Yoshio Inaba

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Yoshio Inaba (稲葉 義男 Inaba Yoshio, July 15, 1920–April 20, 1998) was a Japanese actor best known for his role as one of the title characters (the good-natured, second-in-command Gorobei) in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. He died of a heart attack at the age of 77. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yoshio , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Man of Seven Faces (1960)

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Shinjirô Ehara  •  Yoshiko Sakuma  •  Naoko Kubo

Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Shinjirô Ehara  •  Yoshiko Sakuma  •  Naoko Kubo

The Spy (1965)

Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Mayumi Ogawa  •  Ichirō Nakatani  •  Gaku Yamamoto

Based on true events surrounding a Korean student who had entered Japan unlawfully and escaped illegal alien internment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satsuo Yamamoto
CAST:  Jiro Tamiya  •  Mayumi Ogawa  •  Ichirō Nakatani  •  Gaku Yamamoto

Cash Calls Hell (1966)

Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. However, upon meeting his first potential victim, Oida has second ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Hisashi Igawa  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Hideyo Amamoto

Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. However, upon meeting his first potential victim, Oida has second ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Hisashi Igawa  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Hideyo Amamoto

The Thin Line (1966)

Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead. Although Tashiro is not a suspect in the police investigation, he is racked with guilt and confesses to his wife, Masako. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Mitsuko Kusabue  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead. Although Tashiro is not a suspect in the police investigation, he is racked with guilt and confesses to his wife, Masako. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Keiju Kobayashi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Mitsuko Kusabue  •  Tatsuya Mihashi

Moment of Terror (1966)

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Hideko Takamine  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Daisuke Katō

When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikio Naruse
CAST:  Hideko Takamine  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Eitarō Ozawa  •  Daisuke Katō

Assignment Dragon No. 3 (1967)

In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Daisuke Katō

In late 1940 the Japanese were anxious to conclude peace in China and to that end sent Colonel Hidaka to inaugurate negotiations. He was mysteriously assassinated, however, when his car was blown up. The General Staff Headquarters in Japan, sends Lieutenant Shiina, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Kayo Matsuo  •  Daisuke Katō

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DIRECTION:  Tokuzō Tanaka
CAST:  Shintarō Katsu  •  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Takahiro Tamura  •  Kaneko Iwasaki

Broken Swords (1969)

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira. Remake of Hakuôki AKA Samurai Vendetta (1959).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Kōjirō Hongō  •  Tomomi Iwai  •  Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira. Remake of Hakuôki AKA Samurai Vendetta (1959).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Ikehiro
CAST:  Hiroki Matsukata  •  Kōjirō Hongō  •  Tomomi Iwai  •  Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eizō Sugawa
CAST:  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Mayumi Nagisa  •  Junzaburō Ban  •  Yoshio Inaba

A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eizō Sugawa
CAST:  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Mayumi Nagisa  •  Junzaburō Ban  •  Yoshio Inaba

Love Is in the Green Wind (1974)

A youthful film depicting the sexual awakening of a boy who has just entered adolescence and his heartbreaking romance during the summer holidays with a young sprightly girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miyoji Ieki
CAST:  Yûsuke Satô  •  Mieko Harada  •  Toyoto Fukuda  •  Yoshio Inaba

A youthful film depicting the sexual awakening of a boy who has just entered adolescence and his heartbreaking romance during the summer holidays with a young sprightly girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miyoji Ieki
CAST:  Yûsuke Satô  •  Mieko Harada  •  Toyoto Fukuda  •  Yoshio Inaba

The Perennial Weed (1975)

A detective wonders that his sister is a murder suspect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Shino Ikenami  •  Hiroko Isayama

A detective wonders that his sister is a murder suspect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshitaro Nomura
CAST:  Hideki Takahashi  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Shino Ikenami  •  Hiroko Isayama

Human Revolution II (1976)

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Takashi Shimura  •  Yoshio Inaba

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Michiyo Aratama  •  Takashi Shimura  •  Yoshio Inaba

Blood Type: Blue (1978)

UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new "blue-bloods" being persecuted by the rest of mankind, and eventually certain all-too-familiar measures begin to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Hiroshi Katsuno  •  Keiko Takeshita  •  Eiji Okada  •  Kaoru Yachigusa

UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new "blue-bloods" being persecuted by the rest of mankind, and eventually certain all-too-familiar measures begin to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kihachi Okamoto
CAST:  Hiroshi Katsuno  •  Keiko Takeshita  •  Eiji Okada  •  Kaoru Yachigusa

運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中 (1982)

In the past, a woman was raped by her brother-in-law. Keeping this dark secret, she lives a seemingly happy life with her husband and son, but the son, shocked to find out his real father is the brother-in-law, sets out to do something. The downfall of a mother and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Naoya Makoto  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Yoshio Inaba

In the past, a woman was raped by her brother-in-law. Keeping this dark secret, she lives a seemingly happy life with her husband and son, but the son, shocked to find out his real father is the brother-in-law, sets out to do something. The downfall of a mother and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Etsuko Ichihara  •  Naoya Makoto  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Yoshio Inaba

The Angry Sea (1960)

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Hisamatsu
CAST:  Hisaya Morishige  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Jun Funato  •  Mitsuko Kusabue

A semi-documentary story about the vicissitudes in the life of an elderly fisherman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Hisamatsu
CAST:  Hisaya Morishige  •  Yōko Tsukasa  •  Jun Funato  •  Mitsuko Kusabue

The Night of Martial Law (1980)

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DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Takao Ito  •  Kanako Higuchi  •  Koji Tsuruta  •  Kei Satō

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DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Takao Ito  •  Kanako Higuchi  •  Koji Tsuruta  •  Kei Satō

Lord Tadanao (1960)

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Katsuhiko Kobayashi  •  Keiko Yamauchi  •  Matasaburô Niwa

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DIRECTION:  Kazuo Mori
CAST:  Raizō Ichikawa  •  Katsuhiko Kobayashi  •  Keiko Yamauchi  •  Matasaburô Niwa

Three-Headed Tower (1956)

Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa  •  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Hizuru Takachiho  •  Kanji Koshiba  •  Hitomi Nakahara

Newly graduated Miyamoto Otone is to inherit a fortune from a distant relative on the condition that she marries Takato Shunsaku, a man she has never heard of. The lawyers haven't located Shunsaku yet, allowing Otone to think about whether she accepts the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa  •  Tsuneo Kobayashi
CAST:  Chiezō Kataoka  •  Hizuru Takachiho  •  Kanji Koshiba  •  Hitomi Nakahara

Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer (1957)

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wallet that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Kappei Matsumoto  •  Takashi Kanda  •  Yūji Hori  •  Rinichi Yamamoto

After discovering a slaughtered corpse, the investigating team of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department began canvassing the area around the crime scene. As a result, they found a wallet with bloodstains that seemed to belong to the victim, a woman's wallet that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigehiro Ozawa
CAST:  Kappei Matsumoto  •  Takashi Kanda  •  Yūji Hori  •  Rinichi Yamamoto

Police Precinct Part 12 (1960)

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DIRECTION:  Masuichi Iizuka
CAST:  Yūji Hori  •  Kenji Imai  •  Fumitake Ōmura  •  Shoji Nakayama

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DIRECTION:  Masuichi Iizuka
CAST:  Yūji Hori  •  Kenji Imai  •  Fumitake Ōmura  •  Shoji Nakayama
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