Masami Shimojō — Actor (20)

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Yushun (1988)
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other title: 优骏奥拉西翁 / 優駿 ORACION …
Set on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is given the name Oracion or "prayer". When Oracion is grown, a factory owner buys the horse. Will he be the key to solving the man's problems? Based on the novel by Teru Miyamoto.

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I'll Never Cry! (1966)
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other title: 私は泣かない
The rehabilitation of a delinquent on leaving reformatory. Her redemption comes through a boy in a wheelchair; by his rehabilitation, growing comes in courage along with her patient, she grows by finding meaning in her own existence. She finally sees a new world before her and has the determination to lead a normal life.

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Tora's Pure Love (1976)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事18:寅次郎纯情诗集 / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎純情詩集 …
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother.

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Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事22:传说中的寅次郎 / 男はつらいよ 噂の寅次郎 …
After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.

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Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事32:吹口哨的寅次郎 / 男はつらいよ 口笛を吹く寅次郎 …
Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.

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Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事36:柴又之恋 / 男はつらいよ 柴又より愛をこめて …
Tora-san's family's neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984), runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work. Tora-san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home. In doing so he encounters a school-reunion group who are traveling to meet their elementary school teacher, which is a reference to the film Twenty-Four Eyes by Keisuke Kinoshita. Tora-san joins them and falls in love with the teacher.

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Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事39:寻母奇遇记 / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎物語 …
A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy’s mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.

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Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事43 寅次郎的休息日 / 男はつらいよ寅次郎の休日 …
Mitsuo goes to Nagoya to visit Izumi, whose father left Izumi’s sad, bar hostess mother for another woman, so together they decide to confront him in Oita. Meanwhile, Izumi’s mother befriends Tora-san and together they travel to Oita to meet them, with Tora-san quickly falling for her en route.

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Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
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★ 8.4 5 ratings
other title: 寅次郎的故事45:寅次郎的青春 / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎の青春 …
Tora befriends a pretty barbershop owner and runs into Izumi. When Tora twists his ankle, Mitsuo comes to care for him and see Izumi. Meanwhile, Izumi must choose between her new job in Tokyo and returning to Nagoya to care for her mother.

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Tsugumi (1990)
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other title: 鸫 / つぐみ …
Tsugumi, who lives in a small seaside town, has been in delicate health from birth. Her parents spoiled her and she is rough and selfish. However, a few people are attracted by her beauty and unique character.

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The Village (1975)
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other title: 同胞 / 同胞 (映画)
This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and, being that they are farmers and always busy and not rich, question the wisdom and feasibility of such an idea. A spokesperson for the acting troupe Ms. Kono lays out the whole thing and they must decide. You get little slices of rural life in Japan far, at least in sentiment, from Tokyo. The best thing about this film is that it has heart. The acting is good, but it is really about the simple storyline of outing on a show. Films rarely get made with such simplistic plots these days. Enjoy this little slice of what city people call “the simple life”.

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Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
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★ 9.0 6 ratings
other title: 寅次郎的故事17:再见夕阳 / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎夕焼け小焼け …
Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.

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Tora's Tropical Fever (1980)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事25:寅次郎芙蓉花 / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎ハイビスカスの花 …
寅次郎收到莉莉從沖繩寄來的信,原來她在夜總會唱歌時暈倒入院,還說:「臨死前,很想見寅一面」。寅馬上趕到沖繩照顧莉莉,縱然闊別了五年,兩人的感情有增無減,莉莉休養期間,寅更隨傳隨到,旁人都以為他們是夫妻……淺丘瑠璃子演的莉莉第三度登場,叫寅再三考慮「結婚問題」。山田自言「這是我最愛的作品之一」,渥美清去世後,山田在《男人之苦》系列中只選了本片(加插新片段)推出特別版來紀念這位一代巨星。 Upon receipt of a letter from Lily telling Tora that she would like to see him before she dies, Tora rushes to Okinawa, where Lily has fainted during one of her performances. Although five years has passed since they parted, the former couple continues to care about each other, and Tora nurses Lily to health. The personal favourite of Yamada Yoji , Tora-san's Tropical Fever was the only film re-released (with added scenes) by the director to commemorate Atsumi Kiyoshi after the superstar's death.

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Tora-san's Promise (1981)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事28:寅次郎纸帆船 / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎紙風船 …
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels. In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18-year-old girl who becomes enamored of Tora-san and follows him around. One of Tora-san's old friends is terminally ill and makes Tora-san promise him to marry his wife once he is gone.

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Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
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other title: 寅次郎的故事27:浪花之恋 / 男はつらいよ 浪花の恋の寅次郎 …
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.

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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)
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★ 9.3 6 ratings
other title: 寅次郎的故事15:鸳鸯伞 / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘 …
被譽為《男人之苦》系列中的顛峰之作。淺丘瑠璃子飾演的酒吧歌女莉莉繼第11集《寅次郎毋忘我》後第二度登場。寅次郎與離婚後的莉莉重遇,兩人今次感情突飛猛進,還經常手拖手逛街。正當各人以為寅和莉莉天生一對,慫恿他們共諧連理之際,寅卻狠狠地拒絕了這頭婚事,因為他相信:「莉莉是一隻季候鳥──受傷了回家休息,醫好了便展翅翱翔,留不低停不下──像我一樣。」無腳雀仔的鼻祖原來是寅次郎! Considered the best film in the series, Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again marked the second appearance of Asaoka Ruriko as Lily, the club singer whom Tora encountered in Tora-san's Forget Me Not. Love seems to have blossomed between Tora and the now-divorced Lily, but contrary to the beliefs of friends and family, marriage is not on the minds of the lovers.