
Acting
Manko Kurenai
Born 1953-09-12 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Acting credits
5.5Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.
Crest of Betrayal
1994
6.2Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.
Ronin-gai
1990
7.1Depressed and in debt, Santoshi tells his young daughter that he is going to find an infamous serial killer and collect a reward. However, when Santoshi disappears without a trace, she starts to fear the worst and begins searching for him.
Missing
2022
7.2A samurai who gets hit by lightning wakes up to find himself on a film set in the present day and starts to work as an extra on samurai films.
A Samurai in Time
2024
8.5No synopsis available yet.
吹く風は秋
2017
NRA school romantic comedy that focuses on a group of high school girls.
Benisuzume's Weekend
1993
NRSet in the big city of Kobe, Hanako (Yuko Tanaka) is a woman who is positive and strong in Japan's old evil society and always tries to live with new values. She questions the state of modern families and considers what freedom and happiness mean through the life of a "pseudo family" in which lonely people live together and seek bonds with others.
Shiawase no Kuni: Aoi Tori Patapata?
1985
NRThe second standalone TV drama in the Kōsuke Kindaichi series, starring Ikko Furuya. Fresh blood drips from the ceiling onto a bride’s gown… Kindaichi takes on the challenge of solving this mysterious case.
The Kōsuke Kindaichi Series 2: The Mummy Bride
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
FLY!~平凡なキセキ~
2012
7.0Loan shark Ginjiro Manda meets with a former client, design firm CEO Tominaga. It was Tominaga’s wife who saved Manda from bankruptcy 10 years ago.
The King of Minami Returns: The Seal of Betrayal
2011
2.0A Japanese boy in love with a girl of Korean origin must battle the prejudices of those around him in order to sustain the relationship.
Yun’s Town
1989
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Gun and Fried Egg
2014
NRIsozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.
A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
1981