Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose was a Japanese actor. Sometimes credited as Solomon Hirose, he is probably best known for playing Godzilla's archenemy King Ghidorah and for being the actor inside the King Kong suit in King Kong vs. Godzilla, along with several tough guy roles.

  • Title: Shōichi Hirose
  • Popularity: 1.631
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1918-06-23
  • Place of Birth: Japan
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  • Also Known As: Solomon Hirose
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Shōichi Hirose Movies

  • 1958
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    The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    7.9 1958 HD

    In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who...

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  • 1959
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    Gigantis, the Fire Monster

    Gigantis, the Fire Monster

    6.3 1959 HD

    A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.

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  • 1956
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    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

    5.3 1956 HD

    Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

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  • 1957
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    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    1 1957 HD

    Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

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  • 1957
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    Ôban

    Ôban

    1 1957 HD

    A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

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  • 1961
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    The Witness Killed

    The Witness Killed

    1 1961 HD

    Japanese neo-noir crime drama movie directed by Jun Fukuda

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  • 1968
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    Japan for Sale

    Japan for Sale

    1 1968 HD

    The sixth "Japan's No. 1 Man" feature. Followed by "Japan’s No. 1 Disconnected Man".

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  • 1957
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    Down Town

    Down Town

    1 1957 HD

    A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of...

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  • 1954
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    Farewell Rabaul

    Farewell Rabaul

    9 1954 HD

    A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have...

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  • 1960
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    The Secret of the Telegian

    The Secret of the Telegian

    5.8 1960 HD

    Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.

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  • 1954
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    Invisible Man

    Invisible Man

    6.4 1954 HD

    When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.

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  • 1953
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    Eagle of the Pacific

    Eagle of the Pacific

    7.8 1953 HD

    Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war...

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  • 1963
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    Young Swordsman

    Young Swordsman

    6.5 1963 HD

    This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the...

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  • 1958
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    The Spell of the Hidden Gold

    The Spell of the Hidden Gold

    6 1958 HD

    Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

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  • 1962
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    Star of Hong Kong

    Star of Hong Kong

    1 1962 HD

    Wang Xinglian returns from her studies in Japan to visit her father in Hong Kong where she has an encounter with the young Japanese Hasegawa Toru....

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  • 1964
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    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    7 1964 HD

    After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.

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  • 1957
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    The Mysterians

    The Mysterians

    6.4 1957 HD

    In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to...

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  • 1965
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    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    Invasion of Astro-Monster

    6.7 1965 HD

    Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world...

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  • 1961
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    Yojimbo

    Yojimbo

    8.096 1961 HD

    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...

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  • 1965
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    Red Beard

    Red Beard

    8.092 1965 HD

    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...

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  • 1966
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    Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    Ebirah, Horror of the Deep

    6.3 1966 HD

    Searching for his brother, Ryota stows away on a boat belonging to a criminal alongside two other teenagers. The group shipwrecks on Letchi island...

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  • 1962
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    Varan the Unbelievable

    Varan the Unbelievable

    4.2 1962 HD

    In an effort to find an economic means of purifying salt water, a joint U.S.-Japanese military command is set up on an isolated Japanese island where...

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  • 1955
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    Godzilla Raids Again

    Godzilla Raids Again

    6 1955 HD

    Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon...

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  • 1955
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    Half Human

    Half Human

    4.8 1955 HD

    Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.

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  • 1961
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    Mothra

    Mothra

    7.1 1961 HD

    Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population...

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  • 1963
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    Atragon

    Atragon

    6.4 1963 HD

    The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World...

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  • 1958
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    The H-Man

    The H-Man

    5.8 1958 HD

    Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.

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  • 1965
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    Frankenstein Conquers the World

    Frankenstein Conquers the World

    6.6 1965 HD

    During WWII, Germans obtain the immortal heart of Frankenstein's monster and transport it to Japan to prevent it being seized by the Allies. Kept in...

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  • 1962
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    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    6.8 1962 HD

    The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist...

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  • 1960
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    The Human Vapor

    The Human Vapor

    6.4 1960 HD

    A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into 'The Human Vapour'. He uses his new ability to rob banks...

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  • 1954
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    Seven Samurai

    Seven Samurai

    8.464 1954 HD

    A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six...

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  • 1967
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    King Kong Escapes

    King Kong Escapes

    6.2 1967 HD

    An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the...

