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Ryūji Kita is a Actor born on 1 january 1905

Ryūji Kita

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Birth 1 january 1905
Death 16 april 1972 (at 67 years)

Ryūji Kita (北 竜二, Kita Ryūji, 1905 – 16 April 1972) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 280 films from 1937 to 1972.

Usually with

Yasujirō Ozu
Yasujirō Ozu
(4 films)
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
(5 films)
Keiji Sada
Keiji Sada
(4 films)
Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ryūji Kita (20 films)

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The X from Outer Space, 1h29
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, War, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Sur la Lune, Giant monster films, Sur la Lune, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Eiji Okada, Hiroshi Fujioka, Ryūji Kita, Takanobu Hozumi
Rating48% 2.411832.411832.411832.411832.41183
The spaceship AAB Gamma is dispatched from Japan to travel to Mars to investigate reports of UFOs in the area. When the Gamma nears the red planet, it comes across a mysterious alien vessel that sprays the ship with spores. Samples are taken back to earth where one of them begins to develop.
King Kong Escapes, 1h44
Directed by Ishirō Honda
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about apes, King Kong films, Giant monster films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Akira Takarada, Rhodes Reason, Mie Hama, Hideyo Amamoto, Ryūji Kita, Andrew Hughes
Roles SDF General
Rating55% 2.76132.76132.76132.76132.7613
An evil genius named Dr. Who creates Mechani-Kong, a robotic version of King Kong, to dig for a highly radioactive Element X, found only at the North Pole. Mechani-Kong enters an ice cave and begins to dig into a glacier, but the radiation destroys its brain circuits and the robot shuts down. Who then sets his sights on getting the real Kong to finish the job. Who is taken to task by a beautiful female overseer, Madame Piranha. Her country's government is financing the doctor's schemes, and she frequently berates him for his failure to get results.
Japan's Longest Day
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Seiji Miyaguchi, Susumu Fujita, Yoshio Kosugi, Chishū Ryū, Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katō
Roles General Shigeru Hasunuma - Chief Military Aide to the Emperor
Rating76% 3.8320953.8320953.8320953.8320953.832095
Après la détonation des bombes atomiques sur Hiroshima et Nagasaki, l'armée japonaise et le gouvernement se sont opposés à la demande des Alliés de se rendre sans condition. Le ministre de l'armée Anami conduit les officiers militaires qui se proposent de se battre, même à la mort de tous les citoyens japonais. L'empereur Hirohito, cependant, se joint à ses ministres pour demander l'impensable, la reddition pacifique du Japon. Lorsque les militaires complotent pour renverser le gouvernement civil de l'Empereur, Anami doit faire face au choix entre ses désirs et sa loyauté envers son Empereur.
Zatoichi's Cane Sword, 1h33
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Eijirō Tōno, Masumi Harukawa, Makoto Fujita, Ryūji Kita
Roles Genbei Shimotsukeya
Rating74% 3.7383853.7383853.7383853.7383853.738385
In a town dominated by yakuza, Zatoichi (Katsu) encounters a master swordsmith named Senzo (Tōno) who identifies Zatoichi's cane sword as the work of his late mentor. Senzo also spots a crack in the blade and warns that it will snap after one more kill.
Tokyo Drifter, 1h29
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Tetsuya Watari (渡 哲也), Hideaki Nitani, Chieko Matsubara, Ryūji Kita
Roles Kurata
Rating70% 3.548983.548983.548983.548983.54898
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo is a member of a recently deactivated Yakuza gang. His boss, to whom he holds absolute loyalty, Kurata, has given up the life of crime for himself and his syndicate. Otsuka, a rival gang boss, attempts to recruit Tetsu into his organization, but is turned down. After failing, Otsuka sends an assassin to neutralize Tetsu, fearing he will interfere with a real estate scam. Looking to profit from the scheme himself and fearing that his group is threatened by his presence, Kurata asks Tetsu to leave and live the life of a drifter.
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, 2h1
Directed by Tomu Uchida
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Themes Samurai films
Actors Kinnosuke Nakamura, Chiezō Kataoka, Ken Takakura, Isao Kimura, Wakaba Irie, Chieko Naniwa
Roles Sakai Tadakatsu
Rating70% 3.5131453.5131453.5131453.5131453.513145
Cinquième volet de la série de films consacrés au légendaire samouraï Miyamoto Musashi, réalisés par Tomu Uchida
