Yūko Kusunoki
Known for Acting
Yuko Kusunoki (楠侑子 Kusunoki Yūko, born 1933) is a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1959.
Born
January 1, 1933 (age 93)
Birthplace
Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Filmography
54 films
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Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer
1981 · 2h
country: Japan
Three years have passed since the suicide of Kayo, the wife of sales manager Hagio of Kaihara Publishing. That day, Hagio is surprised to welcome Kaihara, the company president, back from London. Kaihara has brought his wife, Maki, who is like a daughter to him. Before long, Maki and Hagio's son, Kazuhiko, fall in love.
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The Nineteen-Year-Old's Map
1979 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
A 19-year-old newspaper delivery boy begins collecting information on the households in his neighborhood and keeping a journal of why he doesn't like them. Declaring himself a 'right-winger' and calling in bomb threats against the neighbors he doesn't like, the 19-year-old begins a war of psychological terror against the families in his neighborhood.
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Case of the Disjointed Murder
1977 · 2h 20m
country: Japan
In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitation of Kazuma Utagawa. They are artists, novelists, poets, painters, playwrights, actresses, etc. Then the murders begin, one after another. The incident seemed to have no continuity...
A Woman Who Warns of Death
1973 · 48m
country: Japan
A successful lyricist, Sakumaki (Yukio Ninagawa), lives with his partner Kazue (Keiko Fujita) and their daughter, though he has always kept an emotional distance from them. One night, he returns home to find a mysterious woman in black (Yuko Kusunoki) waiting in his apartment. She calmly tells him that he will die the next night at precisely 12:13 a.m. Shaken, Sakumaki flees, only to discover the same woman appearing wherever he goes. As her presence grows more menacing and unexplainable, his fear spirals into paranoia. Directed by Toshiya Fujita, the episode blends domestic drama with supernatural dread, blurring the line between hallucination and reality. With Ninagawa in a rare starring role, supported by Ichiro Zaitsu and Akira Nagoya, the story pushes its protagonist into a psychological nightmare where fate, guilt, and obsession collide.
A Woman Called En
1971 · 2h 3m
country: Japan
Set at the end of the feudal period. A woman spends most of her early life in prison, incarcerated by political opponents of her father. When she is released at the age of 44, the power struggles of her clan continue to disturb her life and the man whom she loves.
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Dodes'ka-den
1970 · 2h 20m
country: Japan
On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designing a dream house, a young woman brutalized at home, drunks, schemers, and saints of small kindnesses. Kurosawa crafts a ragged mosaic of hardship, fantasy, and flickers of grace that keep people moving forward.
The Rokumeikan
The Rokumeikan
1970 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
TV drama based off the play of the same name by Yukio Mishima.
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Eros + Massacre
1969 · 3h 36m
country: Japan
Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.
Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower
1969 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
A flower is a woman or a man is a butterfly... Love and melancholy bloom wildly in the nighttime garden! This is a moody entertainment work depicting the love, laughter, melancholy, and human drama of an iron-fisted daughter of a family of expositors who, after her father's death, disbanded her gang and moved to Tokyo by herself, where she becomes a hostess and demonstrates her natural chivalrous temperament, risking her life in the neon-lit Ginza district.
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Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
1968 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
The survivors of a plane crash in a remote area are attacked by blob-like alien creatures that turn their victims into blood-thirsty vampires.
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Samurai Wolf II
1967 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
Kiba Okaminosuke finds himself entangled with a group of prisoners being transported to their executions, one of whom oddly looks exactly like his dead father. There are crooked gold miners, a beautiful girl who is unfortunately a complete lunatic and a dojo master who is obsessed with killing Kiba just to prove that his school's sword style is the best.
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Thirst for Love
1967 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A young wealthy widow becomes sexually involved with her father-in-law, while harboring a destructive obsession with the family gardener.
Convicted Woman
1966 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Set in the decadent mid-Edo period, this unconventional work depicts the story of a man who, after being pursued as one half of a double suicide, enters the Buddhist priesthood, breaks his vows, and emerges as a notorious villainous monk.
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Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
[Period covered: 1616] Kirigakure Saizo returns for the final time as he sets out to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu in order to avenge the death of Lord Sanada Yukimura. But first he must contend with Ieyasu’s own ninja group led by the powerful Fuma Daijuro, who has a score to settle with the men of Iga that dates back 280 years to the war between the Genji and the Heike at the Battle of Dan-no-Ura. Tremendous fighting and great plot twists highlight this exceptional look into the lives of the mysterious ninja of Japan.
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Carmen from Kawachi
1966 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko’s house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time.
The Betrayers Out!
1966 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Shochiku's popular series of gang films, this one has the hero returning from prison bent on revenge. He runs into Chinese hoodlums, blackmailers and gold-smugglers. But he also aids and abets young lovers yet, despite his help, their love ends in tragedy and he tracks down his prey in Kobe.
Boku dōshite namida ga deru no
1965 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
1965 Japanese movie
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House of Terrors
1965 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
A hunchbacked caretaker presides over a forlorn mansion inhabited by the ghosts of his previous masters. An unbelieving trio (a doctor, his assistant and his niece) fail to heed the caretaker's warnings and are slaughtered horribly by the jealous occupants.
Good Evening
1965 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Daisuke Hamamura (Hiroshi Inuzuka), a driving instructor, is rather unremarkable and doesn't attract the attention of the women around him; the only one who shows interest is the landlord, Rie (Chieko Murata). One day, Daisuke finds a puppy and names it "Chibi." When he sleeps with Chibi in his arms, he inexplicably begins to dream of beautiful women, and soon he has pleasant dreams of beautiful women every night. Then, one day, Chibi runs away, and Daisuke takes time off work to search for him, but he can't find him anywhere.
