Acting
Shin'yō Nara
Born November 30, 1896 · Akita Prefecture, Japan
Died November 26, 1977 · aged 80
No biography available.
Known For
There Was a Father · 1942There Was a Father
★ 7.01942
MovieDrama
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
My Elder Brother · 1934My Elder Brother
★ 6.01934
MovieDrama
Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…
A Full Life · 1962A Full Life
★ 10.01962
MovieDrama
A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
The Rose on His Arm · 1956The Rose on His Arm
★ 5.81956
MovieDramaCrime
Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.
Eclipse · 1934Eclipse
1934
MovieDrama
The story is centered around the devastating experiences of two villagers, Osaki Shuichi, and his cousin, Nishimiura Kinue, when they leave their hometown for the metropolis of Tokyo. They are in love with each other, but Kinue is expected to marry the lawyer Kanda Seiji. In consequence, Shukichi leaves for Tokyo, where he becomes tutor to the son of the rich Iwaki family. The heartbroken Kinue also makes her way to the capital, where she becomes a bar hostess.
Victory of Women · 1946Victory of Women
★ 7.11946
MovieDramaHistory
Representing a destitute mother in an infanticide trial, a female lawyer attempts to convince a conservative prosecutor of the benefits of Japan's democratized post-war legal system.
Vermilion and Green · 1937Vermilion and Green
★ 5.31937
MovieDrama
A businessman’s daughter falls in love with one of her father’s employees.
Marching Song · 1937Marching Song
1937
MovieWarDrama
A Japanese wartime film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
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