Akira Kume
Know for: Acting
Born: 1924-02-08
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Also know as:
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora!...
Gray Sunset (1985)
Grandfather Fuyukichi Takano, a former university professor, gets fired from his museum job when he is affected by Alzheimer's disease, but his...
Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun (1967)
A film about a juvenile delinquent who swears, yet fails, to rehabilitate.
Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari (1976)
A film that portrays the youth and fragile love of a transportation worker in Tokyo.
Secret Assignment (1967)
In the fourth film of series, Secret Assignment, Raizo again plays the Jiro Shiina. This time he's out to discover who is spying for the British in...
The Night before Pearl Harbor (1968)
The last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of the bombing of Pearl Harbor dominant in Nakano Spy...
Dozoku no ranjo (1991)
A documentary surrounding the ties between Japan and the Korean peninsula, particularly folk rituals of the aforementioned region. Reportedly is the...
Crusher Joe (1983)
Enter the tale of the Crusher Council, a group of rugged individuals known for assignments ranging from transportation to terraforming and everything...
Okaimono (2009)
In a quiet farming village in northeastern Japan, there lives an elderly couple. One day, a notice arrives in the mail about an antique camera sale...
Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 7 - The Woman's Cold Hand (1971)
Seventh film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
Kitamura Tokoku: My Winter Song (1977)
This biopic is centered on New Year's Day of 1894, when Kitamura is recovering from a suicide attempt. Japan is then under the spell of fervent...
Solar Eclipse (1975)
When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.
A Step (1988)
Romantic love story of Russian physician Gusev and Japanese woman Keiko takes place in time of fighting of Russian and Japanese scientists against...
The Paradise Garden (1991)
The story of Czech architect Jan Letzel, who designed the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima
Female Teacher (1977)
A female teacher is raped by a gang of students in her school. The repercussions of this lead to scandal, blackmail and murder.
August without Emperor (1978)
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the...
The Detective (1984)
Detective Muramatsu's wife, Fusae, is killed by a drug addict. After the criminal climbs to the roof of the house with a hostage, Muramatsu shoots...
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982)
Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds...
The Revolt (1980)
When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col....
Karafuto 1945 Summer (1974)
The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces...
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his...
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)
Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and...
Violin in the Starry Sky (1994)
The story is about a boy and his dream of making the best violin.
Botchan (1980)
Botchan, a recent graduate, sets out for his first teaching assignment - never anticipating what awaits him. He must contend with students who spy on...
Spy on the Masked Car (1967)
An industrial espionage film.
姑公認未公認、二人の女の妻芝居 (1986)
The surgeon's mother-in-law plots to have her son's mistress give birth and drive out his wife.