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The Black Cat
1965 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Helping her mother manage a nightclub, young Emiko quickly realizes how difficult life is.
The Flower and the Sword
1964 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.
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Whirlpool of Flesh
1964 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much rather be translating Shakespeare than attending to her, and she has a secret in her past - one that results in her sleeping with a great number of men.
The Call of Flesh
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The Call of Flesh
1964 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexually dissatisfied with her husband and contemplates returning to an old lover who comes back into her life.
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Gazing at Love and Death
1964 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the hospital. There it transpired that the only way to save her life was to sacrifice an eye and part of her face. The operation seems a success. Later, however, her other eye becomes affected. She feels she must let the boy go, and yet she depends so much upon his devotion.
間諜
1964 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
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Intentions of Murder
1964 · 2h 30m
country: Japan
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.
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League of Gangsters
1963 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about creating a new gang and attempts to pull off a huge ransom score.
Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows
1963 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
During the reign of Shogun Tsunayoshi, seven ninja of the Koga clan secretly plot against the illegitimate son of the former shogun.
I Have the Sun in My Back
1963 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Shigeru is a young man who works as a window cleaner. His older brother Kenzo has just returned from prison and is determined to start life anew. But a battle for leadership within his old gang causes him to be framed for murder. Shigeru sets out to uncover the truth to clear his name.
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Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!
1963 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Tajima is a private detective in charge of his own company, Detective Bureau 2-3. When warring criminal gangs go overboard by robbing U.S. military munitions, Tajima steps in to stop what the cops can't.
Bōkyō no umi
1962 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
Jūdan no arashi
1962 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
Quick Draw Sanshiro
1962 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
Koji Wada, who is good at shooting, karate, judo and boxing, has a tough fight with the sea gangsters!
Burūtaun aoi machi no ōkami
1962 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
Seinen no isu
1962 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
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The Challenge
1962 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Journalist Kuroki is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. He discovers that the point man in an arms trade was also involved in the cover-up of a murder on an American base during the Allied Occupation. The film rolls along as a suspenseful thriller while offering a critique of political corruption, hypocrisy, and journalistic cowardice in postwar Japan.
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I'll End in Hell
1961 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
Joji Dan tries to find the heir of a prosperous Japanese millionaire who died in Mexico. However, the bandits want to take over the inheritance and Joji has to use his skills as a fast and accurate shooter!
Whistling in the Darkness
1961 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
A 1961 crime film.
Rambling in the Sea
1961 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
Seventh in the nine-film series, "The Wandering Guitarist".
無情の夢
1961 · 53m
country: Japan
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Mujo no yume" by Mitsuo Sagawa.
Keiji monogatari buchō keiji o oe!
1961 · 55m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie
Yoru no chōsen-sha
1961 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie
Keiji monogatari jazu wa kurutchai nē
1961 · 54m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie
Covered Wagon
1960 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
A Western-inspired film where a pair of traveling beekeepers odyssey by covered wagon from Kyushu, the southernmost of the Japanese archipelago's major islands, to Hokkaido, it's northernmost.
The Rambler on a Pearl Farm
1960 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
Set in Uwajima, Shikoku, an action film starring Akira Kobayashi who uncovers evils related to pearl farming.
Wakai toppū
1960 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
On his way back to Yokohama, a young boy named Kenji Hase encounters a girl named Yoshiko who is being harassed by the Kaminaryu gang. He rescues her and they head towards Yokohama in Yoshiko's car. In Yokohama, there is an uproar because Kenji's father, Shozo Hase, a customs officer, has been accused of stealing confiscated drugs. The story unfolds with thrilling action as Kenji bravely confronts the gang of villains who framed his father and kidnapped him, all while seeking justice and vindicating his father's innocence.
The Rambler in the Sunset
1960 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy".
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Return of the Vagabond
1960 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
The 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler, Shinji Taki (Akira Kobayashi), with his guitar arrives in Sadogashima Island, Niigata, Japan. Of course, Shinji meets yet another beautiful girl named Noriko, who closely resembles the famous actress Ruriko Asaoka again. Of course, Noriko is in trouble. Of course, Shinji's yet another skilled rival named "Tetsu, the Gunman" comes to Sado shortly. Of course, the villain tries to kill Shinji and Tetsu. Of course, Shinji solves the problem and leaves Sado suddenly.
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The Sleeping Beast Within
1960 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
A newspaper reporter's search for his girlfriend's missing father lead him into heart of the criminal underworld of Yokohama's Chinatown.
He's the Witness
1960 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Takuya witnesses the homicide of the detective leading an investigation into the murder of the chairman of the People’s Economic Association, and he disguises himself.
Students and Daughters
1960 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
An adaptation of Sono Ayako's “Campus 110.” A youth comedy satirizing student life and contemporary society.
Brutal Battle
1959 · 1h
country: Japan
The president of the Hong Kong Almond Cola company, Liu's grandfather, signed a purchase and sale agreement with Showa Nakajima from Japan, and shortly before leaving for Japan, someone attacked him. Before he died, before he lost consciousness, he transferred all the rights to the company to his close confidant Murota and told him to transfer them to his daughter, whom he left in Japan 20 years ago. Murota, who inherited Liu's will, went to Japan. However, the gang of James Howe, the head of the Hong Kong trading world, was waiting for him, seeking to obtain the rights to Almond Cola…
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The Seasons of Love
1958 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
A family is slowly falling apart: the father is absent from the start, the mother a kept woman thanks to her children, the son is being cheated on by his wife, one daughter is forced to marry an older man against her will, while the other has retreated into smug moral superiority.
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Tower of Lilies
1953 · 2h 8m
country: Japan
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.