Fumiko Okamura

Acting

Fumiko Okamura

Born — Died

1898-10-24 — 1976-08-15

Place of birth

Nagano, Nagano, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 8 titles

Hero of the Red Light District poster
8.7

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.

Hero of the Red Light District

1960

Girls of the Night poster
6.5

In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.

Girls of the Night

1961

Samurai Geisha poster
7.5

Popular geisha Shinji (Fuji Junko) must defy a gang who plot to steal a lucrative coal business from struggling miners during the turbulent Meiji Era. A stellar all-star cast, a thrilling story, and Takakura Ken's violent swordplay, make this a classic Yakuza movie!

Samurai Geisha

1969

Unwieldy Brothers poster
NR

Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion and impulsive violence. The samurai brothers fight against corruption in a castle.

Unwieldy Brothers

1960

Tale of Young Drifter 2 poster
NR

Young boys learn survival skills on a remote island and rescue a girl abducted by a gang of foreigners.

Tale of Young Drifter 2

1960

Hell's Kitchen poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Hell's Kitchen

1962

B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old poster
9.0

Ayako Kurimura, a new B.G. at Nitto Electric, becomes the object of affection for both her brother's colleague Kazuo Fukami and the flirtatious executive’s son, Hiroshi Tsuzawa. As office romances and corporate ambitions collide, relationships shift: heartbreak leads to new connections, old flames reemerge, and Hiroshi is ultimately disowned. Ayako helps him reunite with former lover Yoko, sending them off to Osaka while those around her find new beginnings.

B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old

1961

Tokyo Olympics poster
NR

Adapted from the song " Tokyo Olympic Ondo " , which was the theme song for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics held in October 1964 . Song was composed by Masao Koga.

Tokyo Olympics

1964

1950s · 41 titles

Tokai toiu minato poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tokai toiu minato

1958

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Aisubeki tsumi

1957

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zoku tenshi mo otoshi goro

1956

Tenshi mo otoshi goro poster
NR

Two college girls who work part-time as shrine maidens swap their names with private investigators conducting a marriage background check, throwing their boyfriends into total chaos.

Tenshi mo otoshi goro

1956

Spark poster
NR

A heartbroken beauty has slipped into the ranks of the "Golden Horse" circus troupe. The circus's two star performers, vying for her affection, face off on a perilous trapeze, staking their love and friendship on the outcome.

Spark

1956

Koi no yakyūken: Kōiu guai ni shiyashi yanse poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Koi no yakyūken: Kōiu guai ni shiyashi yanse

1955

Teen-ager's Resistance poster
NR

A college student falls in love with a notorious delinquent girl.

Teen-ager's Resistance

1955

Hahabue kobue poster
NR

Taki dedicated her life to her daughter Miyoko, but they were separated by Taki's parents-in-law. Many years later, they reunite in a party, but Taki falls gravely ill with a long disease. During those years, Miyoki studies Medicine and will be finally able to help her mother.

Hahabue kobue

1955

Mashiroki Fuji no mine poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mashiroki Fuji no mine

1954

Haha chigusa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Haha chigusa

1954

Atarashiki ten poster
NR

A man and a woman whose love is forbidden due to a feud between their parents resolve to die together and head to the island of Sado.

Atarashiki ten

1954

The Bride Carries On poster
NR

Keita, who had been taken along as a cover for his father-in-law’s affair, was discovered by his new wife when she unexpectedly showed up while he was sharing a room with a geisha.

The Bride Carries On

1956

Ringo murakara poster
NR

A couple in love are separated between the city and the countryside and face misunderstandings due to slander from those around them, but are ultimately reunited at the apple orchard in their hometown.

Ringo murakara

1956

Scandal poster
6.9

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

Scandal

1950

No artwork available
NR

An entertainment film set in a movie studio, featuring songs and hidden talents performed by male and female stars.

Studio wa ōsawagi

1956

Hanayome no tameiki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hanayome no tameiki

1956

Love Letter poster
6.9

Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.

Love Letter

1953

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kinseimei shōbu monogatari: Kettō

1953

Miss Teacher poster
NR

As she takes a position as a gym teacher at a girls’ school as a form of “life training” before marriage, what awaits her is… A coming-of-age story of laughter and tears that unfolds at this all-girls’ school, revolving around a rookie teacher.

