Masako Natsume
Also Known As: 夏目 雅子
Biography: Masako Natsume was born on November 17, 1957 in Tokyo, Japan as Masako Nishiyama. She was an actress, known for Onimasa (1982), Time and Tide (1983) and The Catch (1983). She was married to Shizuka Ijûin. She died on September 11, 1985 in Tokyo.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: November 17, 1957
Age: 67 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: September 11, 1985
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Antarctica

Overview: Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-07-23
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I Am A Man of Honor

Overview: The sixth film of the “Truck Yaro” series. Two long-distance truckers, Momojiro and Kinzo, travel around Japan in highly decorated trucks. In Kyushu, Momojiro falls in love again... this time with a beautiful college student Masako.
Genres: Comedy Action Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-12-24
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The Catch

Overview: A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade's secrets.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-10-29
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The Yoshida School

Overview: Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history released, superimposed cast, a group image of real politicians centered on Shigeru Yoshida and political history after the war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-04-09
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Summer of Demon

Overview: A former retainer to a noble family kills his wife's father when he tries to expose his past crimes. When he begins an affair with the daughter of another clan's retainer, her father tries to poison him but the substance instead claims an innocent victim...
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-05-23
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Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Overview: Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties conflict with his self-image as a chivalrous samurai. His struggles with his boss, the Shikoku Godfather, and the tumultuous life of his adopted daughter, Matsue, form the backdrop of this epic tale of justice, obedience, and bloody vengeance.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-06-05
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Future War 198X

Overview: An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the US and the USSR governments, war breaks out and humanity faces a new bloodshed.
Genres: Drama War Action Science Fiction Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-10-30
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MacArthur's Children

Overview: In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.
Genres: War Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-06-23
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Time and Tide

Overview: An antique shop "Jidaiya" sells time not antiques. One day a lady run into this shop with a cat.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-03-18
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The Imperial Japanese Empire

Overview: Story of three people, a barber, a Christian and a graduate of the Tokyo Military Academy during the 2nd World War.
Genres: War
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-08-07
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Fireflies in the North

Overview: Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1984-09-01
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Confessions of a Wife

Overview: A death occurs during a mountain-climbing expedition.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-04-23
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Port Arthur

Overview: Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-08-02
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Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

Overview: A re-make of the classic story made for television in 1982.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1982-10-22
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