Noboru Mitani
Acting
Biography
Noboru Mitani is an actor, known for A Thousand & One Nights (1969), The Geisha House (1998) and Dodes'ka-den (1970).
Born: April 9, 1932
Place of Birth: Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Denshi Sentai Denziman
Denzimen are warriors who fight against the Vader Clan, a clan that tries to pollute the Earth with sludge. Denzimen fight using the Super Science of the Denzi people.
Ultraman Taro
Kotaro Higashi trained to be a boxer, but after an icident with Astromons, he was killed. However, his body was brought to Nebula M-78 where Mother of Ultra saved his life by joining him with Ultraman Taro. Taro had spent many years training, honing his skills based on those of the other Ultra Brothers to become strong. The two returned to earth as a new kaiju era was beginning.
Princess Tutu
Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.
Love Letter
A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukemia, his wife and child that were left behind, and the friendship that develops between his wife and his former lover.
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.
Black Rain
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Tomorrow
On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsukaru Inoue, describes the daily life of people in Nagasaki the day before that fateful event. It presents the human drama of people's lives, and their feelings of joy and sadness. These include a newlywed couple, an expectant mother, and lovers who must say farewell because the boy is called to serve in the army. Each of these people, like others in the city, hoped to live with their dreams for ‘tomorrow’. But tomorrow never comes for them, as their lives are brought to an abrupt and unexpected end. Knowing how the story ends, in this case, doesn't detract from it at all; rather, it enhances the emotional impact, which is further heightened by the poignant musical score from Teizo Matsumura. 'Ashita' is the first film in Kazuo Kuroki's 'War Requiem Trilogy,' which also includes 'Utsukushii Natsu Kirishima' (2002) and 'Chichi to Kuraseba' (2004).
The Geisha House
Set in a Kyoto geisha house during the post-WWII era, the young Omocha begins her rigorous apprenticeship within the traditional community of geiko and maiko. She must navigate complex internal rivalries and a strict social hierarchy while the house struggles to maintain its customs. As modern society shifts around them, the residents face the increasing pressure of Japan's changing cultural identity.
A Quiet Life
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
Filmography
as Priest
as Kamishibai storyteller
as Doctor Himenogi
as Drosselmeyer (voice)
as The Professor
as Masami Ochiai
as Mikami
as Artist R
as Dr. Kojima
as Theater Producer
as Mutsuo Ishihara
as Man in the Novel
as Jyuzo Tokita
as Old Man
as Kudzaemon
as Gang Boss
as Junkichi Kaijima
as Tigris
as Post Office Clerk
as Middle-Aged Town Official
as Dr. Takasaki
as Detective
as Detective
as Kiyoshi Saito
as Judge Takakura
as Nishiguchi
as Vice Principal
as Nobuo Kishi
as Ryokichi Sasaki
as Eiko's father
as Nakamura
as Ryoji's father
as Detective
as Love hotel manager
as Old Man
as Seiko's Father
as Gynecologist
as Monk
as Suekichi Nomoto
as Vice Principal (voice)
as Mr. Takei
as Rokyoku Artist
as Balloon Vendor
as Sakuzô(作造)
as Tadao Ohashi
as Ichirô Nakamura
as Murakami
as Alcoholic Man
as Detective Sawamura
as Train Ticket Inspector
as Yasuharu Hashima
as Kamesasa
as Rihei Morioka - Vice-principal Teacher
as Demobilized soldier
as Hideaki Kawamura
as Railway assistant / Takada / Comedian
as Fujisaki - ID Officer
as Boatman
as Kazumi Nitani
as Syunji
as Taniguchi
as Pvt. Tsuguo Terajima
as Beggar
as Narrator (voice)
as Jin (voice)