
Acting
Yuko Kobayashi
Born
1938-10-17 (88)
Place of birth
Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
46 titles
Known for
7.7The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.
GARO
2005
8.0After the Winspector police team leaves Japan to fight crime in France, Chief Shunsuke Masaki realizes he must create a new police team to defend Tokyo from crime. He creates Solbrain – a high-tech special rescue force, expert in missions requiring rescue and firepower. Its leader is Daiki Nishio, a rookie detective who can use the Plus Up command in his car to transform into SolBraver. Other members are Reiko Higuchi, also able to use the Plus Up command to transform into SolJeanne, SolBraver's female counterpart; and SolDozer, a yellow bulldozer robot.
Super Rescue Solbrain
1991
9.0Seven Color Mask (七色仮面, Nanairo Kamen) is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called New Seven Color Mask (新七色仮面, Shin Nanairo Kamen). It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created Moonlight Mask. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959 to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.
Nanairo Kamen
1959
5.9Unholy Women (Kowai onna), is a composite of three unrelated half-hour horror movies. A compilation of 3 separate short horror films (Rattle Rattle, Hagane, The Inheritance) written and directed by Keita Amemiya, Takuji Suzuki, and Keisuke Toyoshima respectively. The first segment, “Rattle Rattle”, tells the story of a young woman who is pursued by an evil other-worldly being. The second movie, “Steel”, concerns a young man who agrees to take the sister of his boss out on a blind date, drawing him into a world more frightening than he ever dreamed possible. The third and final episode, “The Inheritance”, is a supernatural tale of a woman and her young son, scarred by abuse and psychological trauma.
Unholy Women
2006
NR1963 Toei film
Violent Street
1963
NRThird part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Film credits
1960s · 33 titles
NR1963 Toei film
Violent Street
1963
NRThird part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy.
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
7.01961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
1961
9.01962 Japanese movie
Curry Rice
1962
7.0The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.
Drifting Detective: Tragedy in the Red Valley
1961
NROne of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga
Delinquent Angel
1960
NRAn upstanding young man’s racy adventure filled with conspiracies and love.
The World's Most Noble Guy: Taro's Rush
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mannen Taro and His Feminine Colleagues
1961
8.0A lone wolf tries to eliminate a drug-smuggling operation.
Rub Out the Past
1966
NRNo synopsis available yet.
A Devil of a Gentleman
1963
8.0Based on the mystery novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
The Yellow Climate
1961
NRA burnt corpse of a man was found in Okutama. As a result of the investigation, it turns out that the criminal strangled the victim with a bandage, smashed his face with an oil canister and burned the body, trying to hide the identity of the victim. But the investigation establishes that the victim is a former criminal named Hisashi Sayama. According to Sayama's daughter-in-law, a man named Kitamura got him a job, so he left home with a copy of the family register. Trying to find the killer, the First Investigation Department is investigating all over the country, including Akita, Yokkaichi and Okinawa.
Police Precinct Part 21
1963
NRNaomasa, the former lord of Okayama Castle and the head of the Iseda family, takes a strange boy, Kirihito, under his wing. However, Naomasa is sent to Europe for his rather too liberal lifestyle…
An Impudent Man
1964
7.0After his home gets attacked by a rival gang, underworld boss Masamichi Omatsu finds himself in a tangle of familial and criminal obligations.
Orders from Hell
1964
NRHibari Misora plays Yoshiko, the popular daughter of a fish market owner. After discovering that she was adopted, she sets out to help her biological father who has fallen victim to an evil plot orchestrated by those who would take over his successful business.
A Fishwife's Tale
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Masseur War Story
1965
7.0Chiezo Kataoka grew up as a Magician's apprentice in America and no prison can hold him!
I Am The Magician From Hell
1961
NROn a quiet spring day in the suburbs, a stray dog found the corpse of a baby. Three days after his death, the blood group of the victim was determined. Detectives Hayashi, Kaneko, Nagata and Yamagata begin their investigation, suspecting the parents of the murdered child. They use a towel, baby diapers and bruises on the baby's body as clues in the investigation. Who killed the baby?
Police Precinct Part 13
1960
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Love School
1962
NRMr. Mito, a former president of an instant food company, with two young men’s help, solves the quality problems and wins a big ramen contract with a large Chinese company.
