Yoshie Shimamura
Also Known As: Kae Shimamura
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Birthday: June 29, 1956
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Barefoot Gen
Overview: A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Genres: Animation Drama War History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-07-21
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Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-01-08
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Night on the Galactic Railroad
Overview: Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama Family Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-07-13
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Double Suicide at Nishijin
Overview: Yumi, an exceptionally beautiful call girl, has a close call with death when a client forces her to die with him. An old cop pities her and agrees to be her guarantor so that she could join a Nishijin weaver workshop. Yumi wishes to put her dark past behind her, but she's exposed by an ex-client. Despite the unwavered support of the old cop, she sees no way out and uses her seductive body again to get what she wants. Hiroyuki, her co-worker at the weaver workshop, is a pure-hearted young man who may redeem Yumi from her deadly path as a femme fatale.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-14
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The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
Overview: The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1976-07-17
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Eighteen Years, to the Sea
Overview: Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar opposite - but opposites attract. After school, the two head to the beach, where they find another student from their school competing against a local gang member, to see who is able to hold his breath longer under water. Overwhelmed by the excitement, Kei and Atsuo decide to try themselves.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-08-18
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The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Overview: A jewelry broker is killed and a large amount of money is stolen. A female detective from the Metropolitan Police Department transforms into a geisha to catch the criminal.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-10-03
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Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken
Overview: An office lady joins a "mistress bank", starts falling in love with her client and gets involved in a murder case.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-02-11
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