Acting

Akira Ubukata

Born February 17, 1917 · Tokyo, Japan (age 109)

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Known For

Stray DogStray Dog · 1949
Stray Dog
7.61949
MovieCrimeDrama
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 undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.
Ghost Cat of NabeshimaGhost Cat of Nabeshima · 1949
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
6.51949
MovieMysteryHorror
Tanuma Kandayuu is a high class samurai of the house of Nabeshima. He finds a lavish board of Go (a Chinese Board game) at Kinbei's store. He recommend Kinbei to offer it to his lord. Kinbei hesitates at first, since he knows the board has a mysterious legend surrounding it; it's believed that for every game played on the board, one death is required.
When We Came BackWhen We Came Back · 1950
When We Came Back
1950
Movie
Melodrama by Kiyoshi Saeki
Duel in the SunDuel in the Sun · 1950
Duel in the Sun
1950
MovieDrama
A film by Kiyoshi Saeki
AvalancheAvalanche · 1937
Avalanche
6.81937
MovieDrama
The study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. A married man is torn between the love of his wife, and the attraction to a cousin of his wife.
This Happy LifeThis Happy Life · 1944
This Happy Life
6.31944
MovieComedyDrama
A small community in wartime Japan learn how to make do with less.
Learn from Experience, Part OneLearn from Experience, Part One · 1937
Learn from Experience, Part One
6.71937
MovieDrama
Wealthy young Toyomi and Shintaro are in love. However, Shintaro’s father is arranging for him to marry Yurie, the scion of an even wealthier family. The two lovers flee to Tokyo, but when Shintaro returns to proclaim his intent to marry Toyomi, his father browbeats him into attending the marriage meeting with Yurie. Part one of a two-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan.
The Whole Family WorksThe Whole Family Works · 1939
The Whole Family Works
6.71939
MovieDrama
A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.

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