Toshiko Itō
The Way of Drama
as OkaneThe Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of...
Movie pageLearn from Experience, Part Two
as Toyomi's motherPart 2 of a 2-part romance (fist part - Kafuku zempen) based on a story by noted author Kikuchi...
Movie pageWife! Be Like a Rose!
as Etsuko YamamotoKimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing...
Movie pageLearn from Experience, Part One
as Toyomi's motherPart 1 of a 2-part romance based on a story by noted author Kikuchi Kan. The central character...
Movie pageDen nana torimono jō bijo koumori
as uncreditedThe head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board)...
Movie pageThe Girl in the Rumor
as OyoA story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a "moga" ("modern girl")....
Movie pageComposition Class
as AuntBased on an autobiographical story by Toyota Masako.
Movie pageThe Battle of Kawanakajima
as A woman who lost her childThis epic depicts the battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen. The focus of the story...
Movie pageYoung People
as Teacher YamagataBased on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school...
Movie pageRainbow Hill
as Mrs. MizutaniA half brother and sister work at a hotel in Hakone respectively as a porter and a souvenir shop...
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