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Eiji Funakoshi

Acting

Eiji Funakoshi

Born March 17, 1923 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Died March 17, 2007 · aged 84

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Eiji Funakoshi (  17 March 1923 - 17 March 2007) was a Japanese actor. He received the Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Actor and the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Actor for his performance in Fires on the Plain. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eiji Funakoshi , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

New Enoshima ElegyNew Enoshima Elegy · 1953
New Enoshima Elegy
1953
MovieDrama
Tokoharu jamonoTokoharu jamono · 1953
Tokoharu jamono
1953
MovieComedy
Two barbers have fallen for each other, but their fathers are both stubborn, and, on top of that, they’re old rivals from the past.
Blind BeastBlind Beast · 1969
Blind Beast
★ 6.51969
MovieThrillerHorror
A blind sculptor kidnaps an artists' model and imprisons her in his warehouse studio – a shadowland of perverse monuments to the female form. Here a deranged passion play of sensual and sexual obsession is acted out in world where sight is replaced by touch.
Gamera, the Giant MonsterGamera, the Giant Monster · 1965
Gamera, the Giant Monster
★ 5.91965
MovieActionHorror
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.
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.
The Woman Who Touched LegsThe Woman Who Touched Legs · 1960
The 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.
Shinkon noroke bushiShinkon noroke bushi · 1953
Shinkon noroke bushi
1953
MovieComedy
A comedy about newlyweds.
The Lowest ManThe Lowest Man · 1958
The Lowest Man
★ 9.01958
MovieDramaAction
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kill him.

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