Movies: Junzaburō Ban
- 1970
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
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This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused...
- 1973
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)
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A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller....
- 1960
The Sun's Burial (1960)
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In Osaka's slum, youths without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the buying and selling of identity cards and of blood. Alliances constantly shift. Tatsu and Takeshi, friends since boyhood, reluctantly join Shin's g...
- 1967
The Rickshaw Man’s Son (1967)
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A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a daughter of a Japanese restaurant’s owner. His father is not happy because Komakichi has no intention t...
- 1954
Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin (1954)
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In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift Wind") emerged in Edo. Shippu would send a warning message called the "Thief's Summons" before striking, yet despite the magistrate's desperate search...
- 1965
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
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Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest....
- 1976
The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)
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Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld....
- 1958
Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
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Comedy based on the writings of Ango Sakaguchi....
- 1971
Follow the Girls (1971)
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Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers....
- 1971
Live and Learn (1971)
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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 w...
- 1963
Escape from Hell (1963)
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This suspense drama set in the mid 1700's depicts the plan of the Tokugawa rulers to send a number of homeless men to a remote island Sado to perform forced labor. Living conditions on the island are terrible and the men soon become rebellious. Based...
- 1977
Proof of the Man (1977)
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When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime....
- 1981
Why Not? (1981)
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The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminate...
- 1962
Mama, I Need You! (1962)
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After finishing the course of junior high school, Kazuo comes up to Tokyo, leaving his mother alone in the unproductive northern district. He finds a job in a small laundry in downtown Tokyo and works hard till late at night. At a nearby restaurant a...
- 1962
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama (1962)
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1962 Japanese movie...
- 1961
Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki (1961)
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Second "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi Fukuda....
- 1982
The Old Bear Hunter (1982)
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After an old man is attacked by a bear in the snowy mountains of northern Japan, he vows to hunt down the marauder....
- 1969
Yosakoi Journey (1969)
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A drama by director Masaharu Segawa....
- 1978
The Phoenix (1978)
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This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is also an extrapolation of the value of life. The Yamatai, represented by Prince Susano-O and elderly advisor Sumuke, hire Yumihiko of Matsuro to hunt the ph...
- 1968
The Mayor's Secret (1968)
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A mayoral candidate and his love child....