
Acting
Chōchō Miyako
Born — Died
1920-07-06 — 2000-10-12
Place of birth
Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
62 titles
Known for
7.0The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
NRThe 24th NHK Asadora. Starring Senri Yamazaki as a woman who makes her life at a fishing port.
Ayu no uta
1979
7.5A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
NRKenichi, the son of a master carpenter, was in his third year of high school. His mother, Motoko, was a resolute woman who took care of her husband's work. But one day...
Mom’s Shoulders
1971
6.8Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
No synopsis available yet.
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen
1956
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
7.0The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999
6.0Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents quarrel constantly, and her mother often threatens to leave. When one day her father disappears, Wakana sets out to find him.
Osaka Story
1999
1980s · 2 titles
1970s · 11 titles
7.5A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Vengeance Is Mine
1979
8.0After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
NR1971 Japanese movie
Kaiun ryokō
1971
NRDaisuke and Shinichi are companions who frequent girlie shows and parties until they find out they are rivals bidding for control of a major resort hotel. During the bargaining sessions each accuses the other of misconduct because of their escapades, thus getting them in trouble with their families. Shinichi's ecology group and Daisuke's wife's women's lib movement become involved.
Bridal Cruise
1976
NRJapanese youth film.
Oretachi no toki
1976
9.0A five year old boy leaves his mother and grandparents to see his father who has gone to work in Osaka.
The Little Hero
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Beauty Wandering Story
1977
NREven after turning 30, Matsutaro Tokuda is still single and spends his days driving a white taxi. He likes to gamble, although he doesn't have a talent for it. However, there was a woman that fell in love with such a man...
A Kawachi Rascal's Song
1976
NRNo synopsis available yet.
アッと驚く為五郎
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Japan Beauty Story
1974
8.0Chotaro and Nakanishi, a duo of unemployed advertisers, drifted to Isehama, a port town near Yokohama, but a gang was making its presence felt in the town and the shopkeepers in the shopping arcade were troubled by it. Chotaro poses as a journalist and uses his words of wisdom to suggest that pen is mightier than the sword, so they create a mini-comic magazine and launch a campaign to expel the gang.
Justice! Allies! Everybody Gather!!
1975
1960s · 26 titles
6.8Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
7.3A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.
The Pornographers
1966
6.8Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
10.0A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.
Topsy-Turvy Journey
1969
8.0A drama by director Masaharu Segawa.
Yosakoi Journey
1969
6.5The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
The Domain
1964
NRA good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.
Hoodlum Match
1965
5.5Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.
Nunnery Confidential
1968
7.3A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
Elegant Beast
1962
NR1962 Japanese movie
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
7.0After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
Red Diamond
1964
7.0A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the hospital. There it transpired that the only way to save her life was to sacrifice an eye and part of her face. The operation seems a success. Later, however, her other eye becomes affected. She feels she must let the boy go, and yet she depends so much upon his devotion.
Gazing at Love and Death
1964
NRA sequel to Ohana han.
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
6.0A comedy about Hikoichi, a mediocre train conductor who falls in love with a beautiful widow Sayuri.
Traveling in Party
1967
7.0A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!
Sentimental Mobsters
1963
9.5The warlords overrun the country while the farmers are starving, and forced to become soldiers to keep the wolf from the door. The farmers are recruited in groups of fifteen. In Yaju's village, there are only twelve men, so they press Oto, who looks more like a boy than a girl, to join, disguised as a man.
Rabble Tactics
1963
7.0A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.
The Shy Deceiver
1968
NRA country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
A Country Boss
1962
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Futari dake no toride
1963
NRComedy around a motorman and a conductor of a streetcar.
The Street Car Game
1969
8.0Based on a story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Scrap Collectors
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chivalrous Nature
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dangoro's 'Above the Clouds' Group' Sequel
1963
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965
NR1967 Japanese movie
若社長レインボー作戦
1967
NROne day, after the ceasefire in the Vietnam War, Maroku Ohno rushed into an American military position. He had been wandering inland, unaware that the war had ended. He finally returned to Japan, only to find his hometown, Awaji Island, completely changed, and his former lover now married. So he began making a fortune in Tokyo with the intention of buying Awaji Island.
The Free Island
1967
1950s · 19 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Otōsan wa ohitoyoshi: Sanji museigen
1956
NRA lantern with a large sum of money hidden in it was sold without the owner’s knowledge. The honest lantern shop owners find themselves in a huge commotion over the lantern in question.
Manzai chōchin
1956
7.1Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
The Blue Sky Maiden
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Management Apartment's Surprise Big Broadcast
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Comic Duo's Long Houses in a Panic
1956
1959 japanese movie.
The Man Who Came from the Sea
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Spring Comes to the Comic Duo's Long Houses
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Youth on Top of the Hill
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Stray Cat
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Violent Ishimatsu
1959
NRThe second "Bottomless Ninjutsu War" feature.
Bottomless Ninjutsu War: I'll Disapppear
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Management Apartment
1959
NRThe fifth "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Legal Holiday
1958
No synopsis available yet.
Bottomless Ninjutsu War
1958
No synopsis available yet.
Big Laugh Festival of the Edo-ites
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Birds
1956
NR1957 Japanese movie
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Is Fun, Too
1958
Series credits
NRThe 24th NHK Asadora. Starring Senri Yamazaki as a woman who makes her life at a fishing port.
Ayu no uta
1979
NRKenichi, the son of a master carpenter, was in his third year of high school. His mother, Motoko, was a resolute woman who took care of her husband's work. But one day...
Mom’s Shoulders
1971


