Movies: Yūnosuke Itō

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Jidai-geki starring Kanjuro Arashi...

An intellectual couple in a staid and tedious marriage are surprised when the wife’s niece, who has run away from home, turns up unexpectedly to stay with them. Their mundane lives are sent into disarray by the emotional and energetic Ako....

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa...

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Housewives from four neighboring households casually gather at an old well at Kaneko's house in a residential area on the outskirts of Tokyo. If two people come together, they will talk about selling kimonos, if three people come together, they will ...

A study of uneasy relationships among the inhabitants of a tiny rural community....

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Jidai-geki by Kiyoshi Saeki...

A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her....

A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakers...

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a fi...

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An upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love....

Second part to "River Without a Bridge" (1969)...

The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society....

Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves....

1962 Japanese movie...

Somewhat unique as it appears to be one of the very rare appearances of master thespian Itô in a yakuza role....