
Acting
Michiko Hoshi
Born 1927-01-20 · Tokyo, Japan
Acting credits
NRPopular geisha Koharu suspects that Yusaku, a handsome stranger she falls in love with, is involved in a robbery of precious diamond.
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960
NRIn the former landfill, where construction is currently underway, the corpse of a middle-aged man with an unusual rosary in his hand was dug up. An autopsy showed that the victim was about 40 years old, 170 cm tall, had bad teeth, and had been strangled about a month ago. The police department begins an investigation, Detectives Hayashi and Kitagawa set out to investigate the origin of the rosary, and Detectives Nagata and Watanabe begin interviewing construction workers. In the end, it turns out that the rosary belongs to some new religion... The 19th work from the series "Keishicho Monogatari".
Police Precinct: Landfill No. 19
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yobiko hoshi
1952
6.5The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The year is 1910 and the place is a small Japanese village. Goichi is suffering because he wants to go to school, but his family is too poor to afford that luxury. Even when a kind friend agrees to help out, Goichi's father refuses to give in to his son's request for an education. Instead, he sends Goichi off to work as an indentured servant for a cold-hearted merchant and his family. As tragedy strikes and the suffering of the young boy increases, he begins to look for some way out of his bleak situation.
Roadside Stone
1964
5.0A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.
A Gang of Five
1955
A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.
Tsuma mo koisu
1950
NRA passionate young man who lives for judo, the innocent girl he adores, and a challenge to the judo boss… A major match where love and life are on the line.
Hida no ko tengu
1951
NRThe 12th "Ekimae" feature.
Finances in Front of the Train Station
1965
NRThe first work in the series "Cases of An Actor in Disguise" starring Kokichi Takada, based on the original work of Tatsuro Jinde. Kasumi Ippei is a popular ronin actor, and when he is not on stage he is investigating intricate crimes, in this film Ippei will solve the abduction of seven beautiful young girls.
Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Mansion of beauties
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha yamahiko
1952
A Daiei erotic film depicting the five passionate love affairs of a voluptuous married woman, driven by her beauty.
Doku bara
1949
NRA year ago, Tetsuo Yazaki was unemployed and wanted money, attacked a police box in Kobe, robbed a policeman of his pistol, attacked Hamamatsu OS Theater and Nagoya Shinwa Bank, and succeeded in robbing a large amount of money.
The Murderer Must Die
1959
A melodrama in which two lovers reunite after a long journey through life.
Aizenso
1949
9.0An adventure of a feisty girl Oyuki and Santa, a homeless child she saves.
A Young Rabble 2
1959
5.0A fox in disguise, Okon, returns the favor to a man who rescued her from a fatal trap.
First Love of Okon
1958
Twenty years after the father’s death and the mother and child’s separation, when they are reunited, a pistol aimed at the mother glints coldly in the child’s hand.
Kenjū no mae ni tatsu haha
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Boshisen
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Speed Crazy
1959
NRKamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was retiring from the stage. That child was, in fact, the son of Takashi Yashiro, a politician with a promising future. Believing that a relationship between a politician and a female manzai comedian would bring unhappiness to Yashiro and his wife, Tsuruko changed her address and was even preparing to leave the stage. Tsuruko’s alcoholic father, having caught wind of this, snatched the child, Yoko, and squandered the small sum of money he had received from Yashiro on drinking.
Haha tsubaki
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Man from Akagi
1950
10.0A comedy of a high-spirited geisha, Koharu, who is at risk of being trapped in a conspiracy to take over a lucrative diamond mine business.
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
NRYosuke Machida of the Daito Shinpo hears from a boy named Toshi-bo, whom he found on the street, that Toshi-bo’s older sister, Toyo, was deceived by a man named Taichi Tachikawa and sold into prostitution in a red-light district. He then set foot in this district for the first time and met Michiko Kawabe, a female reporter known by the nickname “Yoshie.” After hearing various details about the situation from her, he learned that Toyo was at “Kotogawa.”
Dorei no machi
1951
One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.
Murder on the Last Train
1955
10.0The protagonist descends from the mountains with a huge amount of panned gold dust. Upon learning of his wealth, all sorts of people, driven by greed and a desire to get their hands on his money, immediately begin to gravitate toward him.
Devil's Gold
1950