28-01-1914
Birthday
Aquarius
Zodiac Sign
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0
Total Films
Ryûzô Kikushima
Also known as (male)
Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Place of Birth
28-01-1914
Birthday
Aquarius
Zodiac Sign
-
Genres
0
Total Films
-
Also Known As (male)
Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Place of Birth
actor
0 Works
producer
6 Works
director
85 Works
writer
78 Works
other
0 Works
Red Beard
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.Year:
1965
High and Low
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake.Year:
1963
Sanjuro
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.Year:
1962
Yojimbo
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.Year:
1961
Chikûho no kodomotachi
A drama film based on Ken Domon's photography of the children around the Chikuho coal minesYear:
1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.Year:
1960
