HD

    A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.

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  • 1956
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    Masura o hashutsu fukai

    Masura o hashutsu fukai

    1 1956 HD

    Based on a comic strip by Kaoru Akiyoshi. First in a four part film series.

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  • 1959
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    The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

    5.4 1959 HD

    The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the...

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  • 1957
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    The Paradise Island Story

    The Paradise Island Story

    1 1957 HD

    Musical-comedy about nine soldiers deserted on an island in South Pacific.

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  • 1947
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    Four Love Stories

    Four Love Stories

    5.8 1947 HD

    Omnibus of love stories from 1947 directed by famous directors, featuring big stars.

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  • 1943
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    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    Hyoroku's Dream Tale

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1947
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    These Foolish Times

    These Foolish Times

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1942
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    Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

    Exploits of Heisuke Isokawa

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Idaten Kaido

    Idaten Kaido

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Sagohei the Three-footer

    Sagohei the Three-footer

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1955
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    Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip

    Diary of the First Incredible Laughing Trip

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1962
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    Pleasant Company

    Pleasant Company

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Well-known Magistrate

    The Well-known Magistrate

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1958
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    Dai Abare Tokaido

    Dai Abare Tokaido

    1 1958 HD

    An entertainment movie featuring familiar faces of Toyama no Kin-san, Nezumi Kozo, Yaji Kita, and others who traveled around the Tokaido. Written and...

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