Hajime Izu
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1917-07-06
Locus Natus: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Et ut: Хадзимэ Идзу, 渡邊肇
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed...
release : 1952.05.14popularis : 2.498
Love's Cheerleader
Directorial debut by Umetsugu Inoue, the famous director of Musicals
release : 1952.06.19popularis : 2.409
Today is Payday
Office worker comedy by Nobuo Nakagawa
release : 1952.10.02popularis : 2.289
Red Peony of Night
A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around...
release : 1950.12.08popularis : 3.954
Turning Point
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
release : 1994.06.18popularis : 3.931
Kamen Rider vs. Shocker
Professor Daidōji has developed a gravity machine called the GX Device. Unfortunately, Shocker wants it; so they attack the professor and...
release : 1972.03.17popularis : 1.953
Flying at Ya', Android Kikaider
A sinister organization launches a wave of audacious attacks in an attempt to gain world domination. Commanded by the evil Professor Gill, masked...
release : 1973.03.16popularis : 2.91
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known...
release : 1979.07.14popularis : 6.44
The Yoshida School
Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history...
release : 1983.04.09popularis : 3.801
Battle Anthem
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
release : 1983.06.04popularis : 4.544
Stray Dog
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes...
release : 1949.10.17popularis : 22.455
Sudden Rain
A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
release : 1956.01.14popularis : 3.189
Wife
Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and...
release : 1953.04.29popularis : 4.278
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The...
release : 1950.06.15popularis : 3.41
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.
release : 1962.04.07popularis : 7.552
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
release : 1956.12.26popularis : 4.208
The Rocking Horsemen
It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he...
release : 1992.10.31popularis : 5.194
The First Kiss
Portmanteau film about young lovers.
release : 1955.09.21popularis : 2.118
This Is Noriko
Fictionalized account of 20-year-old Noriko Tsuji, a real-life victim of a severe birth defect which afflicted 8,000 Japanese, children whose mothers...
release : 1981.09.12popularis : 1.177
Kidou Keiji Jiban: Great Explosion at the Monster Factory of Fear
Jiban goes into action to save Yoko and several captured children from Doctor Giba's plot of creating the ultimate lifeform.
release : 1989.07.05popularis : 2.405
The Blue Mountains: Part I
Teacher Yukiko finds herself in opposition to conservative faculty and villagers after defending a student for being in a relationship with a young...
release : 1949.07.19popularis : 3.884
The Blue Mountains: Part II
Continuation of The Blue Mountains: Part I. Released a week later.
release : 1949.07.26popularis : 1.333
The Skin of the South
When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one...
release : 1952.02.28popularis : 0.754
The Three Treasures
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the...
release : 1959.11.01popularis : 10.497
Red Peony of Night
A romantic melodrama about the shifting relationship between Ryosuke and Miki as their precarious employment and social circumstances shift around...
release : 1950.12.08popularis : 3.954
City of Love
Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the...
release : 1958.01.21popularis : 0.656
Escape at Dawn
Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love...
release : 1950.01.08popularis : 1.072
Actress
Sumako, a country girl, becomes a great actress with the help of Hogetsu,a scholar who brought some of European realism to the Japan's stage. The...
release : 1947.12.29popularis : 1.586
Swords and Brocade
A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.
release : 1951.06.22popularis : 3.221
Eagle of the Pacific
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war...
release : 1953.10.21popularis : 1.861
Sunflower Girl
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys serving him tea, despite the fact that...
release : 1953.03.26popularis : 1.971
Legend of the Cat Monster
A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which...
release : 1998.08.16popularis : 1.472
War and Peace
A woman remarries after receiving official notification that her husband has died, but he returns.
release : 1947.07.10popularis : 3.473