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Yoshio Harada



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  • Roningai
  • Roningai review by from Nr Kurosawa, Japan
    Rated - 5.0 stars Excellent *chambera* 19 February 2006
    ...o. As the film starts, Aramaki Gennai, a wild haired, unstable ronin, played by Yoshio Harada and reminiscent of Toshiro Mifune's Kikuchiyo from The Seven Samurai, arrives a...   Read customer review

Yoshio Harada - filmography


  • Still Walking on DVD (2008)
    Starring: You,  Hiroshi Abe,  Yoshio Harada
    Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Set almost entirely during a 24-hour period, "Still Walking" examines the tensions that arise when a family gathers under one roof to observe the thirteenth anniversary of a son’s tragic passing.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,125 member
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  • Onibi - The Fire Within on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Yoshio Harada,  Reiko Kataoka,  Sho Aikawa
    Director: Rokuro Mochizuki
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Kunihiro (Harada) is glad to be back in the outside world after a stretch in prison. He's even more glad to see his old friend Tanigawa (Aikawa) who is more than keen to welcome him back into the yakuza fold. However, tired of the gangster life, Kunihiro wants to go straight but finds that many ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 53 members
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  • Roningai (1990)
    Starring: Yoshio Harada,  Shintaro Katsu,  Kunie Tanaka
    Director: Kazuo Kuroki
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This thrilling Japanese crime drama follows the tradition of samurai revenge movies that the country is so expert at producing. A heady, nonstop mix of sex, violence, drama, and action, RONIN-GAI tells takes place on the seedy outskirts of Tokyo's old city. When a group of prostitutes are murdered, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 420 members
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  • Shogun's Samurai on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Sonny Chiba,  Etsuko Shihomi,  Yoshio Harada
    Director: Kinji Fukasaku
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in feudal Japan, SHOGUN'S SAMURAI is Kinji Fukasaku's story of a brutal imperial struggle. The legendary samurai epic stars Sonny Chiba as one of the two sons of the recently deceased instructor of the Shogun. After the death of their father, the two men lock horns in a struggle for the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 604 members
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  • Ballad of Orin (1977)
    Starring: Shima Iwashita,  Yoshio Harada,  Tomoko Naraoka
    Director: Masahiro Shinoda
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Orin is a blind travelling musician who’s expected to remain celibate. However, when she gets raped her traveling music troupe throws her out for allowing it to happen. Now on her own, she pairs up with an anti-militarist man she meets. Vulnerable, she makes it fairly obvious she’s open to a sexual ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1 member
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Yoshio Harada facts

5 most recent films

Still Walking - 3.5 stars
Onibi - The Fire Within - 2.5 stars
Roningai - 2.5 stars
Shogun's Samurai - 3.0 stars
Ballad of Orin - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Still Walking - 3.5 stars
Shogun's Samurai - 3.0 stars
Lady Snowblood 2 - Love Song Of Vengeance - 3.0 stars
Roningai - 2.5 stars
Onibi - The Fire Within - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Ballad of Orin - 2.5 stars
Onibi - The Fire Within - 2.5 stars
Roningai - 2.5 stars
Lady Snowblood 2 - Love Song Of Vengeance - 3.0 stars
Shogun's Samurai - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

You - 2 times - show films
Hotaru Nomoto - 2 times - show films
Hiroshi Abe - 2 times - show films
Kazuya Takahashi - 2 times - show films
Ryôga Hayashi - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Hirokazu Koreeda - 2 times - show films
Kinji Fukasaku - 1 times - show films
Rokuro Mochizuki - 1 times - show films
Kazuo Kuroki - 1 times - show films
Masahiro Shinoda - 1 times - show films