Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who specialized in playing comical roles. He's well know for playing Yūtarō Asahina in the Tokusatsu superhero series Ultraman Taro. After graduating from junior high school in 1949, he entered the Tokyo Broadcasting Company (NHK) training school as a third-year student. His classmates included Hisashi Katsuta and Kazue Takahashi, who later became active as voice actors. In 1959, he joined the Bungakuza theatre company; in 1963, he participated in the founding of the theatre company Kumo. When Kumo disbanded in 1975, he moved on to work as a freelance theatre artist, appearing on stages such as Jijinkai and Komatsuza.

  • Title: Akira Nagoya
  • Popularity: 8.378
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1930-12-08
  • Place of Birth: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Also Known As: なごや あきら
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Akira Nagoya Movies

  • 1997
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    Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

    8.335 1997 HD

    Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way,...

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  • 1970
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    Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

    Ônna himitsu chosain-kuchibiru ni kakerô

    1 1970 HD

    Japanese crime film

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  • 1963
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    High and Low

    High and Low

    8.3 1963 HD

    In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by...

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  • 1966
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    Chivalry Broken from All Sides

    Chivalry Broken from All Sides

    1 1966 HD

    This is a magnificent drama about love and chivalry, telling about the stormy fate of Seiji, nicknamed "The Rising Dragon", who swore never to take...

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  • 1956
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    Dotanba

    Dotanba

    6 1956 HD

    Dotanba - Last Minute

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  • 1969
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    Woman

    Woman

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    Hajimete no Tabi

    Hajimete no Tabi

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mahjong Horoki

    Mahjong Horoki

    6.5 1984 HD

    A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.

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  • 1981
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    Station

    Station

    6.1 1981 HD

    A detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in murdering police officers.

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  • 1982
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    Lovers Lost

    Lovers Lost

    7.1 1982 HD

    A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a...

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  • 1969
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    A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

    6.8 1969 HD

    Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and...

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  • 1973
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    Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

    Ultraman Taro: Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra

    7 1973 HD

    Theatrical version of episode 1 of the 'Ultraman Taro' TV series.

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  • 1987
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    The Great Department Store Robbery

    The Great Department Store Robbery

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

    The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding

    1 1967 HD

    A man who was released from prison wanders around the Kanto region and gets involved with the local yakuza.

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  • 1980
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    Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

    Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely

    6 1980 HD

    Two men and a woman plan to steal 1.5 Billion yen.

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  • 1969
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    The Tempters: Smile After Tears

    The Tempters: Smile After Tears

    1 1969 HD

    Layabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He and his friends decide to form a cool rock band, but a...

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  • 1971
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    Return of Ultraman

    Return of Ultraman

    6 1971 HD

    Episodes 5 and 6 of Return of Ultraman show, screened at Toho Championship Festival.

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  • 1982
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    Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

    5 1982 HD

    Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for...

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  • 1971
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    Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

    Return of Ultraman: Terror of the Waterspout Monsters

    6.5 1971 HD

    A theatrical release of The Return of Ultraman episodes 13-14. It was released on December 12, 1971 as part of the Toho Champion Festival along with...

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  • 1992
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    Basara: The Princess Goh

    Basara: The Princess Goh

    6.8 1992 HD

    Furuta Oribe is ordered to become tea master under Toyotomi Hideyoshi after his teacher Sen no Rikyū, the former tea master, was ordered to commit...

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  • 1986
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    Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

    Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

    1 1986 HD

    In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe....

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  • 1999
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    Round About Midnight

    Round About Midnight

    6.8 1999 HD

    Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being...

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  • 1993
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    Bokyo

    Bokyo

    1 1993 HD

    In 1940, Kubota Shoten, which has been in business for generations, goes bankrupt due to the debauched lifestyle of its president, Kunimitsu Kubota....

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  • 1965
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    Fort Graveyard

    Fort Graveyard

    6.7 1965 HD

    Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His...

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  • 1998
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    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    1 1998 HD

    A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.

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  • 1962
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    A Wanderer's Notebook

    A Wanderer's Notebook

    7.2 1962 HD

    Considered one of the finest late Naruses and a model of film biography, A Wanderer’s Notebook features remarkable performances by Hideko...

