Tatsuya Mihashi
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1923-11-02
Locus Natus: Tokyo, Japan
Et ut: Тацуя Михаси
Dolls
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales...
release : 2002.10.12popularis : 8.732
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!...
release : 1970.01.26popularis : 14.739
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
In comic Woody Allen's film debut, he took the Japanese action film "International Secret Police: Key of Keys" and re-dubbed it, changing the plot to...
release : 1966.11.02popularis : 6.937
The Bad Sleep Well
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the...
release : 1960.09.15popularis : 9.385
High and Low
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his servants son is kidnapped
release : 1963.03.01popularis : 18.208
Phoenix
Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news of her father Enmy's sudden death, and she...
release : 1956.06.14popularis : 1.191
Jinsei Gekijo: dai ichi bu
Part one of Shin Saburi's Theater of Life adaptation.
release : 1952.11.06popularis : 1.43
None But the Brave
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various...
release : 1965.02.24popularis : 4.35
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.
release : 1960.11.20popularis : 1.474
47 Ronin
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their...
release : 1962.11.03popularis : 5.597
Cell No. 8
A man and a woman meet through a strange fate. This unique melodrama depicts the course of their budding love in a corner of the big city.
release : 1956.01.15popularis : 0.922
Operation Mad Dog
Film number six in the Desperado Outpost serie directed by Jun Fukuda
release : 1963.09.29popularis : 1.162
Outpost of Hell
The fifth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
release : 1963.07.28popularis : 0.913
Ant Hell War
The sixth film of the desperado outpost series directed by Takashi Tsuboshima
release : 1964.04.29popularis : 1.78
Adventure in Kigan Castle
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom...
release : 1966.04.28popularis : 2.412
The Witness Killed
Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda
release : 1961.12.17popularis : 2.355
Ankokugai zenmetsu sakusen
The 1965 Japanese yakuza film is the last episode of the Ankokugai series.
release : 1965.02.14popularis : 0.368
The Storm of the Pacific
Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in...
release : 1960.04.26popularis : 5.485
The Weed of Crime
Toho-produced crime drama involving the drug trade.
release : 1962.12.08popularis : 2.575
Sincere Heart
A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar.
release : 1953.01.29popularis : 1.818
The Heart
In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained...
release : 1955.08.31popularis : 2.79
Blueprint of Murder
Yuzo Kayama plays the protagonist, a whale-hunting cannon manufactuing supervisor, whose brother is an automobile tester for Komatsu Motors which has...
release : 1961.01.03popularis : 1.812
The Thin Line
Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead....
release : 1966.02.12popularis : 6.035
Mermaids and Sea Robbers
Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.
release : 1958.10.21popularis : 1.01
Not Forgotten
Three WWII veterans, reunited by family circumstances, quickly find their life savings threatened by a private corporation; they band together to...
release : 2000.12.23popularis : 1.652
Sisters of Nishijin
A family of Kyoto textile workers struggles after tragedy.
release : 1952.04.17popularis : 2
The Human Vapor
A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks...
release : 1960.12.11popularis : 3.745
Hana no shôgai
In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His...
release : 1953.10.14popularis : 1.117
The Mad Atlantic
Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...
release : 1966.07.13popularis : 1.542
Chikûho no kodomotachi
A drama film based on Ken Domon's photography of the children around the Chikuho coal mines
release : 1960.11.13popularis : 0.738
Key of Keys
Intelligence director Suritai asks agent Kitami to steal money from anti-government guerrillas.
release : 1965.10.22popularis : 2.878
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...
release : 1981.08.08popularis : 2.328
New Tokyo March
Follows six male friends from elementary school whose career paths diverge—newspaper reporter, engineer, boxer, sushi restaurant...
release : 1953.04.01popularis : 0.853
The Balloon
Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress...
release : 1956.02.19popularis : 2.69
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job...
release : 1956.07.31popularis : 2.528
A Keg of Powder
In the third installment in the "Kokusai himitsu keisatsu" series, agent Jiro Kitami investigates the mysterious disappearance of a prominent...
release : 1964.12.09popularis : 2.038
The Killing Bottle
In Hong Kong an International Secret Police (ISP) Agent is murdered while investigating ZZZ, a group bent on assassinating the Prime Minister of...
release : 1967.02.11popularis : 0.988
New Prison Walls of Abashiri
Former soldier, Suehiro Katsuji, fights violent gangs and powerful Chinese merchants during the post-war period in Japan.
release : 1968.12.28popularis : 1.963
Our Town
In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover...
release : 1956.08.28popularis : 2.165
The Ataka Family
Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a gentle heart. Soichi's wife, Kuniko is devoted to...
