Acting

Mitsuyo Asaka

Born — Died

1928-02-20 — 2020-12-13

Place of birth

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

One of three female stars of post-war chanbara theatre (with Oe Michiko and Yoko Fuji)

Known for

The Files of the Young Kindaichi poster
7.6

A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

The Files of the Young Kindaichi

1995

Food Fight poster
7.3

Ihara Mitsuru , who grew up in the orphanage "Tsukushien," is a cleaner at Miyazono General Foods, a prestigious company. However, Mitsuru has another side to him: he is a fighter in "Food Fight," a competitive eating gambling game hosted by the chairman of Miyazono General Foods and held in the company's basement, where only bigwigs from the political and business world can participate. Mitsuru anonymously donates the prize money he wins from Food Fight to Tsukushien, and his desire to do so allows his talent to blossom, leading him to reign as the unbeatable champion.

Food Fight

2000

New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion poster
5.4

Once again we focus on Nami Matsushima. This time she has a sister who goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it, our innocent heroine is given a fifteen year sentence for a murder she didn't commit. She's sent to an all women prison where she's not exactly welcome. Her fellow inmates torture, humiliate and try to kill her; but the Scorpion prevails long enough to get some justice.

New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

1976

Beijing Watermelon poster
7.0

Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.

Beijing Watermelon

1989

Fine, with Occasional Murders poster
7.3

Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is consequently under persistent threat. For the time being.

Fine, with Occasional Murders

1984

Sachiko no sachi poster
NR

Based on the manga of the same name by Kazuo Kamimura.

Sachiko no sachi

1976

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Series credits