Acting

Masanori Irie

Born March 13, 1927 · Tottori, Japan (age 99)

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Known For

Murder on Raicho 9Murder on Raicho 9 · 1987
Murder on Raicho 9
1987
MovieMystery
Haneda, the president of a company dealing in gold, is shot to death on the Raicho 9 limited express from Osaka to Kanazawa. Detective Kamei begins an investigation in cooperation with the Fukui Prefectural Police. In the Green Car, Detective Nishimoto had noticed a beautiful woman talking to the victim just before he was killed. Looking into her background, she turns out to be Yumiko Miura, living in Setagaya in Tokyo. An eyewitness who claims that she is the murderer also appears, and she is taken into custody. Before long, the victim's unexpected relationships will be revealed one after another...
Lady KaruizawaLady Karuizawa · 1982
Lady Karuizawa
5.01982
MovieDramaRomance
A university student travels to a popular resort in the mountains for a summer job as a waiter and becomes romantically involved with an older woman from a wealthy family.
Tora-san, the MatchmakerTora-san, the Matchmaker · 1979
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
8.71979
MovieComedy
Tora-san helps out a runaway bride.
The House of WedlockThe House of Wedlock · 1986
The House of Wedlock
8.01986
MovieComedyDrama
Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been having an affair with a live-in mistress, Ryōko, at his apartment. Tokiko tells her two sons, Tarō and Jirō, that she has decided to divorce their father. The children are shocked but understand their mother's position. Kazuya realizes the damage he has done and tries to remedy the situation.
The Rapeman 1The Rapeman 1 · 1993
The Rapeman 1
5.11993
MovieComedyCrime
In this first installment of the series - we are introduced to Keisuke: mild mannered school-teacher by day - avenging angel of rape by night - and his goofy Uncle, who together run Rapeman Services. Their "services" are called-upon by a nightclub owner who tells a sob story about having her boyfriend, a current political candidate, stolen by his secretary, and asks Rapeman to "take care of her" as an act of revenge. This is done per the nightclub owner's request - but we soon find that the story was just a cover to cause a bigger scandal that involves rival a seedy rival politician and the Yakuza...
Fancy DanceFancy Dance · 1989
Fancy Dance
6.91989
MovieComedyDrama
Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.
The Most Dangerous GameThe Most Dangerous Game · 1978
The Most Dangerous Game
6.31978
MovieActionCrime
The first movie of Tôru Murakawa’s “Game” trilogy, in which an assassin hired to recover a kidnap victim becomes embroiled in a vicious power struggle between two large corporations over a sizable government defence contract.
Nomugi PassNomugi Pass · 1979
Nomugi Pass
7.21979
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured those conditions and sexual harassment to earn money for their poor families. Across the ocean, it was the great depression in America.

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