Koji Shima

Koji Shima

Born as Takehiko Kagoshima in Nagasaki, Shima left for Tokyo after graduating from high school. He was in the first class of the Nihon Eiga Haiyū Gakkō and joined the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1925. Playing mostly romantic leads, he appeared in films directed by such masters as Tomu Uchida and Kenji Mizoguchi. He turned to directing in 1939, and quickly came to prominence with films such as Kaze no Matasaburō, an adaption of a Kenji Miyazawa story, and Jirō Monogatari. After the war, he directed such films as Ginza Kankan Musume and Jūdai no Seiten at Shintoho and Daiei Studios. He won a prize at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival for Unforgettable Trail. Some of his last films were made in Hong Kong for Shaw Brothers. He directed over 90 films as a director and appeared in over 90 films as an actor. He was once married to the actress Yukiko Todoroki.

  • Title: Koji Shima
  • Popularity: 3.161
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1901-02-16
  • Place of Birth: Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Kôji Shima, Shi Ma San, Shih Ma-shan, Кодзи Сима
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Koji Shima Movies

  • 1926
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    A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring

    A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring

    1 1926 HD

    Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

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  • 1926
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    Mito Kōmon

    Mito Kōmon

    1 1926 HD

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  • 1930
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    Mistress of a Foreigner

    Mistress of a Foreigner

    6.5 1930 HD

    Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived. The fragment has been...

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  • 1932
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    Daughter and Springtime

    Daughter and Springtime

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1929
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    Sweat

    Sweat

    5.7 1929 HD

    Sweat (1929) is a slapstick riff on tendency-film themes, as a bored young millionaire has his clothes stolen by a tramp; dressed in the...

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  • 1926
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    The Woman Who Touched The Legs

    The Woman Who Touched The Legs

    1 1926 HD

    A twice-remade ironic comedy about a writer's encounter with a female thief.

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  • 1929
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    Tokyo March

    Tokyo March

    6 1929 HD

    A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual...

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  • 1937
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    Sôbô

    Sôbô

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1936
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    Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown

    Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown

    1 1936 HD

    Film about poet Ishikawa Takuboku

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  • 1932
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    Hatobue wo Fuku Onna

    Hatobue wo Fuku Onna

    1 1932 HD

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  • 1963
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    Teinen Taishoku

    Teinen Taishoku

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1956
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    Zangiku monogatari

    Zangiku monogatari

    7 1956 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Beloved Image

    The Beloved Image

    1 1960 HD

    A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.

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  • 1960
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    The Beloved Image

    The Beloved Image

    1 1960 HD

    A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.

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  • 1964
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    Muchana Yakko

    Muchana Yakko

    1 1964 HD

    A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up...

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  • 1956
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    Warning from Space

    Warning from Space

    5.1 1956 HD

    Large star-shaped aliens travel to earth in hopes of warning them about an oncoming catastrophe. To prevent panic about their appearance, one alien...

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  • 1941
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    Tale of Jiro

    Tale of Jiro

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Golden Demon

    The Golden Demon

    1 1954 HD

    Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

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  • 1969
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    Tropicana Interlude

    Tropicana Interlude

    1 1969 HD

    Lily Ho and Jimmy Lin Chong operate a travel agency specializing in Southeast Asian holidays, Tropicana Interlude. Lin Chong wears his trademark...

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  • 1970
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    The Orchid

    The Orchid

    1 1970 HD

    Romantic drama starring Lily Ho as a tourist in Singapore.

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  • 1955
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    The Phantom Horse

    The Phantom Horse

    6 1955 HD

    Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

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  • 1955
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    The Phantom Horse

    The Phantom Horse

    6 1955 HD

    Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

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  • 1950
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    Mado Kara Tobidase

    Mado Kara Tobidase

    1 1950 HD

    The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an...

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  • 1950
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    Mado Kara Tobidase

    Mado Kara Tobidase

    1 1950 HD

    The movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between two families. Shusuke Tokuyama (Den Obinata) runs an...

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  • 1953
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    Made in Japan

    Made in Japan

    1 1953 HD

    A love affair between a beautiful fashion designer returning from France and a naïve young judo player against the backdrop of Japan in the...

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  • 1960
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    The Priest and the Beauty

    The Priest and the Beauty

    3 1960 HD

    Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated by Anchin’s indifference to her...

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  • 1968
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    The Pit of Death

    The Pit of Death

    1 1968 HD

    Horror film directed by Koji Shima.

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  • 1954
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    A Geisha on Horseback

    A Geisha on Horseback

    1 1954 HD

    Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the...

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  • 1954
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    A Geisha on Horseback

    A Geisha on Horseback

    1 1954 HD

    Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the...

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  • 1958
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    Shogun's Holiday

    Shogun's Holiday

    1 1958 HD

    During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo...

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  • 1962
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    Otoko to onna no sei no naka

    Otoko to onna no sei no naka

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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  • 1947
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    A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

    A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

    1 1947 HD

    The debut film of Shin Toho Productions

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  • 1956
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    A Rainbow at Every Turn

    A Rainbow at Every Turn

    1 1956 HD

    Momoko and Asako are half sisters, daughters of the famous architect Tsuneo Mizuhara, who also have another half sister in Kyôto, Wakako, whom...

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  • 1949
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    Ginza Cancan Girls

    Ginza Cancan Girls

    1 1949 HD

    Shizuko Kasagi and Hideko Takamine star as young women who try to raise money for a needy old friend by becoming wandering singers who work for tips...

