Hisano Yamaoka
Samurai Rebellion
as Sannojo Kasai's mother (uncredited)The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The...
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as OtatsuSaheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He...
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Cell No. 8
as uncreditedA man and a woman meet through a strange fate. This unique melodrama depicts the course of their...
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Elegant Beast
as Yoshino, Tokizo's wifeA greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while...
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The Sleeping Beast Within
as Hisa UekiWhen a middle aged salaryman is unknowingly used by drug traffickers he is dishonored and fires...
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Lullaby to Kill
as Ito IzutsuKôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police...
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The Scarlet Camellia
as uncreditedA young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because...
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Nishi Ginza Station
as uncreditedThis short comedy concerns the extramarital affair of a drugstore owner. It is based on a...
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The River Fuefuki
as uncreditedIn a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very...
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A Geisha's Diary
as Tsutsui KeikoA young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she...
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Hi no tori
as uncreditedEmi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the...
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Ningen Gari
as uncreditedA detective sets out on a manhunt to catch a murderer before the crime's statue of limitations...
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Heat Wave Island
as uncreditedOtowa is a former Seto Inland Sea island farmer who has moved to the mainland in order to find...
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Streetlights
as 永田夫人A sophisticated comedy about love games between men and women that arise from an intentionally...
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The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
as uncreditedSet in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three...
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Living by Karate
as AkieWada Kōji is a chivalrous young man who leads a group of youths that take on a yakuza boss.
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At the End of the Clouds
as uncreditedA movie that depicts the tragic fate of many Yokaren flight-academy pilots.
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The House of the Sleeping Virgins
as Yasuko - Eguchi's wifeAbout an establishment where old men pay to sleep besides young girls that had been narcotized...
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Take Care, Red Riding Hood
as uncreditedA high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort...
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That Wonderful Guy
as Yōko's Dance InstructorYōko dreams of becoming a dancer and begins working with the famous musician Takeo.
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Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
as uncreditedJapanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp and then going to Iwo Jima in the...
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Women and Miso Soup
as uncreditedTemari, a geisha, dreams of opening a small restaurant with her little brother.
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The Tempters: Smile After Tears
as uncreditedLayabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He...
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Kokoro no sanmyaku
as uncreditedA film dealing with the trials and tribulations of a primary school before and after the Pacific...
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Remembering the Cosmos Flower
as uncreditedAkiko returns to her home village in Japan after seven years in South America, where she...
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Time Within Memory
as uncreditedMinoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old...
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Matsue ToriiA touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo,...
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Sixteen years old
as uncreditedSenko Tamagawa is a third-year junior high school student, and she is the captain of the...
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The Storm over Arabia
as uncreditedJapanese action film set in Arabia.
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The Political Game
as uncreditedThis is James Miki's first directorial work, and he is also the original writer and...
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Forbidden Lips
as uncreditedA youth lyrical story of pure love of a girl who grew up in the Kyoto Gion quarter, with a...
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Green Fruit
as uncreditedTwo sisters live with their family. The elder is reserved; the younger lively. Yet, the former...
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Just for You
as ShizukoYumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she...
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Wild Ducks and Green Onions
as uncreditedThe four-member con group, including the intellectual boss Nobukichi Ishiguro (Masayuki Mori),...
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Crossroad
as Tomoko IseIse, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having...
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Wild Geese
as Otsune, Suezo's wifeOtama, daughter of a poor candy vendor, becomes the mistress of a man whom she believes to be a...
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Blood-Red Water in the Channel
as HiromiNikkatsu finally responds to Suzuki's growing discontentment by giving him a bigger budget and a...
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Making It Through
as uncreditedSugako Hashida Drama Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari is a Japanese television drama series that first...
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Haru yo koi
as 神谷友子A successful screenwriter looks back on her life when she learns her husband has cancer. A...
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Life of a Flower
as Kurosawa TokikoThe story chronicles the life of Ii Naosuke.
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Byakkotai
as Inoue TomekoByakkotai was part of Aizu's four-unit military, set up in the domain's drive to finalize its...
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Ashita Kara no Koi
as uncreditedSet in a neighborhood near a private railway station in the suburbs of Tokyo, this cheerful home...
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Kokugo Gannen
as uncreditedSet in 1874 at the residence of an official of the Ministry of Education of Japan who was...
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