Movies: Junko Kano

  • 1959
    Odd Obsession

    Odd Obsession (1959)

    Odd Obsession

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    A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife....

    Odd Obsession
  • 1961
    Buddha

    Buddha (1961)

    Buddha

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    An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals ...

    Buddha
  • 1957
    The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

    The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957)

    The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

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    A series of ghastly murders are being committed. The one similarity in each of the murders is that a strange buzzing sound is always heard right before the murder occurs. Is the killer invisible or possibly some other incredible creature?...

    The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly
  • 1963
    Black Report

    Black Report (1963)

    Black Report

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    After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime....

    Black Report
  • 1962
    The Great Wall

    The Great Wall (1962)

    The Great Wall

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    In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of pow...

    The Great Wall
  • 1960
    A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament (1960)

    A Woman's Testament

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    The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the second story, a beautiful young woman is employed by an unscrupulous real estate agent to convince ma...

    A Woman's Testament
  • 1957
    Night Butterflies

    Night Butterflies (1957)

    Night Butterflies

    6.31957HD

    A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival....

    Night Butterflies
  • 1957
    Warm Current

    Warm Current (1957)

    Warm Current

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    The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich girl....

    Warm Current
  • 1960
    Patterns of Love

    Patterns of Love (1960)

    Patterns of Love

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    Omnibus picture, consisting of three stories....

    Patterns of Love
  • 1958
    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

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    During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government ...

    Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
  • 1963
    When Women Lie

    When Women Lie (1963)

    When Women Lie

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    Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai" (Kinugasa/Shindô)....

    When Women Lie
  • 1958
    Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting (1958)

    Chance Meeting

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    Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads on a man's foot. The man whose name is Rentaro is not amused. Just afterwards she notices that he is reading a magazine which carries her pi...

    Chance Meeting
  • 1962
    Akiko

    Akiko (1962)

    Akiko

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    Akiko lives with her brother Toshio in suburban Tokyo working in different companies. One day, Toshio loses 500,000 yen which he was holding for his section chief, and as he is unable to return the money, tries to kill himself. Akiko determines to ob...

    Akiko
  • 1962
    Red Love, Green Love

    Red Love, Green Love (1962)

    Red Love, Green Love

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    Red Love, Green Love
  • 1962
    Black Lizard

    Black Lizard (1962)

    Black Lizard

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    The cunning detective Akeichi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard....

    Black Lizard
  • 1962
    Black Test Car

    Black Test Car (1962)

    Black Test Car

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    Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car each is about to launch....

    Black Test Car
  • 1962
    The Midday Trap

    The Midday Trap (1962)

    The Midday Trap

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    The Midday Trap
  • 1962
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life (1962)

    A Woman's Life

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    One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo....

    A Woman's Life
  • 1962
    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo (1962)

    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

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    Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
  • 1961
    A Design for Dying

    A Design for Dying (1961)

    A Design for Dying

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    Shikiko Oba is nimble with her fingers and teaches dressmaking and designing. Among her pupils are Rinko, Katsumi and Tomie. Ginshiro, who is as shrewd as the shrewdest of the older generation of dyed-in-the-wool Osaka businessmen, steps into pictur...

    A Design for Dying