Kenjiro Uemura — Actor (10)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
眠狂四郎円月斬り
director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda actor: Raizō Ichikawa / 东良之助 …
other title: 眠狂四郎圆月斩 / 眠狂四郎円月斬り …
A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy knocking off the shogun's lawful heirs to secure the shogunate for her son.
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Suzaki Paradise Red Light (1956) [Movie] Douban
洲崎パラダイス～赤信号
7.7 (6 ratings) director: 川岛雄三 actor: 新珠三千代 / 轰夕起子 …
other title: 洲崎天堂红灯区 / 洲崎パラダイス～赤信号 …
以东京洲崎的风月区为背景舞台，而以一对因被父母反对成亲而出走至东京的恋人茑枝及义治为主角，刻划他们寄栖于风月区小酒馆及面店的求生故事。导演川岛雄三忆述在拍摄期间，在当地新旧两帮黑社会势力之间周旋，而警方全无援手，令他充分感受到电影人正是现代“游侠”的化身──戏如人生，川岛雄三的电影生涯和事业，也正好体现出“游侠”的精神。
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Voice Without a Shadow (1958) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
影なき聲
director: Seijun Suzuki actor: Hideaki Nitani / Yōko Minamida …
other title: 无影之声 / 影なき聲 …
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
人間の條件
9.1 (39 ratings) director: 小林正树 actor: 仲代达矢 / 新珠三千代 …
other title: 인간의 조건 2 / 人間の條件 …
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
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The Quiet Duel (1949) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
静かなる決闘
6.8 (20 ratings) director: 黑泽明 actor: 三船敏郎 / 志村乔 …
other title: 静夜之决斗 / 静かなる決闘 …
A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
幕末太陽伝
7.9 (46 ratings) director: 川岛雄三 actor: 弗兰克堺 / 左幸子 …
other title: 막말태양전 / 幕末太陽傳 …
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.