Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki (轟 夕起子 Todoroki Yukiko; September 11, 1917 – May 11, 1967) was a Japanese actress. Her real name was Tsuruko Nishiyama. She participated in the Takarazuka Revue. At Takarazuka, she was known not by her real name, but by the stage name Toruko (Turquoise or Turk). Her birthplace was Shinbori, Azabu-ku in Tokyo. Her two ex-husbands were film directors Masahiro Makino and Koji Shima. Her son is Masayuki Makino, the principal of Okinawa Actors School. Anna Makino, a former member of idol group Super Monkey's, is her granddaughter.
Sanshiro Sugata
as Sayo MuraiThe story of Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, who travels into the city in order to learn...
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Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
as SayoIn this government-suggested sequel, Sugata again grows as a judo master, and demonstrates his...
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Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as OtokuA jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light...
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A Slope in the Sun
as Midori TashiroThe young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro...
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Mother Never Dies
as uncreditedThe premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.
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That Guy and I
as uncreditedAsada Keiko and Kurokawa Saburo are two young college students. When Keiko visits Saburo's...
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The Makioka Sisters
as uncredited1959 adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel.
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Burden of Love
as Ranko ArakiThe female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a...
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The Lady of Musashino
as Tomiko OnoSet in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young...
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The Maid's Kid
as uncreditedIn order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in...
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Hungry Soul
as Mayumi OgouchiReiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi,...
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Temptation
as Kotoko SonoyaShokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an...
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Our Failures
as uncreditedTells the story of Shintaro, a lawyer who quits his job to work at a camera factory, and his...
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Girl in the Glass
as Satoko OkinakaThe film starts with a short scene ending with shot of Sayuri Yoshinaga's character floating...
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Miss Hanako
as HanakoHanakosan (1943, TOHO, MAKINO Masahiro), a thoroughly light and joyful musical comedy,...
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Bannai Tarao Series Demon King of Kyokumadan
as uncreditedSixth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka.
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The Dragon Crest
as uncreditedA violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.
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The Flower and the Sword
as uncreditedA dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji...
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Tsukiyo no kasa
as uncreditedHousewives from four neighboring households casually gather at an old well at Kaneko's house in...
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Victory Song
as RitsukoHisshoka is a 1945 Drama film directed by four Japanese directors.
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The Stand in Hakone
as uncreditedA period film about a peasant revolt in the region near Mount Fuji, occasioned by high...
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Explosion!
as uncredited"Around the time he made such remarkably ambivalent war films as Mud and Soldiers and Five...
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Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man
as uncreditedThe new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.
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Hungry Soul, Part II
as Mayumi OgouchiA continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to...
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First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
as Mrs. NatsukoNatsuko Kayama, an authority in the beauty industry and once known as Miss Tokyo, is a...
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Women of Ginza
as uncreditedAt Shizumoto, a geisha shop not far from Ginza, a group of geisha are going about their day,...
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The Symbol of a Man
as Kiyo MurataIn 1936 under the war clouds over the Manchurian border, 60-year-old Oshima Shozaburo is...
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Madam of the first class and husband of the third class
as uncreditedDomestic comedy produced by Shin Toho Studios directed by Komori Kiyoshi and starring Todoroki...
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Sunny house
as Mitsu NakaharaOn the outskirts of Tokyo, a family of Mitsu Nakahara lives in one of the small huts surrounded...
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Dislikes
as uncreditedAn old man who has spent his life being respectful, honest and married for 35 years suddenly has...
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Ishimatsu of the Forest
as OfujiThe tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it...
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Temptation on Glamour Island
as Tatsu KitagawaComedy about three soldiers, two female reporters, six prostitutes, and the wife of an officer,...
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Dancing Sisters
as Fuyuko TakiIt’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a...
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Mado Kara Tobidase
as Fujiko - Shûsuke's wifeThe movie "Jump Out of the Window" is a heartwarming work that depicts the interaction between...
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The Lucky General
as uncreditedThe action takes place in a city where you can live on only 100 yen a day. The "General", who...
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Seven Faces
as uncreditedFirst film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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Gate of Flesh
as uncreditedA pickpocket falls in with a group of prostitutes who have one strict rule: none of them may...
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The Fight of the Gamblers
as uncreditedRyuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men,...
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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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The Rule for a Vagabond
as uncreditedA brave warrior fights to restore peace to a town riddled by crime, one sword at a time, in this...
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Saijo katagi
as NobuyoSet in an old merchant house in Kyoto, the film traces the passing of an era through the story...
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Unending Advance
as uncreditedOne of Uchida’s early sound films, Unending Advance is based on a curious story by Yasujiro Ozu,...
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Gekimetsu no uta
as 堀越弓子Three daughters have graduated from the music school and have gone their separate ways. On the...
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Golden Devil Part 2
as uncredited1948 adaptation of Golden Devil, part 2
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Red Pier
as MamaShortly after arriving in Kobe, "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent, witnesses a...
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The Scarred Crest
as uncreditedA war veteran clashes with a mob boss in this crime saga. When Ryuji returns from the war, he...
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Yama no Kanata ni
as uncreditedYojiro Ishizaka's original work was made into a drama co-starring Masahiko Tsugawa and Chieko...
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