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  • 1956
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    滝の白糸

    滝の白糸

    1 1956 HD

    The middle of the Meiji period. Tororo Goro, a Nanjing expedition hit the first time to join the white thread at the water entertainer waterfall,...

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  • 1956
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    滝の白糸

    滝の白糸

    1 1956 HD

    The middle of the Meiji period. Tororo Goro, a Nanjing expedition hit the first time to join the white thread at the water entertainer waterfall,...

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  • 1959
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    The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters

    8 1959 HD

    1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.

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  • 1954
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    浅草の夜

    浅草の夜

    1 1954 HD

    A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this...

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  • 1954
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    浅草の夜

    浅草の夜

    1 1954 HD

    A young scriptwriter with a yakuza upbringing, an iron-fire dancer, a young painter, and a pure-hearted downtown girl fall in love in Asakusa in this...

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  • 1952
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    Lil's Return from Shanghai

    Lil's Return from Shanghai

    1 1952 HD

    In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Back in Japan, he is obsessed by her memory and...

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  • 1952
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    Lil's Return from Shanghai

    Lil's Return from Shanghai

    1 1952 HD

    In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Back in Japan, he is obsessed by her memory and...

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  • 1960
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    Sexy Sign Suki Suki Suki

    Sexy Sign Suki Suki Suki

    1 1960 HD

    Yamazaki Ryotaro is an Olympics' athlete and an asset. He accepts two jobs and responsibilities that are thrust upon him. One involves a a painting...

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  • 1958
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    Musume no boken

    Musume no boken

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Golden Demon

    The Golden Demon

    1 1954 HD

    Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage, the engagement of Kan-ichi (a student) and Miya (the daughter...

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  • 1969
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    Dear Murderer

    Dear Murderer

    1 1969 HD

    Tu Chang (Peter Chen Ho)’s boss Yeh Kuang Lung (Liu Kei) thinks highly of him and is prepared to give him his daughter’s hand in...

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  • 1969
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    Dear Murderer

    Dear Murderer

    1 1969 HD

    Tu Chang (Peter Chen Ho)’s boss Yeh Kuang Lung (Liu Kei) thinks highly of him and is prepared to give him his daughter’s hand in...

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  • 1970
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    Love Song Over the Sea

    Love Song Over the Sea

    1 1970 HD

    Romantic musical comedy.

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  • 1962
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    情熱の詩人啄木

    情熱の詩人啄木

    1 1962 HD

    1962 Japanese movie

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  • 1955
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    New Women’s Dialogue

    New Women’s Dialogue

    1 1955 HD

    A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth...

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  • 1955
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    New Women’s Dialogue

    New Women’s Dialogue

    1 1955 HD

    A young female president of a company who hates men and a new male employee who hates women: a one-on-one fight in which sparks fly! A cheerful youth...

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  • 1947
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    Todoroki Sensei

    Todoroki Sensei

    1 1947 HD

    Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi

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  • 1969
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    Tropicana Interlude

    Tropicana Interlude

    1 1969 HD

    Lily Ho and Jimmy Lin Chong operate a travel agency specializing in Southeast Asian holidays, Tropicana Interlude. Lin Chong wears his trademark...

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  • 1958
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    Chance Meeting

    Chance Meeting

    1 1958 HD

    Aya successfully stages a fashion show in Osaka and in the train on her way home to Tokyo accidentally treads on a man's foot. The man whose name is...

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  • 1962
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    Akiko

    Akiko

    1 1962 HD

    Akiko lives with her brother Toshio in suburban Tokyo working in different companies. One day, Toshio loses 500,000 yen which he was holding for his...

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  • 1953
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    Lady Chatterley of Japan

    Lady Chatterley of Japan

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1951
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    Hibari no komoriuta

    Hibari no komoriuta

    6 1951 HD

    Hibari no komoriuta (ひばりの子守唄, literally "Hibari's Lullaby") is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Koji Shima. The movie...

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  • 1959
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    The Path I Remember

    The Path I Remember

    1 1959 HD

    Japanese drama

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  • 1959
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    The Path I Remember

    The Path I Remember

    1 1959 HD

    Japanese drama

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  • 1953
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    Jûdai no seiten

    Jûdai no seiten

    1 1953 HD

    Film directed by Shima Koji and starring Wakao Ayako

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  • 1940
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    Kaze no Matasaburô

    Kaze no Matasaburô

    1 1940 HD

    Saburō Takada transfers from a city to a very small school. The village children suspect that Saburō is actually Matasaburō, the wind sprite.

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  • 1965
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    The Story of a Blind Woman

    The Story of a Blind Woman

    1 1965 HD

    At sixteen, due to illness, Tsuruko goes blind, and has no choice but to become a massage therapist. One day, stumbling on a staircase, he meets a...

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  • 1966
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    That Complicated Guy

    That Complicated Guy

    1 1966 HD

    Melodrama based on a novel by Yukio Mishima.

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  • 1955
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    The Phantom Horse

    The Phantom Horse

    6 1955 HD

    Following the tragic death of his father, a young boy's family trains his horse to compete in the local derby.

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  • 1957
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    Nine Hours of Terror

    Nine Hours of Terror

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Nine Hours of Terror

    Nine Hours of Terror

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    Thirst

    Thirst

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1966
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    Shojo jutai

    Shojo jutai

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Cat Knew

    The Cat Knew

    1 1958 HD

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