
Acting
Achako Hanabishi
Born 1897-07-10 · Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl
1956
NRMasuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank him for the newlyweds, but Masuo has been told by Managing Director Hanamura to go on a business trip to Kansai. Before long, Masuo contacted Sazae to come to Osaka.
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959
10.0The movie depicts the strength and resilience of a woman who spent her entire life as a merchant in Semba, Osaka.
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
NRA murder case tied to a missing love letter… Heiji heads west along the Tōkaidō in pursuit of thirteen suspicious individuals.
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
1951
6.0Police detective Heiji is assigned to catch the masked Maboroshi gang of robbers who have terrorized all of Edo leaving few clues as to who their leader is.
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Maiko sanjūshi
1955
NR1962 Japanese movie
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Disappearance in the Night
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Sculpture of Master Choji
1943
NRChiba Sōsaku, whose childhood name was Otome, was raised by his father Yukiuemon, the successor of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style, and his wet nurse in Rikuzen Onikobe, where he early on earned the nickname "Little Tengu of Chiba." One day, Otome heard a rumor that Arao Miyauchi, who once was an internal student at the Chiba family but now ran his own dojo in Onikobe, was spreading false rumors out of resentment for not inheriting the Chiba house—a situation that led to his mother's suicide and his father's abandonment of the sword to become a doctor. Enraged, Otome stormed into the Arao dojo only to be captured and publicly humiliated at Onikobe Pass. However, in his heart, Miyauchi hoped to marry his daughter Nanae to Otome and have him inherit the Chiba family.
若き日の千葉周作
1955
NRKamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was retiring from the stage. That child was, in fact, the son of Takashi Yashiro, a politician with a promising future. Believing that a relationship between a politician and a female manzai comedian would bring unhappiness to Yashiro and his wife, Tsuruko changed her address and was even preparing to leave the stage. Tsuruko’s alcoholic father, having caught wind of this, snatched the child, Yoko, and squandered the small sum of money he had received from Yashiro on drinking.
Haha tsubaki
1950
8.0A 1954 film.
Road to Hawaii
1954
NRAn adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in TohoScope.
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
NRA country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
A Country Boss
1962
7.5An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.
Sazae-san
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom Woman
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
1953
NRSazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and eventually heads for Nikko, a travel destination. Sazae is once again overwhelmed by the sight of the newlyweds bustling with sunlight, but...
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
NROne night in Edo, a mysterious woman in a palanquin appeared at the moneylender Yamashiroya, revealing herself to a beautiful woman. She told the owner, Shigebē, that she had come to collect a life he owed from twenty years ago and then left. The same night, Maruiya Genbē also received a visit from the woman's palanquin, and nearby, a man named Manbē was murdered. The detective Hayanawa Gohē concluded the murder was the work of a fox spirit, but another detective, Den Shichi, skeptical of this theory, noticed footprints on the tatami and decided to investigate further.
Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin
1956
Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo, this movie introduces both the Shochiku Ofuna and Kyoto studios. Part One focuses on the studio’s behind-the-scenes staff: set designers, prop masters, and lighting technicians. Part Two presents a digest-style overview of the process surrounding a young woman who auditions for the “New Faces” program, from the auditions to her debut as an actress.
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
NRAfter graduating from detective school, Achao and Entaro received their certificates and launched a private detective agency. One night, while investigating Otoyo, the wife of a soba shop owner, the two went to the basement of a theater and unexpectedly stumbled upon the murder of model Ranko Nemoto. Using the earring she was wearing as a clue, they began their investigation.
Cheerful Detective
1954
8.0A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss.
Both You and I
1946
NRSecond "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi Fukuda.
Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki
1961
7.01962 Japanese movie
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962