
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
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
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 · 3 titles
NRA trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.
Blue Jeans Memory
1981
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kigeki kazoku dōmei
1983
7.0A story of a shopkeeper and his ex-wife, lives full of tragedy.
Ohan
1984
1970s · 7 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
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Beauty Wandering Story
1977
NRJapanese youth film.
Oretachi no toki
1976
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
NR1971 Japanese movie
Kaiun ryokō
1971
1960s · 27 titles
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
6.8Zatoichi 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
7.0A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.
The Shy Deceiver
1968
6.8Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
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
NRA good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.
Hoodlum Match
1965
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
10.0A drama from director Masaharu Segawa.
Topsy-Turvy 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
5.5Erotic Pinku film showcasing he life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period.
Nunnery Confidential
1968
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 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
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
NRA country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage.
A Country Boss
1962
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chivalrous Nature
1965
8.0A drama by director Masaharu Segawa.
Yosakoi Journey
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
NRA sequel to Ohana han.
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
1966
7.0Abare inu is a 1965 action-comedy film directed by Kazuo Mori. It is the fourth film in the series.
Rampaging Dog
1965
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Futari dake no toride
1963
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
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
7.0Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
Nippon no obaachan
1962
1950s · 20 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.
Youth on Top of the Hill
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Management Apartment's Surprise Big Broadcast
1959
NRThe fifth "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Legal Holiday
1958
NRThe second "Bottomless Ninjutsu War" feature.
Bottomless Ninjutsu War: I'll Disapppear
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Stray Cat
1958
1959 japanese movie.
The Man Who Came from the Sea
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Birds
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Comic Duo's Long Houses in a Panic
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tenament Party for Edo-ites
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Violent Ishimatsu
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Big Edo's 1,000 Ryo Festival
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Management Apartment
1959
No synopsis available yet.
Bottomless Ninjutsu War
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Spring Comes to the Comic Duo's Long Houses
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fighting Is Fun, Too
1958
NR1957 Japanese movie
Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
1957
9.0Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't enjoy communing with wildlife for long when she was chased by bandit moles and accidentally fell into the Valley of the Spider's Web. The princess and a white butterfly bound by a mysterious thread were about to be eaten by the spider queen when they are rescued by Tanukichiyo, a young wandering samurai who happens to be passing by. Historical fantasy comedy starring Hibari and Izumi.
The Princess of Badger Palace
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

