Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Born Machie Takigawa, she was active as a dancer at the Asakusa Rock Theater under the stage name Mary Rose in the early 1950s. Due to her appearance, she was affectionately nicknamed Daruma-chan and Jumbo-chan. Soon after moving to the Nichigeki Music Hall, she was scouted by the film industry and made her acting debut in "Gurama-to no yuwaku/The Temptation of Grama Island." Memorable in Japan for her regular role in eight of the ten Toei film series " Trucker Rascals," playing the wife of the series co-star Aikawa Kinya, among appearances in other popular cinematic serials such as Zatoichi and Tora-san. International audiences would be more familiar with her work with avant-garde directors Shōhei Imamura & Shūji Terayama.

  • Title: Masumi Harukawa
  • Popularity: 7.164
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1935-11-16
  • Place of Birth: Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: 瀧川マチエ
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Masumi Harukawa Movies

  • 1969
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    Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

    Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

    1 1969 HD

    Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.

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  • 1987
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    Hachiko

    Hachiko

    7.7 1987 HD

    The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

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  • 1959
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    Pineapple Butai

    Pineapple Butai

    1 1959 HD

    The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.

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  • 1963
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    The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman

    7.4 1963 HD

    A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle....

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  • 1968
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    Neon taiheiki

    Neon taiheiki

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1964
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    Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder

    7.1 1964 HD

    The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect...

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  • 1965
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    Color

    Color

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1976
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    A Cheerful Yakuza

    A Cheerful Yakuza

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1966
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    Dynamite Doctor Returns

    Dynamite Doctor Returns

    1 1966 HD

    Second movie in the yoidore hakase serie

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  • 1967
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    Zatoichi's Cane Sword

    Zatoichi's Cane Sword

    7.2 1967 HD

    Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged...

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  • 1972
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    Zatoichi in Desperation

    Zatoichi in Desperation

    6.6 1972 HD

    After accidentally causing the death of an old lady, Zatoichi tries to do right by buying the lady’s daughter’s freedom from a brothel -...

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  • 1977
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    Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal

    Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal

    1 1977 HD

    A comedy farce depicting the noise that occurs when two unemployed circus participants discover a debt bond in a basket with parrots, which they...

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  • 1969
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    Futari no Koibito

    Futari no Koibito

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

    Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1974
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    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    7.5 1974 HD

    A director faces creative block while working on his latest film - a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.

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  • 1968
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    The Human Bullet

    The Human Bullet

    6.1 1968 HD

    A soldier has been in the Japanese military for the entirety of WWII, and in that time, his dedication to the army has never faltered. However, as...

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  • 1960
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    Hito mo arukeba

    Hito mo arukeba

    1 1960 HD

    A drummer falls for a pawnbroker's daughter.

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  • 1968
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    How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

    How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

    1 1968 HD

    A salaryman comedy.

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  • 1970
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    Silk Hat Boss

    Silk Hat Boss

    1 1970 HD

    In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there's no tomorrow. The first movie of a new series...

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  • 1971
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    Hajimete no Tabi

    Hajimete no Tabi

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1985
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    Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

    Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-

    1 1985 HD

    Momoko Watanabe—a student who, upon visiting a shrine in order to wish good luck on a friend of hers, witnesses a murder in the forest...and...

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  • 1965
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    Code of Ruffians

    Code of Ruffians

    5 1965 HD

    Because of trickery, the Jinya Group has only seven days to complete a mountain road project or it will forfeit a major dam construction job to the...

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  • 1967
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    Sodachi zakari

    Sodachi zakari

    1 1967 HD

    Japanese movie released on September 30 , 1967 . Produced and distributed by Toho . Color , Toho scope . Running time is 88 minutes.

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  • 1963
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    Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō

    Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō

    1 1963 HD

    1963 Japanese movie

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  • 1965
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    Nami kage

    Nami kage

    1 1965 HD

    Ayako Wakao won the Blue Ribbon and the Kinema Jumpo for this film.

