Acting

Yayoko Kitano

Acting credits

Seven Samurai poster
8.5

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Seven Samurai

1954

Vagabond Employee: Outcry poster
NR

When a corrupt executive takes over his struggling company and violates his girlfriend, a young salaryman declares war, leaving his job to expose the truth by any means necessary.

Vagabond Employee: Outcry

1959

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

In Case of One Woman

1956

Yagyu Secret Scrolls poster
6.5

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and disaster for the clan. The information is divided among the three scrolls, all of which must be possessed for the secrets to be understood. When Princess Yuhime steals the scrolls, Tasaburo, a samurai with magical powers, and his brother Senshiro are sent to retrieve them.

Yagyu Secret Scrolls

1957

The Wicked Boy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Wicked Boy

1956

The Red Light Military Base poster
9.0

Story about a poor Japanese woman living near an American army base who resorts to prostitution.

The Red Light Military Base

1953

The Hotelman's Holiday poster
9.0

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.

The Hotelman's Holiday

1958

Triumphant Song of Youth poster
NR

Swimmers Akio and Natsuko train hard for national competition while Natsuko struggles with family chaos — her father’s affair and her mother’s push for an arranged marriage. Pretending to date teammate Akio to escape pressure, Natsuko soon realizes her feelings are real.

Triumphant Song of Youth

1956

The Wife is a University Student poster
NR

Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.

The Wife is a University Student

1956

Forbidden Path poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Forbidden Path

1952

Bridal Candidates poster
NR

Rookie reporter Yukiko helps save the failing Miyako Times with her friends, while romance and comic chaos unfold around her and fortune-teller Ishibashi.

Bridal Candidates

1955

The Girl in the Target poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Girl in the Target

1957