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  • 1976
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    A Portrait of Shunkin

    A Portrait of Shunkin

    7.3 1976 HD

    Okoto is blind since childhood. Her young servant Sasuke is in love of her. One day Koto is badly scarred on her face. In order to preserve the...

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  • 1994
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    The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

    The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

    1 1994 HD

    The one who hurriedly ascended the castle upon hearing news of Shogun Tsunayoshi's illness was Saotome Mondonosuke. However, instead of an illness,...

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  • 1984
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    Eve in a Summer Dress

    Eve in a Summer Dress

    1 1984 HD

    Young lovers Makiko and Hidekazu break up because of misunderstanding. Makiko flies to New Zealand and soon recovers. When she is about to marry a...

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  • 1955
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    Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

    Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

    1 1955 HD

    A little girl who falls into a lake and is saved by a god who then takes her up to the clouds and shows her what the world was like before she was...

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  • 1960
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    The Twilight Story

    The Twilight Story

    8 1960 HD

    In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher...

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  • 1973
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    ウルトラマンタロウ ウルトラの母は太陽のように

    ウルトラマンタロウ ウルトラの母は太陽のように

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    A Woman Who Warns of Death

    A Woman Who Warns of Death

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1967
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    Birth of a Fighter

    Birth of a Fighter

    7 1967 HD

    A young boss proves his right to rule his gang.

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  • 1969
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    Flying Phantom Ship

    Flying Phantom Ship

    6.6 1969 HD

    Hayato's home city is under attack from a gigantic robot. His parents are lying dead in the rubble and the only remaining friend is his dog. His only...

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  • 1964
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    Sweet Sweat

    Sweet Sweat

    1 1964 HD

    This film by Toyoda depicts the hard life of an unmarried mother in Tokyo. Umeko (Machiko Kyo), at 36, is working in a bar, struggling valiantly to...

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  • 1974
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    Kandagawa

    Kandagawa

    1 1974 HD

    Based on a blockbuster song by Kaguyahime, a folk group. Makoto, a college student who belongs to a puppet theatre club, meets Michiko, who works at...

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  • 1998
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    Yakuza Ladies: Decision

    Yakuza Ladies: Decision

    1 1998 HD

    Kasuga’s husband gets arrested for a murder of his beloved protégé. She and her family investigate and find out he was trapped by...

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  • 1982
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    Suspicion

    Suspicion

    6.7 1982 HD

    A car going at 25 mph plunges into the sea at Shinko Harbour, Toyama prefecture. Inside is the local business magnate Fukutaro Shirakawa, who...

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  • 1972
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    The Lucky Status Symbol

    The Lucky Status Symbol

    1 1972 HD

    Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is touched by) it, is blessed by good fortune. After...

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  • 1988
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    Kaito Ruby

    Kaito Ruby

    7.3 1988 HD

    Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi...

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  • 1974
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    Aoba shigereru

    Aoba shigereru

    1 1974 HD

    Based on the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue.

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  • 1971
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    Follow the Girls

    Follow the Girls

    1 1971 HD

    Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

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  • 1975
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    Invitation of Lust

    Invitation of Lust

    1 1975 HD

    Hirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders through the city like a shadow. One day, he meets...

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  • 1987
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    Ellie My Love

    Ellie My Love

    5 1987 HD

    Based on the comic by Mako Takami.

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  • 1989
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    Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    6.3 1989 HD

    The tale of Ogami Itto and his son Daigoro has come full circle with the greatest sword actor of all time, Wakayama Tomisaburo now playing Lone...

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  • 1997
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    Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection

    6.4 1997 HD

    Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of...

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  • 1987
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    A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

    1 1987 HD

    A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting with a more successful man.

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  • 1978
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    A Young Female Instructor

    A Young Female Instructor

    1 1978 HD

    A junior high school teacher is raped by several students inside the school.

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  • 1963
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    The Symbol of a Man

    The Symbol of a Man

    7 1963 HD

    In 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is concerned about the future of his only son, Ryuji, who has...

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  • 1963
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    The Dragon Crest

    The Dragon Crest

    1 1963 HD

    A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

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  • 1968
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    Young Challengers

    Young Challengers

    1 1968 HD

    A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of...

