Keiko Tsushima
Birthday: Born in 1926-02-07 in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Deathday: 2012-08-01
Keiko Tsushima (津島 恵子 Tsushima Keiko, 7 February 1926 – 1 August 2012) was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori (森 直子 Mori Naoko). She was notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki.
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花神
Character: Otaki
Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system....
兄弟
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The drama depicts the lives and loves of people living in three different environments: a family consisting of two brothers and their parents; a family with a father and a daughter who are not well organized; and a girl who has moved from the countryside to Tokyo to live alone in the whirlwind of the big city, desperately trying to survive....
京、ふたり
Character: 母方の祖母・能田静枝
The 45th NHK Asadora. Set in an old Kyoto tsukemono (Japanese preserved vegetables) store, this series depicted the conflicts between a woman, her daughter and her father-in-law. It is a story about the relationships of three generation of women in the Nakahide family....
俺たちの旅
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A milestone in Japanese teen drama, representing the 1970s. It questions the meaning of life, worries, and joys....
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Wedding Day
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Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with Shinsaku regaining his old vigor as a writer and Sakie, his daughter, finding a suitable match, while the family is struggling with the losses of war....
Dotanba
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Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Tak...
Yukiko
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Character: Setsuko Yamauchi
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis....
Sincere Heart
Character: Kiyoko Nonomiya
A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar....
Twilight Saloon
Character: Emi Rosa
Set in a tavern, director Tomu Uchida depicts the joys and sorrows of the people who gather there in an experimental style, weaving in a variety of music in this ambitious ensemble drama....
Hiroba no kōdoku
Character: Fumie
Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta...
Hanran
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Wicked Priest
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During the Taisho Period (early 1920's) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. One of these factions was led by the Chief Abbot and his protege, Shinkai. When Shinkai intercedes in a fight between a rival priest and some ruffians it leads to his expulsion from the order. This story introduced us to the character of Shinkai, a "Karate Priest" and his long running feud with Ryotatsu, his greatest rival. There are touches of humor as Shinkai breaks all the commandments o...
Morning for Two
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While Keisuke and Jiro were brothers, the characters of the two were opposite. My older brother Keisuke was a sophomore college graduate, a honest and passionate young man, but his brother Jiro was only a student of a ronin who failed in taking the university and was playing. Such two people had a dream. Keisuke traveled wandering at his own trailer house, Jiro became a racer, had a dream of surrounding the world....
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
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1962 Japanese movie...
Sisters
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Three beautiful daughters grew up in a dog and cat care clinic. The eldest was named Takako (Keiko Tsushima), the second was Tsugumi (Keiko Awaji), and the third was Mihato (Hibari Misora). Mihato was still a pretty seventeen-year-old girl, but she considered herself as mature as her older sisters. Mihato knows that Tsugumi is friends with Ippei Yaguchi (Masao Wakahara) and acts as a love messenger between them, but she didn't know that Takako is also in love with Ippei......
Avalanche
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The Surf
Character: Wife of a light house keeper
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change....
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
Character: Kimiko Fujikura
Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in charge, but fails. His daughter Naeko (Takamine) finds out and takes on the role herself. This is a love romance adapted from an original story by Seiichi Funabashi that appeared in the magazine "Romance.”...
Will-o'-the-Wisp
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The Demon Comes in Spring
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Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear....
Kunisada Chūji
Character: Otoyo
Kunisada Tadaharu, a peasant of Kunisada Village in Joshu Sai County, could not stand the bad government and poor harvest of Takebe Genhan, the governor of the time. entered the world of As he played more and more games at the gambling hall, he became feared as "Chuji the gambling robber", and became a boss who had a share of Inui such as Nikko's Enzo and Shimizu's Kentetsu. However, due to a disagreement, he killed his benefactor Isaburo Boss, and was abandoned by Yasugoro and was chased. Howev...
Fireworks Over the Sea
Character: Yukiko Nomura
A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced....
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
Character: Sachiko Manabe
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
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Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin...
Tower of Lilies
Character: Teacher Miyagi
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale....
The Valley Between Love and Death
Character: Aiko Takeuchi
A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair....
