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Tarō Yuge

Born July 6, 1923 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (age 103)

Film director. Born 1923; died 1973.

Known For

Fires on the PlainFires on the Plain · 1959
Fires on the Plain
★ 7.61959
MovieDramaWar
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: FaintingRecord of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting · 1969
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Fainting
1969
Movie
Record of a  Girls' High School Doctor: PregnancyRecord of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy · 1968
Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy
1968
Movie
The Black TrademarkThe Black Trademark · 1963
The Black Trademark
1963
MovieDramaCrime
Ide of the Kokusai Rayon Company visits a supermarket and finds cheap shirts being passed off as his company's products. But a closer look reveals that the last letter of "Kokusai" has been changed to "n" and reads "Kokusan." The buyers, however, are all under the impression that they are buying Kokusai shirts. Ide begins an investigation to find out where the shirts are being made, but before he is able to uncover anything, he is killed on a train and his little black book, filled with secret data, is stolen. Sugino then starts a one-man search for both the killer and the factory turning out the cheap shirts.
The Woman KillerThe Woman Killer · 1969
The Woman Killer
1969
Movie
Japanese crime film.
Live and LearnLive and Learn · 1971
Live and Learn
★ 8.01971
MovieActionComedy
Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after school is out and they are caught by the old school janitor. Tsuneo's mother, orders Tetsuko to pay for what she did to her son but Tetsuko blackmails her instead, saying that she is ready to inform a news company of what has happened to Tsuneo and receives one million yen hush money. Expelled from school, she comes to Tokyo, intending to take a round-the-world trip. But Sankichi (Yoshihiko Aoyama), a jack-of-all-trades, cheats her. So, she makes up her mind to catch him and get back her money.
Tokyo Ninja ForceTokyo Ninja Force · 1966
Tokyo Ninja Force
1966
Movie
Lips of RuinLips of Ruin · 1963
Lips of Ruin
★ 9.01963
MovieThrillerDrama
Industrial espionage in the pharmaceutical industry. Also known in English as “Black Parking Lot”.

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The Woman GamblerThe Woman Gambler · 1967
The Woman Gambler
★ 10.01967
MovieDramaCrime
Second film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where she plays the woman gambler Ogin. In a fierce gambling den where rough men clash like sparks, two female gamblers vie for the same man in a high-stakes, best-of-seven showdown—from which only one will emerge victorious. Amid the tense atmosphere, Natsue, a highly skilled card dealer, gracefully reveals her hand with the flick of her slender fingers. At that precise moment, across the table, Takiko’s face goes ashen—she’s just lost the fateful game her lover had wagered his fortune on. The next day, Takiko and her boyfriend attempt a double suicide in despair, but she survives alone. Consumed by twisted emotions toward Natsue, a man named Isobe manipulates Takiko. Under his influence, Takiko seduces Tagami—who is Natsue’s fiancé—setting the stage for a dangerous and tangled web of love, revenge, and deceit.

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