Narumi Yasuda

Acting

Narumi Yasuda

Born 1966-11-28 · Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

Narumi Yasuda is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for Inuji ni seshi mono, Minami he hashire, umi no michi o! and Sorobanzuku. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film Award for Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad. Initially she was the winner of a competition to find a singer to sing the theme song and promote Hayao Miyazaki's now-popular anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, "Kaze no Tani no Naushika", composed by Haruomi Hosono (former Yellow Magic Orchestra member).

Acting credits

Fukushima 50 poster
6.5

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

Fukushima 50

2020

Under the Open Sky poster
7.5

Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 years of sentence for murder. Hoping to find his long lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies for a TV show and meets a young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, he struggles to get a proper job and fit into society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him.

Under the Open Sky

2021

The Peacock King poster
6.3

Coerced by the evil Witch Raga, Ashura, the Hell Virgin, attempts to unlock the four Earth holes that lead to the Gates of Hell. Together, Raga aims to control the Earth. However, two monks skilful in magical powers set off on a journey to the cities to obstruct Ashura from unlocking the gates and stop Raga. Otherwise, not only will control of the Earth be at stake, but the King of Hell will resurrect and darkness will overcome the world.

The Peacock King

1988

Four Days of Snow and Blood poster
7.3

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989

Taikoki poster
8.0

Rising from the lowliest of country samurai to the heights of power as Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is one of the pivotal figures of the Sengoku period.

Taikoki

1987

Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time poster
6.3

Akari Yoshiyama is graduating high school soon and is expected to lead new life after she passes the university entrance exam, while her mother is working as a pharmacologist. However, her mother has a car accident and the situation is totally changed. She decides to go to 1972 to fulfill her mother's wish.

Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2010

HOME poster
5.8

When Koichi Takahasi (Miutani) is transferred from Tokyo to a small village in Iwate Prefecture, they set up hoe in a two-hundred year-old farmhouse. The family is split between those who hate the move and those who are happy. Fumiko (Yasuda), the wife, is unhappy at the change and doesn’t get on with her elderly neighbours, Azumi (Hashimoto) is sad about having to transfer to a new school. Koichi’s mother, Sumiyo (Kusabue), rather likes the new community while young Tomoya Takahashi (Hamada) really enjoys the new move because he can play outdoors. Koichi takes note of the split in the family but finds himself struggling at his new job. Thankfully the house has Zashiki Warashi (yokai) living there who will unite them with their antics. Judging by the poster these antics won’t be terrifying.

HOME

2012

Hutch the Honeybee poster
5.0

Hutch the Honey Bee and friends set on an adventure to find Hutch's missing Queen Bee Mother, whom he lost during a surprise attack by a group of Hornets. In the process Hutch makes friends with various other animals. At a town called Sepiatown he even befriends Amy, a kindhearted human girl who can talk with insects ...

Hutch the Honeybee

2010

The Last Ronin poster
6.6

16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of that incident, Kichiemon Terasaka (Koichi Sato) traverses the country on a mission. His purpose is to find the families of the fallen samurais and spread the truth of the ronin uprising.

The Last Ronin

2010

Shiro and Marilyn poster
7.0

Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite shore on Zamami to see his love, a dog named Marilyn. Shiro is portrayed by the real-life Shiro.

Shiro and Marilyn

1988

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

Nine: Final poster
3.5

The Nine saga comes to a close with the third installment

Nine: Final

1984

Beautiful World poster
5.5

A gangster runs a budget nursing home.

Beautiful World

2012

For Business poster
8.0

Two TV salarymen uphold their duty by taking on a rival talent agency during the late-'80s bubble economy.

For Business

1986

Riakoi First Love poster
NR

Twenty-seven-year-old Sawako Okazaki works for an event-planning company and finds purpose in supporting her favorite idol, Kaisei Komaki. When her employer signs him and staff compete for the chance to manage his events, Sawako throws herself into the opportunity. Her admiration gradually becomes real love, but a woman claiming to be Kaisei’s girlfriend and harassment inside and outside the company shake her confidence. As Kaisei begins to trust her, he suddenly disappears. Sawako must overcome the setbacks and discover whether her devotion can become a genuine romance.

Riakoi First Love

2026

A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River poster
7.5

The story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for their store in Tokyo. There they meet a Russian translator, Nicholai, played by Sergei Nakariakov - a trumpeter from Russia. Some months later after they have returned, Nicholai and Yukiko meet again while he is auditioning for the Tokyo orchestra where seeds of romance begin. Yukiko's father, however, is diagnosed with a terminal case of cancer. Yukiko returns home to be with him in his final months as he decides not to go through therapy and let the disease run its course. Coming into contact with a childhood friend while at home Yukiko is left to choose between her old friend and Nicholai, all while having to face the emotional struggle of dealing with her father's impending death.

A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River

2001

Ikkyu-san poster
NR

The mischievous adventures of the historical Zen monk Ikkyu as a child.

Ikkyu-san

2012

South to the Horizon poster
7.0

Tetsu gets into an argument with some Okinawa yakuza and is murdered by them. His brother Ryo comes to Okinawa shortly thereafter and teams up with Tetsu's girlfriend and Max an ex US soldier to extract revenge.

South to the Horizon

1986

Last Song poster
9.0

A drama that depicts the trajectory of four years in the life of two young musicians and one woman who dreamed of becoming a star, leaving Hakata to pursue fame in Tokyo.

Last Song

1994

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad poster
8.0

Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that Shizuka tries her best to restrict her diet and please Kazuki. "It's So Far Away!" Karuma Sae is an office lady who works in the city center but lives with her family in a house far away from her work. Because she is always rushing to catch the last train, she can never enjoy a decent date with her boyfriend, Oishi Mamoru. Her father is also always interfering in her life, so she can't appreciate the city life and isn't happy. "Get Ready to Drive!" Masuko is a new taxi driver in Tokyo who is very stressed from dealing with the behavior of some passengers. One night he drives a very beautiful drunk hostess home. "What Is English?" Kosaka Shigeru, a businessman, was transferred to a Chicago branch factory. He tried hard to learn English, practicing day and night, but couldn't improve as much as he expected.

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

1988

Gentle Music poster
NR

The "wheels of mystery" begin to move when a man working at a small shipyard meets a female student who seems to get upset at the sight of him. While they eventually get closer and end up dating, they need to take a step forward as their pasts come in between.

Gentle Music

2022

Chateau de la Reine poster
5.3

The hotel Chateau de la Reine is located in Paris, France and it is considered the finest hotel there. The hotel has been in existence for 300 years. Tourists from all around the world want to stay at the Chateau de la Reine. A travel agency, which is teetering on bankruptcy, devises a plan to revive their company. They want to offer suite rooms at the Chateau de la Reine for night and day periods. The plan appears perfect, but the tourists who made reservations have tempers.

Chateau de la Reine

2015

Double Trouble poster
8.0

Chief Iizuka, who works at the Cultural Center, misunderstands two chorus groups with similar names and double-books the concert hall on New Year's Eve. Although they talk to each other, neither of them gives up a step and develops into a big problem. Iizuka, who has lived his life with a "no-nonsense" attitude, finds himself in the middle of two groups and at a loss for words.

Double Trouble

2008

One Who Died in Vain poster
7.8

After returning from the Burmese front in WWII, a man finds trouble brewing back home.

One Who Died in Vain

1986