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Tag Archives: Eiji Okada
Sanshiro Sugata (1965)
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. Read More »
The Story of Pure Love / Jun’ai monogatari (1957) Tadashi Imai, Shinjirô Ehara, Hitomi Nakahara, Eiji Okada
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando Read More »
UFO Blue Christmas / Burû Kurisumasu (1978) Kihachi Okamoto, Hiroshi Katsuno, Keiko Takeshita, Eiji Okada
UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Read More »
Antarctica AKA Nankyoku monogatari (1983) Koreyoshi Kurahara, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, Eiji Okada
Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Read More »
Kengo tengu matsuri / Festival of Swordsmen (1961) Shigehiro Ozawa, Eiji Okada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Shingo Yamashiro
During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. Read More »
She and He (1963) Susumu Hani, Sachiko Hidari, Kikuji Yamashita, Eiji Okada
As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman Read More »
The Ugly American (1963) George Englund, Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church
An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassador to Sarkan Read More »
Mother (1952) Mikio Naruse, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyôko Kagawa, Eiji Okada
Adopted from a prize-winning school essay on the subject of ‘My Mother,’ upon being widowed a mother with Read More »
Assassination (1964) Masahiro Shinoda, Tetsurô Tanba, Shima Iwashita, Eiji Okada
In 1863, when Americans warships approach Japan, a enigmatic ronin becomes a important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire. Read More »