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Akira Kubo
Born: 1st Dec 1936 Tokyo, Japan
Dept: Acting
Akira Kubo (久保明, born 1 December 1936) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in 75 films since 1952. He starred in the film Arashi, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 79
Film: 75 (95%)
Television: 4 (5%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Mystery, Thriller, Documentary, Music, Action & Adventure, Kids, Animation
Filmography
Original title: Los albores del kaiju eiga
2019
Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film ... view
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Self - Actor
Original title: 大仏廻国
2018
An all-star reboot of the lost classic 1934 film, The Giant Buddha Statue's Travel Through The Country, made with the cooperation of director Yoshiro ... view
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
2015
An independent crowd-funded documentary that celebrates the sixty-year legacy of the world's greatest monster, Godzilla. Filmed on location in Tokyo t ... view
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Himself
Original title: THE CODE/暗号
2009
For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective work. The agents of Detective Office 5 are a grou ... view
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Original title: 落語娘
2008
When a gal named Kasumi decides to become a traditional Japanese 'Rakugo' storyteller due to her uncle's invalidity, she is soon on her way to a caree ... view
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Original title: アイ・ラヴ・ユー
1999
To encourage a positive attitude, hearing-impaired mother Asako joins a theatrical troupe with her daughter Ai. Problems arise during rehearsals betwe ... view
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Feb 1999 (first aired)
Grandiene has been waiting for the day of resurrection, the day when the planets are in the alignment of the Grand Cross. Her children descend to the ... view
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Ittetsu Banda (1 ep.)
Original title: 我等の放課後
1996
Tatsuo was leading a peaceful suburban life with his wife and daughter. But an ex-girlfriend attends his bridge club. Then Haruo, an old friend, appea ... view
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Original title: ガメラ 大怪獣空中決戦
1995
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he give ... view
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Captain of the Kairyumaru
Original title: みんな〜やってるか!
1995
While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades. ... view
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Bank Manager
Original title: 四十七人の刺客
1994
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal fo ... view
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Jan 1991 (first aired)
The twelfth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series. ... view
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Takuboku Nile (52 ep.)
Original title: 利休
1989
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes ... view
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Geni
Original title: 座頭市
1989
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middl ... view
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Original title: 怪盗鼠小僧といれずみ判官
1981
Magistrate Toyama no Kin-san is ordered to catch the phantom thief Nezumi Kozo, who is robbing daimyo and wealthy townspeople. Under the name of Nezum ... view
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Original title: 砂の器
1974
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard. ... view
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Patrolman at Setagaya
Original title: ゲゾラ・ガニメ・カメーバ 決戦!南海の大怪獣
1970
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. S ... view
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Taro Kudo
Original title: 日本海大海戦
1969
Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a ... view
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Matsui
Original title: 風林火山
1969
Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He co ... view
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Original title: 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六
1968
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. ... view
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1st Lt. Takano
Original title: 怪獣総進撃
1968
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens kn ... view
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Katsuo Yamabe
Original title: リオの若大将
1968
Yuzo Kayama is captain of the Fencing team and visits Brazil to work in the shipyards with his professor. There he meets his beautiful daughter (Mie N ... view
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Original title: 斬る
1968
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer ... view
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Monnosuke Takei
Original title: 怪獣島の決戦 ゴジラの息子
1967
Reporter Goro Maki stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited b ... view
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Goro Maki
Original title: 日本のいちばん長い日
1967
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies ... view
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Major Sadakichi Ishihara - 1st Imperial Guards Division
Original title: 怪獣大戦争
1965
Astronauts Glenn and Fuji investigate Planet X and encounter mysterious aliens known as the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world f ... view
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Tetsuo Teri
Original title: 悪の階段
1965
Iwao, , Kumagai, and Konishi broke into the safe containing the wages of the employees of Ato Industries and obtained a fortune large enough to live a ... view
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Kumagai
Original title: 戦場にながれる歌
1965
Near the end of the war, a number of young Japanese join an army band hoping to avoid the front lines, but instead are sent to the Chinese Front. ... view
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Ichiro Nakahira
Original title: 太平洋奇跡の作戦 キスカ
1965
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhe ... view
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Tawara
Original title: 肉体の学校
1965
A love story about a former noblewoman who greedily enjoys love after breaking up with her unhappy marriage after the war, in pursuit of a wild and pu ... view
