Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase (村瀬 幸子, Murase Sachiko, 21 March 1905 – 9 October 1993) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1991.
Rhapsody in August
as Kane (The Grandmother)The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed...
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Love for an Idiot
as uncreditedA middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she...
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Apostasy
as Inoko's wifeIn the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a...
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Station
as Ryosuke's MotherA detective goes out of his way to crack the case of a serial killer who specialises in...
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The Snow Woman
as SoyoA master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special...
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
as Shimazo’s wifeBlind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving...
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Emperor Meiji and General Nogi
as ShizukoIn January 1904, the situation between Japan and Russia had grown tense. The Emperor Meiji is...
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When Women Lie
as uncreditedThree stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka),...
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Aruhi watashi wa
as uncreditedThe four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of...
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Broken Drum
as KunikoWhen the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his...
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Pure White Nights
as uncredited"Pure white nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the...
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Zatoichi the Fugitive
as MakiAfter arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a...
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The Murderer Must Die
as uncreditedA year ago, Tetsuo Yazaki was unemployed and wanted money, attacked a police box in Kobe, robbed...
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Port of Flowers
as O-yukiThe sweet but naive denizens of a charming port town are hoodwinked by a couple of con men at...
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The Hill is Full of Flowers
as Setsu NoroA youth drama directed by Kiyoshi Horiike, who was adapted from "Young Tokyo no Yane" by Akira...
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Thirst for Love
as uncreditedNatsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an...
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Okoto and Sasuke
as YoshikoA period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her...
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Okoto and Sasuke
as uncreditedA period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her...
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as uncreditedAfter winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to...
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Itsuko to sono haha
as Shizuko MatsuoAn elderly woman devoted to her foster-daughter searches for a good husband for her.
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Love Stopped the Runaway Train
as uncreditedBased on a novel by Ayako Miura.
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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
as uncreditedA Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.
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Striving to Live
as uncreditedYasuichiro Isa, who works in the labor section of Sone Mining Tokyo Headquarters, paid a monthly...
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Adolescence Part II
as Kimi MamiyaA story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.
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Gateway to Glory
as FusayoA young man leaves his widowed mother on her improverished farm and makes his career in the...
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Women's House
as uncreditedAfter Shuichiro moved to Tokyo, the Tanno family became completely female, including Mrs. Tanno,...
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A Woman Crying in Spring
as OakiKenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict...
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The Naked Executive
as Matsuyo HidakaThe executive director of the «Chuo Shoji» company, Hidaka Shiro, is called a "demon of work",...
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The Angry Street
as uncreditedThe Angry Street includes a great deal of location shooting in the rebuilt city, including...
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Kisses
as Kikyoko ShirakawaKinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a...
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The School of Spies
as uncreditedNakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be...
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Carmen's Innocent Love
as uncreditedStrip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing...
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The Kii River
as YasuEpic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and...
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Fresh Leaves
as Atsuko YamagataKeiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a...
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Sincerity
as Keikichi's wifeTwo young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one...
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Nippon no obaachan
as uncreditedTwo obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast...
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Sunflower Girl
as Setsuko's motherYoung Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei...
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風雲児
as uncreditedYano, a progressive individual who seeks to overcome strength with gentleness and confronts...
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A Human Promise
as Tatsu, Ryôsaku's wifeAn old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the...
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Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
as uncreditedBorn to a prestigious family, Natsuko is not impressed by any one of her suitors. Determined to...
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Manchurian Sunset
as AtsukoA film adaptation of the original novel by Kazuo Dan. This exciting film, set in Asia on the eve...
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Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter
as Ayako KiriharaThe film is a lengthy work interweaving characters from different backgrounds and social strata...
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Here's to the Young Lady
as Proprietress of the barA matchmaker looks to unite a young woman from a wealthy Tokyo family with the humble owner of...
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Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
as Ayako KiriharaPart two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the...
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Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
as uncreditedIwabuchi of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division cooperates with Kubo of...
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Marriage
as Fujie SugawaraIn postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in...
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Love in the Mountains
as uncreditedA mother and her daughter who run a quiet mountain hotel, and guests who visit the hotel. A girl...
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Spring Awakens
as Masa HirobeSlice of life film centered on a couple of years in the life of a rural high school girl.
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Rainbow Hill
as Mrs. HayakawaA half brother and sister work at a hotel in Hakone respectively as a porter and a souvenir shop...
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The False Student
as Hikoichi's motherA youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
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Passion
as Mitsuko, reporterFilm by Hiroshi Shimizu, featuring an early role for frequent Ozu and Naruse collaborator Hideko...
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