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Yoshio Kosugi is a Actor Japonais born on 15 september 1903
Yoshio Kosugi (小杉 義男, Kosugi Yoshio, 15 September 1903 - 12 March 1968) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1924 to 1967.
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Yoshio Kosugi a tourné dans près de 130 films entre 1935 et 1967.Usually with
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Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Seiji Miyaguchi, Susumu Fujita, Yoshio Kosugi, Chishū Ryū, Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katō
Roles Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Rating76%
Après la détonation des bombes atomiques sur Hiroshima et Nagasaki, l'armée japonaise et le gouvernement se sont opposés à la demande des Alliés de se rendre sans condition. Le ministre de l'armée Anami conduit les officiers militaires qui se proposent de se battre, même à la mort de tous les citoyens japonais. L'empereur Hirohito, cependant, se joint à ses ministres pour demander l'impensable, la reddition pacifique du Japon. Lorsque les militaires complotent pour renverser le gouvernement civil de l'Empereur, Anami doit faire face au choix entre ses désirs et sa loyauté envers son Empereur.
, 1h34Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Films about computing, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about cephalopods, Frankenstein films, Giant monster films, Cyberpunk films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno, Haruo Nakajima, Tadao Takashima, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Sahara
Roles JSDF Executive
Rating55%
The prologue is set in Nazi Germany during the final days of World War II. A Kriegsmarine Officer, flanked by three Commandos, barges into the laboratory of a Dr. Riesendorf with orders to seize the immortal heart of the Frankenstein Monster, on which Riesendorf is busy experimenting. The heart is summarily transported by U-Boat to be passed off to their Japanese allies via the Atlantic. In the Indian Ocean, off the Maldives, the U-Boat meets up with a Japanese Imperial Navy submarine to make the exchange. They are sighted by an Allied Forces scout plane and bombed, but not before the Kriegsmarine pass the heart (contained in a locked chest) to the Japanese, who take it back to Hiroshima for further experimentation. But just as the experiments are about to begin, Hiroshima is bombed by the Allied Forces, and the heart and the experiments vanish in the atomic fireball.
, 1h32Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about insects, Films about dragons, Les fées, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Yuriko Hoshi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Haruo Nakajima, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata
Roles Chief of Infant Island (uncredited)
Rating65%
Police Detective Shindo (Yosuke Natsuki) is assigned to guard Princess Selina Salno of Selgina (Akiko Wakabayashi) during the Princess' visit to Japan, due to a suspected assassination plot. Although Shindo is smitten with Selina's photograph, her plane never makes it to Japan, as it is destroyed by a bomb en route. At exactly the same time a meteorite shower draws the attention of Professor Murai (Hiroshi Koizumi), who along with his team of scientists strikes out into the wilderness to examine the largest of the meteors, which has magnetic properties.
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
, 1h29Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about insects, Les fées, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yu Fujiki, Kenji Sahara, Haruo Nakajima
Roles Infant Island Chief
Rating65%
News reporter Ichiro Sakai and photographer Junko Nakanishi take pictures of a wreckage caused by a typhoon. They uncover a strange, bluish-gray object in the debris, not knowing its significance. Later that day, a giant egg is discovered on the shore. The local villagers salvage it, and an entrepreneur of Happy Enterprises named Kumayama buys the egg from the local villagers. Instead of letting scientists study the egg, Kumayama wants to make it into a large tourist attraction. Later, Sakai and Nakanishi are informed that the strange object they found is extremely radioactive. (It is later hinted that this is a skin particle from Godzilla.
Samurai Pirate (1963)
Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Mie Hama, Kumi Mizuno, Hideyo Amamoto, Mitsuko Kusabue, Akiko Wakabayashi
Roles Captain of Thai ship
Rating61%
Sukezaemon est un bandit recherché pour piraterie par les autorités japonaises. Arrivant à s’échapper de son exécution, il affirme devant tout ses hommes vouloir devenir un véritable pirate. Mais le sort en décidera autrement puisque une tempête vient détruire ce rêve, réduisant le bateau en pièces, tuant tout l’équipage. Il se retrouve seul avec un trésor et deux hommes. Et une seconde fois, la malchance s’abat sur lui, dans cette détresse il croise le grand Pirate Noir qui ne se prive pas de tuer les deux hommes et de lui voler son trésor. Délaissé en pleine mer, il dérive vers une terre inconnue où un vieillard lui vient en aide. Il apprend que la situation du pays est plutôt mauvaise, en effet le roi prend en otage les femmes sans jamais les libérer. Mais c’est en apercevant la princesse et ses bijoux, qu’il décide d’aller voir d’un peu plus près la réalité.
