Shota Morikawa

Acting

Shota Morikawa

Born — Died

1953-06-25 — 2020-10-12

Known for

Acting

Credits

18 titles

Known for

川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 poster
NR

NHK's 50th-anniversary memorial drama serial. This drama consisting of several short stories starring some of the well-known actors and actress of Japan today. A ball floats from the river's source to the sea, unlocking the portrayal of six love stories across the four seasons of the year.

川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語

2003

Mr. Lady Cinderella at Dawn poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mr. Lady Cinderella at Dawn

1990

Oretachi no Tabi poster
NR

A milestone in Japanese teen drama, representing the 1970s. It questions the meaning of life, worries, and joys.

Oretachi no Tabi

1975

The Detective Journey poster
7.0

A comedy directed by Mitsumasa Saito about a pair of clumsy detectives who solve a case they become involved in by chance. Shosuke Ikashima and Ryuji Kabaya, who repeatedly screw things up, encounter a real robbery during a bank robbery simulation training...

The Detective Journey

1980

Faraway Tomorrow poster
3.7

A young man walks through the streets holding a sign that reads, “The trial for the Tobata Incident 19 years ago was a frame-up!” He has taken up the fight alone on behalf of his innocent father, who is serving time for murder.

Faraway Tomorrow

1979

Hanzo, the Razor poster
NR

During Tenpo period, Bakuhu announced a law regulating expenditures in order to improve the financial situation. However, Doshin of a government office Itami Hanzo, called Kamisori Hanzo, challenged Bakuhu's oppressive way. Because of this, his father Magobei was told to kill himself by the Bakuhu and Hanzo himself was demoted. Five years later, Hanzo came back to the government office and implement a law regulating expenditures. He stands up for revenge Torii Kainokami who desires power as he likes.

Hanzo, the Razor

1993

Film credits

1990s · 3 titles

1980s · 9 titles

The Detective Journey poster
7.0

A comedy directed by Mitsumasa Saito about a pair of clumsy detectives who solve a case they become involved in by chance. Shosuke Ikashima and Ryuji Kabaya, who repeatedly screw things up, encounter a real robbery during a bank robbery simulation training...

The Detective Journey

1980

Neko no youni poster
4.2

Two sisters living together have a complicated relationship due to a past incident. Trouble begins when one sister becomes interested in a newly divorced man.

Neko no youni

1988

Tsumiki kuzushi poster
10.0

A conflict between parents and their delinquent daughter.

Tsumiki kuzushi

1983

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

1980

Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure poster
NR

A thrilling and entertaining piece in which Jirokichi, portrayed by Morio Kazama, tackles a major event involving an attempt to assassinate the shogun. This production features historical figures such as Toyama Kagemoto, Oshio Heihachiro, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Watanabe Kanzan in their youth, depicting their exploits before they became famous. It becomes a lively portrayal of youthful vigor, with scenes of Jirokichi leaping using trampolines, creating a light and lively action.

Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

1988

Auto Town poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Auto Town

1981

Cold Current poster
NR

Set against the backdrop of a bitter power struggle between the faction of the chairman of the board and the faction of the vice-chairman of the board of a large bank, this business mystery explores the lust, suffering and vindictiveness of one of the branch managers caught in the middle of the struggle. The term “cold current” refers to a current in which those who, once in it, find themselves will never emerge.

Cold Current

1983

Newlywed Hell poster
NR

The wife of a samurai, who was leading a happy life, dies in a fit of wind. On the verge of death, she makes her husband promise that she will not take a second wife, and is buried in a corner of the garden, as he had wished, but of course the second wife comes. At the celebration, the husband is immediately smitten with his new wife, but the spirit begins to haunt him from the seventh day.

Newlywed Hell

1984

Samurai Secret Agent poster
NR

A master swordsman is ordered to go undercover on a mission to find and destroy a cannon factory being used by two samurai clans that try to usurp power and gain the position of shogun for one of their own.

Samurai Secret Agent

1983

Series credits