Acting
Jirō Tamiya
Born August 25, 1935 · Osaka, Japan
Died December 28, 1978 · aged 43
Jirō Tamiya was born on 25 August 1935 in Kyoto City, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Miyamoto Musashi (1973), 3000 kiro no wana (1971) and Kuro no tesuto kâ (1962). He was married to Yukiko Fuji. He died on 29 December 1978 in Tokyo, Japan.
Known For
Black Temptation · 1965Black Temptation
★ 9.01965
Movie
Their Legacy · 1962Their Legacy
★ 10.01962
MovieDramaComedy
Heitaro, who had served his firm loyally for 30 years, reaches the retirement age. He has four unmarried daughters and decides to split his retirement allowance he has received from his firm into 500,000 yen for each daughter as a wedding dowry. He considers them all old enough to handle the money, and gives them a free hand to use it as they wish.
A Woman's Testament · 1960A Woman's Testament
★ 6.41960
MovieDrama
The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince male clients to invest in worthless property. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no real financial worries and who falls in love with a forger.
The Woman Who Touched Legs · 1960The Woman Who Touched Legs
★ 7.01960
MovieComedyCrime
Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the story about her parents who killed himself and died for overwork to feel sorry about her.
Miyamoto Musashi · 1973Miyamoto Musashi
★ 7.31973
MovieDramaAction
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly · 1957The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
★ 6.11957
MovieScience FictionCrime
Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime.
The Blue Sky Maiden · 1957The Blue Sky Maiden
★ 7.01957
MovieDramaComedy
Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
Sword and Flower · 1972Sword and Flower
1972
MovieCrime
Masuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari) seeking love and defending the honor of an elderly widower (Mori).
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The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly · 1957The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
★ 6.11957
MovieScience FictionCrime
Police investigate a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is a strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime.
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Corporation · 1976The Corporation
★ 3.71976
MovieDramaThriller
Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion of Manchuria. He is offered a position in the expansive Kinki Corporation, but rival corporations are competing for a government contract to produce fighter planes.
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