Acting

Ayako Hosho

Born — Died

1917-12-15 — 2015-09-08

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

18 titles

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 4 titles

1960s · 6 titles

Black Rose Mansion poster
4.9

When wealthy Kyohei hires singer "Black Rose" to perform in his exclusive club, he gets more than he bargains for when she attracts scores of homicidal past lovers. The film takes a bizarre twist when Kyohei's son falls victim to the femme fatale's unique charm.

Black Rose Mansion

1969

Clouds at Sunset poster
6.0

A Japanese soldier deserts his position and travels to a small town on the Sea of Japan to start over. When a young maid falls for him, he talks her into sleeping with an older man for money.

Clouds at Sunset

1967

Portrait of Chieko poster
7.5

Takamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an oil painter. When a series of hardships befall her family, she finds herself unable to confide in her husband, and the pain she carries within begins to weigh heavily on her sanity...

Portrait of Chieko

1967

Eddy Currents of Life poster
NR

It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.

Eddy Currents of Life

1964

Ane to imôto poster
NR

A drama centered on women, adapted from the novel of the same name by Ineko Sata.

Ane to imôto

1965

Youth Bell poster
NR

A college student comes to a wealthy family as a tutor for their son, an elementary school student, he cheerfully encourages his student, captivates him with the spirit of sports and falls in love with the daughter of the owner of the house. A masterpiece of youth drama starring the eternal idol Kazuo Funaki.

Youth Bell

1969

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