Ichiro Yuki

Acting

Ichiro Yuki

Born July 20, 1904 · Ushigome, Tokyo, Japan

Died September 15, 1988 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

The Story of the Last ChrysanthemumThe Story of the Last Chrysanthemum · 1939
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
7.81939
MovieRomanceDrama
In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully joins him.
Street Without EndStreet Without End · 1934
Street Without End
6.61934
MovieDrama
Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.
King of the LandKing of the Land · 1928
King of the Land
1928
MovieDrama
Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no makiChûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki · 1932
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
10.01932
Movie
No Blood RelationNo Blood Relation · 1932
No Blood Relation
7.31932
MovieDrama
An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she abandoned years before.
Seven Seas: Chastity ChapterSeven Seas: Chastity Chapter · 1932
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
8.01932
MovieDrama
Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous Sone family.
Days of YouthDays of Youth · 1929
Days of Youth
5.61929
MovieComedyRomance
University friends Ben and Shūichi unknowingly vie for the attention of the beautiful Chieko while on a skiing trip.
Seven Seas: Virginity ChapterSeven Seas: Virginity Chapter · 1931
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
7.51931
MovieDramaRomance
The film is a lengthy work interweaving characters from different backgrounds and social strata in a narrative centered around the experiences of its heroine, Yumie Sone. Over two hours long, Seven Seas was released theatrically in two parts, with the first part entitled "Virginity Chapter" coming out in December 1931, while the second part, "Chastity Chapter," followed in March 1932. Near the beginning of the narrative, at a garden party given by the wealthy Yagibashi family in Tokyo, Yumie meets Takehiko, the Yagibashis' playboy son and the brother of Yumie's fiancé, Yuzuru. Yumie, a young middle-class woman, lives with her ailing father, a retired ministry official, an older sister, and a younger sister still a child (played by a very young Hideko Takamine). Takehiko, who has just returned from a trip to Europe, is attracted to Yumie and contrives to have her stay overnight at his family's mansion where he takes advantage of her.

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Seven Seas: Virginity ChapterSeven Seas: Virginity Chapter · 1931
Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
7.51931
MovieDramaRomance
The film is a lengthy work interweaving characters from different backgrounds and social strata in a narrative centered around the experiences of its heroine, Yumie Sone. Over two hours long, Seven Seas was released theatrically in two parts, with the first part entitled "Virginity Chapter" coming out in December 1931, while the second part, "Chastity Chapter," followed in March 1932. Near the beginning of the narrative, at a garden party given by the wealthy Yagibashi family in Tokyo, Yumie meets Takehiko, the Yagibashis' playboy son and the brother of Yumie's fiancé, Yuzuru. Yumie, a young middle-class woman, lives with her ailing father, a retired ministry official, an older sister, and a younger sister still a child (played by a very young Hideko Takamine). Takehiko, who has just returned from a trip to Europe, is attracted to Yumie and contrives to have her stay overnight at his family's mansion where he takes advantage of her.

Ichiro Munakata

The Loyal 47 RoninThe Loyal 47 Ronin · 1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
MovieDrama
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.

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