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
, 1h37Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about cephalopods, Films about apes, King Kong films, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Kenji Sahara, Tadao Takashima, Mie Hama, Yu Fujiki, Akihiko Hirata, Akiko Wakabayashi
Roles Farou Island Chief
Rating62%
Mr. Tako, head of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, is frustrated with the television shows his company is sponsoring and wants something to boost his ratings. When a doctor tells Tako about a giant monster he discovered on the small Faro Island, Tako believes that it would be a brilliant idea to use the monster to gain publicity. Tako immediately sends two men, Sakurai and Kinsaburo, to find and bring back the monster. Meanwhile, the American submarine Seahawk gets caught in an iceberg. The iceberg collapses, unleashing Godzilla (who, in the Japanese version, had been trapped within since 1955), who then destroys the submarine and a nearby military base.
47 Ronin (1962)
, 3h27Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Takashi Shimura, Matsumoto Hakuō I, Yūzō Kayama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Toshiro Mifune, Akira Kubo
Rating75%
Following their lord being forced to commit ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Mothra (1961)
, 1h41Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Les fées, Giant monster films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Frankie Sakai, Ken Uehara, Kyōko Kagawa, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Takashi Shimura
Roles Ship Captain
Rating66%
An expedition to an irradiated island brings civilization in contact with a primitive native culture. When one sensationalist entrepreneur tries to exploit the islanders, their ancient deity arises in retaliation.
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
, 1h35Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Genres War, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Kyōko Kagawa, Akihiko Hirata, Yuriko Hoshi, Yoshiko Kuga, Isuzu Yamada
Roles Gidayu Fujimoto
Rating62%
The plot is set about a decade after the battle of Sekigahara. Toshiro Mifune's character, Mohei is a contumacious wandering samurai with his very own point of view. He arrives in the city of Osaka to look for new beginning. As a background, unfolds a conspiracy of the Toyotomi clan to stop Lord Ieyasu Tokugawa's ambition for personal domination of Japan.
The Human Vapor (1960)
, 1h32Directed by Ishirō Honda
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Serial killer films
Actors Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yoshio Kosugi, Bokuzen Hidari, Tatsuo Matsumura
Roles Mean Detective
Rating62%
The film tells the story of Mizuno (Yoshio Tsuchiya), a librarian who has been given the ability to become vapor after a scientist (Fuyuki Murakami) performs an experiment on him. Mizuno uses this power to engage in criminal activities, robbing banks to give the money to his love interest, the dancer Fujichiyo (Kaoru Yachigusa). Police Lieutenant Kenji Okamoto (Tatsuya Mihashi) and his reporter girlfriend Kyoko (Keiko Sata) work together to solve the criminal case and attempt to bring things to a peaceful conclusion.
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
, 1h43Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Chishū Ryū, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Chōko Iida, Haruo Tanaka
Rating74%
Japon, 1905. Matsugoro est un pauvre conducteur de pousse-pousse. Sa vivacité d'esprit et son tempérament optimiste en font une personne appréciée des habitants de sa ville. Un jour, Matsu se porte au secours d'un garçon blessé, Toshio. Les parents, Kotaro et Yoshioko, louent ses services pour transporter le garçon chez le médecin et le ramener. Matsu se prend d'affection pour cette famille. Quand le père de Toshio meurt, Matsu devient comme un père de remplacement pour le garçon, qu'il contribue à élever. Il tombe secrètement amoureux de Yoshioko, mais est conscient qu'il y a un fossé de classe entre eux. Matsu pense qu'il ne sera jamais qu'un conducteur de pousse-pousse pour elle et son fils.
, 1h34Directed by Ishirō Honda
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Momoko Kōchi, Akira Takarada, Nobuo Nakamura, Akemi Negishi, John Carradine, Russell Thorson
Roles Circus Owner
Rating55%
The Japanese version is told in flashbacks framed by scenes of a reporter questioning the expedition after they have returned from their harrowing ordeal in the mountains. Five young friends, university students, have come to the Japanese Alps during New Year's for a skiing vacation. Among them are Takashi Iijima (Akira Takarada) his girlfriend Machiko Takeno (Momoko Kochi) and her brother Nakada (Sachio Sakai). The other members of the group are their friends, Gen and Kaji.
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
, 2h19Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Misa Uehara, Takashi Shimura, Susumu Fujita
Roles Soldier (uncredited)
Rating80%
The film begins with two bedraggled peasants, Tahei and Matashichi (Minoru Chiaki and Kamatari Fujiwara). Through conversation, they reveal that they had intended to fight alongside the Yamana clan, but turned up too late, were taken for soldiers of the defeated Akizuki clan, and forced to bury the dead. After quarreling and splitting up, the two are both captured again and forced to dig for gold in the Akizuki castle with other prisoners.
The Mysterians (1957)
, 1h28Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Kaiju films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Giant monster films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Kenji Sahara, Momoko Kōchi, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Susumu Fujita
Roles Cmdr. Sugimoto
Rating61%
The films starts with Astrophysicist Ryoichi Shiraishi, his fiancee Hiroko, his sister Etsuko, and his friend Joji Atsumi witnessing a festival at a local village near Mount Fuji. Shiraishi then tells Atsumi that he has broken off his engagement with Hiroko but gives no reason other than an undisclosed obligation to remain in the village. A mysterious forest fire is then seen near them. Shiraishi rushes out to investigate and disappears during the confusion.