Great X
Character: Chiyo
A 1948 Japanese film....
The Black Current
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A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a sudden report from a reporter that the missing Akiyama JNR president was found dead....
The Ball at the Anjo House
Character: Yôko Shinkawa
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving....
Shogun's Joy of Torture
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A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued....
Theater Of Life
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Centred on Aonari Hyokichi, a young literary man with aspirations to become a writer, and the surrounding people, including Kira Tsuneo and Tobigashikaku....
The Waves
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Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant....
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
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Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found....
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
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A Japanese businessman is sent to Sri Lanka and meets a beautiful Japanese woman with a past. They befriend an old Japanese-Indian widow who has an estranged son in Japan....
Tengoku wa doko da
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Japanese drama....
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
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Youth suspense movie....
The Japan Derby Race
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A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing....
Ohyaku: The Female Demon
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Ohyaku is a grifter who falls in love with a thief, who recruits her for his plan to rob a shipment of government gold. When this plan goes wrong and Ohyaku ends up in prison, she resolves to do anything to escape and claim revenge on the ones who betrayed her and her lover....
Devil’s Statue
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A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends....
The Hotelman's Holiday
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Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices....
Teardrops
Character: Mrs. Masako
A sentimental drama about aspiring artist, Eiji, who rescues a blind girl. His friends Goro and Minoru and the blind girl's sister Kazue are a happy group until Goro steals money from Kazue's purse. Goro is arrested and his friends start bothering Eiji. To escape their harassment he changes jobs. But then he becomes the victim of an unexpected accident....
Good Luck to These Two
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A young man and woman are determined to marry despite opposition from her parents....
I Saw the Killer
Character: Kimiko Fujisaki
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Waga seishun no eleven
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Soccer movie....
Seven Samurai
Character: Shino
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food....
The Stupid Teacher
Character: Kayo Kajii
Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a lot of commotion....
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Character: Mayumi Sada
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question....
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Character: Sumiko Kanazawa
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening....
Omoide no borero
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Drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki....
Sad Whistling
Character: Kachigawa Kachigawa
A young girl searches for her long-lost brother in postwar Tokyo, clinging to hope and music amid the rubble of a broken Japan. Along the way, she touches the hearts of those around her with her resilience and song....
Floating Weeds Diary
Character: Yayoi Ichikawa
A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins, however, a miners' strike is announced, creating an uproar. In addition, the players find they have been cheated out of their profits by a crooked impresario....
The Child Writers
Character: Natsu
A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to school together and find many interesting things in life. The children love literature and are good at writing essays. When they hear about a global competition for the best essay, they decide to take part and write an essay about how their school is going to be demolished and a military factory built in its place, about how difficult life is for their parents...
Homecoming
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A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistress who ratted him out, and reconnects with his daughter....
The Bells of Nagasaki
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The film portrays the experiences of Takashi Nagai as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki....
Order of the Salaryman
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A salaryman promoted against his will skips his first morning meeting and slips into a spiral of small rebellions—cafés, nightclubs, and a fleeting romance—while rejecting the rigid “medals” of corporate success. Torn between family and freedom, he plots a staged disappearance to reclaim a late-coming youth, in a bittersweet drama underscored by the haunting refrain of “Akita Ondo.”...
The Last Snow
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A story of two men, one recently bereaved, the other with a wife in a coma. From the popular song....
Pure White Nights
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"Pure White Nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial touch. Love, art and suffering until the tragic and absurd ending....
12 Chapters About Women
Character: Minako Atsuka
Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta who was finally about to get married as a result of his promotion, but just then, a big change occurs in Minako's body.....
Talkative Company President
Character: Miyako Tachibana
A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just as success arrives, he quietly walks away, leaving a changed company behind....
Tomorrow Will Shine
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This work depicts the life of a young woman, set in China and Japan, just before the end of the war....
Hometown
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Tokiko Haebaru, a 76-year-old grandmother living in Nago, Okinawa. She soon embarks on a marathon across Japan....
A Town with a Mountain and River
Character: Mineko Sugawara
In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms....