Akira Ifukube Movies

  • 1955
    The Beauty and the Dragon

    The Beauty and the Dragon

    The Beauty and the Dragon

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    Kabuki adaptation: A princess, a figure from the literary past who anticipates a modern woman, tempts a self-righteous priest.

    The Beauty and the Dragon
  • 1964
    Whirlwind

    Whirlwind

    Whirlwind

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    Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post...

    Whirlwind
  • 1966
    The Betrayal

    The Betrayal

    The Betrayal

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    A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a...

    The Betrayal
  • 1950
    White Beast

    White Beast

    White Beast

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    The critical establishment was clearly not prepared to accept a woman's prison film featuring former prostitutes recovering from venereal diseases,...

    White Beast
  • 1948
    Shachō to onna tenin

    Shachō to onna tenin

    Shachō to onna tenin

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    Shachō to onna tenin
  • 1953
    Murahachibu

    Murahachibu

    Murahachibu

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    A villager's family is ostracized after he makes an accusation of rigged elections

    Murahachibu
  • 1959
    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black

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    A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
  • 2009
    Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

    Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

    Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster

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    A fishing boat is attacked at sea by a gigantic, hairy monster. After examining the sole survivor (Kanji Tsuda), scientific adviser Dr Murakami...

    Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
  • 1962
    Her Hidden Past

    Her Hidden Past

    Her Hidden Past

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    Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful...

    Her Hidden Past
  • 1965
    A Chain of Islands

    A Chain of Islands

    A Chain of Islands

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    When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation...

    A Chain of Islands
  • 1957
    An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

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    A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it...

    An Osaka Story
  • 1950
    The Motherland Far Far Away

    The Motherland Far Far Away

    The Motherland Far Far Away

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    The Motherland Far Far Away
  • 1960
    Shinran, Part II

    Shinran, Part II

    Shinran, Part II

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    Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. Shinran, born of the fading aristocratic class,...

    Shinran, Part II
  • 1956
    Actress

    Actress

    Actress

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    Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

    Actress
  • 1951
    Stolen Love

    Stolen Love

    Stolen Love

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    Romantic melodrama

    Stolen Love
  • 1947
    Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

    Invitation to Happiness

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    Kôfuku eno shôtai - Invitation to happiness

    Invitation to Happiness
  • 1951
    Beyond Love and Hate

    Beyond Love and Hate

    Beyond Love and Hate

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    A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his...

    Beyond Love and Hate
  • 1954
    A Samurai's Love

    A Samurai's Love

    A Samurai's Love

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    A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

    A Samurai's Love
  • 1950
    Senka o koete

    Senka o koete

    Senka o koete

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    Senka o koete
  • 1963
    Bronze Magician

    Bronze Magician

    Bronze Magician

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    Yoso is truly a lost classic, set in the Nara Era (710-794), from Kinugasa Teinosuke the same writer/director who gave us the recognized classic Gate...

    Bronze Magician