
Acting
Ryoko Sakaguchi
Born — Died
1955-10-23 — 2013-03-27
Place of birth
Yoichi, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
35 titles
Known for
8.5SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games. These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking. Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
SMAP×SMAP
1996
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
7.0The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.
Kusa Moeru
1979
9.3After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year).
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
8.0The drama tells the story of the Sanada family. Originally serving the Takeda Clan they ruled the northern district of Shinano. The story begins right after the death of Takeda Shingen, continues through the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu who founded the Tokugawa shogunate and covers roughly the period 1580-1610.
Sanada Taiheiki
1985
NRA heartwarming and hilarious story about a photographer, Genta Ikenaka, who goes to live with the three daughters left by his wife, Tsuruko, who died shortly after their marriage.
Ikenaka Genta 80 kilo
1980
Film credits
2000s · 1 titles
1990s · 2 titles
1980s · 3 titles
10.0A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New York Marathon and romances TV producer Minagawa. A delightful throwback to Toho's '60s style filmmaking.
Return of the Champ
1981
9.0Remake of the 1957 film "The Stormy Man".
The Guy Who Brings On A Storm
1983
NRShimoda, Izu, the venerable Amimoto Onabe family is repeatedly harassed by the upstart Hotate family, who targeted their fishing grounds. Ginpei, the head of the Onabe family, is in love with Oichi, the only daughter of Gohei, the adviser. Ginpei is told that he plans to have her marry Unokichi. Finally, the Onabe family and the Hotate family get into a fight, and Ginpei kills Tajiro, the hotate family’s proxy. Ginpei leaves Oichi in Unokichi’s care and sets off on a treacherous journey. Five years later, while traveling, Ginpei learns that the boss of the Onabe family has died and that the Hotate family is in trouble… Ginpei then returns to Shimoda.
Ginpei From Koina: Migratory Bird of Winter
1983
1970s · 6 titles
6.8When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
The Inugami Family
1976
6.2A scruffy detective investigates the murders of three sisters on a small Japanese island in 1946.
Island of Hell
1977
7.8When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
Proof of the Man
1977
7.6To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.
Queen Bee
1978
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Hobo General
1976
9.0Shōzō, heir to a tonkatsu shop and ice hockey star, faces a series of challenges when his team’s fundraiser goes wrong. Amid rivalry, romantic tension, and an amateur rule violation, Shōzō’s determination leads him to a triumphant return to the ice with help from his girlfriend, Ayako.
Greatest Game Ever Part II
1976
Series credits
8.5SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games. These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking. Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
SMAP×SMAP
1996
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
7.0The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.
Kusa Moeru
1979
9.3After participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year).
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
8.0The drama tells the story of the Sanada family. Originally serving the Takeda Clan they ruled the northern district of Shinano. The story begins right after the death of Takeda Shingen, continues through the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu who founded the Tokugawa shogunate and covers roughly the period 1580-1610.
Sanada Taiheiki
1985
NRA heartwarming and hilarious story about a photographer, Genta Ikenaka, who goes to live with the three daughters left by his wife, Tsuruko, who died shortly after their marriage.
Ikenaka Genta 80 kilo
1980
8.0Rage, a pimp who only loves money and himself, is sent to jail for 6 months. While he is in the jail, Rage’s partner, Reiji, dies in a traffic accident. Released from prison, Rage finds himself having lost everything but a debt of 6 million dollars. One day, Rage is visited by a lawyer that mistakes him for Reiji. According to the lawyer, Reiji’s father died and left him a large inheritance. Reiji’s only other living relative is his blind sister. Rage smells money and hatches a plan to pretend to be Reiji and steal his money.
Love is Still Necessary
2002
NRAn epic of love and death that depicts how soldiers and ordinary people lived and fought during the Russo-Japanese War, when Japan's very existence was at stake in the face of the great power of Russia.
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die?
1981
NRNo synopsis available yet.
臨床心理士
2000
6.0Freeter, Ie wo Kau is a Japanese television drama series that aired on Fuji Television and on Kyodo Television in 2010. The story revolves around Take Seiji, who quits his job after three months. With no dreams, no savings, and a poor relationship with his family, he becomes a hikikomori. However, after his mother falls ill with depression, he ends up having to take on a part-time job at a construction site. Because of that, he soon decides to work towards rebuilding his life: "Even though I'm just a freeter, I'm going to buy a house for the sake of my family." One of the people he meets at the construction site is Chiba Manami, who graduated from a top-class university and joined a well-known general contracting firm. Manami is the complete opposite of Seiji. But while their personalities clash at first, they gradually come to understand each other. --Tokyograph
Freeter, Ie wo Kau
2010
NRByakkotai was part of Aizu's four-unit military, set up in the domain's drive to finalize its military modernization, in the wake of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. The other three units were Genbutai, Seiryūtai, and Suzakutai. Each of the four was named after the protecting gods of compass directions. Byakkotai was meant to be a reserve unit, as it was composed of the young teenage 16 to 17 year old sons of Aizu samurai in a group around 350, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869)
Byakkotai
1986
Suspense Drama Series
Kyoto Josei Kisha Series
1988
NRNo synopsis available yet.
王様の心臓〜リア王より〜
2007
10.0No synopsis available yet.
前略おふくろ様
1975
NRNo synopsis available yet.
鳴門秘帖
1990
NRThe drama follows the story of Tōyama Kagemoto, who becomes a magistrate in Edo after the sudden death of his predecessor. Disguised as a commoner named Kin-san, he investigates and solves various crimes while maintaining his secret identity.
The Famous Magistrate Tōyama no Kin-san
1988
NRDrama about security officers on bullet trains.
Security on the Bullet Train
1977
No synopsis available yet.
京都殺人調書
2012
NRNo synopsis available yet.
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ
1979
No synopsis available yet.
結婚しない女
1980
No synopsis available yet.
美談の団地心中
1982
No synopsis available yet.
愛情の証明~新妻への恐怖のメロディ~
1977
No synopsis available yet.
やとわれ女将 菊千代の事件簿
2004



