Natsuyo Kawakami

Acting

Natsuyo Kawakami

Born — Died

1924-04-25 — 2006-04-27

Place of birth

Hokkaido, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

18 titles

Known for

Film credits

1990s · 4 titles

Rhapsody in August poster
7.2

An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family confronts grief, guilt, and the possibility of reconciliation across generations.

Rhapsody in August

1991

Flower Season poster
10.0

Kitamori Yuki was particular about her promise to her mother-in-law Hana. The promise is that, as the daughter-in-law of Koichi, the eldest son of the Kitamori family, Hana entrusts everything to Yuki, but wants her entire family to come see her on her birthday. At that time, her second son Keisuke's daughter Megumi, who is her private taxi driver, made a mistake, and she was overwhelmed and approached Yuki for advice. Eventually, her mother Kayo of Megumi learned about this, but a period was quietly struck by her women coming to a conclusion that should be the food for Megumi's growth.

Flower Season

1990

Crossroads in Tokyo poster
7.0

A three parts movie following people forgotten by a society that modernizes at the price of expelling part of its individuals.

Crossroads in Tokyo

1991

Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda poster
NR

In Tensho 9, as Oda Nobunaga nears the unification of Japan, he assigns trusted generals to conquer remaining regions. Meanwhile, a peasant farmer named Sahei, resembling Nobunaga, is chosen by Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyu to act as Nobunaga’s shadow. Furious at the idea of a double, Nobunaga confronts Sahei, who courageously performs the "Atsumori" dance, impressing Nobunaga enough to accept him as his Kagemusha. Sahei’s first test as the shadow warrior comes at a memorial service for the Oda family.

Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

1996

1970s · 5 titles