Acting

Gen Funabashi

Born February 3, 1931 · Obihiro, Japan

Died September 17, 1974 · aged 43

No biography available.

Known For

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese WarEmperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War · 1957
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
★ 8.01957
MovieHistoryWar
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
Mutiny in the North SeaMutiny in the North Sea · 1956
Mutiny in the North Sea
1956
MovieDrama
A maritime action drama set aboard a whaling ship rocked by a labor-management conflict. Shintoho's second color feature.
Waseda UniversityWaseda University · 1953
Waseda University
1953
Movie
In the 15th year of the Meiji era (1882), Ōkuma Shigenobu, expelled from the Council of State by the Satsuma-Chōshō clique, poured his personal fortune into establishing the Tokyo Professional School in a tea field in Waseda Village. With seven professors, including Takada Sanae and Tsubouchi Yūzō, and eighty-seven students, government interference extended even to finances; Ono Azusa, who tirelessly worked to secure funding, died from overwork.
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied FleetsAdmiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets · 1956
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
★ 5.01956
MovieWar
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
The Spider-ManThe Spider-Man · 1958
The Spider-Man
★ 5.91958
MovieMysteryHorror
A spider-like man kidnaps young women and tortures them in his cellar. Adaptation of Edogawa Ranpo's novel.
The Pacific War and the International Military TribunalThe Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal · 1959
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
★ 8.01959
MovieWar
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her forces push forward to the borders of India. But gradually the tide turns in favour of the Allies and after the atom bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is compelled to accept the Potsdam Declaration and by the order of the Emperor agrees to unconditional surrender. Under the supervision of the occupation forces the International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo to try the Japanese war leaders. Established in the cause of justice, and to prevent future aggressive wars the trials drag on for two and a half years. And on December 23, 1948, General Tojo and six other war leaders mount the thirteen steps to the gallows at Tokyo's Sugamo prison.
The Battleship YamatoThe Battleship Yamato · 1953
The Battleship Yamato
1953
MovieDramaWar
The film is about the Yamato's suicide mission to Okinawa in March 1945 to defend the homeland threatened by U.S. bombers. Adapted from Mitsuru Yoshida's 1952 book "Requiem for the Battleship Yamato".
Ninjascope: The Magic World of NinjasNinjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas · 1968
Ninjascope: The Magic World of Ninjas
1968
MovieActionScience Fiction
A strange cult spreads its evil influence across the country, and it's up to Akakage to find out what the nefarious organization is up to. Based on Episodes 1 through 3 and Episodes 5 through 6 of the 1967 Akakage TV Series

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The Pacific War and the International Military TribunalThe Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal · 1959
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
★ 8.01959
MovieWar
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the U. S. A. war is declared with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Victories follow for Japan on land and sea and her forces push forward to the borders of India. But gradually the tide turns in favour of the Allies and after the atom bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is compelled to accept the Potsdam Declaration and by the order of the Emperor agrees to unconditional surrender. Under the supervision of the occupation forces the International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo to try the Japanese war leaders. Established in the cause of justice, and to prevent future aggressive wars the trials drag on for two and a half years. And on December 23, 1948, General Tojo and six other war leaders mount the thirteen steps to the gallows at Tokyo's Sugamo prison.

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