Acting
Isao Kuraishi
Born April 1, 1944 · Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (age 82)
No biography available.
Known For
牝犬脱走 · 1965牝犬脱走
1965
Movie
G.I. Samurai · 1979G.I. Samurai
★ 5.91979
MovieActionScience Fiction
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
Love for an Idiot · 1967Love for an Idiot
★ 6.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims.
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Purple Kengyō Vampire · 1979Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Purple Kengyō Vampire
1979
MovieTV MovieHorror
In Settsu Province, young women related to castle steward Tanaka Shūzen are being killed, each with fang-like bite marks on their chests. The priest Chinen suspects a vengeful plot. The next targets could be Shūzen’s daughter Myō or her fiancé Iori’s sister, Matsue. Despite Iori’s vigilance, Matsue is attacked by her koto teacher, Yamamura Kengyō, and his daughter Kaede—who are revealed to be vengeful vampires.
High School Third Graders · 1963High School Third Graders
1963
MovieMusicComedy
In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to Tomorrow” with the same title, produced by Daiei with this song as a motif. Singer and actor Funaki Kazuo also appears in the movie, which depicts the fun, love and heartbreak in a Japanese school.
Dog of Fortune · 1979Dog of Fortune
★ 5.71979
MovieDrama
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
Tarao Bannai · 1978Tarao Bannai
★ 9.51978
Movie
Legendary detective returns.
Tokyo Ninja Force · 1966Tokyo Ninja Force
1966
Movie
Movies
牝犬脱走 · 1965牝犬脱走
1965
Movie
G.I. Samurai · 1979G.I. Samurai
★ 5.91979
MovieActionScience Fiction
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
Love for an Idiot · 1967Love for an Idiot
★ 6.01967
MovieComedyDrama
A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims.
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Purple Kengyō Vampire · 1979Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Purple Kengyō Vampire
1979
MovieTV MovieHorror
In Settsu Province, young women related to castle steward Tanaka Shūzen are being killed, each with fang-like bite marks on their chests. The priest Chinen suspects a vengeful plot. The next targets could be Shūzen’s daughter Myō or her fiancé Iori’s sister, Matsue. Despite Iori’s vigilance, Matsue is attacked by her koto teacher, Yamamura Kengyō, and his daughter Kaede—who are revealed to be vengeful vampires.
High School Third Graders · 1963High School Third Graders
1963
MovieMusicComedy
In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to Tomorrow” with the same title, produced by Daiei with this song as a motif. Singer and actor Funaki Kazuo also appears in the movie, which depicts the fun, love and heartbreak in a Japanese school.
Dog of Fortune · 1979Dog of Fortune
★ 5.71979
MovieDrama
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.
Tarao Bannai · 1978Tarao Bannai
★ 9.51978
Movie
Legendary detective returns.
Tokyo Ninja Force · 1966Tokyo Ninja Force
1966
Movie
The Whole Distance · 1991The Whole Distance
1991
MovieAction
Teinen Taishoku · 1963Teinen Taishoku
1963
MovieDrama
The Great Villains · 1968The Great Villains
★ 4.81968
MovieCrimeDrama
Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.
Young Trees · 1963Young Trees
1963
Movie
A bright and cheerful story about a young girl who comes to Tokyo from the countryside, relying on her aunt to become a maid, and willingly aspires to become a maid and lives a healthy life despite the hardships she encounters with people from all walks of life. Ririko Tachibana moved to Tokyo in reliance on her aunt Motoko, who lives in Tokyo. When Ririko leaves her classmate Chizuko Misawa, who says she is going to rely on jazz singer Michi Nozoe, and arrives at her aunt's house, she is disappointed to find that a job has been arranged for her as a nanny. Her dream of attending night high school was dashed, but Ririko made up her mind to do her best to do as much as she could. The Honbashi family, where she was employed, lived alone with the widow Shinae, and Mrs Shinae was asked to go to her daughters' house to help out...
涙でいっぱいになったペットボトル-カンペの手紙- · 2007涙でいっぱいになったペットボトル-カンペの手紙-
2007
Movie
奄美殺人珊瑚礁 · 1997奄美殺人珊瑚礁
1997
Movie
A woman's fiancé gets murdered shortly before their wedding and she starts investigating
Black Dead Ball · 1963Black Dead Ball
1963
MovieCrimeThriller
A talent scout who had his eyes set on a star left-handed pitcher in the high school baseball world falls to his death at his hotel. Was it a homicide or suicide? His junior colleague pursues the mystery of his death.
High School Juniors (Part II) · 1964High School Juniors (Part II)
1964
MovieComedyDrama
A story full of youthful vigor and spirit as high school students try to work out their problems, realize the awakening of love and growing maturity and find fun and happiness in helping others.
TV Shows
シークレット部隊 · 1972シークレット部隊
1972
SeriesDramaCrime
Team Astro · 2005Team Astro
★ 7.32005
SeriesComedyDrama
A young boy, J. Shuro, meets the legendary pitcher Eiji Sawamura in the Philippines during World War II. Sawamura shares his dreams of one day gathering the nine Astro Superhumans – who all were born nine minutes and nine seconds past nine on September 9th of the 29th year of Showa (1954) and all have baseball-shaped birthmarks on their bodies – to form the ultimate baseball team capable of beating the Yomiuri Giants and any U.S. Major League team. When Sawamura dies during the war, Shuro decides to help fulfill his idol’s dream and goes in search of the nine ball players. But the team that is formed does not play ordinary ball. These extraordinary players demonstrate extraordinary plays on the field and some will not stop until everything – even their lives – is left on the field.
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre · 1979Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre
1979
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
«Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre» - is a 13-episode series based on classic Japanese ghost stories.
Kōfuku Sōdan · 1972Kōfuku Sōdan
1972
SeriesDrama
A light-hearted comedy about love, fortune telling and songs of life that begins when a couple of sisters and brothers meet. It depicts a group of coming-of-age men and women earnestly seeking for love.
Tobeikarosu no tsubasa · 1979Tobeikarosu no tsubasa
1979
Series