Eiko Hikari

Acting

Eiko Hikari

Born 1941-03-27 · Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Acting credits

My Sons poster
7.8

Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.

My Sons

1991

The Discarnates poster
6.6

A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past.

The Discarnates

1988

The Wicked poster
6.7

A selfish playboy uses rich women to pay off his debts. Divorcing his wife and marrying the woman he loves throws him into a spiral of destruction.

The Wicked

1980

Tora-san Goes to Vienna poster
8.7

During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora-san meets a suicidal man. He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan.

Tora-san Goes to Vienna

1989

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage poster
6.6

A widow who has single-handedly raised her autistic son loses her job and begins attending a technical college to gain new qualifications. She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salaryman with whom she begins a furtive romance...

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

1998

Fun on the Run poster
NR

Comedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.

Fun on the Run

1970

The Shape of Night poster
6.8

Yoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate affair with one of her regulars, but his changing demeanor and constant demands for money lead Yoshie down a dark path.

The Shape of Night

1964

Tora-san Goes Religious? poster
7.7

Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.

Tora-san Goes Religious?

1983

Tora-san's Runaway poster
7.9

After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant lifestyle and become an honest worker with a steady job.

Tora-san's Runaway

1970

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset poster
8.8

Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his family, he goes to a bar to drink, then brings home a surly old man with a sad story, whose identity will surprise everyone. Later, Tora meets Botan, a geisha.

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

1976

Stray Dog poster
7.9

When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly to trace the location of his pistol, ultimately clashing with a gang of youthful Okinawans.

Stray Dog

1973

Tora-san, His Tender Love poster
7.4

Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.

Tora-san, His Tender Love

1970

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san poster
8.0

During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

1982

Tora-san Plays Daddy poster
8.3

A playboy-gambler friend of Tora-san’s dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata. Searching for the boy’s mother, Tora-san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora-san as “daddy”.

Tora-san Plays Daddy

1987

Tora-san's Lovesick poster
8.0

After Torajiro's latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako (last seen in Tora-san's Dear Old Home), now a widow.

Tora-san's Lovesick

1974

Talk of the Town Tora-san poster
8.0

After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.

Talk of the Town Tora-san

1978

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial poster
8.3

In his travels through Japan, Tora-san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship.

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

1988

The Great Department Store Robbery poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Great Department Store Robbery

1987

A Million Girls poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

A Million Girls

1963

Escape from Japan poster
5.7

As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery.

Escape from Japan

1964

Tora-san Meets His Lordship poster
8.8

Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

1977

Face of the Dice poster
NR

Rumiko, the female boss from Kanto. The film is a fierce counterattack by a Yakuza woman against all men! It shows the power of a woman who fights, a woman who makes money, and a woman who explodes! More energy than in any male movie!

Face of the Dice

1966

Visitor After Dark poster
NR

Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.

Visitor After Dark

1975