Acting
Kikuyo Suda
Acting credits
NRNo synopsis available yet.
New Enoshima Elegy
1953
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Konna beppin mita koto nai
1954
NRJapanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Mujo no yume" by Mitsuo Sagawa.
無情の夢
1961
NRThis typhoon spectacle is bursting with the charm of tough guy Yujiro, a student of architecture at Hokkaido University, who takes on a conspiracy involving a mysterious accidental death at a construction site.
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
1958
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
NRKamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was retiring from the stage. That child was, in fact, the son of Takashi Yashiro, a politician with a promising future. Believing that a relationship between a politician and a female manzai comedian would bring unhappiness to Yashiro and his wife, Tsuruko changed her address and was even preparing to leave the stage. Tsuruko’s alcoholic father, having caught wind of this, snatched the child, Yoko, and squandered the small sum of money he had received from Yashiro on drinking.
Haha tsubaki
1950
6.5A continuation of Hungry Soul, from the same year. Reiko, who tolerates abuse in her marriage to a man 23 years her senior, is friends with Mayumi, a beautiful widow. Reiko meets her husband’s business rival, a young, capable businessman, and falls for him. Meanwhile, Mayumi enters into a relationship with Shimotsuma, a friend of her late husband.
Hungry Soul, Part II
1956
NRYosuke Machida of the Daito Shinpo hears from a boy named Toshi-bo, whom he found on the street, that Toshi-bo’s older sister, Toyo, was deceived by a man named Taichi Tachikawa and sold into prostitution in a red-light district. He then set foot in this district for the first time and met Michiko Kawabe, a female reporter known by the nickname “Yoshie.” After hearing various details about the situation from her, he learned that Toyo was at “Kotogawa.”
Dorei no machi
1951
5.7The young Takako Kuramoto has come to Tokyo to study and starts working for the rich Tashiro family as tutor of the daughter, Kumiko, while she receives attention from her two older brothers, Yukichi and Shinji. Meanwhile, the exact parentage of Shinji comes to light.
A Slope in the Sun
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Musume hatsukoi yatton-bushi
1952
3.8A family is slowly falling apart: the father is absent from the start, the mother a kept woman thanks to her children, the son is being cheated on by his wife, one daughter is forced to marry an older man against her will, while the other has retreated into smug moral superiority.
The Seasons of Love
1958
Japanese drama film.
Kanshō fujin
1956
7.0A young doctor falls into a despair of developments. He plans to revenge the disgrace inflicted upon his sister, whose engagement was broken as a result.
Jungle Block
1960
NRThe sincere, selfless love of a foolish mother for her daughter set against the backdrop of the circus.
Haha kōbai
1949
6.3One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversation with an unfamiliar young lady Akiko. She invites Ichiro back to a hotel where they make love but part without even exchanging names. A week later, they have a second chance encounter at the observatory. This time, Ichiro is the one who pursues her. Back at the hotel, Akiko begs Ichiro to give her sister – Kyoko, a bar hostess – absolute hell. Akiko resents her sister for lecturing on chastity, while wantonly indulging in promiscuous activity. Ichiro takes an interest in Kyoko and sets out towards her bar…
Flora on the Sand
1964
NR1961 Japanese movie
Shōjo
1961
9.0An unprecedented, extravagant, passionate film set in Spain and Southern Europe. It depicts the passionate Yujiro who risks his life to invite bullfighting.
Man at the Bullfight
1960
NRSet in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960
NR1962 Japanese movie
Jūdai no kawa
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Ningen ni kakeruna
1964
NRA love affair between a beautiful fashion designer returning from France and a naïve young judo player against the backdrop of Japan in the early post-war period, where new customs and old traditions mix.
Made in Japan
1953
NR1962 Japanese movie
Satsujin-sha o oe
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Konna bidanshi mita kotonai
1954