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  • 1965
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    House of Terrors

    House of Terrors

    5.7 1965 HD

    A hunchbacked caretaker presides over a forlorn mansion inhabited by the ghosts of his previous masters. An unbelieving trio (a doctor, his assistant...

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  • 1969
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    Samurai Banners

    Samurai Banners

    7.5 1969 HD

    Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He...

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  • 1959
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    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    1 1959 HD

    Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular....

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  • 1971
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    幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

    1 1971 HD

    Adaptation of the Shôji Yuki novel.

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  • 1991
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    Carlos

    Carlos

    6 1991 HD

    V-cinema classic about a wanted Brazilian Japanese gangster who flees to Tokyo and fights yakuza.

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  • 1980
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    Shogun's Ninja

    Shogun's Ninja

    6.1 1980 HD

    In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of...

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  • 1972
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    Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

    Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori

    1 1972 HD

    Akane Kawasaki, known for her aversion to physical contact with men, possesses some unfavorable habits such as stealing. Despite these flaws, she...

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  • 1975
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    The Gate of Youth

    The Gate of Youth

    9 1975 HD

    Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly...

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  • 1975
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    Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me

    Truck Rascals: No One Can Stop Me

    6 1975 HD

    The first of many movies featuring the lighthearted adventures of two truck drivers. Momojiro and his best friend Kinzo take to the road on their...

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  • 1977
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    Boxer

    Boxer

    6.8 1977 HD

    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...

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  • 1993
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    Bokyo

    Bokyo

    1 1993 HD

    In 1940, Kubota Shoten, which has been in business for generations, goes bankrupt due to the debauched lifestyle of its president, Kunimitsu Kubota....

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  • 1975
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    The Wild Trucker

    The Wild Trucker

    7 1975 HD

    The comical adventures of two long-distance truck drivers, Momojiro and Kinzo, continue. Momojiro and Eizo help bring home the father of two young...

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  • 1968
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    Curse of the Blood

    Curse of the Blood

    6.7 1968 HD

    A samurai kills a blind man who tells him to repay his debts. Because of the samurai's actions his entire family is to bear a terrible curse.

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  • 1970
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    Silk Hat Boss

    Silk Hat Boss

    1 1970 HD

    In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there's no tomorrow. The first movie of a new series...

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  • 1968
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    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

    6 1968 HD

    The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight...

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  • 1981
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    Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    Play it, Boogie-Woogie

    6 1981 HD

    A runaway cat-loving girl begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and a young biker in high school. The film follows their subsequent...

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  • 1964
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    Life of Hishakaku 3

    Life of Hishakaku 3

    1 1964 HD

    Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.

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  • 1964
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    The Glamorous Ghost

    The Glamorous Ghost

    6 1964 HD

    Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife,...

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  • 1988
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    Tokyo Pop

    Tokyo Pop

    7.4 1988 HD

    A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has...

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  • 1966
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    The Threat

    The Threat

    6.8 1966 HD

    Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an advertising agency and lives quietly with his...

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  • 1976
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    Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

    Truckster Goes to Hokkaido

    7 1976 HD

    Momojiro comes to the rescue of beautiful Akiko who struggles to run a ranch on her own.

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  • 1977
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    I Am A Man of Honor

    I Am A Man of Honor

    1 1977 HD

    The sixth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. Two long-distance truckers, Momojiro and Kinzo, travel around Japan in highly decorated...

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  • 1976
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    Truck Rascals in Fever Heat

    Truck Rascals in Fever Heat

    1 1976 HD

    The fourth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. A comical road movie of two long-distance truckers, “Momojiro” and...

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  • 1979
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    Run Truck Rascal, Run!

    Run Truck Rascal, Run!

    1 1979 HD

    Momojiro and Jonathan go to Kochi on a ferry. On the ferry a singer called Yuka dropped her sheet music into the ocean. Momojiro helps her by diving...

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  • 1977
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    Truckster of Guts

    Truckster of Guts

    1 1977 HD

    The fifth movie of the “Truck Yaro” series, which is comical road movies of two long-distance truckers. This time Momojiro falls in love...

