Kōji Matsubara

Acting

Kōji Matsubara

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The Shape of NightThe Shape of Night · 1964
The Shape of Night
★ 6.81964
MovieCrimeDrama
Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden LoveContemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love · 1971
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
★ 7.51971
MovieCrimeAction
The story of a lone wolf struggling with human compassion and duty.
The End of LoveThe End of Love · 1961
The End of Love
1961
Movie
A leading postwar Japanese film critic and theorist who co-founded the seminal film magazine Eiga Hihyo (Film Criticism) in 1957, Eizo Yamagiwa made his directorial debut with this independent feature—long thought lost until a negative was recently discovered—about a group of idle bourgeois students known as the “Roppongi Tribe” (Roppongi zoku). Depicting the resignation and nihilism of the postwar generation in the years following the Anpo Treaty conflicts through a coming-of-age narrative, Yamagiwa offers sharp criticism of the prevalent characterizations of Japan's new youth offered by Nikkatsu's taiyozoku (“Sun Tribe”) films and the New Wave at large.
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive GuideStraight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide · 1961
Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive Guide
1961
MovieDramaRomance
A omnibus movie consisting of the three parts: "Kechinbo", "Yowak" and "Kōshoku".
Zoku aizen katsuraZoku aizen katsura · 1962
Zoku aizen katsura
1962
Movie
1962 Japanese movie
August MoonAugust Moon · 1962
August Moon
1962
MovieDrama
The Night We DancedThe Night We Danced · 1963
The Night We Danced
★ 7.01963
MovieMusic
Follows the lives of three sisters who have a dance act together.
Destroyer YukikazeDestroyer Yukikaze · 1964
Destroyer Yukikaze
1964
MovieWarDrama
Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream is eventually realized when he is transferred to the new and powerful destroyer Yukikaze which he helped to build. When the Pacific War breaks out Yukikaze performs valiantly in the South Pacific, and while on shore leave, Kida meets and falls in love with Yukiko, younger sister of his commander.

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Key HunterKey Hunter · 1968
Key Hunter
★ 7.01968
SeriesDrama
Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. "Key Hunter" was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in "Key Hunter".