Masayo Banri
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1937-03-29
Locus Natus: China
Et ut: Masako Banri, Masayo Mari
Gambler's Farewell
The story of men devoted to the yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading yakuza power.
release : 1968.02.09popularis : 0.811
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than this, this cheerful song comedy is set to the hit...
release : 1962.05.12popularis : 2.631
Soldiers' Girls
Women endure hardship and struggle to keep away from prostitution in the immediate aftermath of WWII. The "Special Comfort Women Association" (RAA)...
release : 1958.01.04popularis : 2.038
The Tale of Zatoichi
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring...
release : 1962.04.18popularis : 13.828
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in...
release : 1962.10.12popularis : 16.782
Zatoichi the Fugitive
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after...
release : 1963.08.09popularis : 9.533
Destiny's Son
In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive...
release : 1962.07.01popularis : 2.402
鬼姫競艶録
An exciting historical drama in which a beautiful woman secretly solves the family problems of the Owari clan. Hibari Misora plays two roles: a...
release : 1956.12.28popularis : 0.886
The Third Shadow Warrior
In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles,...
release : 1963.04.21popularis : 3.093
Underwater Murder
The film marked Yōko Mihara's debut as the star of Shintoho's series of ama films, a role she took over from Michiko Maeda.
release : 1958.07.27popularis : 2.491
Assassins for sale
Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exotic, dangerous work was always in demand. Here,...
release : 1963.03.08popularis : 1.764
Haunted Cave
The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred years before. Yumi Aoyama is the only person who...
release : 1959.07.17popularis : 1.057
The Bride of Headless Island
Directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House" fame. A thriller and unique period drama directed by Hideaki Onishi of "Vampire Monster House"...
release : 1961.11.15popularis : 0.526
The Singing Gunman
Fourth film in the Aitsu series. The outlaw-cum-travelling guitarist discovers that his friend has been killed by the gangsters who held up the...
release : 1967.06.28popularis : 1.798
Ghost in the Regiment
Desiring another officer’s new wife, a military police lieutenant fabricates evidence of treason that consigns the innocent man to torture and...
release : 1958.08.09popularis : 0.887
Woman Diver's Terror
Chie, who's chosen as 'Ms. Woman Diver', and her friend Yuki, have been missing for several days after they left for Tokyo to be interviewed by a...
release : 1957.07.22popularis : 1.273
Shitto
Japanese mystery film directed by Michiyoshi Doi.
release : 1962.01.03popularis : 0.885
Judo Queen
1959 Japanese film directed by Morihei Magatani for Shintoho.
release : 1959.06.06popularis : 2.346
Queen of Asia
Japanese war film based on the true story of Yoshiko Kawashima, played by actress Miyuki Takakura in her film debut.
release : 1957.12.28popularis : 1.039
The Horizon Glitters
5 criminals organize a jailbreak in search of a cache of stolen diamonds.
release : 1961.03.01popularis : 0.592
Cave Queens
Rumi (Yoko Mihara) and Emi (Masayo Banri) are sisters who dance nightly at the Blue Moon cabaret, which happens be the headquarters of a drug ring....
release : 1960.10.01popularis : 0.346
The Ghost of Kasane
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane...
release : 1957.07.10popularis : 3.065
Bronze Magician
Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate...
release : 1963.10.05popularis : 4.44
Gambler's World 2
Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.
release : 1967.11.23popularis : 1.086
Her Hidden Past
Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful...
release : 1962.02.21popularis : 2.343
Lost Virgin
Story of a nineteen-year-old office girl who loses her virginity.
release : 1968.11.02popularis : 3.677
Whispering Death Beauty
Fujiko Niwa, a nurse, is in love with Dr. Suga, but fear clutches her heart when she overhears that Reiko, the Director's daughter, is coming to the...
release : 1963.06.23popularis : 0.68
Black Trump Card
Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three...
release : 1964.07.25popularis : 1.418
The Story of a Blind Woman
At sixteen, due to illness, Tsuruko goes blind, and has no choice but to become a massage therapist. One day, stumbling on a staircase, he meets a...
release : 1965.02.20popularis : 1.838