
Acting
Yoko Minakaze
Born — Died
1930-01-22 — 2007-08-19
Place of birth
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
31 titles
Known for
7.0TV series starring Ikko Furuya, based on the Kosuke Kindaichi mystery novel series by Seishi Yokomizo.
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
NRThe drama depicts the lives and loves of people living in three different environments: a family consisting of two brothers and their parents; a family with a father and a daughter who are not well organized; and a girl who has moved from the countryside to Tokyo to live alone in the whirlwind of the big city, desperately trying to survive.
Brother
1969
7.2A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.
Red Paper Lantern
1974
6.9A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to a creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.
The Vampire Doll
1970
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Make-Up
1984
7.5The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of controversial politician Hideki Tojo and the strained relationships between Japan's government, military, and the media.
The Militarists
1970
Film credits
1980s · 3 titles
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Make-Up
1984
4.0Here is a school that has never expelled a single student, believing in its children even after betrayal and betrayal after betrayal! Yoji (Yoichi Sase), the son of a doctor in Suwa, and Nobuko (Mayuki Kirihara), the daughter of a weaver in Kyoto, are transferred to the class of Omura (Chiemi Eri), a PE teacher at Shinonoi Asahi High School, a private school for troubled children. The school principal (Hiroyuki Nagato) says that the school's policy of "not letting anyone drop out of school" must be upheld, and Omura struggles to do everything in his power to respond. Based on a true story by Shigeta Wakabayashi, an education critic, the film depicts the relationship between a student abandoned by his parents and a teacher who sincerely deals with them.
Sudachi no toki kyoiku wa shinazu
1981
NRA television drama aired on November 3, 1983 as a special project to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Yomiuri Television and the 30th anniversary of the founding of Nippon Television.
The Women of Osaka Castle
1983
1970s · 11 titles
7.2A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.
Red Paper Lantern
1974
6.9A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to a creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.
The Vampire Doll
1970
7.5The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of controversial politician Hideki Tojo and the strained relationships between Japan's government, military, and the media.
The Militarists
1970
NRRemake of 1949 film
Aoi sanmyaku
1975
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Hajimete no Tabi
1971
9.0Richness, severity and pureness of love is beautifully and sentimentally depicted.
Wakare no uta
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte
1972
Tragedy about a terminally ill girl.
Have Wings on Your Heart
1978
NRFilm by Deme Masanobu
Sono hito wa hono no yo ni
1972
6.2A high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort zone and apply himself.
Take Care, Red Riding Hood
1970
10.0Reiko is young, pretty, and restless. A random encounter at the park puts her in the path of love.
Elegy
1976
1960s · 9 titles
9.0It is based on the story "The Lawyer" by attorney Hiroshi Masaki and his account of Japan's "Headless Murder Case" in which a police officer beat a suspect to death during the Pacific War.
Judge and Jeopardy
1968
NRFourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.
The Wild, Unruly Drifter
1960
7.7Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
1969
NRA young girl in an industrial town is saving her money to enter college. But her drunken father loses his job, her mother cannot make ends meet, and then the boy she likes loses everything when his factory fails. She takes all her savings out of the bank and offers them to him to make a new start. He refuses at first but eventually agrees and so she goes back to school to tell her teacher that she has decided not to continue college, that she is young and strong, and can make her own way in life.
The Start of Life
1965
5.5This film depicts the pure love between a girl raised by a strict father and a young man working in a small factory to support his family. The friendship that had blossomed between them eventually grew into love. Yet the purer it was, the more it seemed destined for a tragic conclusion...
Girl in the Glass
1960
10.0A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
A Full Life
1962
NROne of Sayuri Yoshinaga's first leading roles.
Hana to musume to shiroi michi
1961
NRIchiro, who works for a shipping company, causes an accident while driving drunk. His younger brother Jiro questions his brother's drinking habits. Upon investigation, Ichiro discovers that his brother is involved in drug trafficking.
Boku wa naichicchi
1960
1961 Japanese movie
小父さんありがとう
1961
1950s · 6 titles
6.0Based on the Seichō Matsumoto's story The Woman Who Took the Local Paper.
Kikenna onna
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Half Virgin
1953
NRA spectacular comedy with a star-studded cast that depicts unusual trials and unexpected verdicts regarding the five deadly sins: the crime of beauty, the crime of a terrifying wife, the crime of taking the wrong course, the crime of seducing, and the crime of killing with laughter.
Nonki saiban
1955
1.0In 1942 South China, hardened field hospital nurse Yukiko secretly loves Sergeant Nemoto. The arrival of a fragile new nurse, Keiko, reawakens Yukiko's warmth but also sparks intense jealousy when Nemoto shows Keiko kindness. As the two bond over a shared hometown, Yukiko's resentment grows. The situation is compounded by the escalating chaos of a losing war, including air raids, medicine shortages, and a deadly malaria outbreak that weakens Keiko. Set against the backdrop of Japan’s impending defeat, Yukiko is forced to confront the high cost of her envy and decide where her loyalties lie in a final test of courage and compassion.
Field Nurse
1953
6.5Three young women make a suicide pact, but they grow to have a better understanding of themselves.
The Cock Crows Twice
1954
9.0Follows the life of Tsuru, the poor daughter of farmers in Shinshu, Japan.
Diary of Forsaken Love
1959
Series credits
7.0TV series starring Ikko Furuya, based on the Kosuke Kindaichi mystery novel series by Seishi Yokomizo.
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
NRThe drama depicts the lives and loves of people living in three different environments: a family consisting of two brothers and their parents; a family with a father and a daughter who are not well organized; and a girl who has moved from the countryside to Tokyo to live alone in the whirlwind of the big city, desperately trying to survive.
Brother
1969
