Acting

Michiru Akiyoshi

Born 1963-08-19

Acting credits

Luminous Woman poster
7.0

A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.

Luminous Woman

1987

Circus Boys poster
7.3

Brothers Jinta and Wataru are raised in a travelling circus. After an accident, Jinta decides to leave and wanders the countryside working as a con-man. After a run-in with local yakuza, he's invited to join their ranks, where he makes the mistake of falling for a boss's mistress. Meanwhile, Wataru stays with the circus and works hard to regain its former glory

Circus Boys

1989

The Legend of Zipang poster
5.8

A samurai outlaw on the run with his motley clan falls for the bounty hunter who's trailing him to the untold riches of a mythical city of gold.

The Legend of Zipang

1990

Singapore Sling poster
4.5

Tatsuya is on a honeymoon in Australia. A couple of unfortunate encounters land him in jail, where he’s imprisoned without a chance of ever getting out again. His wife tries her best to launch an appeal, but it’s Tatsuya’s inmates who are his best chance of escaping his current predicament.

Singapore Sling

1993

God's Pinch Hitter poster
NR

Ryo, Eiji and Katsuya assemble as usual in an underground car park, only this time, the woman who has always accompanied them is missing. Driving into central Yokohama in Ryo’s Mercedes, the trio set their plan in motion. After altering a motorcycle’s licence plate, Ryo breaks away, heading off alone. What lies ahead remains uncertain. But as their scheme unfolds, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary operation, rather, a carefully orchestrated “perfect crime”, driven by the intertwined loyalties and affections of three men.

God's Pinch Hitter

1991

Lady Camellia poster
NR

An opera singer finds herself stranded by a snow storm and has to take a taxi with a driver with his own personal version of “La Traviata”

Lady Camellia

1988

Jazz Is My Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi poster
7.0

Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi is a 1983 documentary film by Renee Cho about the jazz pianist, composer, arranger and big band leader Toshiko Akiyoshi.

Jazz Is My Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi

1983