
Acting
Yuko Yashio
Born 1932-04-29
Acting credits
7.5A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
A Geisha's Diary
1961
8.0Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
The Betrothed
1957
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Tainted Flowers
1958
7.0Yuko 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
NRA romantic tale depicting the beautiful and tragic love between a young man and woman from aristocratic families who are caught in the crossfire of the February 26 Incident.
The Aristocrat's Stairs
1959
8.0Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of Mihara Shoji, and Riko, the second daughter, is married to Jiro, the managing director, and they plot to marry Kyoko to Saburo, the third son of the Mihara family. Kyoko is angry at the marriage talk that is being pushed forward without her permission, and declares that she "definitely won't get married," but before she knows it, she begins to become aware of the other person...
The Most Valuable Wife
1959
6.5Pu Zhe, younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko, daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the test when Japan loses the war.
The Wandering Princess
1960
8.5Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.
The Makioka Sisters
1959
NRWhile working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
Children Seeking a Mother
1956
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo.
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960
NRA beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the daughter of a company president, creating a miniature picture of the youth of Tokyo that revolves around these four characters.
Tokyo Eyes
1958
NRBased on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
Accomplice
1958
NRA unique literary work depicting the crisis in the love and physical relationship of the ordinary Shimura couple.
Otoko no meigara
1961
NR1962 Japanese movie
誘拐
1962
NROmnibus picture, consisting of three stories.
Patterns of Love
1960
NRA studio introduction version for Daiei Stars.
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Closing Time
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bride Candidate
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yaneura no Onna-tachi
1956
8.0The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his world is changing completely : his wife behaves like never before, considering she's now rich and has the right to do whatever she wants, even having an affair. (Also occasionally known in English as “Overflow”)
The Cast-Off
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The White Road Across the River
1959
NRA factory town along the Sumida River. Jun Aoki and Miyo Murakoshi, who work at this factory, love music, with Jun playing the cello and Miyo the violin. Shortly after the war, Yosuke Hashida, a famous cellist and conductor, came to the factory and began efforts to gather music lovers from each factory to form an orchestra.
Bojô no kawa
1957
NRRyokichi Ibuki is a clerk who learns company "top secrets" and becomes an industrial blackmailer. Kaoru Koizumi, a confidential secretary in love with Ibuki, reveals her firm's plans to him. She resigns when Ibuki blackmails her employer but Ibuki gains another spy in Ayuko Ichinoi...
Black Dividend
1963
A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.
Farewell Song
1955