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  • 1956
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    Will-o'-the-Wisp

    Will-o'-the-Wisp

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1964
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    Dogora

    Dogora

    6.846 1964 HD

    A floating amorphous life-form descends from the atmosphere to consume carbon in the form of diamonds.

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  • 1971
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    The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    7.5 1971 HD

    The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army...

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  • 1963
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    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    King Kong vs. Godzilla

    6.6 1963 HD

    When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they...

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  • 1961
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    The Merciless Trap

    The Merciless Trap

    7 1961 HD

    Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.

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  • 1972
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    The Golden Bat Shows Up

    The Golden Bat Shows Up

    1 1972 HD

    A comedy featuring The Golden Bat

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  • 1975
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    Terror of Mechagodzilla

    Terror of Mechagodzilla

    6.9 1975 HD

    A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads...

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  • 1968
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    Golden Eyes

    Golden Eyes

    6.5 1968 HD

    A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a cast of wacky characters involved in a gold smuggling route from Beirut to Tokyo.

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  • 1956
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    裸足の青春

    裸足の青春

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Big Boss

    The Big Boss

    6.3 1959 HD

    Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life,...

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  • 1958
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    Varan

    Varan

    5.9 1958 HD

    When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover...

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  • 1965
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    The Retreat from Kiska

    The Retreat from Kiska

    8.5 1965 HD

    In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an...

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  • 1955
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    Marital Relations

    Marital Relations

    5.2 1955 HD

    The story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era. The film won the prestigious Blue Ribbon awards for...

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  • 1967
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    Las Vegas Free-For-All

    Las Vegas Free-For-All

    1 1967 HD

    The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of...

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  • 1956
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    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    7.2 1956 HD

    A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader....

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  • 1959
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    The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

    5.4 1959 HD

    The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the...

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  • 1974
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    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

    6.4 1974 HD

    Lady Snowblood is caught by the police and sentenced to death for her crimes. As she is sent to the gallows she is rescued by the secret police who...

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  • 1973
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    Lady Snowblood

    Lady Snowblood

    7.5 1973 HD

    Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother...

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  • 1966
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    The War of the Gargantuas

    The War of the Gargantuas

    6.4 1966 HD

    Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military...

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  • 1966
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    The Daphne

    The Daphne

    1 1966 HD

    Four sisters are all named after flowers. While the two youngest are married, the eldest two remain single, much to the annoyance of their...

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  • 1952
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    The Man Who Came to Port

    The Man Who Came to Port

    10 1952 HD

    An Ishiro Honda film.

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  • 1955
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    Mother and Son

    Mother and Son

    1 1955 HD

    An Ishiro Honda film.

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  • 1967
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    Monsieur Zivaco

    Monsieur Zivaco

    1 1967 HD

    International thief Zivaco, who can assume any identity, eludes the authorities and battles rival thief WCWC for a rare gold samurai sword.

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  • 1977
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    House

    House

    7.3 1977 HD

    Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She...

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  • 1979
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    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

    5.7 1979 HD

    Obayashi's take on the famous Kosuke Kindaichi series, made popular partly thanks to the numerous movie-adaptions by Kon Ichikawa, the most known...

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  • 1952
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    Ikiru

    Ikiru

    8.299 1952 HD

    Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to...

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  • 1957
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    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2

    1 1957 HD

    An Ishiro Honda film. The second part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the first film.

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  • 1956
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    Rodan

    Rodan

    6.5 1956 HD

    Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the...

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  • 1957
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    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    1 1957 HD

    An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.

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  • 1962
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    Sanjuro

    Sanjuro

    7.9 1962 HD

    Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and...

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  • 1958
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    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

    3.2 1958 HD

    An American scientist tells two colleagues about the finding of an abominable snowman living in the Japanese alps, where it is worshipped by a remote...

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  • 1959
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    The Beast Shall Die

    The Beast Shall Die

    5.6 1959 HD

    A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his...

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  • 1952
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    Tokyo Sweetheart

    Tokyo Sweetheart

    6.5 1952 HD

    Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine...

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  • 1957
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    Rodan! The Flying Monster!

    Rodan! The Flying Monster!

    1 1957 HD

    US dubbed and edited version of the Japanese film Rodan. A mining engineer investigates the death of his fellow co-workers and discovers prehistoric...

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