
Acting
Casey Takamine
Born — Died
1934-02-25 — 2019-04-08
Place of birth
Mogami, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
41 titles
Japanese entertainer.
Known for
NRThe 25th NHK Asadora. Nishiki Natsuko is a woman who strives to become a photographer.
Natchan no shashinkan
1980
7.5In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
6.9When 21-year-old Kohei learns he has six months to live, he recruits his friends to form a group of cat burglars who steal for the good of the community.
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
2002
NRYumechiyo is the madam of a geisha house in a remote hot spring in the San'in region. When Yumechiyo learns that she is dying of leukemia caused by the atomic bomb, she writes about her life in the form of a diary, which is a collection of human dramas and the joys and sorrows of her life.
Yumechiyo Nikki
1981
NRDaisaburo Kikuchi (Tomisaburo Wakayama), a skilled lawyer full of humanity, thrillingly depicts the process of stepping into the background of the case step by step.
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
8.2Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
1985
Film credits
1990s · 8 titles
6.6A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technical college to gain new qualifications. She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salaryman with whom she begins a furtive romance...
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998
7.8Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.
My Sons
1991
6.0A straight young woman living in Tokyo becomes involved in the lives of a gay man and his married lover.
Okoge
1992
10.0Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.
Roar of the Crowd
1990
NRThe second installment of the spirit world guide movie based on the original idea of Tetsuro Tamba, made after the hit of the previous work. Depicts the world after death seen by a man who was sentenced to death for murdering his wife and sent to heaven.
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
1990
NRThe fourth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 4: Shank Shank Shank
1997
NRThe third film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 3: Fly Birdie
1995
NRThe f ifth film in the series Professional golfer Oribe Kinjiro.
Pro Golfer Kinjiro Oribe 5: Beloved Lost Ball
1998
1980s · 16 titles
7.5In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
The Ballad of Narayama
1983
8.2Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
1985
6.0Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped.
P. P. Rider
1983
NRDepicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
Good Luck Love
1981
6.8A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.
Distant Thunder
1981
8.0A continuation of the story of the postwar years in the Japanese Inland Sea. Now a decade has passed. Two friends meet and decide to look for the beautiful girl with whom they went to school as children.
MacArthur's Children—Part II
1987
6.5The Yamaoki family moved from Kyoto to Tosa around the turn of the '50s; local school teacher Hirao becomes involved with Yasuko, sister to Sumio.
Remembrance
1988
8.0Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period.
Taikoki
1987
NRSecond live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
1980
NRMurder case.
L・O・V・I・N・G
1983
NRBased on the comic book series by Tamiko Akaboshi. It depicts the romantic life of a 27-year-old unmarried female office worker, often regarded as "past the prime age for marriage", and the daily lives of the people around her.
Love is Always Almond Pink
1988
NRA divorced man meets a kindly Korean prostitute whom he cannot get from his mind. Things don’t prove to be straightforward for either of them.
Katayoku dake no tenshi
1986
8.5On her wedding day, Makiko is stabbed by a woman in wedding dress. The wound isn't serious but the attacker blows herself up and can't be identified. The attacker is thought to be an ex-girlfriend of Tsutomu, the groom. He gives two names to the police but these two are still alive. But there is still one woman in Tsutomu's mind...
Our Wedding
1983
NRMaster director Sadao Nakajima brings to life the adventures of Shohachi, a ronin (masterless samurai) searching for his father's enemy. O-Tama, the star of a light acrobatics hut in the back mountains of Asakusa, falls in love at first sight with a ronin named Shohachi who appears out of nowhere and, impressed by his skills, asks him to become the troupe's bodyguard. Shohachi, who is searching for his father's enemy Hyoto, follows the troupe on their provincial tour and finally finds him. But it seems that his enemy is quite skilled.
Father Avenger
1987
NRA travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...
Murder on the Sanriku Coast
1987
NRA travel writer and his girlfriend stumble across a murder while on an assignment.
Noto Peninsula Murders
1988
1970s · 10 titles
7.8Yakuza Gang War is at the height in North Kyūshū Area in the summer of 1950, particularly between the Okagen Group and the rising Hashiden Gang. Now with the mediation/interference of the Americans, they decide to settle it in a peaceful, *democratic* way, that is, to settle it with a baseball game. Now, with its money and power, The Hashiden group soon recruits a group of gamblers known to be good at baseball from the whole country. So, what is the Okagen Gumi gonna do?
Dynamite Don-Don
1978
10.0Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
The Three Ginza Rascals
1976
6.8A 20-year-old drifter and a precocious 16-year-old girl slowly form a bond in a small town haunted by its wartime past.
The War of the 16 Year Olds
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishougai
1971
1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
The Skies of Haruo
1977
8.0A comedy farce depicting the noise that occurs when two unemployed circus participants discover a debt bond in a basket with parrots, which they received instead of pension money. At that time, Hiromi Go and Kirin Kiki, who were gaining popularity, play the main roles, demonstrating an exquisite combination.
Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
1977
NRFirst live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
1977
7.0The 10th film in the travel series. The original work and screenplay is by Kazuo Funahashi, the director is Shoji Segawa, and the cinematography is by Keiji Maruyama.
The Ghostly Trip
1972
10.0When a wastrel son of a merchant stumbles upon a robbery he discovers that both thieves are women. When he confronts one of them she distracts him with her breasts as the other knocks him out. He falls in love and searches for the pair.
Bawdy Tales of Edo: Octopus & Sea Shell
1974
NRTwo born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs.
Life is a Battle
1970
Series credits
NRThe 25th NHK Asadora. Nishiki Natsuko is a woman who strives to become a photographer.
Natchan no shashinkan
1980
6.9When 21-year-old Kohei learns he has six months to live, he recruits his friends to form a group of cat burglars who steal for the good of the community.
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
2002
NRYumechiyo is the madam of a geisha house in a remote hot spring in the San'in region. When Yumechiyo learns that she is dying of leukemia caused by the atomic bomb, she writes about her life in the form of a diary, which is a collection of human dramas and the joys and sorrows of her life.
Yumechiyo Nikki
1981
NRDaisaburo Kikuchi (Tomisaburo Wakayama), a skilled lawyer full of humanity, thrillingly depicts the process of stepping into the background of the case step by step.
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
NRIt is a hot and humid summer in Tokyo. Eiji (Yusaku Matsuda), armed with a modified gun, breaks into a salaryman's finance company in Shinjuku and makes off with nearly 40 million yen and Sachiko (Kaori Momoi), the receptionist. The two, a young man from the countryside with a perverse personality and an unattractive office worker, plan a fugitive journey without a guilty conscience with a large sum of money in their hands.
Nettaiya
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Card G Men Kobayakawa Akane
2000

