Keiko Yanagawa
Known for Acting
Born
April 11, 1936 (age 90)
Filmography
42 films, 1 show
Known for Acting
Born
April 11, 1936 (age 90)
Filmography
42 films, 1 show

Spring Has Come
2015 · 1h 42m
country: Japan
Riko, who will begin university in Tokyo in spring, journeys there from Hiroshima in February with her father to find a place for her to live. On their travels, they meet various colorful characters. The father remembers his late wife, and raising his daughter alone. Their fun time together is tinged with the knowledge that it is about to end. Rakugo performer Kyotaro Yanagiya appears in his first leading film role, and rising star Anna Ishii plays the sensitive Riko. The eccentric supporting cast includes Romi Park, Akihiro Kakuta, Keiko Yanagawa, Kei Ishibashi, LaSalle Ishii, and Momiji Yamamura.

The Driverless Hearse
1998 · 1h 34m
country: Japan

Mutchan
1985 · 1h 40m
country: Japan

The Lonely Olympics
1983 · 56m
country: Unknown
This is a story about the youth of a university student who, by chance, aims to compete in the Montreal Olympics in a single scull (a single-seater boat). Every night he stays up all night playing mahjong and drinking. Masao lives his life aimlessly, and even the university he got into after failing the entrance exam twice is on the verge of repeating the year. One day, a high school classmate and friend who graduated from Tokyo University and got a job at a top bank is invited to his wedding reception, and Masao is invited as well. However, Masao feels uncomfortable with the glamor of the surroundings, and when Rie, who is also attending, comforts him, he blurts out, half-jokingly, that he might compete in the Olympics.

Sword of Destiny
1981 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Former Ometsuke, Oseki Jutayu, has handed over the family headship to his son Tsurunojo and is living a carefree life. One day, Tsurunojo dies in a duel. Behind this is a trap set by former treasurer Ibe Tatewaki and his son Denshichiro, whom Jutayu had previously accused of corruption with the government-supplied merchant Yamashiroya, that forced Tatewaki to resign. Enraged, Jutayu takes action to avenge his son’s death.

Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
1978 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Film distributed by ATG.

田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
1977 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
A family murder case that occurred in Hita City, Oita Prefecture. A murderer whose statute of limitations is about to expire is shown on TV, and detective Kiyoshi Atsumi heads to Tokyo, but... The upstart Keiju Kobayashi, his old friend Etsuko Ichihara, and Atsumi. The postwar experiences of three people who were tossed about by the war overlap. The screenplay by Satoru Hayasaka, the music by Kousuke Kanno, and above all, the performances of Atsumi and Ichihara make this a masterpiece in the history of TV dramas. A two-hour version was later created as an art festival award-winning work.

A Bird of Africa
1975 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
A group of kids find interest in birdwatching.

The Morgue Murderer
1973 · 50m
country: Japan
A university anatomy surgeon and lecturer, Dr. Mizukami, runs over and kills a corporate worker while driving with his student and lover, Ryoko. Instead of reporting the accident, Mizukami hides the dead body and attempts to carry on with his academic and professional life as if nothing happened.

Living Skeleton
1968 · 1h 21m
country: Japan
A ship is attacked at sea for its cargo by a group of thieves who murder a newlywed doctor and rape his wife. Three years later her twin sister is kidnapped by the same pirates, who begin to die strange deaths...

Aruhi watashi wa
1967
country: Japan
The four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between parents and children over two generations, as well as the sisterly love between Yuriko and her sister Kaori.

Boku dōshite namida ga deru no
1965 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
1965 Japanese movie

The Long Death
1964 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
On January 26, 1948, a robbery of the Teigin bank took place in Tokyo - the criminal poisoned the bank employees and fled the scene with a large amount of money. In parallel with the investigation conducted by the Japanese police, journalists are also trying to find the culprit. Based on a true incident.

The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
1963 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
country: Japan
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.

Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics business, and became the best salesman anyone had ever seen. First film in popular "Number 1" Series.

Devices Stronger Than Women
1963 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
An ad campaign for a TV show called the “Male Training Contest” stirs chaos at a major electronics company. On opening night, PR manager Sugishita is forced to join the contest, where husbands fail miserably at household chores. Frustrated, the men later gather to complain about their domineering wives, only to be confronted by a carefree stranger who teaches them absurd tricks to “stand up to women.”

Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie

Anything For Success
1962 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
A "hustler's hustler" (Takarada), works his way up the corporate ladder at a camera company. His biggest scheme involves winning the business of a foreign visitor by setting him up with a beautiful "model" (Tsukasa), actually a bar hostess, but the plan backfires when the would-be executive falls for the woman himself.

Chûshingura
1962 · 3h 27m
country: Japan
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen: Salaryman Ittoru
1962 · 1h 14m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie

Woman of Design
1962 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.

Awamori-kun nishi-e iku
1961 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi

The Tenth Game of New Salarymen
1961 · 1h 17m
country: Japan
A young salesman wins over a rival ink company while falling for the president’s daughter. Drawn into kendo rivalries and pressured to lose, he chooses integrity—earning both success and love.

Zoku sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie

Sararīman yajikita dōchū
1961 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie

Romance Express
1961 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a straightforward but indecisive hero. The passengers also include the bubbly Dan Reiko, and Ozawa Eitaro as a dour company president. Based on the novel "Seven and a half hours", by Shishi Bunroku.

Sebiro Sanshirō hana no ippon zeoi
1961 · 1h 19m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie

Sebiro Sanshirō otoko wa dokyō
1961 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
1961 Japanese movie

University Bandits
1960 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a lodge during a blizzard. This ski action romp has the tempo of a musical, and Okamoto Kihachi's style is on full display. Tsuruta Koji makes a special appearance as a senior member of the mountain club.

Beyond the Hills
1960 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Story of young love in the hills.

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.

New Third-Class Executive
1959 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
At an Osaka electronics company, power struggles, corporate schemes, and personal agendas collide when the boss is away. As tensions rise around a meddling heiress and a collapsing business deal, one quiet employee steps up to set things right.

The College Ruggers
1959 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Story of love, friendship, and college sports.

Samurai in the Office
1959 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
The fourth "Diary of a Successful Salaryman" feature.

The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
An Ishiro Honda film.

The Wedding Night
1959 · 1h 28m
country: Japan
A psychological Japanese drama about a department store clerk whose fleeting encounter with a mysterious woman leads to obsession, deceit, and tragic consequences. The film explores desire, guilt, and the blurred line between love and delusion.

The Lighthouse
1959 · 1h 4m
country: Japan
After returning from the war, a man falls in love at first sight with the beautiful young woman who welcomes him home only to discover she is Isako, his father’s new wife and therefore his stepmother.

A Young Boss Tries Really Hard
1959 · 1h 1m
country: Japan
A college football star gets caught in a scandal involving a geisha teacher, endangering his team’s season and his family’s honor—until a last-minute comeback restores both.

The Big Boss
1959 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's possible defection presents problems for the gang, and Ryuta realizes he must kill his brother if he wants to survive.

His Scarlet Cloak
1958 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
The humorous tale of Jimbei, a miller, and his wife Osen who live in complete happiness. But Osen's beauty attracts numerous would-be lovers among whom is the local governor, a timid creature, who is dominated by his high-born and beautiful wife, who dresses in a scarlet battle-tunic, a sign of his family's military merit around which he fabricates fantastic tales of his prowess in war. During the traditional festival when the villagers are released from observance of all social customs and restrictions, it is permissible for any man to attempt win the favors of the one he loves. However, the timid but romantic governor goes to the length of having the miller arrested to clear the way for his seduction of Osen. But Osen fights off his advances with an old hunting gun and dashes out of the mill. Jimbei, meanwhile, has escaped from jail and dashes home to finds the governor in his bed. Convinced that his wife has been violated, he decides to take an eye for an eye.

All About Marriage
1958 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.