Etsuko Nami

Acting

Etsuko Nami

Born

1950-12-27 (75)

Place of birth

Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

33 titles

Known for

Key Hunter poster
7.0

Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. "Key Hunter" was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in "Key Hunter".

Key Hunter

1968

Dangerous Detective poster
8.4

Abunai Deka, often shortened to AbuDeka, is Japanese television drama aired by Nippon Television between 1986 and 1987. Starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyohei Shibata, the series became very popular and spawned films, spin-offs series, and books. The series follows a pair of detectives, Takayama and Oshita, from the Naka-ku branch of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.

Dangerous Detective

1986

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

1977

Stewardess Story poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Stewardess Story

1983

Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance poster
8.0

Kokuchou Academy used to be an elite school but it is now a nest of evil. Accordingly, spunky schoolgirls Miho, Yumi, Ruri and Kei form the Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance to eliminate wrongdoers from the school premises, wearing heavy makeup in order to keep their identities hidden.

Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

1986

Chizuko's Younger Sister poster
7.5

The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, Mika begins spending time with Chizuko again.

Chizuko's Younger Sister

1991

Film credits

1990s · 5 titles

1980s · 6 titles

Praying Mantis poster
5.0

A man and a woman drift ashore after a typhoon. The man, dead, is an escaped perpetrator, and the woman, alive, is a hairdresser Masako. A detective in charge of an embezzlement case is tracking the whereabouts of disappeared money and suspects Masako. One year later, a real estate company president dies a suspicious death in front of Masako at her beauty salon. Was it an accidents or murder?

Praying Mantis

1983

My Heart Belongs to Daddy poster
NR

A young woman moves in with her estranged father after her mother passes away.

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

1988

Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake

1982

Turkish March: Castle of Dreams poster
4.0

In the notorious soapland district of Ogoto—Alice, a seasoned sex worker scarred by abuse and betrayal, is ready for a new start as she marries Honjo, a driver she once served. Despite her painful past, which includes being exploited by her stepfather and betrayed by her mother, Alice has found a semblance of family among her peers in the industry. She’s particularly close to Maya, a top earner in their shared apartment building, and maintains a complicated relationship with Dera, an intellectual companion of Maya’s. When Alice and Maya are mugged, they discover that the assailant is Tamae—Alice’s own younger sister. As the web of relationships further entangles with characters like the man Ikuno who originally introduced Alice to this harsh world, and others whose lives spiral out of control, the story builds to a series of shocking events. These include violent confrontations, explosive accidents, and tragic mishaps that leave the characters emotionally and physically shattered.

Turkish March: Castle of Dreams

1984

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation poster
NR

A despicable boss uses a husband's “promotion” as bait to assault his subordinate's wife (Chieko Matsubara). The wife finally kills him, but...

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation

1980

No artwork available
NR

Yoko Takahashi's directorial debut.

Alone in the Rain

1983

1970s · 6 titles

1960s · 9 titles

Series credits

Key Hunter poster
7.0

Key Hunter is a prime-time Japanese television detective series. It aired on Saturday nights in the 9:00–9:56 p.m. time slot on the Tokyo Broadcasting System network from April 6, 1968 to April 7, 1973. There were a total of 262 episodes, and it was one of the most popular action dramas in Japan at the time. The story involved "Key Hunter", a special clandestine unit of the International Police, which endeavored to solve various crimes. "Key Hunter" was a unique TV show, which started out as a grand scale spy thriller never before seen in Japan. The episodes were individually themed on global crimes and political strife. The initial hardboiled theme later evolved to include intellectual elements involving action, and occasionally with comical elements as well. Tetsuro Tamba starred in the 1967 film You Only Live Twice as Japanese Secret Service agent Tiger Tanaka, an ally of James Bond. This role greatly influenced his image in "Key Hunter".

Key Hunter

1968

Dangerous Detective poster
8.4

Abunai Deka, often shortened to AbuDeka, is Japanese television drama aired by Nippon Television between 1986 and 1987. Starring Hiroshi Tachi and Kyohei Shibata, the series became very popular and spawned films, spin-offs series, and books. The series follows a pair of detectives, Takayama and Oshita, from the Naka-ku branch of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police.

Dangerous Detective

1986

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

1977

Stewardess Story poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Stewardess Story

1983

Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance poster
8.0

Kokuchou Academy used to be an elite school but it is now a nest of evil. Accordingly, spunky schoolgirls Miho, Yumi, Ruri and Kei form the Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance to eliminate wrongdoers from the school premises, wearing heavy makeup in order to keep their identities hidden.

Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance

1986

Suna no Utsuwa poster
NR

Two police investigate the death of a corpse found in a train yard.

Suna no Utsuwa

1977

Flower Action Zero Zero Ninja poster
NR

It is a self-homage work based on the concept of changing all the main characters of Cyborg 009 , a cartoon drawn by Shotaro Ishinomori in 1964, to women.

Flower Action Zero Zero Ninja

1969