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Toshiyuki Ichimura(1920-1983)

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Voted one of the top five Japanese films ever made in a critic's poll by Japan's leading cinema publication Kinema Junpô, yet barely known in the West, Yûzô Kawashima's richly funny multi-levelled portrait of Japanese society Bakumatsu taiyô-den [A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era] is a glorious rediscovery.   When man-about-town Saheiji (the beloved comedian Frankie Sakai) finds himself unable to pay for a bill at a brothel, he is forced to remain there to work off his debt. However, he finds his wit and resourcefulness enable him to turn this situation to his advantage, as he interacts with a whole range of characters, from rivalling courtesans to political activists.   Co-scripted by Shôhei Imamura (Vengeance Is Mine), it sharply and comically demonstrates the constants of human nature just as it delineates the tumultuous political times (the 1860s, leading up to the Meiji Restoration) in which they lived. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this classic in a high-definition restoration.
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Toshiyuki Ichimura was born on 20 December 1920 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Ikiru (1952), Hi no tori (1956) and Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965). He died on 9 August 1983.
BornDecember 20, 1920
DiedAugust 9, 1983(62)
BornDecember 20, 1920
DiedAugust 9, 1983(62)
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Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru
8.3
  • Pianist
  • 1952
Hi no tori (1956)
Hi no tori
5.6
  • Shirô Kusakabe
  • 1956
Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965)
Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
7.0
  • Actor
  • 1965
Genocide (1968)
Genocide
4.7
  • Seborey Kudo
  • 1968

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  • Daikon no hana
    TV Series
    • 1970
  • Shichinin no keiji
    TV Series
    • 1966–1968
  • Genocide (1968)
    Genocide
    4.7
    • Seborey Kudo
    • 1968
  • Kigeki: Dantai ressha (1967)
    Kigeki: Dantai ressha
    5.7
    • 1967
  • Ninja Hattorikun + Ninja Kaijû Zippô
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Fujio's dad
    • 1967–1968
  • Râmen taishi
    • 1967
  • Kitaguni no ryojô
    • Chief of police
    • 1967
  • Black Gambler: Murderous Dice (1965)
    Black Gambler: Murderous Dice
    7.0
    • 1965
  • Kigeki: Detatoko shôbu - 'Chinjarara monogatari' yori
    • 1962
  • Mariko jijoden: Hana saku seiza
    • 1959
  • Aisaiki
    • 1959
  • Kami no taisho
    • 1958
  • Ôsaka musume to yarô-domo (1958)
    Ôsaka musume to yarô-domo
    • 1958
  • Jûdai no koi yo sayônara (1958)
    Jûdai no koi yo sayônara
    • 1958
  • Frankie bûchan no nagurikomi rakkasan butai (1958)
    Frankie bûchan no nagurikomi rakkasan butai
    • 1958

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    • December 20, 1920
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • August 9, 1983

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