Acting
Mitsuo Hamada
Born October 1, 1943 · Tokyo, Japan (age 82)
No biography available.
Known For
Ki no ue no sogyo · 1997Ki no ue no sogyo
★ 8.01997
MovieDrama
A story about the friendship of the sons of two political rivals.
1 Litre of Tears · 20051 Litre of Tears
★ 7.82005
MovieDrama
15-year-old Aya Kito was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?
Youth A Go Go! · 1966Youth A Go Go!
1966
Movie
Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."
A Modern Samurai Village · 1963A Modern Samurai Village
★ 9.01963
MovieDrama
Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had imagined is in a slum area called Samurai Village, a little settlement, where people live from hand to mouth. To make things worse, a group of vagrants descends on the already crowded ragpickers' village. The sight depresses and saddens little Yumi, but when her father gives up drinking, it makes up for everything in her eyes, and when he runs past liquor shops to avoid temptation, Yumi's laughter rings out merrily again. A unique social drama depicting the growth of a new generation that confronts the world of adults full of vanity in the image of a girl living in poverty.
Ishigassen · 1955Ishigassen
1955
Movie
Across the Inagawa River that runs through the center of the village, the children of the two villages scrambled for a swimming pool, and each time a stone battle took place. Takemaru, the only son of the priesthood of Tada Shrine, was weak and was always forced to carry stones. However, neither swimming nor stone-throwing was a secret to his sick mother, Kouko... Seishi Matsumaru, Ryuichi Yoshida, and Ado Matsuyama were adapted from "Tenmangu" and "Ishigassen", directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi of "Waran Hayashi", and photographed by Hanjiro Nakazawa of "The Last Women".
Friends · 1964Friends
1964
MovieDrama
Today is a new day with hopes. A youth hymn that depicts a young truck driver growing up in love with a dream while being supported by his friends who are always close to him. A movie adaptation of a hit song by Kazuo Funaki.
Sandakan No. 8 · 1974Sandakan No. 8
★ 7.71974
MovieDramaHistory
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.
涙でいいの · 1969涙でいいの
1969
Movie
1969 Japanese movie
Movies
Ki no ue no sogyo · 1997Ki no ue no sogyo
★ 8.01997
MovieDrama
A story about the friendship of the sons of two political rivals.
1 Litre of Tears · 20051 Litre of Tears
★ 7.82005
MovieDrama
15-year-old Aya Kito was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?
Youth A Go Go! · 1966Youth A Go Go!
1966
Movie
Kenichi and Satoru join up with three other electric music lovers to form their own band, "The Young and Fresh."
A Modern Samurai Village · 1963A Modern Samurai Village
★ 9.01963
MovieDrama
Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had imagined is in a slum area called Samurai Village, a little settlement, where people live from hand to mouth. To make things worse, a group of vagrants descends on the already crowded ragpickers' village. The sight depresses and saddens little Yumi, but when her father gives up drinking, it makes up for everything in her eyes, and when he runs past liquor shops to avoid temptation, Yumi's laughter rings out merrily again. A unique social drama depicting the growth of a new generation that confronts the world of adults full of vanity in the image of a girl living in poverty.
Ishigassen · 1955Ishigassen
1955
Movie
Across the Inagawa River that runs through the center of the village, the children of the two villages scrambled for a swimming pool, and each time a stone battle took place. Takemaru, the only son of the priesthood of Tada Shrine, was weak and was always forced to carry stones. However, neither swimming nor stone-throwing was a secret to his sick mother, Kouko... Seishi Matsumaru, Ryuichi Yoshida, and Ado Matsuyama were adapted from "Tenmangu" and "Ishigassen", directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi of "Waran Hayashi", and photographed by Hanjiro Nakazawa of "The Last Women".
Friends · 1964Friends
1964
MovieDrama
Today is a new day with hopes. A youth hymn that depicts a young truck driver growing up in love with a dream while being supported by his friends who are always close to him. A movie adaptation of a hit song by Kazuo Funaki.
Sandakan No. 8 · 1974Sandakan No. 8
★ 7.71974
MovieDramaHistory
A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at a brothel called Sandakan No. 8.
