Kiyomi Mizunoya

Acting

Kiyomi Mizunoya

Born

1916-08-18 (110)

Known for

Acting

Credits

46 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 19 titles

The Secret of the Telegian poster
6.5

Men are being murdered by a killer who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.

The Secret of the Telegian

1960

Girls of the Night poster
6.5

In the wake of the 1956 Prostitution Prevention Law, a young woman recently released from one of Japan's new rehabilitation centers struggles to build a new life.

Girls of the Night

1961

Crazy Operation: First Move poster
10.0

After being fired from his company, Hitoshi Ueda opens a arbitration company. Experts from various fields gather around him and with their natural vitality, they solve one dispute after another. But as it turns out, their next dispute will be at a global scale.

Crazy Operation: First Move

1963

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success poster
NR

A beer salesman with a passion for fishmongering stumbles through mishaps, rivalries, and gangster trouble while chasing a big contract, winning the deal through quick thinking—then turns down a promotion to keep working his own way.

Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success

1960

Procurer of Hell poster
8.5

Tobe is a small-time crook who runs a prostitution business of blonde girls, as well as sells pornographic pictures. He frequents a cafe run by two women, one of them a young widow with a son. They like him and think that he is an ordinary office worker. One day, Tobe accidentally discovers pictures of an acquaintance, Kanzaburo, with a woman and sets out to blackmail him. He soon finds out that Kanzaburo died in a train accident but things may not be what they seem

Procurer of Hell

1961

You Can Succeed, Too poster
7.7

A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.

You Can Succeed, Too

1964

Thief on the Run poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Thief on the Run

1964

Eternity of Love poster
8.0

A Hiromichi Horikawa movie

Eternity of Love

1961

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman

1960

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II poster
9.0

While on a business trip to Kyushu, a paint company president competes with a rival firm for a key overseas client, only to face setbacks both in work and in the personal affairs of his team.

Travel Stories of a Company President Part II

1963

No artwork available
7.0

Modern love story about three disparate sisters, one (Tsukasa) of whom who suspects her husband (Kobayashi) has been unfaithful.

Respect, Flatter, and Love

1960

Achan's Baby Gang poster
9.0

Based on the comic by Fuyuhiko Okabe.

Achan's Baby Gang

1961

The Five Jolly Thieves poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Five Jolly Thieves

1960

No artwork available
NR

Natsuki Shibusawa is forty-six years old and serves as the General Affairs Manager at Teito Construction. Although his integrity has allowed him to hold onto his position, his lack of social skills and estrangement from his superiors meant he ends up sitting in an unattractive spot in the shade. Then, he is offered the position of Accounting Manager, the most important role in the construction company.

A Chair in the Sunshine

1965

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Breakthrough Course of Women in Trouble

1962

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller poster
9.0

World Electric's top ad model disappears, throwing the company into disarray. A fortune-teller’s influence spreads through upper management, sending staff on a misguided search. Misinformation, internal friction, and unexpected revelations push the company to its limits.

New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller

1960

Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū poster
NR

1961 Japanese movie

Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū

1961

Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū ren'ai kōsa-ten

1962

Glory to the President of the Henpecked Political Party poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Glory to the President of the Henpecked Political Party

1960

1950s · 27 titles

I Live in Fear poster
7.3

An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.

I Live in Fear

1955

Sudden Rain poster
6.7

Fumiko and Ryōtarō Namiki's marriage has gone stale, with both constantly arguing over what to do on a day off, or about her cutting out recipes from the newspaper before he finishes reading it. Their animosities are witnessed by Fumiko's niece Ayako, who visits to complain about her own husband's inattentiveness, and their new neighbours, the Imasatos.

Sudden Rain

1956

Otora-san poster
NR

The first of six "Otora-san" features.

Otora-san

1957

Otora-san's Business is Booming poster
NR

The sixth and final "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san's Business is Booming

1958

Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals poster
NR

The fourth "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals

1958

Snow Country poster
6.7

It's a man's world. Shimamura, an artist, comes to this snowbound town to rejuvenate himself. He connects with Komako, a geisha he met on a previous trip, and it seems like love. She's the foster daughter of a local family, almost engaged to the family's son Yukio, now dying of consumption. He's tended by his sister Yuko who's angry at Komako for abandoning her brother. Shimamura returns to Tokyo but promises he will be back soon. In anticipation of his return, Komako breaks with her patron and her family loses their home. Complications arise when Shimamura doesn't come back as promised. Then Komako discovers that he and Yuko knew each other in Tokyo. Can Komako escape destiny?

Snow Country

1957

Norihei's College Affair: The Happy Family poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Norihei's College Affair: The Happy Family

1956

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Story of a Detective's Assistant Sequel

1957

Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival

1958

The Girl in the Target poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Girl in the Target

1957

Newlywed of the First Section poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Newlywed of the First Section

1956

Otora-san's Legal Holiday poster
NR

The fifth "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san's Legal Holiday

1958

Otora-san at His Best poster
NR

The third "Otora-san" feature.

Otora-san at His Best

1958

Story of a Detective's Assistant poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Story of a Detective's Assistant

1957

Settlement of Love poster
9.0

Living in a house that has lost its man to the war a year earlier are the widow and her child. Four of the dead man's friends gather to have an anniversary wake. Some time following the ceremony one of the attendees marries the widow. Soon another friend of the deceased and his family also make the house their home when they move to town. Everyone's life is changed quite a bit. When the newer husband sustains an injury to his leg and loses his job it leads to the wife having to work. By the time the fifth anniversary of the friend's death occurs and another reunion is held another friend is in love with the former widow.

Settlement of Love

1956

I Love You poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

I Love You

1959

Runaway Bride poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Runaway Bride

1956

The Young Boss is Third Generation poster
NR

A carefree student from a traditional sake shop family balances love, rebellion, and a bike race while clashing with gangsters and his old-fashioned grandfather.

The Young Boss is Third Generation

1958

On Wings of Love poster
10.0

On Wings of Love is a 1957 Japanese romantic musical film directed by Toshio Sugie. It was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year and the first film released in Tohoscope.

On Wings of Love

1957

A Salaryman's Ten Commandments poster
NR

Modern comedy.

A Salaryman's Ten Commandments

1959

Tora-san's Home Run poster
7.0

The second Tora-San feature.

Tora-san's Home Run

1958

A Young Boss Tries Really Hard poster
NR

A college football star gets caught in a scandal involving a geisha teacher, endangering his team’s season and his family’s honor—until a last-minute comeback restores both.

A Young Boss Tries Really Hard

1959

A Town with a Mountain and River poster
7.0

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms.

A Town with a Mountain and River

1957

The Wedding Night poster
NR

A psychological Japanese drama about a department store clerk whose fleeting encounter with a mysterious woman leads to obsession, deceit, and tragic consequences. The film explores desire, guilt, and the blurred line between love and delusion.

The Wedding Night

1959

The Oil-Hell Murder poster
7.0

A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.

The Oil-Hell Murder

1957

Hateful Things poster
NR

The story follows a humble merchant from Tohoku who travels to Tokyo to fulfill his dream of buying goods directly from wholesalers. During his stay, he experiences some of the happiest days with his daughter, only to be confronted with harsh realities that test family bonds, honor, and human frailty.

Hateful Things

1957

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