Keiko Orihara

Acting

Keiko Orihara

Born — Died

1926-01-01 — 1985-11-24

Known for

Acting

Credits

36 titles

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 18 titles

The Inner Palace Conspiracy poster
8.0

A period mystery in which an unconventional priest exposes the truth behind the bizarre death of a maid in the shogun's harem. Kinuyo Tanaka stylishly plays a constantly intoxicated geisha in this all-star entertainment film.

The Inner Palace Conspiracy

1951

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Four Mothers

1954

Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin poster
NR

The Chakkari and Ukkarai families live in a modest residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Tokyo. Both husbands are ordinary office workers at the same company. Mrs. Chakkari, Satoko, is incredibly shrewd, while Mrs. Ukkarai, Sachiko, is incredibly absent-minded. As a result, a series of hilarious and tragicomic situations unfolds.

Chakkari fujin to ukkari fujin

1952

The Emperor's Hat poster
NR

A man working in a museum steals the Emperor's hat on display.

The Emperor's Hat

1950

Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sanmanryō gojūsantsugi

1952

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako poster
8.0

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako

1954

風雲児 poster
NR

Yano, a progressive individual who seeks to overcome strength with gentleness and confronts physical power with moral principles, faces off against a man protecting jujitsu in the twilight of Kikyōgahara!

風雲児

1951

Kōruisō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kōruisō

1951

Yu no machi jōwa poster
NR

A tragic love story set in a hot-spring town.

Yu no machi jōwa

1951

Field Nurse poster
1.0

In 1942 South China, hardened field hospital nurse Yukiko secretly loves Sergeant Nemoto. The arrival of a fragile new nurse, Keiko, reawakens Yukiko's warmth but also sparks intense jealousy when Nemoto shows Keiko kindness. As the two bond over a shared hometown, Yukiko's resentment grows. The situation is compounded by the escalating chaos of a losing war, including air raids, medicine shortages, and a deadly malaria outbreak that weakens Keiko. Set against the backdrop of Japan’s impending defeat, Yukiko is forced to confront the high cost of her envy and decide where her loyalties lie in a final test of courage and compassion.

Field Nurse

1953

限りなき情熱 poster
NR

Is it the sin of a woman's heart that casts ripples unexpectedly among peaceful people? In the bustling streets of dazzling colors, where revelry abounds, a tale of love and chivalry blossoms into a beautiful flower of emotion.

限りなき情熱

1951

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

愛情の旋風

1951

情艶一代女 poster
NR

Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins training with the Onnagata Kikugoro VI as a dancer. She leaves her geisha life to pursue this new path, but falls in love with a naval officer who is the younger brother of Kikugoro and who saves her from a stalker monk. Kikugoro hears of this and becomes enraged. The naval officer dies in the Second Sino-Japanese War, causing the lead to go back home to her mother where she meets, and falls in love with, a poet who resembles her now-deceased fiancé. This poet leaves her in order to force her to dedicate her entire life to dancing, which he sees as her true pursuit.

情艶一代女

1951

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NR

A thrilling and passionate drama depicting the exploits of a hot-blooded young detective who takes on a smuggling ring that infests the big city.

Street Fight at Dawn

1953

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 poster
NR

At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan, and the appearance of the heroic woman Oshin, Lord Kōmon's ingenious strategy swiftly overcomes the wicked bandits in this exhilarating and unrivaled episode.

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2

1952

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san poster
NR

1950 Japanese movie

Enoken ohako rakuda no Ma-san

1950

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 poster
10.0

The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokudani, a place along his journey through various provinces. Here, a lively and entertaining tale unfolds, filled with swordplay where heroes and villains clash, intertwined with heartwarming humor.

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1

1952

I Am a Bodyguard poster
9.0

1950 Japanese movie

I Am a Bodyguard

1950

1940s · 14 titles

G-Men of Japan poster
NR

The investigative unit of the Metropolitan Police Department organized a special investigative team to uncover a series of frequent gang robberies and car gangs... This is the first film in the Nippon G-Men series, of which four more films were later released.

G-Men of Japan

1948

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NR

While a music festival was in an uproar over the theft of a prized instrument, a massive music event organized by a gang of orphaned punks was held with great fanfare in the basement of a burned-out building.

Nusumarekaketa ongakusai

1946

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tree of Life

1947

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dai ni no hōyō

1947

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kare to kanojo wa iku

1946

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NR

The innocent devotion of a woman eagerly awaiting her lover’s return from the war touches people’s hearts.

Kimi ka to omohite

1946

Diary of a Nurse poster
NR

Ren Yoshimura directed this Daiei melodrama that was based on the novel entitled "Pandora's Box" by Dazai Osamu.

Diary of a Nurse

1947

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NR

Prosecutor Ishigami, who had stepped forward to protect the citizens from the Murata family, the town’s power brokers, found himself assigned to a case involving Kenichi Tagami, a relative of the Muratas, who had resorted to extortion to save his sister, Ayako. While sympathizing with Kenichi’s concern for his sister, Ishigami steeled his resolve to tackle the case head-on in order to root out the town’s power brokers.

A Woman Who Convicts Men

1948

Endless Passion poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Endless Passion

1949

Oshidori gasa poster
NR

A lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.

Oshidori gasa

1948

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NR

Yamagami, who had been working as an engineer at an automobile factory in Manchuria, returns to postwar Tokyo for the first time in five years and is devastated to learn that his former lover, Mitsuko, had become the wife of Professor Oikawa. Now a married woman, Mitsuko is shocked to learn that Yamagami, who had been falsely reported as dead, is still alive. Conflicted about her feelings, Mitsuko confesses everything to her husband.

Thunderstorm

1946

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Bridal Night Again

1949

娘十八嘘つき時代 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

娘十八嘘つき時代

1949

A Face Glowing at Night poster
NR

Ex-war financier Kuraishi Kinnosuke is visited by a ghostly face in the middle of the night telling him to return the 5.5 million yen jewel he stole to the government. The next day, the jewel disappears. Investigator Yamazaki investigates...

A Face Glowing at Night

1946

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