Reiko Sasamori

Acting

Reiko Sasamori

Born

1940-09-09 (86)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

46 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 46 titles

The Man with a Sinister Laugh poster
8.0

After getting out of prison, a young yakuza tries to find out who killed his girlfriend, attempts not to get drawn back into crime, and to find his missing sister.

The Man with a Sinister Laugh

1960

Black Dice poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Black Dice

1962

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! poster
6.5

Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.

Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!

1963

Hell Festival poster
NR

A master rifleman challenges a family of yakuza who have stolen his favorite gun.

Hell Festival

1963

Covered Wagon poster
NR

A Western-inspired film where a pair of traveling beekeepers odyssey by covered wagon from Kyushu, the southernmost of the Japanese archipelago's major islands, to Hokkaido, it's northernmost.

Covered Wagon

1960

The Long Death poster
9.0

On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the bank employees and fled the scene with a large amount of money. In parallel with the investigation conducted by the Japanese police, journalists are also trying to find the culprit. Based on a true incident.

The Long Death

1964

Daughters, Wives and a Mother poster
7.3

Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960

Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man poster
NR

The new head of a powerful family faces danger from an evil rival out for blood.

Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man

1965

The Day of Youth poster
8.0

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to prepare himself for a better life away from gang activities despite the wishes of his father who wants him to assist strengthen the gang against the Kawano group. Takema's classmate, Akiko, is the daughter of Eiko who operates a restaurant, and through her he obtains a lodging in the house of Shiu, a dancing mistress. The students enjoy their life, but most have their troubles. Sakamoto works as a laborer on the docks to help pay for his schooling, and Akiko worries over the relationship between her mother and Sakurai, a corrupt politician, suspected to be involved in graft over jet aircraft.

The Day of Youth

1960

He Killed Dad poster
NR

The lives of two brothers, Kunio and Akira Kasahara, are changed forever when their father is murdered. Kunio sets out on a manhunt to avenge his father and will stop at nothing until he finds the killer. Setsuko, Kunio's fiancée, is unable to keep up with the lunacy that Kunio stirs up and finds comfort with another man - his brother, Akira.

He Killed Dad

1961

Call My Black Dice poster
NR

The wandering gambler (Akira Kobayashi) once again picks up the dice he forswore in order to take revenge of the gangsters who exploit good citizens. The second installment in The Gambler series.

Call My Black Dice

1964

I'll End in Hell poster
9.0

Joji Dan tries to find the heir of a prosperous Japanese millionaire who died in Mexico. However, the bandits want to take over the inheritance and Joji has to use his skills as a fast and accurate shooter!

I'll End in Hell

1961

A Killer Without a Grave poster
7.0

Nakata (Keiichiro Akagi) is a nihilistic young buck who is willing to do anything to get money in his pockets. As he knocks back a couple drinks that he knows he won't be able to afford, a former marksman-turned-bad, Ishioka approaches him. Ishioka is looking for an unaffiliated hit-man who is willing to handle some business. Nakata is just the right man for the job.

A Killer Without a Grave

1961

Quick Draw Joe poster
NR

One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.

Quick Draw Joe

1961

Red Handkerchief poster
7.2

A hot-shot detective in Yokohama kills a witness during a drug investigation. He flees to the countryside and evades his past for several years, only to return to find the woman he loved married to his former partner. He searches for answers to his troubled past, knowing that his inevitable doomed fate is more or less sealed.

Red Handkerchief

1964

Gambler in the Sea poster
NR

Joe, a master diver, explodes his fighting spirit and friendship across raging seas and scorching deserts in this gorgeous and entertaining epic.

Gambler in the Sea

1961

Gun of Nosappu poster
10.0

Set against the backdrop of the vast wilderness of Hokkaido and the Sea of Okhotsk, Ace Joe arrives in the town of Nosappu and explodes with exhilarating rapid fire and invincible charm.

Gun of Nosappu

1961

That Guy and I poster
8.5

Asada Keiko and Kurokawa Saburo are two young college students. When Keiko visits Saburo's house, she meets his father Kokichi and his mother Motoko. Motoko is a famous hair dresser, who openly flaunts her lover. When Kokichi and Motoko fight, which they do a lot, he routinely threatens to leave but never quite does. A relationship develops between Saburo and Keiko, but Saburo is shaken when his mother tells Keiko the truth about Saburo's past and the secret of his birth.

