Posted on February 2, 2017 | Comments Off on An Actors Revenge (1963) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
An Actor's Revenge / Revenge of a Kabuki Actor / Yukinojô henge (1963)
Drama
Yukinojo, a Kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. Also involved are the daughter of one of Yukinojo's targets, two master thieves, and a swordsman who himself is out to kill Yukinojo.
Starring: Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi, Narutoshi Hayashi, Eijirô Yanagi
Director: Kon Ichikawa
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Tags: Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi, Eijirô Yanagi, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kazuo Hasegawa, Kon Ichikawa, Narutoshi Hayashi
Posted on December 19, 2013 | Comments Off on Akasen chitai (1956) 720p BluRay FLAC1.0 x264-DON
Akasen chitai / Street of Shame (1956)
Drama
Five prostitutes work at Dreamland, in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district. As the Diet considers a ban on prostitution, the women's daily dramas play out. Each has dreams and motivations. Hanae is married, her husband unemployed; they have a young child. Yumeko, a widow, uses her earnings to raise and support her son, who's now old enough to work and care for her. The aging Yorie has a man who wants to marry her. Yasumi saves money diligently to pay her debt and get out; she also has a suitor who wants to marry her, but she has other plans for him. Mickey seems the most devil-may-care, until her father comes from Kobe to bring her news of her family and ask her to come home.
Starring: Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Aiko Mimasu, Kenji Sugawara, Yasuko Kawakami
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Tags: Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kenji Sugawara, Machiko Kyô, Yasuko Kawakami
Posted on March 30, 2013 | Comments Off on Gion bayashi (1953) 720p BluRay FLAC2.0 x264-DON
Gion bayashi / A Geisha (1953)
Drama
In the post-war Gion district of Kyoto, the geisha Miyoharu agrees to apprentice the 16 year-old Eiko, whose mother was a former geisha who had just died. After a year of training they have to find a large sum of money before Eiko can debut. Miyoharu borrows the money from the tea-house owner, Okimi, who in turn obtains the money from the businessman Kusuda. Kusuda fancies Eiko himself and wants to give Miyoharu to Kanzaki in order to close a large business deal. However both geishas have minds of their own and, going against tradition, want to be able to say no to clients.
Starring: Michiyo Kogure, Ayako Wakao, Seizaburô Kawazu
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Tags: Ayako Wakao, Kenji Mizoguchi, Michiyo Kogure, Seizaburô Kawazu