涙でいいの · 1969涙でいいの
1969
Movie
1969 Japanese movie
青春のお通り · 1965青春のお通り
1965
MovieDrama
1965 Nikkatsu movie.
Stardust Wharf · 1968Stardust Wharf
★ 8.01968
MovieActionDrama
Hamada, Izumi, and Aki Jo, a rising singer from Toshiba Records, form a fresh trio who risk their youthful energy to bravely confront violence in this bright and cheerful coming-of-age action film.
Don't Mind · 1990Don't Mind
★ 8.01990
Movie
Set in downtown Tokyo, it depicts the activities of a weak youth baseball team, the Chidori Boys, and the ordinary people who live there.
The Sound of Waves · 1964The Sound of Waves
★ 7.01964
MovieDramaRomance
On a small island, inhabited by only fourteen hundred people, a young fisherman's son, Shinji falls in love with Hatsue, the daughter of the richest and most difficult man on the island. Despite their differences in class, they begin to meet and rumors spread of them having an illicit affair. Soon after, Shinji jumps into a stormy sea to help a ship in distress. The vessel turns out to be owned by Hatsue's arrogant father, who now becomes an understanding and sympathetic parent and allows the two lovers to marry.
The Summit of Mt. Fuji · 1970The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
MovieDramaAdventure
The Japanese government decides to install a radar on the top of Mt. Fuji, in order to detect typhoons as far as 800 km south of the Japanese archipelago, but the task will not be easy.
Foundry Town · 1962Foundry Town
★ 7.81962
MovieDrama
Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.
Great Edo Fleeting Life Bath Story · 1994Great Edo Fleeting Life Bath Story
★ 5.01994
MovieDrama
Story of Japanese women during the great Edo period.
The Cleanup · 1969The Cleanup
★ 10.01969
MovieCrimeAction
A real all-star cast turns out for this modern yakuza yarn.
Lost in the Sun · 1961Lost in the Sun
1961
MovieDrama
Outlaw: Gangster VIP · 1968Outlaw: Gangster VIP
★ 6.71968
MovieCrimeAction
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.
Bad Girl · 1963Bad Girl
★ 7.61963
MovieDramaRomance
Wakae is a 15 year old girl who lived under the same roof with her alcoholic father and stepmom. Her mother had died years ago. She spends her nights at a rundown bar, sharing drinks and cigarettes with the lowlife drunks. She has nowhere to turn and no one to talk to, until she is reunited with her childhood friend, Saburo, who brings warmth to her heart.
Oshare daisakusen · 1976Oshare daisakusen
★ 10.01976
Movie
1976 Japanese movie
Maiko's Visit to Tokyo · 1961Maiko's Visit to Tokyo
1961
MovieDrama
A youth drama about a sincere and pretty young maiko who comes to Tokyo for the first time in her life and fills her little heart with the joys and sorrows she experiences there.
Gazing at Love and Death · 1964Gazing at Love and Death
★ 7.01964
MovieDrama
A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the hospital. There it transpired that the only way to save her life was to sacrifice an eye and part of her face. The operation seems a success. Later, however, her other eye becomes affected. She feels she must let the boy go, and yet she depends so much upon his devotion.
Komugironotenshi sugare oi · 1999Komugironotenshi sugare oi
1999
MovieDrama
Kenichi, a fifth-grader, moved from Tokyo to the Ina Valley to receive treatment for his asthma. At his new elementary school, he meets Sabu, the class clown; Masaru; and Karen, a girl born in Brazil.
Fifth Movement · 1981Fifth Movement
★ 7.01981
MovieDrama
When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first violinist returns to his home and manages to get the orchestra back together for a grandiose performance, saved at the last minute by their original conductor -- and boding well for the future of the die-hard musicians.
TV Shows
Iron King · 1972Iron King
★ 9.51972
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Iron King is a tokusatsu superhero TV series about a giant cyborg. The series was produced by Nippon Gendai and Senkosha, and aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 8, 1972 to April 8, 1973, with a total of 26 episodes.
なんたって18歳! · 1971なんたって18歳!
1971
Series
SPECサーガ黎明編『Knockin'on 冷泉's SPEC Door』~絶対預言者 冷泉俊明が守りたかった幸福の欠片~ · 2021SPECサーガ黎明編『Knockin'on 冷泉's SPEC Door』~絶対預言者 冷泉俊明が守りたかった幸福の欠片~
★ 8.22021
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama