Personal Info
Birth date
1906-01-02 (119 Years)
Day of death
1973-07-18
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Niigata, Japan
Also known as
Масао Мисима
ماسائو میشیما
Masao Mishima
Biography
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Filmography
World of Two
10
Overview:
One night, Jiro and Reiko fell in love at first sight, and on the seventh day he proposed to her, and three months later they were married. However, the difference in upbringing between Jiro, who was born and raised in a farmhouse in Shinshu, and Reiko, who is a city girl by nature, sometimes causes small ripples in their sweet newlywed life.Family of Three
NYR
Overview:
The drama features two families, the all-male Shibata family and the all-female Inaba family, and depicts the interactions between the two families with many amusing and heartwarming episodes.Harakiri
8.423
Overview:
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.Taiyō no Namida
NYR
Overview:
The day before he leaves on a business trip to Europe, Shoji meets an old man named Ogawa while visiting his younger brother in the hospital. Ogawa lies to Shoji that he has a son and asks him to do something extraordinary for him...Samurai Rebellion
8.222
Overview:
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.Late Spring
8
Overview:
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
Overview:
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labor chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts, and moves to Manchuria with his newly-wed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.Horus: Prince of the Sun
6.3
Overview:
Young Horus lives in a mythical Scandinavia of the Iron Age. Recovering the stolen Sword of the Sun from a rock giant, he learns he must travel to the lands of his ancestors, encountering the beautiful but enigmatic Hilda as his journey leads to a series of adventures.Revenge
7.5
Overview:
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
7
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Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.Pigs and Battleships
7.1
Overview:
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.Good-for-Nothing
6.8
Overview:
Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: a "good-for-nothing" from a poor background falls in love with the young secretary of his rich friend's father. The woman senses good in him and tries to lead him on the right path.Lord Mito: All Star Version
8.3
Overview:
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, another fire broke out, this time in Komagome, burning down the two gates of Asakusa and Sujikai, and continuing on into the night. As the government Elders consider evidence that these fires were arson, a fire breaks out in Hirakawa-cho, outside of Hanzo Gate. Nishonmaru catches on fire and burns down completely. When this rash of fires even strikes Kyoto, the task of finding who’s behind the arson, and stopping them falls to the Shogun’s uncle, the Elder Lord of Mito. Together with his trusted bodyguards, Kaku and Suke, the trio set of to save Japan from this scourge of evil. Featuring virtually all of their most famous stars, this is the best film in the Toei series about Mito Komon, one of Japan’s most popular historical figures who traveled through the country incognito to check on the people and fight injustice.Hiroshima
7.6
Overview:
Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, and its effects on various civilians, especially children, of that city.Castle of Owls
6.1
Overview:
Movie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the 'Taiko' becomes the target of an assassination attempt to be carried out by the Iga Clan of ninja spies. Master spy Juzo Tsuzura (Ryutaro Otomo) is assigned the task, but first he must defeat a former Iga spy who has become a traitor, and outwit the treacherous woman that is trying to seduce him.The Temple of Wild Geese
6.3
Overview:
Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple in Kyoto, dies, she is given to the temple's lascivious head priest Kikuchi. She is drawn to a melancholy young acolyte, Jinen, who has observed the profligacy of his cruel master and Satoko's utter dependence on the man. Jinen is both fascinated and disturbed by Satoko's interest in him; he is similarly caught between loathing of Kikuchi and of the dark circumstances of his birth and his own moral weakness. The story unfolds in a dreamlike manner—a flashback inspired by a now-infamous image on a silkscreen in the souvenir shop at the so-called Temple of the Wild Geese.Inn of Evil
6.3
Overview:
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.Hero of the Red Light District
8.6
Overview:
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.Points and Lines
6
Overview:
Based on Matsumoto Seicho's classic mystery novel of the same name, the story centers around a group of detectives who are determined to find the truth behind an apparent double suicide.The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1
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Ebihara is a budding novelist entangled in a complicated web of relationships with three women from three different generations: Kazue, a coquettish teenage war orphan who tries to offer herself for money but is instead taken in by Ebihara, Koyabu, a middle-aged woman who has spent much of her life as the kept woman of a wealthy man, and Teruko, the modest daughter of Ebihara's former teacher who comes to rely on him after the death of her father.Sing, Young People
5.8
Overview:
A story about four best friends and their lives inside and outside college. Then suddenly one of them receives a surprising offer to be a movie star.By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
8
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Immigrant gangs terrorize a Japanese town with their threats, loud jazz, and tasteless fashion sense, and only the tough but suave Dr. Amamiya (Ando) can stop them, as long as he gets rid of his silly peace-loving ideals.Nothing But Bones
NYR
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The harrowing joruney of Kinu Wada, a young woman who is sold into prostitution to pay her family's debts.Dice and Swords
7
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The year is 1926. It has been three years since the Great Kanto earthquake hit Tokyo. Everything is being rebuilt from the ground up. Odera crime syndicate saw this as an opportunity to expand its territory. The Odera boss arranges marriage between his daughter Orin (Ruriko Asaoka) and the son of notorious Gyotoku clan, but Orin’s heart belonged to Shinjiro (Yujiro Ishihara), a member of her father’s clan.Turbid Youth
NYR
Overview:
Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, withdrew at the indignation of the chairman Hayashi and seeked their own careers in the film industry.Duel of Blood and Sand
7
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Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.Fall of the Shogun's Militia
7
Overview:
Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the Tokugawa. This tells the story of the Shinsengumi starting at the moment of their greatest triumph through the final battles as the Tokugawa shogunate was brought down.Acting
1971Taiyō no Namida (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1971Inn of Evil as Funayado Tokubei
1971Love and Death as Unknown
1971幻の殺意 as Unknown
1970World of Two (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1970Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi as Vitalis(voice)
1970Tora-san's Grand Scheme as Yoshida
1969Killer's Mission as Unknown
1969Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza as Unknown
1969Art of Assassination as Nobuyuki Tobita
1968Family of Three (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1968The Final Winner? as Unknown
1968Record of a Girls' High School Doctor: Pregnancy as Unknown
1968Horus: Prince of the Sun as Village Leader (voice)
1968The Time of Reckoning as Unknown
1968Hymn to a Tired Man as Narrator (voice), Narrator
1968Dice and Swords as Unknown
1967Shogun and His Mistress 2 as Ieharu
1967The Greatest Challenge of All as Unknown
1967Samurai Rebellion as Sanzaemon Yanase
1967Two Wives as Unknown
1966Zatoichi's Pilgrimage as Nanashino Gonbei
1966Watashi, chigatteiru kashira as Tamura
1966Nothing But Bones as Unknown
1966By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him as Unknown
1966The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks as Unknown
1966Young Boss: Invitation to Fight as Unknown
1965The Ghost of the One Eyed Man as Unknown
1965The Spy as Unknown
1965Born Under Crossed Stars as Buddhist Priest
1965Illusion of Blood as Takuetsu
1965The Last Judgment as Unknown
1965A Charming Devil as Unknown
1965Nami kage as Unknown
1965Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu as Unknown
1964Revenge as Ogawa Kobei
1964間諜 as Unknown
1964Blind Monk Swordsman as Unknown
1964The Frolic of the Beasts as Unknown
1964Shingo's Final Duel as Unknown
1964The Man Disappears Yesterday as Unknown
1964Ukyunosuke's Reverse Ichimonji Cut as Unknown
1963Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection as Unknown
1963A Life of Intimidation as Unknown
1963Duel of Blood and Sand as Unknown
1963Ukyunosuke on Patrol as Unknown
1963Tange Sazen as Unknown
1963The Coin Thrower Zenigata as Unknown
1963The Black Trademark as Ryuichi Terasawa
196320 Duels of Young Shingo - Conclusion as Unknown
1963Castle of Owls as Unknown
1963Pressure of Guilt as Unknown
1963Sing, Young People as Professor Hirayama
1963Beyond the Green Hills as Unknown
1962Jigoku no kagebōshi as Unknown
1962Revenge for His Lover as Unknown
1962Tengu Priest as Unknown
1962Mark of Blood as Arai Toragoro
1962Harakiri as Tango Inaba
1962Case of Umon: Red Lizard as Unknown
1962The President's Son as Unknown
1962All Rascals as Unknown
1962Black Lizard as Shobei Iwase
1962Teppo Yasu no Shogai as Unknown
1962A Warrior Generation as Unknown
1962Knightly Advice as Unknown
1962The Eve of the Chinese Festival as Unknown
1962The Temple of Wild Geese as Jikai Kitami
1962The Actress and the Three Rascals as Unknown
1961Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues as Maruyama
1961Himalayan Wanderer as Unknown
1961The Orphan Brother as Onikura Mutsu Nokami (voice)
196120 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2 as Unknown
1961Amazon mushuku seiki no dai maō as Unknown
1961A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji as Unknown
1961Pigs and Battleships as Himori
196120 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1 as Unknown
1960Case of a Young Lord 8 as Unknown
1960Wait for Tomorrow as Unknown
1960Volunteering for Villainy as Yahei
1960Umi no jōji ni kakero as Unknown
1960Hero of the Red Light District as Unknown
1960Lord Mito: All Star Version as Unknown
1960Good-for-Nothing as Kensaku Kitajima
1960Hibari’s Favorite 2 as Unknown
1960The Second Bullet is Marked as Unknown
1960The Cards Will Tell as Unknown
1959Evil Man of Edo as Doman
1959The Human Wall as Unknown
195953 Stages of the Road as Unknown
1959The Medicine Case as Unknown
1959Yuganda tsuki as Yutaka Tachibana
1959Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun as Unknown
1959Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord as Unknown
1959Tokyo no Kodoku as Unknown
1959No Stronger Swords as Unknown
1959I Will Challenge as Unknown
1959Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan as Unknown
1959Turbulent Highways as Unknown
1959Kaze no uchi so to as Unknown
1959Jōen as Unknown
1959One-Eyed Wolf as Unknown
1959The Forbidden Castle as Unknown
1959Lucky Dragon No. 5 as Unknown
1959Men in a Rough Town as Toshio Namikawa
1959The Human Condition I: No Greater Love as Kuroki Shochô
1959Tange Sazen: Mystery of the Twin Dragons as Unknown
1958Roughneck From Asama as Unknown
1958Points and Lines as Unknown
1958His Scarlet Cloak as Unknown
1958Feline Spirit as Unknown
1958Beyond the Seasonal Wind as Unknown
1958Romance Freestyle as Unknown
1958Love River as Unknown
1958Firefly Light as Unknown
1958Secret of The Golden Spell as Yagyu Tsushima-no-kami
1958直八子供旅 as Unknown
1958Man of Thirteen Eyes as Unknown
1957Travel Romances as Unknown
1957Ghost Ship Part 1 as Oniyasha
1957Ghost Ship Part 2 as Oniyasha
1957Temple of Revenge as Ehei Ikuta
1957Two Daimyos as Unknown
1957Rebellion as Unknown
1957Tales of Young Genji Kuro as Unknown
1957The Lord Takes a Bride as Lord Matsudaira
1957Lords of Oppression 2 as Unknown
1957Lords of Oppression as Unknown
1957Lofty Ambitions as Unknown
1956The Forest Is Alive as Unknown
1956The Ceiling at Utsunomiya as Kagiya Jinbee
1956Ancient Coins as Unknown
1956Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship as Unknown
1956Swordsman of the Two Sword Style as Unknown, Satomi Hoshi-Morito
1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2 as Unknown
1955Santōshain to onna hisho as Unknown
1955Tsukiyo no kasa as Unknown
1955Seven Masks of Revenge as Unknown
1955ふり袖侠艶録 as Unknown
1955The Wolves as Unknown
1955Six Assassins as Unknown
1955Golden Valley as Unknown
1955Burden of Love as Dr. Yamauchi
1955Mysterious Dwarf as Unknown
1955Policeman's Diary as Chief Ishiwari
1955Foul Play as Haruo Kuboki
1954Fall of the Shogun's Militia as Enomoto Takeaki
1954Turbid Youth as Unknown
1954Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako as Unknown
1954The Street Without Sun as Managing Director Furuya
1954Five Sisters as Unknown
1954Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin as 大野柳斉
1953Hiroshima as Unknown
1953A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land as Unknown
1953江戸いろは祭 as 赤羽根主膳
1952Vacuum Zone as Unknown
1952Four Asakusa Sisters as Unknown
1952Mother as Ryosuke Fukuhara
1952Devil’s Statue as Unknown
1952Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu as Munekata Ominokami
1952Riverside Fish Market Empire as Unknown
1952Become a Mother, Become a Woman as Nagashima
1951Satsuma-bikyaku as Unknown
1951Five Men of Edo as Tonosuke Kondo
1951Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask as Unknown
1951G-men of Japan 3: Fearless Counterattack as Unknown
1951Ginza Cosmetics as Tasuzô Fujimura
1950Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom as Unknown
1950Les Miserables I: God and the Devil as Unknown
1950The Rainbow-Colored Flower as Unknown
1950I Saw a Phantom Fish as Unknown
1950The Motherland Far Far Away as Kazushichi Kineya
1950Street of Violence as Onishi
1950Escape from Prison as Aramaki
1949Late Spring as Jo Onodera
1949The Blue Mountains: Part I as Kenzo Iguchi
1949Flirtation in Spring as Unknown
1949A Woman's Life as Unknown
1948Yūkyō no mure as Unknown
1948The Grand Master as Shinzo
1947Actress as Heisuke Gakuyaban
1946The Brick Factory Girl as Misa's father
1944Battle Troop as Unknown
1938Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro as Takeno
1938Composition Class as Tanno-san
1937Avalanche as Koyanagi, the lawyer
1937Mother's Melody as Unknown
1936Hikoroku Laughs a lot as Unknown
1936Morning's Tree-Lined Street as Madame's husband
1936Man of the House as Kurata
1935The Actress and the Poet as Actor
1935Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts as Bad boy at Rokku