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  • 2001
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    Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

    Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

    1 2001 HD

    911 receives a call from a young woman reporting the death of an acquaintance at a hotel, and Detectives Ushio and Ogami of Shinjuku West Police...

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  • 1973
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    Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

    Kōkōsei burai hikae: Kanjirū Muramasa

    1 1973 HD

    Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike

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  • 1973
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    Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

    Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa

    1 1973 HD

    Based on the comic by Kazuo Koike

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  • 1967
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    Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

    1 1967 HD

    International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.

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  • 1967
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    Dreams Come True at Night

    Dreams Come True at Night

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1999
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    Yakuza Ladies 8

    Yakuza Ladies 8

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1962
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    Akitsu Hot Springs

    Akitsu Hot Springs

    6.5 1962 HD

    Yoshida’s first big-budget production and colour film is a haunting tale of unrequited love and postwar disillusion. The story of the fatal...

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  • 1988
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    Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

    7.3 1988 HD

    Densuke Hamazaki is an office worker at Suzuki Construction and gets transferred to the main Tokyo office. After settling in to his surrounding along...

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  • 1976
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    Human Revolution II

    Human Revolution II

    1 1976 HD

    Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

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  • 1964
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    Could I But Live

    Could I But Live

    1 1964 HD

    Could I But Live

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  • 1982
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    Stray Wolf

    Stray Wolf

    1 1982 HD

    Matoba Kokingo, who once served as a retainer for a hatamoto, becomes disillusioned with his master and elopes with his lover, Oyuki. They flee their...

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  • 1992
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    Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1965
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    Taikouki

    Taikouki

    1 1965 HD

    Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

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  • 1979
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    松本清張の聞かなかった場所

    松本清張の聞かなかった場所

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1982
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    Murder Case: Lover Swap

    Murder Case: Lover Swap

    1 1982 HD

    Yoshiko Konno went on a winter trip in a car driven by her fiance, Yoichi Itokawa, but got lost due to a blizzard and arrived at a mountain cottage...

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  • 1985
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    Stepsisters

    Stepsisters

    1 1985 HD

    A moving story of intense love, hate, and reconciliation born out of a fateful encounter between the only daughter of a conglomerate leader and a...

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  • 1987
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    An Early Autumn

    An Early Autumn

    1 1987 HD

    A former couple, separated for over 20 years, were reunited after being told their son had only 3 months to live. What should they do as parents? As...

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  • 1985
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    Kokugo Gannen

    Kokugo Gannen

    1 1985 HD

    Set in 1874 at the residence of an official of the Ministry of Education of Japan who was ordered with establishing a common national spoken...

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  • 1975
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    Oretachi no Tabi

    Oretachi no Tabi

    1 1975 HD

    A milestone in Japanese teen drama, representing the 1970s. It questions the meaning of life, worries, and joys.

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  • 1983
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    古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

    古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1967
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    Tabiji

    Tabiji

    1 1967 HD

    The 7th NHK Asadora. Starring Tadashi Yokouchi in a narrative about an employee of the national railroad living through 50 years of modern history...

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  • 1983
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    古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

    古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ

    7 1983 HD

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  • 1971
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    Return of Ultraman

    Return of Ultraman

    8.5 1971 HD

    In a fight between two giant monsters named Takkong and Zazahn, young race car driver Hideki Go is killed while trying to rescue a little boy and a...

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  • 1973
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    Ultraman Taro

    Ultraman Taro

    8.4 1973 HD

    Kotaro Higashi trained to be a boxer, but after an icident with Astromons, he was killed. However, his body was brought to Nebula M-78 where Mother...

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  • 1978
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    Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

    Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka

    1 1978 HD

    A maverick man arrives at Yūhigaoka School. The drama incorporates educational issues as well as family problems and adult romance, and can be...

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  • 1984
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    They Called Me a Bad Girl

    They Called Me a Bad Girl

    1 1984 HD

    Shoko's life, marked by delinquency and a harsh upbringing, takes an unexpected turn when Tetsuya's devoted affection and the soulful strains of his...

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  • 1988
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    津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件

    津軽海峡殺しの双曲線 最後の青函連絡船殺人事件

    1 1988 HD

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