Ai Kanzaki

Acting

Ai Kanzaki

Born 1952-05-30 · Ōta, Tokyo, Japon

Acting credits

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

Samurai Reincarnation poster
5.9

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

Samurai Reincarnation

1981

Twelve Months poster
6.9

A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. The girl almost freezes to death in the forest, but she is rescued by the spirits of the Twelve Months, who create spring around her. The girl is able to deliver the bouquet to the queen, but others want a share of the reward.

Twelve Months

1980

Hunter in the Dark poster
6.3

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to protect him during an inter-clan conflict. Tanigawa quickly rises in stature in the clan, but finds his boss's enemies almost overwhelming.

Hunter in the Dark

1979

My Brother poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

My Brother

1976

Children of Nagasaki poster
6.6

August 9, 1945. An atomic bomb drops on Urakami, Nagasaki at 11:02am. The story of Dr. Nagai and his family.

Children of Nagasaki

1983

The Three Undelivered Letters poster
6.0

A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay at her family's elite but dysfunctional household, and gets entangled in a sinister plot of murder.

The Three Undelivered Letters

1979

Jazz Daimyo poster
6.3

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

Jazz Daimyo

1986

Sugata Sanshiro poster
10.0

The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of physical skill, but an art which reveals the artist to himself.

Sugata Sanshiro

1977

Temptation of Angel poster
5.4

A story of the everyday life of a couple living together, ordinary but full of warmth and love. Starring Miura and Yamaguchi's first movie since making public of their romance--their real-life story on the screen.

Temptation of Angel

1979

Eternal Monument poster
10.0

A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.

Eternal Monument

1982

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk poster
NR

A heartfelt period drama that delicately portrays the joys and sorrows of a thief and the people living on the margins of society. Ihei, played by Tatsuya Nakadai, works as a painter by day. In reality, however, he is a skilled thief. To target the home of a moneylender’s mistress, he recruits a group of amateurs to join him. Men in need of large sums of money for various reasons begin to gather around Ihei, but…

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

1984

Baian Mayoibashi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Baian Mayoibashi

1982

Magistrate of the Floating World poster
6.0

Kodaira Mochizuki has come from Edo to keep Horisoto secure.

Magistrate of the Floating World

1981

Congratulatory Speech poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Congratulatory Speech

1985

Mori no gakkō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mori no gakkō

2002

A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife poster
NR

Isozoemon (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