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Frank Tokunaga(1888-1967)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Frank Tokunaga was born on 7 July 1888 in Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Akai hi aoi hi (1929), Koi no sutoppu mamanranu (1930) and Kane wa tenka no mawari mochi (1931). He died in 1967 in San Joaquin, California, USA.
BornJuly 7, 1888
Died1967
BornJuly 7, 1888
Died1967
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Known for

Akai hi aoi hi
  • Director
  • 1929
Koi no sutoppu mamanranu
  • Director
  • 1930
Kane wa tenka no mawari mochi
  • Director
  • 1931
Tôyô no Karumen
  • Director
  • 1925

Credits

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Actor



  • The Big Wave (1961)
    The Big Wave
    6.5
    • Toru's Grandfather
    • 1961
  • Escapade in Japan (1957)
    Escapade in Japan
    5.9
    • Farmer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, and Machiko Kyô in The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
    The Teahouse of the August Moon
    6.6
    • Mr. Omura (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay (1942)
    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay
    6.0
    • (as Bunroku Tokunaga)
    • 1942
  • Currents of Youth (1942)
    Currents of Youth
    7.5
    • Keikichi's Father (as Bunroku Tokunaga)
    • 1942
  • Zoku Hebihimesama
    • 1940
  • Haru yo izuko (1940)
    Haru yo izuko
    • (as Bunroku Tokunaga)
    • 1940
  • The Loves of a Kabuki Actor (1938)
    The Loves of a Kabuki Actor
    7.5
    • (as Bunroku Tokunaga)
    • 1938
  • Hakurai tonchinkan
    • 1926
  • Ai no himitsu
    • 1924
  • Anita Stewart in The Woman He Married (1922)
    The Woman He Married
    • Yosi
    • 1922
  • Anita Stewart in The Yellow Typhoon (1920)
    The Yellow Typhoon
    • 1920
  • The Fatal Sign (1920)
    The Fatal Sign
    • 1920
  • The Willow Tree (1920)
    The Willow Tree
    • John Charles Goto
    • 1920
  • William Duncan in Man of Might (1919)
    Man of Might
    4.7
    • Chu Chen Ling
    • 1919

Director



  • Keiba to nyobo
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Oira no sekai
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Asu no taiyô
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Hanamuko hyakumanryô
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Shonen senshu
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Kane wa tenka no mawari mochi
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Hikari wa higashiyori
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Koi no sutoppu mamanranu
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Shisei no kagayaki
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Taiyo no kokoro
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Chichi
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Shuressha
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Akai hi aoi hi
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Kokoro naki miyako
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Chiriyuku jôka
    • Director
    • 1926

Writer



  • Kane wa tenka no mawari mochi
    • story
    • 1931
  • Koi no sutoppu mamanranu
    • story
    • 1930
  • Akai hi aoi hi
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1929
  • Tôyô no Karumen
    • Writer
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frank Tokanaga
  • Born
    • July 7, 1888
    • Japan
  • Died
    • 1967
    • San Joaquin, California, USA

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