Miss Teacher

1955

Yobiko hoshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yobiko hoshi

1952

Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hanayome hanamuko chanbara bushi

1952

New Enoshima Elegy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

New Enoshima Elegy

1953

The Aristocrat's Stairs poster
NR

A romantic tale depicting the beautiful and tragic love between a young man and woman from aristocratic families who are caught in the crossfire of the February 26 Incident.

The Aristocrat's Stairs

1959

Night Butterflies poster
6.5

A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.

Night Butterflies

1957

On This Earth poster
7.0

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

On This Earth

1957

No artwork available
NR

A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.

Tsuma mo koisu

1950

The Swamp poster
7.0

A man’s wife dies in a swamp. Her ghost returns to haunt him.

The Swamp

1956

Daigaku no kotengu poster
NR

With his mother’s wishes and a young woman’s prayers in his heart, a spirited young man fights to uphold the honor of college judo.

Daigaku no kotengu

1952

Freedom School poster
NR

Released on the same date as Shochiku's version.

Freedom School

1951

Tokyo Sweetheart poster
8.0

Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.

Tokyo Sweetheart

1952

So Young, So Bright poster
7.8

Two high school girls, Ruri and Yumi, go to Kyoto on a school trip, here they get acquainted with Hinagiku, there are many adventures ahead of the three of them. A musical starring 3 Japanese pop music and TV stars.

So Young, So Bright

1955

School Girls in Costume poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

School Girls in Costume

1955

Nanatsu no seiza poster
NR

A story of first love between a misogynistic astronomer and a dancer he met on the street.

Nanatsu no seiza

1951

Haha chidori poster
NR

Due to obligation, they parted ways, but mother and child meet again in front of the father's grave.

Haha chidori

1951

Four Hours of Terror poster
6.2

Airline captain saves passengers from a brutal murderer on a plane during four hours of terror.

Four Hours of Terror

1959

Song for a Bride poster
10.0

An Ishiro Honda film.

Song for a Bride

1958

Utau onna kengeki poster
NR

A musical entertainment piece centered on a traveling women’s sword-fighting troupe.

Utau onna kengeki

1953

Minami no bara poster
NR

After a broken heart, the woman lives a lonely life in a dormitory, while the man is now a popular singer at the height of his fame.

Minami no bara

1950

The Invisible 108th Unit poster
NR

A poignant and deeply moving story of the officers and men of the Saipan “Total Annihilation” Unit, who, longing for their loved ones back home, return to their homeland unseen.

The Invisible 108th Unit

1956

Dispersed Clouds poster
7.0

Five women classmates from a college in Tokyo are on the first stretch of a walking tour when one of them, Masako, falls ill at a railway station. Osen, a middle-aged maid from a nearby inn, takes her in and nurses her, assisted by Dr. Minami, a young physician who diagnoses her illness as a mild case of pneumonia. With Masako in good hands and needing a few days to recuperate, her classmates continue their tour. Masako’s recovery, however, is hampered by her spoiled and immature nature and her determination to punish the world for the loss of her mother.

Dispersed Clouds

1951

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Don't Look! It's the Moon!

1954

1940s · 9 titles

A Hen in the Wind poster
7.1

Tokiko patiently awaits her husband's return from WWII when her four-year old son falls ill. She takes him to the doctor but has no means of paying, so she resorts to prostitution. A month later, her husband returns to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together, they must deal with the consequences.

A Hen in the Wind

1948

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family poster
6.9

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate.

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941

The Ball at the Anjo House poster
7.0

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.

The Ball at the Anjo House

1947

The Living Magoroku poster
6.8

A wealthy family will not allow the military to grow crops on their fields due to their superstitious beliefs about their son's illness.

The Living Magoroku

1943

No artwork available
NR

A melodrama in which two lovers reunite after a long journey through life.

Aizenso

1949

Nobuko poster
6.2

A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

Nobuko

1940

Jubilation Street poster
6.1

The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye.

Jubilation Street

1944

No artwork available
NR

The innocent devotion of a woman eagerly awaiting her lover’s return from the war touches people’s hearts.

Kimi ka to omohite

1946

No artwork available
NR

Shinjiro, the only son of Sakai Hospital, could not forget Mie, a geisha he had met at a munitions factory during the war. He refused to marry Yukiko, his father’s niece, whom the hospital director had arranged for him to wed, and eventually ran away from home to live alone in an apartment. However, following his father’s sudden death, Tsutsui, a newly rich man who had invested heavily in Sakai Hospital, was plotting to seize control of the hospital by taking advantage of the situation.

Hana no jitsugetsu

1949

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