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Yoko Benisawa
Born August 28, 1901 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Died April 27, 1985 · aged 83
No biography available.
Known For
Late Spring · 1949Late Spring
★ 8.01949
MovieDrama
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
Crazed Fruit · 1956Crazed Fruit
★ 6.91956
MovieRomanceDrama
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
Age of Nudity · 1959Age of Nudity
★ 7.31959
MovieCrimeAction
The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everything gets screwed up when they accidentally steal big bucks from the Yakuza.
Burden of Love · 1955Burden of Love
★ 7.11955
MovieComedyDrama
The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after the other. - Nikkatsu
A Slope in the Sun · 1958A Slope in the Sun
★ 5.71958
MovieRomanceDrama
The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.
Unending Advance · 1937Unending Advance
★ 10.01937
MovieDrama
One of Uchida’s early sound films, Unending Advance is based on a curious story by Yasujiro Ozu, in which an examination of the quotidian problems of a middle-aged salaryman and his family segues into an idyllic dream of an implausible future. The surviving print, although incomplete, offers an essential glimpse into Uchida’s prewar period, when he was associated more with realist dramas than with the period films that dominated his work after the war.
The Incorrigible · 1963The Incorrigible
★ 7.21963
MovieDramaHistory
Based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard.
The Balloon · 1956The Balloon
★ 6.31956
MovieDrama
Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami’s daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.
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Navy · 1943Navy
★ 8.01943
MovieWarDrama
Japanese war film.
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