Oda Motoyoshi

An English major who graduated from Waseda University, one of Japan's most prestigious, in 1935, Motoyoshi Oda was promptly accepted into the directors' program at Tokyo's P.C.L. (Photo Chemical Laboratories, a film company later incorporated into Toho Studios). He studied under director Kajiro Yamamoto,…

Sukita Masayoshi

Tomita Yoshiro

Shimazaki Yoshiki

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Japanese film director from the 1950s to 1970s. He directed at least six films about Zatoichi, The Blind Swordsman. Born in Shinagawa- cho , Tokyo (now Shinagawa-ku , Tokyo ). In the 1930s Nikkatsu Kyoto studio joined in, Sadao Yamanaka studied with, Marne SanTaro , Kinugasa fourteen San , Hiroshi Inagaki…

Koike Akiyoshi

Kosugi Yoshio

Yoshio Kosugi was born on September 15, 1903 in Tochigi, Japan. He was an actor, known forKakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) and Nihon no ichiban nagai hi (1967). He died on March 12, 1968. Source: IMDb

Kuwano Nobuyoshi

He is an actor and former member of Rats & Star.

Tamba Yoshitaka

Yoshitaka Tamba (丹波 義隆 Tamba Yoshitaka?, born July 13, 1955) is a Japanese actor. He is the eldest son of actor Tetsurō Tamba. In 1973, while attending high school, he landed a part in the movie Sumi yuriko directed by Omori Kenziro. He also appeared in the movie Aoba shigeru reru around the…

Araki Yoshiaki

Zheng Yi Xiao Bao Gong

Shonen Shikeishu

~~ Adapted from a novel written by Nakayama Yoshihide (中山義秀).

Yoru no Haiyaku

~~Adapted from Yorichika Arima's (有馬頼義) novel

Glass no Naka no Shojo

~~ Adapted from the novel "Glass no Naka no Shojo" (ガラスの中の少女) by Arima Yorichika (有馬頼義).

The Private, the C. O.

Having escaped, Omiya and Arita are sent flying backwards by landmines set by the guerillas. Once again, they must confront their superiors. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Heitai Yakuza" (兵隊やくざ)…

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again

After another failed attempt at desertion, Omiya and Arita fall in with an infamous squadron in Northern China. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Heitai Yakuza" (兵隊やくざ) by Arima Yorichika (有馬頼義).

The Front Line Showdown

Imprisoned on charges of desertion and insubordination, Omiya and Arita still refuse to give up their attempt to escape the army. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Heitai Yakuza" (兵隊やくざ) by…

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

In the dying days of the Pacific War in Manchuria, Omiya and Arita confront their superior officers, who enrich themselves by running an unofficial brothel and embezzlement. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the…

Aa Koe Naki Tomo

One man who survived the war returns to Japan with the 12 wills of the other soldiers in his unit. The film portrays how various emotions of each person is during war. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from Yorichika…

The Girl in Glass

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A girl from a wealthy family falls in love with a working-class boy. (Source: TMDb) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Glass no Naka no Shojo" (ガラスの中の少女) by Arima Yorichika (有馬頼義).