Mitsuyo Asaka
Also Known As: あさか みつよ
Biography: One of three female stars of post-war chanbara theatre (with Oe Michiko and Yoko Fuji)
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Birthday: February 20, 1928
Deathday: December 13, 2020
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
Overview: The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.
Genres: Crime History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1964-09-17
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New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
Overview: Once again we focus on Nami Matsushima. This time she has a sister who goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it, our innocent heroine is given a fifteen year sentence for a murder she didn't commit. She's sent to an all women prison where she's not exactly welcome. Her fellow inmates torture, humiliate and try to kill her; but the Scorpion prevails long enough to get some justice.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-11-17
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Fine, with Occasional Murders
Overview: Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is consequently under persistent threat. For the time being.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-05-26
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Sachiko no sachi
Overview: Based on the manga of the same name by Kazuo Kamimura.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-12-25
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I Am Nipponjin
Overview: A Japanese-American college student travels to her grandfather's beloved homeland to see and experience the "real Japan" she has so often read and heard about. Yet when she arrives she discovers that the Japan of her dreams is so much more different from what she expected and struggles to adapt to her newfound life there.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-08-05
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Life on the Longboard
Overview: A depressed middle-aged man takes up surfing after he retires.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-09-10
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