Tales of President Mito
1962
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Blackmail
1963
NRTwo people disappeared, engineers of the companies Yamato Matsui and Koyama. The two worked overtime, and it is proven that they consumed alcohol together. According to the sushi restaurant employee who delivered an order around 9 p.m., the two were arguing loudly. Traces of blood were found at the scene, and it looks like a murder occurred. The Investigative Department begins an investigation… The 24th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Police Precinct: Missing Person
1964
NRA young girl named Michiko is kidnapped and later found dead in a bag. But the kidnapper strikes again. The 18th work from the series "Keishicho Monogatari".
Police Precinct: Mysterious Red Phone
1962
NR1962 Japanese movie
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
NR1961 Japanese movie
Futaridake no taiyō
1961
NRA man confessed to killing a woman in a labyrinth 2 years ago. The detectives must now conduct a "backing investigation" to determine whether his confession is true, because the law states that a confession alone is not enough to make the case. The 20nd work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department.
Police Precinct: Backing Investigation
1963
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tokyo's Business District
1962
NRThe First Investigation Department is investigating a murder case that took place at a government agency, with particular attention to finding an alibi for the suspects. A security guard was killed in the building, the safe was broken into, but nothing was stolen. The three suspects have alibis, but who then killed the guard and broke into the safe? The 15th work from the popular series "Keishicho Monogatari", which documents the activities of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department. Sonny Chiba's first film role as one of the seven detectives.
Police Department Part 15: Alibi
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Secret
1960
NR1961 Japanese movie
Muteppō shain
1961
NRThe first installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar.
Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - Horror of the Black Hand
1960
NRThe third and final installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar.
Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - The Final Trump Card
1960
NRThe second installment of Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar.
Seven-Color Mask: Red Jaguar - Million Dollar Showdown
1960
1950s · 9 titles
NRThe first installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.
Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Devil's Rose
1959
9.0A young woman tries to keep her family together after her father disowns her sister.
The Tokyo Dame
1959
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Speed Crazy
1959
NRThe second installment of Seven-Color Mask.
Seven-Color Mask: Terrifying Revenge
1959
NRThe second installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.
Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Disappearing Gentleman
1959
NRThe first installment of Seven-Color Mask.
Seven-Color Mask
1959
NRThe third installment of Seven-Color Mask.
Seven-Color Mask: Chase of Death
1959
NRKing Rose returns, unleashing terror from beyond the grave. Detective Kotaro Ran, as Seven-Color Mask, investigates eerie crimes. As he unravels the mystery, he faces deadly traps and a final battle to stop King Rose's reign.. The third and final installment of Seven-Color Mask: King Rose.
Seven-Color Mask: King Rose - Challenge from the Dead
1959
NRThe fourth and final installment of Seven-Color Mask.
Seven-Color Mask: Triumph of the South Sea
1959
Series credits
7.7The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.
GARO
2005
8.0After the Winspector police team leaves Japan to fight crime in France, Chief Shunsuke Masaki realizes he must create a new police team to defend Tokyo from crime. He creates Solbrain – a high-tech special rescue force, expert in missions requiring rescue and firepower. Its leader is Daiki Nishio, a rookie detective who can use the Plus Up command in his car to transform into SolBraver. Other members are Reiko Higuchi, also able to use the Plus Up command to transform into SolJeanne, SolBraver's female counterpart; and SolDozer, a yellow bulldozer robot.
Super Rescue Solbrain
1991
9.0Seven Color Mask (七色仮面, Nanairo Kamen) is the name and title character of a tokusatsu TV series, later called New Seven Color Mask (新七色仮面, Shin Nanairo Kamen). It was created by Kōhan Kawauchi, who also created Moonlight Mask. This B&W TV show was the first superhero TV series by Toei Company Ltd. It was broadcast on NET (now TV Asahi) from June 3, 1959 to June 30, 1960, with a total of 57 episodes divided into 7 segments. Aside from being Toei's first TV superhero show, this series was also the debut of actor Sonny Chiba, who was 19 at the time, who took over the title role from Susumu Namijima after Episode 32.
Nanairo Kamen
1959
