Movies: Chōichirō Kawarasaki

  • 1963
    Sasuke and His Comedians

    Sasuke and His Comedians (1963)

    Sasuke and His Comedians

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    Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a young boy named Sasuke with magical powers he says came from a me...

    Sasuke and His Comedians
  • 1964
    The Sharks

    The Sharks (1964)

    The Sharks

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    A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and starring Nakamura Kinnosuke. This literary epic tells the story of how the protagonist, who has become mired in evil due to his poverty and low position...

    The Sharks
  • 1971
    Follow the Girls

    Follow the Girls (1971)

    Follow the Girls

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    Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers....

    Follow the Girls
  • 1962
    The Warrior from Kishu

    The Warrior from Kishu (1962)

    The Warrior from Kishu

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    This is a story of a young heir to a powerful house, sent away to be raised by his nanny, so the young lord Genrokuro grew up bitter about his parents, hating his legacy and embracing everyone else from simple background. Only love can help him matur...

    The Warrior from Kishu
  • 1964
    Giant Rumble

    Giant Rumble (1964)

    Giant Rumble

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    In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greatest performance as a gambler returning to his home town. Swearing allegiance to his fiancée’s father, a decent boss, he had taken to the road after a ga...

    Giant Rumble
  • 1963
    Tokaido Fullhouse

    Tokaido Fullhouse (1963)

    Tokaido Fullhouse

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    When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent gang battles in Japanese history. Forced by the situation to choose between family and yakuza honor, ...

    Tokaido Fullhouse
  • 1991
    War and Youth

    War and Youth (1991)

    War and Youth

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    An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the father remains reticent. Finally the man opens up, and the girl is able to piece together her aunt's tragic story....

    War and Youth
  • 1987
    My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!

    My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?! (1987)

    My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!

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    In Jimpachi Kodera's household, young samurai Keishiro Kanie arrives, captivating Jimpachi's wife, Shoko, despite his initially arrogant demeanor. Keishiro introduces himself while Shoko is cleaning, and she recalls her husband mentioning a visitor, ...

    My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!
  • 1961
    Seven Knights Pt. 2

    Seven Knights Pt. 2 (1961)

    Seven Knights Pt. 2

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    Seven Knights Pt. 2
  • 1976
    Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari

    Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari (1976)

    Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari

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    A film that portrays the youth and fragile love of a transportation worker in Tokyo....

    Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
  • 1961
    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

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    A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his lo...

    The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
  • 1990
    Ningen no sabaku

    Ningen no sabaku (1990)

    Ningen no sabaku

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    Ningen no sabaku
  • 1975
    Let's Go, Grandma!

    Let's Go, Grandma! (1975)

    Let's Go, Grandma!

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    Let's Go, Grandma! plays like an exuberant, goofy update to Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. Kinuyo Tanaka plays the titular Grandma, who, after selling her Hokkaido property, is apparently flush with cash but newly homeless. Her grown children take turns...

    Let's Go, Grandma!
  • 1961
    Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2

    Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2 (1961)

    Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2

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    The struggles of the Golden Peacock Clan continue as they seek to reclaim their home and prevent the evil Gondaiyu from taking their most prized treasures....

    Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2
  • 1964
    The Ninja Hunt

    The Ninja Hunt (1964)

    The Ninja Hunt

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    Four ninja are hired to fight against the Shogunate’s plot to abolish the Gamo Clan, the regional barons struggling to reinstate their young heir Tanemaru as their Lord....

    The Ninja Hunt
  • 1965
    The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord (1965)

    The Tattooed Lord

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    The Tattooed Lord
  • 1975
    Light of Africa

    Light of Africa (1975)

    Light of Africa

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    Two semi-slackers with an ultra-intimate friendship work, slack and drink in a freezing Hokkaido town....

    Light of Africa
  • 1961
    Seven Knights Pt. 3

    Seven Knights Pt. 3 (1961)

    Seven Knights Pt. 3

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    Seven Knights Pt. 3
  • 1989
    My Phoenix

    My Phoenix (1989)

    My Phoenix

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    Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix...

    My Phoenix
  • 1980
    Child of the Sun

    Child of the Sun (1980)

    Child of the Sun

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    A couple originally from Okinawa run an inexpensive restaurant in Kobe, with their grade-school daughter, Fuuchan. The movie depicts the warm interaction between her and adults that grew up with the rough history of Okinawa and discrimination from th...

    Child of the Sun