13 Assassins, 2h5
Directed by Eiichi Kudō
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Samurai films
Actors Chiezō Kataoka, Kō Nishimura, Ryōhei Uchida, Kanjūrō Arashi, Sumiko Fuji, Kōtarō Satomi
Rating73% 3.6881053.6881053.6881053.6881053.688105
À la suite d’un ordre secret émanant d’un haut dignitaire du shogunat Tokugawa, 13 hommes ont un objectif commun : assassiner Matsudaira Nariaki, le daimyō du clan Akashi, un homme sanguinaire et despotique, devenu incontrôlable. Ils ont soixante jours pour réussir cette mission suicidaire…
An Autumn Afternoon, 1h53
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Chishū Ryū, Shima Iwashita, Mariko Okada, Keiji Sada, Nobuo Nakamura, Kuniko Miyake
Roles Tamako
Rating79% 3.9959053.9959053.9959053.9959053.995905
Shūhei Hirayama (Chishū Ryū) is an ageing widower with a 32-year-old married son, Kōichi (Keiji Sada), and two unmarried children: 24-year-old daughter Michiko (Shima Iwashita) and a 21-year-old son Kazuo (Shin'ichirō Mikami). The ages of the children, and what they respectively remember about their mother, suggest that she died just before the end of the war, perhaps in the bombing of Tokyo in 1944-45. Since his marriage, Kōichi has moved out to live with his wife in a small flat, leaving Hirayama and Kazuo to be looked after by Michiko.
Love Under the Crucifix, 1h42
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Ineko Arima, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ganjirō Nakamura, Chishū Ryū, Mieko Takamine, Osamu Takizawa
Rating66% 3.334353.334353.334353.334353.33435
L'histoire d'amour contrariée entre Gin, la fille de Sen no Rikyū et Ukon Takayama, un seigneur en butte à la persécution des chrétiens décrétée par Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?, 1h52
Directed by Yves Ciampi
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Actors Keiko Kishi, Thomas Holtzmann, Mario Adorf, Nadine Basile, Jacques Berthier, Ingrid van Bergen
Roles Prince Konoe
Rating63% 3.1837053.1837053.1837053.1837053.183705
Le film est basé sur l'histoire vraie de Richard Sorge, travaillant à l'ambassade d'Allemagne au Japon entre 1935 et 1943, et espion pour l'URSS.
Late Autumn, 2h8
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Setsuko Hara, Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Okada, Yōko Tsukasa, Chishū Ryū, Keiji Sada
Roles Seiichiro Hirayama
Rating78% 3.9461553.9461553.9461553.9461553.946155
Three middle-aged friends and former college mates – Mamiya (Shin Saburi), Taguchi (Nobuo Nakamura) and Hirayama (Ryuji Kita) – meet up for the 7th memorial service of a late college friend, Miwa. Miwa's widow Akiko (Setsuko Hara) and 24-year-old daughter Ayako (Yoko Tsukasa) are also present. The three friends remark amongst themselves how good Akiko looks despite being in her forties.
Hero of the Red Light District, 1h49
Directed by Tomu Uchida
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Chiezō Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Yaeko Mizutani, Minoru Chiaki, Sadako Sawamura, Fumiko Okamura
Rating74% 3.7256253.7256253.7256253.7256253.725625
Jirozaemon est un riche et honnête fabricant de soie qui avait été abandonné à la naissance par une famille inconnue mais sans doute aisée. Il est affecté d'une cicatrice au visage dont l'extrême laideur fait fuir les femmes. Comme il souhaite une épouse coûte que coûte, des clients lui arrangent des rencontres : en vain. Ils décident un jour de distraire le malheureux en l'emmenant à Yoshiwara, le quartier des plaisirs de Edo (ancien nom de Tokyo). Là-bas, même les geishas ne veulent pas lui tenir compagnie. Seule Tamatsuru, une prostituée de bas-étage sortant de prison et décidée à monter dans la hiérarchie sociale, accepte la compagnie du « monstre ». Celui-ci s'en émeut. Elle lui promet le mariage s'il l'aide à devenir « première courtisane ». Jirozaemon se ruine pour elle, à un moment où son entreprise traverse une mauvaise passe, avant de réaliser que le tout Yoshiwara s'est moqué de lui.
Equinox Flower, 1h58
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiko Kuga, Ineko Arima, Keiji Sada, Chishū Ryū
Roles Heinosuke Horie
Rating77% 3.891663.891663.891663.891663.89166
Wataru Hirayama (Shin Saburi) is a wealthy Tokyo businessman who acts as a go-between for couples seeking marriages. When an old schoolmate Mikami (Chishū Ryū) approaches him for help concerning his daughter Fumiko (Yoshiko Kuga), who has run off owing to a conflict with her father, he agrees. Finding her in a bar where she now works, he listens to her side of the story. Fumiko complains that her father is stubborn, insisting on arranging her marriage, whereas she has now fallen in love with a musician and is adamant to lead life her own way.