Komako Hara
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Hara made her motion picture debut in 1924 in the film Rakujitsu no yume.[1] At studios such as Tōa Kinema and Makino Talkie, she achieved fame specializing in starring roles playing vamps, dokufu (poison women), and yakuza molls in jidaigeki.[1] In the sound era, she shifted to secondary roles in films by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Masahiro Makino, and Keigo Kimura. She appeared in over 200 films in her career.
The Life of Oharu
as Otsubone KuzuiIn Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the...
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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
as OsaiThe tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down...
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Echo of Love
as uncreditedA man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called...
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Oyuki the Virgin
as OkinWhen a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats....
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Kurama Tengu
as uncreditedThis is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went...
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Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
as OkuniA captivating operetta by Masahiro Makino based on Juppensha Ikku's humorous novel "Tōkaidōchū...
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Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6
as uncreditedAn important silent film survives, Kumahiko Nishina's Umon torimonocho rokuban tegara jinenji...
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Monsters Catcher Oedo Seven Changes
as uncreditedFilm about Ghost-Cat.
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Miss Okichi
as uncreditedKenji Mizoguchi is credited as “supervisor” on this rare Japanese genre film, which stars the...
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