Atsuko Ichinomiya

Acting

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Born — Died

1913-12-29 — 1991-02-16

Place of birth

Kanda, Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Atsuko Ichinomiya was a Japanese actress. Her birth name was Atsuko Yoshida. She was born in Kanda, Tokyo (now Chiyoda Ward), Japan. She grew up in a family involved in the confectionery business. She attended Sei-no Elementary School and then Three-Wheeler High School (currently known as Miwatari Gakuen High School). During her school days, she participated in track and field and showed athletic talent. In 1932, Atsuko entered the film industry, initially appearing as a voice-over runner in films by the Funi Film Company. She later joined the Nifu Eiga Film Company and made her debut as an actress in the movie "Ginrei Fuji ni Yomigaeru" in 1933. Her performance caught the attention of the …

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 20 titles

The Bad Sleep Well poster
7.7

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

Two in the Shadow poster
7.8

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.

Two in the Shadow

1967

Chûshingura poster
7.1

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Chûshingura

1962

Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Oshichi's Vegetable Store: The No.1 Girl at the Edo Festival

1960

Sararīman yajikita dōchū poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Sararīman yajikita dōchū

1961

Happiness of Us Alone poster
9.0

The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.

Happiness of Us Alone

1961

The Wiser Age poster
7.2

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

The Wiser Age

1962

Comic Storyteller: Great Delay poster
NR

The first of four "Comic Storyteller' features.

Comic Storyteller: Great Delay

1966

Sazae-san Plays Cupid poster
8.0

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic.

Sazae-san Plays Cupid

1961

The Stranger Within a Woman poster
7.4

Tashiro coincidentally meets his best friend Sugimoto in a bar very close to the apartment in which Sugimoto’s wayward wife is found dead. Although Tashiro is not a suspect in the police investigation, he is racked with guilt and confesses to his wife, Masako. In an effort to further relieve his tortured sense of guilt, he then confesses to Sugimoto. Neither his wife nor his friend can believe that he could have been involved.

The Stranger Within a Woman

1966

You Can If You Try poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

You Can If You Try

1965

Shimizu Port Salaryman poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Shimizu Port Salaryman

1962

Apple Blossom Town poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Apple Blossom Town

1963

The Lost Alibi poster
5.0

Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.

The Lost Alibi

1960

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman

1960

Sazae-san's Baby poster
9.0

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

Sazae-san's Baby

1960

Biting Young Master poster
NR

Modern comedy.

Biting Young Master

1960

Five Gents' Trick Book poster
10.0

The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

Taming an Unruly Girl poster
NR

Masao Shinoda, an office worker at Tozai Trading, is feeling down because his colleague Hiraoka was promoted ahead of him, and when he gets home, his wife Sachiko treats him like a doormat.

Taming an Unruly Girl

1966

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Young Salesman: Sanshiro Sebiro

1960

1950s · 31 titles

The Munekata Sisters poster
7.1

Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

The Munekata Sisters

1950

Mother poster
7.0

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Mother

1952

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife poster
NR

Masuo 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

The Tears of Geisha Konatsu poster
NR

A sequel to Geisha Konatsu (1954).

The Tears of Geisha Konatsu

1955

Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin poster
NR

The Chakkari and Ukkarai families live in a modest residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Tokyo. Both husbands are ordinary office workers at the same company. Mrs. Chakkari, Satoko, is incredibly shrewd, while Mrs. Ukkarai, Sachiko, is incredibly absent-minded. As a result, a series of hilarious and tragicomic situations unfolds.

Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin

1952

The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl

1956

Talkative Wife poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Talkative Wife

1959

The Affair 55 Years Later poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Affair 55 Years Later

1956

Half Virgin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Half Virgin

1953

Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple

1956

Three 'Black Crow' Wives poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Three 'Black Crow' Wives

1959

Teenage Sazae poster
10.0

Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

Teenage Sazae

1957

No artwork available
NR

Based on the story "Oie han to Nao don" by Naoshi Tachi.

The Well-Raised Girl and the Head Clerk

1956

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku poster
8.0

1958 Japanese movie

Yajikita dōchū sugoroku

1958

School Girls in Costume poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

School Girls in Costume

1955

No artwork available
NR

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loan shark and a mounting family debt. As the parlor faces ruin, the narrative weaves through slapstick antics, musical numbers by Enka legends, and surreal interviews with real-life cultural figures. A chaotic "blueprint" for the Pachinko subgenre, this musical dramedy captures the obsession and desperation of the silver balls.

Big Hit Pachinko Girl

1952

Sazae's Engagement Trip poster
NR

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in TohoScope.

Sazae's Engagement Trip

1958

Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival

1958

Norihei's College Affair: The Happy Family poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Norihei's College Affair: The Happy Family

1956

Love on Rainbow Island poster
8.0

Sankichi Matsutani, a poor young fisherman, falls in love with Kikue, the only daughter of fisher Shiimbei. As the star-crossed lovers come from different religious backgrounds, they soon meet fierce opposition from their communities.

Love on Rainbow Island

1956

Dimple of Tokyo poster
10.0

Buntaro, the president of a food trading company got tired of the day-to-day routine of life. The new secretary, Nobuko, suggested her "shacho-san" (the president) run away from the job. Nobuko took Buntaro to her home and introduced him to her own family as friend, "Sachio-san"...

Dimple of Tokyo

1952

Fighting Is Fun, Too poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fighting Is Fun, Too

1958

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

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion poster
NR

1957 Japanese movie.

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion

1957

Laugh-Filled Detective Story poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Laugh-Filled Detective Story

1958

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat poster
NR

The second "The Surprising Legend of Jirocho" feature.

The Surprising Legend of Jirocho: Santaro Battles His Hat

1957

Sazae-san poster
7.5

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series.

Sazae-san

1956

Who Knows a Woman's Heart poster
10.0

Ikeuchi was captain of the K - University ice hockey team. The daughter Shikotsuko of Ginza 's western restaurant "Piccolo" was also a female student at K University and was a figure player. They had a dream of being dispatched to Oslo in the Olympic Games and were struggling in each way. Mizuno who runs a sports equipment store in Ginza, showed the geisha by guiding the junior's Ikeuchi and others to the shop of Shimbashi one day.

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

1951

新遊侠伝 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

新遊侠伝

1951

The President's Boss poster
8.0

A new third-class president wins an appointment thanks to his marriage with the former president's daughter.

The President's Boss

1956

A Town of the Starry Skies poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Town of the Starry Skies

1957

1940s · 4 titles