Shōzaburō Date
Know for: Acting
Born: 1935-12-07
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Bridge of Japan (1956)
Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...
人形佐七捕物帖 鮮血の乳房 (1959)
Sashichi investigates the mysterious murders of four beauties, all of whom were stabbed in the chest.
Triangle Moods (1961)
Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in her life are three young men—stage actor...
Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Naked Princess and Mysterious Bear Man (1959)
This time around, Sashichi is investigating a case of serial murders believed to be perpetrated by a giant bear.
The Lady Vampire (1959)
Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she...
The Betrothed (1957)
Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
Ōwarai Jiro chō ikka: Sanshita nitei kenjū (1962)
Comedy movie
Giants and Toys (1958)
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
Super Giant: Earth on the Verge of Destruction (1957)
The 4th Super Giant film, in which he continues his fight against the Kapia Aliens (Part 2 of 2)
The Cast-Off (1959)
The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his...
The Ghosts of Kagami Pond (1959)
A store manager named Kinbei becomes enraged when the owners of the store decide to hand it down to an adopted son instead of him. He hatches a plot...
Super Giant: The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity (1957)
The 5th Super Giant film. Super Giant pursues a Nazi-like army that operates on a huge satellite in space. The satellite is armed with weapons that...
Super Giant: The Mysterious Spacemen's Demonic Castle (1957)
The 3rd Super Giant film, in which he saves Earth from the threat of the reptile-like Kapia Aliens.
Nenneko Shain (1956)
A handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His girlfriend, a beautiful secretary, and the...
Tokaido hijokeikai (1960)
Crime film directed by Tatsuo Yamada for Shintoho.
Zoku-sei to ningen (1961)
1961 Japanese movie
Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle (1960)
After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact...
Fûun Shinsengumi (1961)
1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal (1959)
In 1941, overpopulated Japan faces an economic boycott and its armed forces push further to the south. And despite negotiations between Japan and the...
The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond (1960)
Two lovers lost in the mountains. In what direction do not go, they find themselves in a mysterious forest pond, as if some kind of force does not...
Queen of the China Sea (1959)
Rika, a manageress of a night club is about to be arrested on suspicion of smuggling. However, she escapes through the assistance rendered her by...
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958)
Voyage Into Space (1970)
Earth is invaded by an interstellar terrorist group, Big Fire (the Gargoyle Gang in the American version), led by Emperor Guillotine who spends most...
The Woman Gambler's Trump Card (1969)
15th in the 17 film Daiei "Woman Gambler" series
Black Trump Card (1964)
Chairman of the Shin Nihon Kaihatsu company Fukazawa, using clever ways to circumvent the law, rose to the top of the economic backstage. Three...