Detective Story (1983)
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner. ...
Watch NowMy strains Fujita (Fujita strains 進 I 藤田, 8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, Sanshiro Sugata, and appeared other Kurosawa film including the men who tread on the Tiger's tail (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and the Hidden Fortress (as General Tadokoro). Later, in Ishiro Honda's Mothra vs. Godzilla, he was a Supporting Actor, among many other films.
Before and during World War II, Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. The post-war period he became known for supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films. During the Sixties and seventies he played minor roles in tokusatsu or "special effects pictures" such as Ultraman and Frankenstein Conquers the world.
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