Michiko Ai

Acting

Michiko Ai

Born

1930-01-17 (96)

Place of birth

Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 15 titles

The Demon of Mount Oe poster
6.5

A band of warriors journeys to Mount Oe to rescue abducted women from a demon, overcoming supernatural threats like a giant spider and a diabolical witch along the way.

The Demon of Mount Oe

1960

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter poster
7.0

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their fencing hall. The third film in the Satan's Sword trilogy.

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

1961

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie poster
9.5

The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie

1963

Buddha poster
10.0

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha (Cojoin Hong) turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly and holy rituals include human sacrifices. During his meditations, he is tempted by erotic dancing women, demons, and the evil machinations of his criminal cousin. Devastate to attain the spiritual perfection and become the Buddha. He travels to convert followers by his kindness and wisdom, gaining a multitude of believers when he stops an elephant from crushing a local priest. Buddha of course goes on to become one of the great religious leaders of the world.

Buddha

1961

A Lustful Man poster
5.6

Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks.

A Lustful Man

1961

Satan's Sword poster
6.6

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.

Satan's Sword

1960

The Radiant Prince poster
7.0

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.

The Radiant Prince

1961

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven

1962

The Demon of Sendai's Castle poster
NR

Tsunamune Date, the young lord of Sendai Domain, was ordered by the shogunate to stand down after being spotted in a brothel. Shortly after, four advisors from his entourage were assassinated, calling into question the possessions of the Date family.

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

1962

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction poster
5.8

A fugitive christian "saint" (female, of course!) and a sadistic drug-addled princess both have their eye on Kyoshiro. The fact that a bunch of ruthless smugglers also want him dead is the least of his problems!

Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

1964

Maiko and the Assassin poster
NR

19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.

Maiko and the Assassin

1963

Koga's Messenger poster
5.0

The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and witchcraft, a mystery and revenge swirl around the mystery of the hood, in the demon tower, in the underground castle, and at the bottom of the lake!

Koga's Messenger

1960

Black Weapon poster
NR

Industrial espionage gets in the way of love and marriage for factory worker Katayanagi.

Black Weapon

1964

Samurai Save The Virgin poster
7.0

A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbulent era in which various characters fall into a maelstrom of events - a pretty girl, a strange beggar woman, a charming thief, a clever detective, the famous magistrate Toyama Saemon no jo, they all struggle to unravel this mystery of the white bell, which provoked the sudden disappearance of two beautiful women caught in one place at the same time at midnight.

Samurai Save The Virgin

1960

晴小袖 poster
7.0

1961 Japanese movie

晴小袖

1961

1950s · 44 titles

Princess Yang Kwei-fei poster
6.7

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome

1958

Chiyoda Castle in Flames poster
NR

A historical drama that tells the story of a simple girl, Chizuru, who entered the imperial palace as a maid and rose to the top because of her love affair.

Chiyoda Castle in Flames

1959

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō

1958

Fūraibō ichiban shōbu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fūraibō ichiban shōbu

1958

Koshimoto gyōjōki poster
NR

Three young women who dream of a life of luxury find themselves drawn into a family feud within the Date clan as maids. There, they protect the young lord and play a major role in taking on the villains.

Koshimoto gyōjōki

1956

Yōkina nakama poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yōkina nakama

1958

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki

1957

Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago

1955

Undercurrent poster
6.2

In Kyoto a young kimono maker with traditional ideas gets involved with a married professor.

Undercurrent

1956

Ginga no miyako poster
NR

After helping a woman recover her wallet, which had been stolen by a pickpocket, a rough-around-the-edges young man who is a sixth-dan judo practitioner falls in love with a beautiful teacher of traditional folk songs.

Ginga no miyako

1957

Beni azami poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Beni azami

1959

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ōedo ninki otoko

1957

Komusō henka: Tsubanari kaidō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Komusō henka: Tsubanari kaidō

1956

Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae: Ne no koku sanjō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae: Ne no koku sanjō

1957

Shiranui zukin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shiranui zukin

1957

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Suna-e jubaku

1953

Tōkaidō no yarōdomo poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tōkaidō no yarōdomo

1958

Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō

1953

The Footmark of a Snow Fairy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Footmark of a Snow Fairy

1958

Date sōdō: Haha goten poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Date sōdō: Haha goten

1954

Dancing Girl poster
8.0

In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.

Dancing Girl

1957

Jirocho Fuji poster
7.4

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Jirocho Fuji

1959

Akutarō uridasu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Akutarō uridasu

1955

The Woman in the Rumor poster
7.3

After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.

The Woman in the Rumor

1954

Mangorō Tengu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mangorō Tengu

1957

Komusō henka poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Komusō henka

1955

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider

1956

A Gambler as I Am poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Gambler as I Am

1959

Fighting Birds poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fighting Birds

1956

The Jumping Magistrate poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Jumping Magistrate

1952

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tsukiyo no aho dori

1956

Daiei Studio is Bustling poster
NR

A studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.

Daiei Studio is Bustling

1957

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

1956

Jōen poster
9.0

1959 Japanese movie

Jōen

1959

The Magnificent Five poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Magnificent Five

1958

Yutaro's Secret Story poster
8.0

Yutaro Kodan, born under a cloud because his aristocrat father died opposing the shogunate, stumbles onto a treasure map. Lusting after the treasure, Lord Sumi Tadamasa convinces trusting Princess Tsu that the gold will help to avenge her lost clan.

Yutaro's Secret Story

1959

Hana no yukyo-den poster
8.0

1958 Japanese movie

Hana no yukyo-den

1958

Nuregami kenpo poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Nuregami kenpo

1958

Hanatarō Jumon poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hanatarō Jumon

1958

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace poster
8.0

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

1953

Zangiku monogatari poster
7.0

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke’s father teaches him professional acting skills, preparing him to become his successor and continue the acting dynasty. However, Kikunosuke leaves his family, much to his father’s dismay, to hone his craft outside of Tokyo and moves to Osaka.

Zangiku monogatari

1956

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing poster
7.1

A kabuki actress is murdered. Her pet cat laps its mistress's blood and becomes a demon possessed by the vengeful murder victim.

The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing

1954

Stop the Old Fox poster
6.5

Historical and political detective. The main characters are drawn into court intrigues, and the investigation of corruption in the administration of the shogun Ienari Tokugawa comes to the fore in the plot. Based on the novel of the same name by Matsumoto Seicho.

Stop the Old Fox

1959