That Guy and I

1961

Mexico Drifter poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mexico Drifter

1962

A Wandering Gambler poster
NR

Koji Himuro is the wandering gambler. His brother and his girlfriend were both murdered because he was determined to expose a gambling cheat. As a result, he vows to never gamble again, but in the end, his rage against cheats spurs him to action once again, with deadly consequences.

A Wandering Gambler

1964

Joe of Aces: Give and Take poster
NR

Against the bosses of the underworld that dominate Yokohama, Kobe, and Hong Kong, ace Joe, who plays an invincible gunman, shows off his transcendent gunplay! The third installment of the business series.

Joe of Aces: Give and Take

1961

Utau abarenbō poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Utau abarenbō

1962

The Rambler Returns Home poster
NR

Final installment of THE WANDERING GUITARIST series.

The Rambler Returns Home

1962

The Crimson Plains poster
NR

The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over the ranch, which is run by his wife alone, but then the rancher's best friend, Joji, appears and saves the day. This is one of a series of Japanese westerns starring Jo Shishido.

The Crimson Plains

1961

Hotbed of Crime poster
NR

Released in the UK as Hotbed of Crime

Hotbed of Crime

1961

Profit from Killing poster
NR

The bustling Ikebukuro area was under the control of the Hanamura Kogyo yakuza gang, and there was no end to the violence. The tramp Bin Tsuzuki returns to his hometown after being released from Abashiri prison, and he is noticed when he saves a student from gangsters from the Hanamura gang. But this was only the beginning of a bloody struggle...

Profit from Killing

1964

Jūdan no arashi poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Jūdan no arashi

1962

Angel and the Outlaw poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Angel and the Outlaw

1962

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women poster
NR

A sequel to Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards!

Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women

1963

Shōjo poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Shōjo

1961

Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Kenjū wa samishī otoko no uta sa

1962

Kiri ni Kieta Hito poster
NR

The movie depicts the complicated romantic feelings of a woman who is attracted to a man other than her fiancé.

Kiri ni Kieta Hito

1963

Song of a Traveller poster
NR

A crime film released in 1962

Song of a Traveller

1962

噂の風来坊 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

噂の風来坊

1964

Gone in the Rain poster
NR

Ayako (Sayuri Yoshinaga) is a free-willed college girl who shares a room with Takako and Kimie. They each have a clear vision of what they want from their career and love life. Soon, their room share takes a turn, when ideals begin to clash with reality.

Gone in the Rain

1963

Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living poster
NR

A marine security officer stranded on the ocean in a small boat is rescued by a crew of buccaneers.

Joe of Aces: Gambling for a Living

1961

Quick Draw Sanshiro poster
NR

Koji Wada, who is good at shooting, karate, judo and boxing, has a tough fight with the sea gangsters!

Quick Draw Sanshiro

1962

Kon'nichiwa 20 sai poster
NR

After being widowed, Mihoko Ishizawa supports her five daughters by running a boarding house. Most of her daughters eventually marry former student tenants, but her independent-minded youngest daughter, Kanako, resists traditional expectations and clashes with her mother’s views on marriage and women’s roles. When a medical student named Kawasaki moves in, Kanako gradually forms a connection with him, forcing the family to confront changing attitudes toward love, independence, and modern life.

Kon'nichiwa 20 sai

1964

Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow poster
9.0

The fourth film in the Tales of a Gunman series. When Ryuji throws his pistol into the sea, he is attacked by a man who calls himself Sabu and says that he is the younger brother of Colt Jo's killer. When Ryuji escaped difficulties with one blow knocking out the enemy's weapon, Sabu reveals that Colt Jo is in the hospital in Gifu. Ryuji decides to visit his old enemy. However, he does not know that this is a trap.

Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

1960

Cruel Story of a Good Man poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Cruel Story of a Good Man

1960

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love

1962

A Torrent of Life poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

A Torrent of Life

1962

Bet on a Seaside Romance poster
9.0

1960 action film.

Bet on a Seaside Romance

1960

Ginza no jirochō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ginza no jirochō

1963

Yami wo saku kuchibue poster
NR

A unique action film about a battle between two students and a yakuza over the eviction fee for a family that abandoned their home at the bottom of an artificial lake.

Yami wo saku kuchibue

1960

美しき別れの歌 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

美しき別れの歌

1960