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Acting
Shoji Wazawa
Born February 18, 1914 · Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Died April 17, 1988 · aged 74
No biography available.
Known For
Men and War III: The Final Chapter · 1973Men and War III: The Final Chapter
★ 6.11973
MovieDramaWar
As Japan's war of aggression against China intensifies, beginning with the Nanjing Massacre in December 1937, Kohei, who had secretly married Junko, the second daughter of the Godai family, deploys to the front lines, witnessing the atrocities of the Japanese army firsthand. Meanwhile, Shunsuke also takes to the front lines of the battlefield, engaging in a fierce battle against the Soviet army at Nomonhan.
Willful Murder · 1981Willful Murder
★ 8.01981
MovieDrama
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?
Tora-san Goes Religious? · 1983Tora-san Goes Religious?
★ 7.71983
MovieComedy
Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.
Faraway Tomorrow · 1979Faraway Tomorrow
★ 3.71979
MovieDrama
A young man walks through the streets holding a sign that reads, “The trial for the Tobata Incident 19 years ago was a frame-up!” He has taken up the fight alone on behalf of his innocent father, who is serving time for murder.
The Street Without Sun · 1954The Street Without Sun
★ 7.01954
MovieDrama
Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers at a large printing house and the strikers' steadfastness, which neither hunger nor violence could break. The heroine of this story actively participates in her colleagues' struggle against layoffs, oppression, and police brutality.
"BLOW THE NIGHT!" Let's Spend the Night Together · 1983"BLOW THE NIGHT!" Let's Spend the Night Together
★ 7.41983
MovieDocumentaryDrama
"BLOW THE NIGHT!" Let's Spend the Night Together is a 1983 Japanese docu-drama shot on 16mm film starring actual Yanki gang members as many of the main characters.
Chikuhō no kodomotachi · 1960Chikuhō no kodomotachi
1960
MovieDrama
A drama film based on Ken Domon's photography of the children around the Chikuho coal mines.
Conquest · 1965Conquest
★ 6.01965
MovieDrama
Provincial 14th century governor Moronao, attracted to the wife of a court magistrate, tries to seduce her and when she rejects his advances plots to send her husband into battle.
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