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Original title: 国際秘密警察 虎の牙
1964
Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase materials for the water dam construction. Kitami, who ca ... view
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Sakuma
Original title: 士魂魔道 大龍巻
1964
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 battle ... view
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Original title: マタンゴ
1963
Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The island has little edible food for them to use as they try ... view
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Kenji Murai - Professor
Original title: 忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻
1962
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their hon ... view
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Lord Date
Original title: 妖星ゴラス
1962
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is en ... view
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Tatsuma Kanai
Original title: 椿三十郎
1962
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and ... view
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Samurai
Original title: 真紅の男
1961
Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza run ... view
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Original title: トイレット部長
1961
The life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle. ... view
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Original title: 愛と炎と
1961
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during th ... view
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Original title: 独立愚連隊西へ
1960
In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communi ... view
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Original title: 大学の山賊たち
1960
A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a ... view
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Original title: 新・三等重役 亭主教育の巻
1960
Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to support a young woman’s relationship with an ac ... view
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Norio Fujisawa
Original title: 現代サラリーマン 恋愛武士道
1960
Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social expect ... view
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Hisada Hiroshi
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Original title: 日本誕生
1959
The legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to succeed his father on the throne, but Otomo, the Empe ... view
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Prince Iogi
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Original title: 潜水艦イ-57降伏せず
1959
In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an a ... view
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Masahiko Ōmori
Original title: コタンの口笛
1959
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state. ... view
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Original title: 大学のお姐ちゃん
1959
The first of eight "Three Dolls" features. In this entry the girls, students at Nichinan University, balance studying for the final exams while fallin ... view
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Akira Ōkubo
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Original title: 大学の人気者
1958
Romantic melodrama about the loves and adventures of Kageyama (Takarada) and his fellow oarsmen at Meikyo University. ... view
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Teppei Taki
Original title: 若い獣
1958
Story of a textile designer-turned featherweight boxer (Kubo) who, a la Champion ( 1949), loses everything as he battles his way to the top. ... view
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Original title: 東京の休日
1958
May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes o ... view
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Original title: 続 青い山脈 雪子の巻
1957
At Kaikō Girls’ School, a fake love letter sparks a heated PTA debate. Teacher Shimazaki wins the vote, while students and staff navigate misunders ... view
Character:
Rokusuke Kanaya
Original title: 青い山脈 新子の巻
1957
About schoolgirls in a rural town, and a love letter which has the entire community in an uproar. ... view
Character:
Rokusuke Kanaya
Original title: 大学の侍たち
1957
Three college friends support swimmer Okubo through family and financial troubles. Junko, a woman he helped, develops feelings for him, while a former ... view
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Ōkubo Akira
Original title: 新しい背広
1957
This movie depicts poor yet kind and modest people, focusing on sibling love. ... view
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Original title: 雪国
1957
It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous t ... view
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Saichiro
Original title: 蜘蛛巣城
1957
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spi ... view
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Yoshiteru Miki
Original title: 歌う不夜城
1957
Backstage friendships and rivalries flare as dancers Akiko and Haruko compete for roles, clash with disapproving parents, and juggle new romances. A f ... view
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Yukichi Hidaka
Original title: 嵐
1956
A widowed high-school teacher tries to raise his four children alone. ... view
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Original title: 麦笛
1955
Two youths – the serious son of a Buddhist abbot and his rakish pal – quarrel over a restaurant keeper's daughter. When one of the youths dies, th ... view
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Nobuo
Original title: 潮騒
1954
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. ... view
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Shinji
Original title: さらばラバウル
1954
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little ... view
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Shimada
Original title: 続思春期
1953
A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education. ... view
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(uncredited)
Original title: 春の囁き
1952
After graduating from a high school in the Seto Inland Sea, Koji, a childhood friend of Yaeko, went to Tokyo to enter university wearing a heartfelt s ... view
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Original title: 思春期
1952
Parent apathy to sexual education leads to various troubles for the young cast. ... view
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