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  • 1978
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    Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

    Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro

    1 1978 HD

    Hoping to romance an alien, Momojiro meets beautiful animal trainer Eriko instead. Then he and Jonathan get drawn into her old friend's fraud.

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  • 1979
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    A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun

    A 5,000 Kilometer Run under The Scorching Sun

    7 1979 HD

    Ninth movie in the Torakku Yarō series. Momojiro travels to Nagano to take Jonathan's place driving logging freight through the mountains. There he...

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  • 1978
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    The Truck Rascals Go to The North

    The Truck Rascals Go to The North

    10 1978 HD

    Eighth movie in the Torakku Yarō series

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  • 1962
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    Our Marriage

    Our Marriage

    6.7 1962 HD

    When two sisters fall in love with the same man, one must decide to look elsewhere.

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  • 1966
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    Golden Ninja

    Golden Ninja

    1 1966 HD

    Just after the Battle of Sekigahara, a pair of children Denji and Kichizo witnessed a team of the defeated forces hide the Toyotomi treasure. When...

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  • 1968
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    Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

    Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder

    6.5 1968 HD

    The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as Shinkai is asked by a man on the run to bring his...

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  • 1965
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    Sex Peddlers

    Sex Peddlers

    1 1965 HD

    A young bartender acts as a pimp on the side: he pretends to have VD to get a girl an abortion. She is actually infected by another and plans her...

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  • 1965
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    Bloody Shuriken

    Bloody Shuriken

    7.3 1965 HD

    Ronin samurai Ibuki-san enters a town and sells his skills to the warring families. He falls in love with the beautiful horse stable owner but like...

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  • 1964
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    How to Make Money

    How to Make Money

    1 1964 HD

    Japanese comedy film.

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  • 1969
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    Wolf Escort

    Wolf Escort

    1 1969 HD

    Rivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization.

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  • 1961
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    Obon, The Moll Dipper

    Obon, The Moll Dipper

    1 1961 HD

    Modern comedy, based on the popular manga.

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  • 1965
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    The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

    1 1965 HD

    Helping her mother manage a nightclub, young Emiko quickly realizes how difficult life is.

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  • 1988
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    Shiro and Marilyn

    Shiro and Marilyn

    7 1988 HD

    Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite shore on Zamami to see his love, a dog named...

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  • 1964
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    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

    5.5 1964 HD

    A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of...

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  • 1970
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    Where Spring Comes Late

    Where Spring Comes Late

    7.3 1970 HD

    The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because...

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  • 1968
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    The Marked Man

    The Marked Man

    1 1968 HD

    A man from Osaka comes up to Tokyo to fight gangsterism.

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  • 1968
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    Desperate Hoodlum

    Desperate Hoodlum

    1 1968 HD

    Second part of the Zenka mono series.

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  • 1987
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    Ellie My Love

    Ellie My Love

    5 1987 HD

    Based on the comic by Mako Takami.

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  • 1961
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    Girls of the Night

    Girls of the Night

    6.9 1961 HD

    In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently release from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build...

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  • 1965
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    The Abalone Gals

    The Abalone Gals

    1 1965 HD

    South of Tokyo is a small island until quite recently relatively unchanged since feudal times. Now, however, it is being made into a tourist's...

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  • 1987
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    Makeup

    Makeup

    1 1987 HD

    1987film

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  • 1970
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    Tora-san, His Tender Love

    Tora-san, His Tender Love

    7 1970 HD

    Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.

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  • 1969
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    Madcap Mixup

    Madcap Mixup

    1 1969 HD

    Five fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.

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  • 1959
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    The Cola Game

    The Cola Game

    1 1959 HD

    Explicit drama about a young woman who becomes involved with a group of college students who play "spin-the-bottle" and the women must make love or...

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  • 1984
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    Boys Meet Girls

    Boys Meet Girls

    5 1984 HD

    A boy transfers into a new high school in the big city. He gets bullied, but meets a pretty girl. He tries to win her heart, but rivals abound. Debut...

