Utako Tamaki
Actor · 1901 – 1983 · Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Movies16
Movie7.4FantasyDramaA court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters.
Movie7.3ActionDramaThe remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.
Movie6.2The sole survivor of a shipwreck pursues the whereabouts of his friends’ missing family members in Edo.
Movie6.6DramaMaster swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be served for the lost innocent lives? The conclusion of the famed Jidaigeki series is an amazing film, with a completely different perspective on the story from the later versions. While the international audience is more familiar with the “Sword of Doom” and “Satan’s Sword” versions of Daibosatsu Toge (The Great Bodhisattva Pass), the “Souls in the Moonlight” trilogy casts an entirely different light on Ryunosuke and his motives. Can this brutal killer be brought to justice, or is living his life as a blind wanderer a more terrible fate? His sword skills have not diminished, nor has his desire to kill!
Movie9.0HistoryDramaIt is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.
Movie6.9DramaActionThis is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plots of his enemies.
MovieActionDramaThe second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
Movie10.0ComedyMysteryThe death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a plot to overthrow the Shogunate.
Movie9.0ActionDramaBased on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to be abducted on the eve of her wedding so that she would not have to marry a country bumpkin. Instead she plans to go to Edo, where life can be cheap and common criminals run rampant. Can Magistrate Toyama, a gambler himself, see through the plot and keep her safe from harm. Don’t miss this spectacular showpiece of samurai era action led by superstar Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles. When he bares his tattooed right shoulder, all hell breaks loose!
MovieMagistrate Ooka-Echizen faces a crime over a pillbox.
Movie1961 Japanese movie
八州血煙り笠
1961
Movie怪人まだら頭巾
1961
Movie10.0DocumentaryA biographical documentary produced as part of the 20th anniversary project of the silent film appreciation society led by Shunsui Matsuda, who was known as a silent film narrator, film collector and exhibitor. The film features interviews with directors and related parties involved in the production while inserting scenes from period dramas starring Tsumasanburo Bando throughout from Matsuda’s extensive collection. Completed in 1980 but not released to the general public until 1993 on the 40th anniversary of Bando’s death and Matsuda’s seventh anniversary.
Movie1962 Japanese movie
Movie10.0ActionComedyA story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.
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A chambara film starring Bandō Tsumasaburō.
Kirarazaka
1925