
Acting
Chieko Sōma
Born 1922-12-24 · Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Acting credits
6.0Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.
Goblin Courier
1949
5.0Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto leads the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to defeat the American Fleet.
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956
A pure love story between a former member of the imperial family who has been demoted to commoner status and a young girl.
First Love Story
1947
A film adaptation of Nobuko Yoshiya’s popular novel.
Tsuma mo koisu
1950
During the Warring States period, immediately after Hideyoshi Hashiba defeated Mitsuhide Akechi at the Battle of Yamazaki, in the village of Ogurisu in Yamashiro Province, which was located near the battlefield, a group of children were scavenging for swords, and among them was the rogue Chōbei. Since Mitsuhide’s body was missing, Hideyoshi offered a bounty for his head while simultaneously confiscating horses and rice from the villagers.
Chobei the Rogue
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
All Sold Out
1956
A tale of melancholy centered on a couple of engineers at a power plant in the north and a pure romance with a female engineer.
Avalanche
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Enoshima Elegy
1951
NRIn Ginza Hachō, where violence and lust swirl, sparks fly from iron fists and passion against a backdrop of song and dance.
Bōya monogatari
1951
NR20th film adaptation of the novel Ono ga tsumi (published 1900-1901).
Shin ono ga tsumi
1956
No synopsis available yet.
Wakôdo no uta
1951
6.0Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.
The Tale of Genji
1951
NRIt was a sanatorium in the highlands. Patients such as Totsuka, Hirota, and Hashida were battling their illnesses under the devoted care of Michiko, a nurse so beautiful and noble that she was nicknamed “The Messenger from the Moon.” When Totsuka learned that Hirota, who was about to be discharged, secretly loved Michiko, he devised a plan and arranged for them to spend some time alone in a birch grove. Hirota and Michiko made a firm vow for their future, but around that time, an unexpected visitor arrived at Hirota’s hospital room.
Messenger from the Moon
1949
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Arashi no naka no shimai
1949
10.0The protagonist descends from the mountains with a huge amount of panned gold dust. Upon learning of his wealth, all sorts of people, driven by greed and a desire to get their hands on his money, immediately begin to gravitate toward him.
Devil's Gold
1950
NRA dispute over the estate of a wealthy family’s patriarch erupts between the son’s widow and her child on one side, and the villain’s niece and brothers on the other. When the villains’ carefully crafted facade is exposed, a monk who sides with the widow puts on the performance of a lifetime. A heartwarming pastoral comedy rich in human warmth.
The Monk Who Became a Raccoon Dog
1946
The innocent devotion of a woman eagerly awaiting her lover’s return from the war touches people’s hearts.
Kimi ka to omohite
1946
NRSet against the backdrop of the Great Fire of Edo, this story depicts the conflict between the town fire brigades and the daimyo’s fire brigades.
Guren bosatsu
1949
NRSet against the backdrop of the Warring States period, this thrilling period drama follows the "Demon of Iga," a bloodthirsty and resolute Koga-ryu ninja Sarutobi Sasuke.
Sarutobi Sasuke: Senjō ke goku no hi matsuri
1950
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dare ni koisen
1948
NRAfter graduating from detective school, Achao and Entaro received their certificates and launched a private detective agency. One night, while investigating Otoyo, the wife of a soba shop owner, the two went to the basement of a theater and unexpectedly stumbled upon the murder of model Ranko Nemoto. Using the earring she was wearing as a clue, they began their investigation.
Cheerful Detective
1954
6.3Oiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan.
The Ghosts of Yotsuya
1956
NRLove stories of four sisters from a small restaurant in Asakusa.
Four Asakusa Sisters
1952
No synopsis available yet.
Unmei no koyomi
1948