Kumeko Otowa

Born: 1915-07-08


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Ran

as Sue's lady in waiting
Released: 1985-06-01

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular...

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Kagemusha

as Takemaru's Nurse
Released: 1980-04-26

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to...

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Dreams

as uncredited
Released: 1990-05-11

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.

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Rhapsody in August

as uncredited
Released: 1991-05-25

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed...

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Floating Clouds

as uncredited
Released: 1955-01-15

A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young...

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Flowing

as Tsurumoto maid
Released: 1956-11-20

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter...

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47 Ronin

as uncredited
Released: 1962-11-03

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await...

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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as (uncredited)
Released: 1956-01-03

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and...

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Repast

as uncredited
Released: 1951-11-23

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage, all she does is cook...

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Two in the Shadow

as uncredited
Released: 1967-11-18

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him...

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Composition Class

as The second wife
Released: 1938-08-21

Based on an autobiographical story by Toyota Masako.

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The Wiser Age

as uncredited
Released: 1962-01-14

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

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Okuni and Gohei

as uncredited
Released: 1952-04-10

A high-born woman named Okuni travels around the country with Gohei, a samurai retainer who is...

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Third Class Executives

as uncredited
Released: 1952-05-30

1950s Japanese comedy.

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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)

as uncredited
Released: 1957-04-02

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

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The Lovelorn Geisha

as uncredited
Released: 1960-07-12

A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother...

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The Battle of Kawanakajima

as Omaki
Released: 1941-11-30

This epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story...

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Ushidure Express

as uncredited
Released: 1937-11-03

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Sky of Hope

as Miyoko
Released: 1942-01-14

What is marriage? Young couple in match-making wanted to know before they decide. They visited...

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Shanghai Landing Party

as uncredited
Released: 1939-05-19

This film attempts to reconstruct the tension of the Battle of Shanghai through an episode in an...

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Rivals

as uncredited
Released: 1939-09-19

Two hyper-competitive salarymen let their workplace rivalry spill over into their private lives,...

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Sazae-san

as uncredited
Released: 1956-12-12

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

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Subterranean Heat

as Yoriko
Released: 1938-02-01

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明朗五人男

as uncredited
Released: 1940-11-30

1940 Japanese movie

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A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

as Geisha
Released: 1941-12-30

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

as uncredited
Released: 1941-01-17

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

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Ai no uzu shio

as uncredited
Released: 1962-05-22

1962 Japanese movie

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

as uncredited
Released: 1941-03-07

The story is based on the serial novel by Tsunoda Kikuo.

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Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

as uncredited
Released: 1940-01-18

Part two of two.

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Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete

as uncredited
Released: 1952-10-09

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Hideko the Cheerleader

as Yuriko, Hideko's sister
Released: 1940-01-31

Hideko, a young Baseball fan, determined to cheer for her favourite baseball team by creating a...

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Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu

as uncredited
Released: 1956-10-31

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Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

as uncredited
Released: 1940-01-18

Part one of two.

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