Mami Kumagai
Birthday: Born in 1960-03-10 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Deathday: Alive
Mami Kumagai (熊谷 真実, Kumagai Mami, bor March 10, 1960) is a Japanese actress and talent. Born in Suginami, Tokyo, she lives in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She is affiliated with Our Songs Creative. Kumagai made her drama debut in 1978 in the third episode of the TV drama Jūjiro Dainibu (Crossroads Part 2) starring Sonny Chiba. In 1979, she made her screen debut with Oretachi no Kōkyōgaku, and starred in the NHK TV series Mā-nēchan in the first half of the same year, winning the Élan d'Or Award for Newcomers. In 2016 she received the Kinokuniya Theater Award and Yomiuri Theater Award for her Komatsuza Theater performance in Manzana, Waga Machi (Manzana, My Town).
TV Credits
さくら
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Sakura is a Japanese serialized morning television drama that aired on NHK from April 1 to September 28 of 2002. The series totalled 156 episodes. It chronicles the life of Matsushita Sakura, a Sansei Japanese-American living in Hawaii. She moves to a small town in Japan to be an assistant language teacher for Japanese middle-school students. The show, lasting only 15 minutes long, is on every morning except Sunday, every week. Sakura first comes to Japan living with her grandparents; later, s...
熱帯夜
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It is a hot and humid summer in Tokyo. Eiji (Yusaku Matsuda), armed with a modified gun, breaks into a salaryman's finance company in Shinjuku and makes off with nearly 40 million yen and Sachiko (Kaori Momoi), the receptionist. The two, a young man from the countryside with a perverse personality and an unattractive office worker, plan a fugitive journey without a guilty conscience with a large sum of money in their hands....
功名が辻
Character: Fune
Kazutoyo lived during the end of the Sengoku period (1546-1605). He was the first feudal lord of the fief of Tosa on the island of Shikoku. He served Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Chiyo (1557-1617) was his wife, and was known in history for her dedication and devotion to her husband (like Matsu was to Toshiie in Toshiie to Matsu). She is the daughter of a samurai who served the feudal lord Asai....
マー姉ちゃん
Character: Isono Mariko
A serialized television series, aired in 1979, based on Hasegawa Machiko's "Sazae-san Uchiakebanashi" (Sazae-san Confessions), which depicts the true vibrant energy and strength of the common people, through their laughter and tears, from the pre-war to the post-war period in Japan....
初恋、ざらり
Character: Seiko Okamura
Arisa Ueto has a mild intellectual disability and autism. She hides her disabilities, but it's difficult for her to have relationships with others. She often makes mistakes at work and gets fired because of it. She has an inferiority complex and she will try to please guys intimately who seem interested in her. Arisa Ueto is unable to ordinary, but she admires those that are. She meets part-time worker Ryuji Okamura at her new place of work. She falls in love with. Due to his tenderness, she s...
バントマン
Character: Kasumi Nerei
Yanagisawa Hiroto, a former professional baseball player was once a star home run hitter for the Dragons, but after losing his wife to a sudden illness received a notice that he was let go from the team. The story unfolds as he decides he can’t let his “home run life” come to an end and tries out for a team. However, instead of joining a professional baseball team, he’s directed to become a “sacrifice bunt man” in an ordinary company, where his role is to create opportunities for others....
それでも俺は、妻としたい
Character: Yoshiko Yanagida
A struggling screenwriter, Gota Yanagida, faces a sexless marriage with his wife, Chika, who refuses his advances despite his efforts. As they navigate their daily lives, including caring for their son, Taro, Gota's attempts to rekindle their intimacy lead to a comedic and tense battle of wills over their relationship....
Movie Credits
頭痛肩こり樋口一葉
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Making of Daibyonin
Character: Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The Last Dance"....
Through Their Eyes
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A compelling human drama about the growing social problems and public responsibilities regarding the welfare and ethical treatment of neglected dogs and cats at animal shelters. The story is told through the eyes of tormented vets who are relentless in their efforts to change the system to serve these animals with dignity....
Begging for Love
Character: Wang Hatsu
During a quest to find a Taiwanese father's grave, disturbing memories of child abuse are aroused....
300 Million
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Katagiri, a highly ambitious young detective, teams up with older detective Takiguchi, who is about to retire, to investigate a murder that took place by Sumida River. Katagiri is annoyed by Takiguchi's pushiness, but is surprised to hear that the victim was a suspect in the 300 million yen robbery....
The Bored Samurai
Character: Ogin
Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead with flashy clothes and a handsome face, and is proficient in all the military arts and called Bored Hatamoto. Mikijiro Hira acts as such a hero in history. Mondonosuke is secretly ordered to look into the suspicious movement in Nagoya castle by the Ometsuke, and he found out about the misconduct and sole it. This is a period movie about the hero!...
でくの空
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Elevator to the Gallows
Character: Makiko Onda
Takahiko Tokito is a doctor at a big medical corporation. He has decided to run away with his lover, the wife of the president of his company. But before he is able to leave, he has to kill her husband and make it look like suicide....
The Long Way 'Round
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1980 Japanese film....
The Last Dance
Character: Props Master
A successful Japanese movie director in his sixties becomes increasingly ill while working on his latest film. Though his family, friends, and doctor try to keep the secret of his terminal cancer from him, Buhei gradually comes to realize the truth of his condition, leading him on a journey of despair, anger, and – ultimately – acceptance....
Uneasy Encounters
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A five-part comedy and horror anthology...
Partners
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19-year-old freeter (a Japanese expression for people between the ages of 15 and 34 who lack full time employment or are unemployed, excluding housewives and students.) Tsuyoshi Osanai enters a school for guide dog trainers. After 2 years of training, Tsuyoshi becomes an assistant trainer. His first dog to train is Chie....
Drifting Clouds
Character: O-Kame (voice)
Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time smoking his pipe, drinking sake, and chasing women. The arrival of a Shinsengumi squad led by a young swordswman, Ichimonji Hyougo, disrupts this peaceful routine, forcing Kumosuke to defend himself....
Underdog: Part One
Character: Kaneko
Tells the story of three bottom-dog boxers who gets used as punching bags. Pro boxer Suenaga Akira fell off the path to greatness but still tries to crawl his way to the top. Omura Ryuta is a youngster who grew up in foster care. Miyagi Shun, a TV celebrity with famous parents, takes a shot at boxing as part of a TV show. Three underdogs with very different back stories put their pride on the line as they exchange blows....
Days with You
Character: Yayoi Funabiki
Natsuki takes care of her young autistic brother. She then meets her old childhood friend and falls in love, unfortunately he suffers from a serious illness....
Burning Dog
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A gang of thieves plot to rob a US military base in Okinawa, but rising tensions in the group threaten to put the plan in jeopardy....
Underdog: Part Two
Character: Kaneko
Suenaga finds his life on the verge of collapsing as violence consumes those around him. However, he finds a worthy opponent in Omura, an up-and-coming wunderkind who is trying to escape his violent past. The men's fight for redemption culminates in a climatic match brimming with raw, testosterone-fueled emotions. Upholding the Rocky Balboa spirit of learning to get hit and keep moving forward, Underdog is a tough, uncompromising epic that deserves a spot in the pantheon of great boxing films....