Hanshiro Iwai
Know for: Acting
Born: 1927-08-08
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Also know as:
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to...
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and...
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)
In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and...
疾風からす隊 (1953)
During the end of the shogunate, there was a group of black-clothed masked samurai known as the "Crow Squad" who resisted the shogunate's oppression,...
Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex...
Karuma Tengu: The Fire Festival (1951)
The masked avenger Kurama Tengu is linked to a plot to bring down the Tokugawa shogunate, but is it really our hero, or an imposter?
Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchū (1959)
Japanese comedy film.
Battle of Roses (1950)
A Japanese melodrama about three sisters, rival fashion companies, and attempted murder by overheated bathroom.
The Mansion of Intrigue (1957)
A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by...
The Waves (1952)
Nami (波 Nami) is a Japanese film directed by Noboru Nakamura. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
The Sword Knows (1958)
In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in order to avenge his parents’ deaths.
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light (1978)
Film distributed by ATG.
The Paradise Island Story (1957)
Musical-comedy about nine soldiers deserted on an island in South Pacific.