Hiroko Sakuramachi — Actor (21)
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House of Gamblers (1970)
博徒一家 IMDb TMDB
Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ken Takakura / Tomisaburō Wakayama …
other title: 博徒一家
Ken Takakura stars as Ryoji one of the Aramasa family's loyal lieutenants whao takes the burden of his family being insulted by the Tanuma's family goons, by retaliating on his own. After injuring the head of Tanuma's family, and slaying others along the way, he then surrenders to the law and serves time. Before his last year to serve, the head of the Aramasa family falls ill and decides to retire, Ryoji miss chance to be successor, his old friend is reluctant but accepts. Now this gives the Tanuma family a chance for revenge! But with Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sekine) always having your back, how can you go wrong?
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Tale of Ninja Duty (1965)
忍法忠臣蔵 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Yasuto Hasegawa actor: Tetsuro Tamba / Minoru Ōki …
other title: 忍法忠臣蔵 / 忍法忠臣藏 …
Mumyo Tsunataro killed his betrayed fiance Orie and He flees to Utsunomiya. On his way he happens to saves Chisaka Hyobu's daughter Oyu (She is exactly like Orie) be attacked by ninja. Thus he stays Chisaka's residence in Yonezawa. Chisaka was just trying to stop Forty-seven ronin's revenge against Kira Kozukenosuke by female ninja's sexual entrapment. Chisaka asks Tsunataro to lead female ninja. Tsunataro accepts the request on condition of marriage to Oyu.
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Group Burglars Break the Magistrate's Office (1964)
集団奉行所破り IMDb TMDB
Yasuto Hasegawa actor: Nobuo Kaneko / Ryutaro Otomo …
other title: 集団奉行所破り
Eight villains, former pirates, gather to attack the magistrate's office. They develop a plan and begin their actions in secret, making full use of their special abilities. In the end, their plan goes beyond what was intended and turns into a good deed for many people. A masterpiece of historical drama, full of breathtaking thrills and action.
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A Carpenter and Children (1962)
ちいさこべ IMDb TMDB
Tomotaka Tasaka actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Chiemi Eri …
other title: ちいさこべ
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the children making this into a true masterpiece.
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No Stronger Swords (1959)
風流使者 天下無双の剣 IMDb TMDB
Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Hashizo Ōkawa …
other title: 風流使者 天下無双の剣
Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style called ”Otonashi” (The Silent Form) and the proper way of swordsmanship as promoted by such historical stalwarts as Shimada Toranosuke, and the mysterious Honda Sakon, who face off against a group masquerading as the lord of Mito and his traveling bodyguards Suke-san and Kaku-san. The plot thickens as their leader unveils his secret plan to disrupt the stability of the nation. It is all in the name of swordsmanship, and as the title implies there are no stronger swordsmen!
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Magic Boy (1959)
少年猿飛佐助 IMDb Douban
大工原彰 / 太极薮下 actor: 中村嘉葎雄 / 樱町弘子 …
other title: 少年猿飞佐助 / Boy Sarutobi Sasuke …
Magically gifted boy Sasuke lives in peace, deep in the forest with his animal pals and Oyu, his elder sister. After their forest sanctuary is violated by a demon witch who devours one of Sasuke's animal companions, he vows vengeance. Leaving the forest, he sets out to master his magical gifts, making a pilgrimage to the home of the wizard Hakuunsai. While Sasuke learns the ways of magic, the demon witch terrorizes the countryside, and Sasuke works to complete his training in time.
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A Martial Crowd (1958)
花笠若衆 IMDb TMDB
Kiyoshi Saeki actor: Hibari Misora / Hiroko Sakuramachi …
other title: 花笠若衆 / The young boss …
As a result of a superstitious belief that twins bring bad luck to the family, newborn twin princesses are separated. Yukihime, who was sent away to be raised by a yakuza family in Edo, returns home after many years to settle an old score.
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Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962)
丹下左膳 乾雲坤竜の巻 IMDb TMDB
Tai Katō actor: Ryutaro Otomo / Chiyonosuke Azuma …
other title: 丹下左膳　乾雲坤龍の巻 / 丹下左膳 乾雲坤龍之卷 …
This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece sword for his lord. However, his efforts are not appreciated and he becomes a man of hatred.
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)
旗本退屈男 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Hashizo Ōkawa …
other title: 旗本退屈男 / The Bored Hatamoto Samurai
Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.
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The Pirates (1960)
海賊八幡船 IMDb TMDB
Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Denjirō Ōkōchi …
other title: 海賊八幡船
Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period (Sengoku-jidai)sailed to China, Korea, Luzon, and Siam under the Hachiman banner. A battle for supremacy of the seas begins when a strange old shipwreck survivor is brought to Sakai where he divulges a secret that can change the course of history.One of the most literate and well-written films from Toei, this is an exciting tale of swashbuckling samurai on the high seas!
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Bull's Eye of Love (1958)
おしどり駕篭 IMDb TMDB
Masahiro Makino actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Hibari Misora …
other title: おしどり駕篭
Young Lord Genjiro, who abandoned his castle to live as a commoner in Edo, returns home to restore peace amidst disruption over an inheritance dispute. Warned by a fortune-teller that he would die by the sword, the young lord must courageously battle 30 or 40 men who attack without warning. Meanwhile, his love affair with Kocho, a singer who is also a skilled archer.
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The Conspirator (1961)
反逆児 WikiData IMDb TMDB
Daisuke Itō actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Hiroko Sakuramachi …
other title: 反逆児 / 反逆兒 …
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant interference and attempts at defeating the Nobunaga family.
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Seven from Edo (1958)
大江戸七人衆 IMDb TMDB
Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Koinosuke Onoe …
other title: 大江戸七人衆 / 大江戶七人眾 …
When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of action in this all-star production from Toei Films, the foremost studio during that era. As with so many of their films, this is highly entertaining, with lots of plot twists and exciting swordplay
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Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf (1959)
右門捕物帖 片眼の狼 IMDb TMDB
Tadashi Sawashima actor: Ryutaro Otomo / Shunji Sakai …
other title: 右門捕物帖　片眼の狼 / 右門捕物帖：獨眼狼 …
Five swordsmen are murdered and hung from a tree and the chase is on to find the killers. Two magistrates pursue the leads to solve the crime and it leads to a potential conspiracy to kill the Shogun.
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Eighteen Years in Prison (1967)
懲役十八年 IMDb Douban
加藤泰 actor: 安藤升 / 樱町弘子 …
other title: 惩役十八年 / 懲役十八年
A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.
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Secret of the Flyfot (1968)
忍びの卍 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Norifumi Suzuki actor: Isao Natsuyagi / Hiroko Sakuramachi …
other title: 忍びの卍 / Ninja's Mark …
When the Shogun Tokugawa III is in bed with a girl, she turns into a monster. The court believes she is Ninja Magic, used to frighten the lord off women so that there will be no heir. Tôma, a famous swordsman, is called in and exposes the Ninja, even discovering their leader, a beautiful young girl named Kagiroi. Guessing that she is the daughter of some ousted daimyo anxious to get back into favor, he is about to unmask her when he is taken prisoner...
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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)
網走番外地　望郷篇 IMDb TMDB Douban
石井辉男 actor: 高仓健 / 樱町弘子 …
other title: 网走番外地 望乡篇 / 網走番外地　望郷篇 …
Upon returning to his hometown of Nagasaki, recently released prisoner Tachibana Shinichi must rejoin the Asahi gang family in order to pay back a past debt. Trouble brews when the rival gang that was responsible for sending him to prison learns of his return. Left with no alternative to their constant harassment and threats, Tachibana decides to take them on.