release : 1952.05.15popularis : 1.925
Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an...
release : 1959.07.04popularis : 1.358
Woman Unveiled
Story of a family torn apart when Teiji (Mori), the father, develops intimate feelings for a runaway (Kuga) the family has taken into their home.
release : 1958.01.15popularis : 2.62
The Wiser Age
Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.
release : 1962.01.14popularis : 2.435
The Lovelorn Geisha
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in...
release : 1960.07.12popularis : 2.543
Interpol Code 8
Agent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas.
release : 1963.08.31popularis : 3.488
Temptation on Glamour Island
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...
release : 1959.01.15popularis : 1.731
Gesshoku
A unique and controversial film directed by Umeji Inoue, based on the original story by Shintaro Ishihara, which depicts the image of a group of...
release : 1956.12.19popularis : 4.251
Snow in the South Seas
Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.
release : 1961.09.29popularis : 1.105
Burden of Love
The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after...
release : 1955.03.18popularis : 1.168
The Way to The Gold Medals
About Soviet and Japanese volley-ball players who are both rivals and friends. The events cover the period from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to the eve...
release : 1980.04.05popularis : 0.858
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
Former inmate Katsuji gets involved in the horse gambling business while lending a helping hand to a ranch operator.
release : 1971.08.13popularis : 1.78
The Champion
Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s...
release : 1957.05.01popularis : 6.859
Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi...
release : 1967.04.01popularis : 2.959
The Woman Who Disappeared From Her Red Car
Katsura Aya (Shiratori Yasuyo), a young and popular actress, is kidnapped. Igarashi (Honda Hirotaro), the president of the production company, calls...
release : 1998.08.29popularis : 0.714
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "High and Low" (1963).
release : 2002.10.25popularis : 0.854
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960).
release : 2002.10.25popularis : 0.965
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.
release : 1952.05.22popularis : 1.732
Casshern
Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa - now merged as Eurasia - have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of...
release : 2004.04.24popularis : 9.764
The Japan Derby Race
A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.
release : 1970.05.13popularis : 2.881
Challenge to Live
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during...
release : 1961.06.17popularis : 2.272
Legacy of the 500,000
During World War II, Japan sends gold to the Phillipines. After the war, the gold is lost in the bay of Manille. Former soldier Takeichi Matsuo is...
release : 1963.04.18popularis : 2.393
Murder on Raicho 9
Haneda, the president of a company dealing in gold, is shot to death on the Raicho 9 limited express from Osaka to Kanazawa. Detective Kamei begins...
release : 1987.02.14popularis : 1.463
Till We Meet Again
Sonejiro sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more attracted...
release : 1955.05.29popularis : 1.959
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known...
release : 1979.07.14popularis : 4.302
Hungry Soul
Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s...
release : 1956.10.31popularis : 3.135
Tales of Ginza
In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the...
release : 1955.09.14popularis : 2.922
The Burmese Harp
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a...
release : 1956.01.21popularis : 7.716
Procurer of Hell
Tobe is a small-time crook who runs a prostitution business of blonde girls, as well as sells pornographic pictures. He frequents a cafe run by two...
release : 1961.09.29popularis : 1.172
Summer Storm
A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé.
release : 1956.10.01popularis : 1.292
Always in My Heart Part 3
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.
release : 1954.04.27popularis : 1.583
The Cola Game
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...
release : 1959.07.28popularis : 1.155
Dancing Sisters
It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful...
release : 1957.01.03popularis : 1.153
Hungry Soul, Part II
A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a...
release : 1956.11.28popularis : 2.366
Tiger Flight
A 1964 war film directed by Kengo Furusawa
release : 1964.02.29popularis : 0.937
All About Marriage
Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.
release : 1958.05.26popularis : 2.242
The Wayside Pebble
In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher. Things are not going...
release : 1960.12.31popularis : 3.64
Aiyoku no sabaki
Motoko Fujikawa works in the Seisen Church as an assistant to pastor Maki Inokichi. Motoko falls in love with Inokichi's virtuous character and...
release : 1953.05.06popularis : 0.568
Trap of Suicide Kilometer
Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase materials for the water dam construction. Kitami, who...
release : 1964.02.14popularis : 2.23
Jigoku no hatoba
A battle for a large sum of money unfolds on the docks near a steel mill in a foggy atmosphere. Manzo, an engineer on the verge of retirement,...
release : 1956.03.04popularis : 1.158
Vanished Glory
In the first group of Yoshitake Ichi and Taketatsu Sada Preparatory Training, the team leader was Sou Adachi, a veteran warrior with strict training....
release : 1955.07.12popularis : 0.88