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  • 1964
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    The Spying Sorceress

    The Spying Sorceress

    1 1964 HD

    Second part of the series where sex magic skills of female and Iga ninjas clash over enourmous treasure of the Toyotomi family, discovered in...

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  • 1969
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    Women Can't Be Beaten

    Women Can't Be Beaten

    1 1969 HD

    An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother.

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  • 1974
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    Tora-san's Lullaby

    Tora-san's Lullaby

    7.5 1974 HD

    After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again....

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  • 1986
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    Michi

    Michi

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1972
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    My Voiceless Friends

    My Voiceless Friends

    1 1972 HD

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

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  • 1976
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    Human Revolution II

    Human Revolution II

    1 1976 HD

    Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

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  • 1967
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    Yanagase Blues

    Yanagase Blues

    1 1967 HD

    Jiro, a smooth-talking, womanizing bartender, flees from a Yakuza boss to Yanagase.

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  • 1959
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    Temptation on Glamour Island

    Temptation on Glamour Island

    6 1959 HD

    Comedy about three soldiers, two female reporters, six prostitutes, and the wife of an officer, all stranded on a South Seas island at the end of...

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  • 1974
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    The Castle of Sand

    The Castle of Sand

    7.3 1974 HD

    Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

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  • 1976
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    Hobo General

    Hobo General

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1964
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    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2

    1 1964 HD

    Based on Muneta Hiroshi's military novel. The main character, Yamaguchi Zensuke, is a military dog soldier. He joins the army and winds up sent...

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  • 1966
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    Yakuza Vassal

    Yakuza Vassal

    1 1966 HD

    A young samurai defends townsfolk from evil forces.

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  • 1959
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    Zoku shachōtaiheiki

    Zoku shachōtaiheiki

    1 1959 HD

    7th film in the President series and the first entry in color.

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  • 1989
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    Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

    Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

    1 1989 HD

    Visualization based on Tetsuro Tamba's best-selling "Great Reikai". A story about a physicist who dies in an accident and experiences the afterlife...

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  • 1976
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    Bridal Cruise

    Bridal Cruise

    1 1976 HD

    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...

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  • 1974
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    Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi

    Kigeki-otoko no ude dameshi

    1 1974 HD

    In front of Sagami Detention Center. Shosuke, the owner of a strip joint called "Shunpu Music," welcomes Okoma, a stripper who has been locked up for...

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  • 1965
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    Chained Bitch

    Chained Bitch

    1 1965 HD

    Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

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  • 1966
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    Women Doing Time

    Women Doing Time

    1 1966 HD

    Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

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  • 1978
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    Pink Lady's Motion Picture

    Pink Lady's Motion Picture

    5.5 1978 HD

    The Japanese pop music duo Pink Lady are circus performers who show kindness toward a captured "monster," a sad, furry being (played by a man in a...

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  • 1967
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    Tokyo Gambler

    Tokyo Gambler

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    School for Thieves

    School for Thieves

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Killing Game

    The Killing Game

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Edo wo Kiru

    Edo wo Kiru

    1 1973 HD

    Edo wo Kiru (江戸を斬る) was a popular jidaigeki on Japan's TBS. It lasted through eight series, with several casts and settings.

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  • 1977
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    Older brother

    Older brother

    1 1977 HD

    The series tells about the life of construction foreman Eiji and his sister. Both have a love interest: she has a boyfriend, and he has a young girl....

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  • 1992
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    Waga Machi

    Waga Machi

    1 1992 HD

    Based on Ed McBain's "87th Precinct" series. The drama series is set in Tsukishima, a popular town near downtown Tokyo, and is composed of content...

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  • 1968
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    Oyaji Daiko

    Oyaji Daiko

    9 1968 HD

    The Tsuru family is a family of nine, headed by Kamejiro. Kamejiro is the president of a construction company that has made a fortune in its first...

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  • 1974
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    Wagako wa Tanin

    Wagako wa Tanin

    1 1974 HD

    The drama is about the suffering of two families whose babies were mistaken for each other in the hospital.

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  • 1972
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    姫君捕物控

    姫君捕物控

    1 1972 HD

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