Yūzō Kawashima — Director (22)
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Hungry Soul (1956) IMDb TMDB
飢える魂
director: Yūzō Kawashima actor: Tatsuya Mihashi / Yōko Minamida …
other title: 飢える魂
Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
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Room for Rent (1959) IMDb Douban
貸間あり
director: 川岛雄三 actor: 弗兰克堺 / 乙羽信子 …
other title: 貸間あり / Room for Let
When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.
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Our Doctor, Our Chief (1952) IMDb Douban
とんかつ大将
director: 川岛雄三 actor: 更多...
other title: とんかつ大将 / 炸猪排大将 …
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
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Love and Duty (1954) IMDb Douban
真実一路
director: 川岛雄三 actor: 山村聪 / 淡岛千景 …
other title: 真实一路 / 真実一路 …
Each one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She feels many conflicts in living her life between truth and love.
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Tales of Ginza (1955) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
銀座二十四帖
director: 川岛雄三 actor: 月丘梦路 / 三桥达也 …
other title: 银座二十四帖 / 銀座二十四帖
In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the man who painted her own portrait fifteen years prior.
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The Balloon (1956) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
風船
director: Yūzō Kawashima actor: Masayuki Mori / Tatsuya Mihashi …
other title: 风船 / 風船 …
Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami’s daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.
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Our Town (1956) IMDb TMDB Douban
わが町
director: 川岛雄三 actor: 辰巳柳太郎 / 南田洋子 …
other title: 我们的城市 / わが町 …
In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover had died of an illness, leaving a baby girl, Hatsue. Hatsue grows up beautifully and falls in love with Shintaro. But Takichi objects to their relationship...
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Till We Meet Again (1955) IMDb TMDB Douban
あした来る人
director: 川岛雄三 actor: 月丘梦路 / 三桥达也 …
other title: あした来る人 / 明日来的人 …
Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more attracted to mountain climbing and another girl. When Yachiyo’s father is introduced to Jiro, all of their lives become intertwined...
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生为女人 (1958) Douban
女であること
director: 川岛雄三 actor: 森雅之 / 原节子 …
other title: 女であること
製作＝東京映画　配給＝東宝
1958.01.15
10巻 2,738m 100分 白黒
朝日新聞に連載された川端康成の原作を「夜の鴎」の田中澄江、「続青い山脈」の井手俊郎、「幕末太陽伝」の川島雄三の三人が共同脚色、川島雄三が東京映画と新たに契約、監督した文芸篇。撮影は「一本刀土俵入(1957)」の飯村正が担当した。主演は「続々大番　（怒涛篇）」の原節子、「挽歌(1957)」の久我美子、森雅之、「地上」の香川京子、「その夜のひめごと」の三橋達也「気違い部落」の石浜朗。ほかに、太刀川洋一、中北千枝子、丹阿弥谷津子、荒木道子などが助演している。
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Suzaki Paradise Red Light (1956) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
洲崎パラダイス～赤信号
★ 7.6 (7 ratings) director: 川岛雄三 actor: 新珠三千代 / 轰夕起子 …
other title: 洲崎天堂红灯区 / 洲崎パラダイス～赤信号 …
A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job pouring sake for male customers at a small bar run by a sympathetic older woman, while Yoshigi is shunted off into a nearby noodle shop, where he gets a job delivering noodles. Tsutue charms and runs off with one of her clients. Yoshigi, ignoring the attentions of a sweet co-worker, pursues Tsutue.
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A Geisha's Diary (1961) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
女は二度生まれる
★ 7.2 (10 ratings) director: 川岛雄三 actor: 若尾文子 / 山村聪 …
other title: 女人二度出生 / 女は二度生まれる …
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
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The Graceful Brute (1962) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
しとやかな獣
★ 8.4 (32 ratings) director: 川岛雄三 actor: 若尾文子 / 伊藤雄之助 …
other title: 安详之兽 / しとやかな獣 …
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.