Known for Acting
Yōko Katsuragi (桂木洋子, Katsuragi, Yōko, 6 April 1930 – March 2007) was a Japanese actress active from 1948 to 1963. She appeared mostly in films of the Shochiku film studios, often under the direction of Keisuke Kinoshita.
Born
April 6, 1930
Died
March 1, 2007 (age 76)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Filmography
48 films
The Hill is Full of Flowers
1963 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
A youth drama directed by Kiyoshi Horiike, who was adapted from "Young Tokyo no Yane" by Akira Saiga from "Oka wa Hanazakari" based on Yojiro Ishizaka. Miwako Kazuki left the English literature department and joined Toyo Critics. She was attracted by Noro, the editor-in-chief, whose wife died a few years ago and was now living with her two orphans and her old mother....
Glass-Hearted Johnny
1962 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
Joe Shishido is an ambitious bike racetrack tout who becomes inadvertently involved in a triangle with a vulnerable prostitute (Izumi Ashikawa) and her brutal yakuza pimp (George Ai).
Heso no taisho
1962 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
Shiroi Kiba
1960 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
A Secret Rendezvous
1959 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
After witnessing a murder, a married woman and a student agree not to meet and see each other out of fear of exposing their affair.
Umi no Chizu
1959 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Akiko Mizushina, a university student, is in love with Keisuke Okazaki, a member of the rugby team at the same university. Sugiura, a brilliant scholarly student, also has feelings for Akiko. During the summer vacation, Akiko thought she was enjoying the joys of youth, but she was filled with a feeling that something was missing.
Disobedience
1958 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the man’s sister to make him suffer the same fate.
Face in the Dark
1958 · 1h 15m
country: Japan
Japanese suspense film.
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.
Hibi no haishin
1958 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
Hiroyuki, a married executive, falls madly in love with Ikuko, the mistress of a ruthless jeweler. The two arrange to meet at a hot spring, but Hiroyuki becomes torn between his love for Ikuko and his duty towards his sick wife.
Black River
1957 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.
Times of Joy and Sorrow
1957 · 2h 42m
country: Japan
The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Typhoon Furor
1956 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
A group of shady politicians want to make money after a typhoon by claiming the schoolhouse has been destroyed and then cashing in on building a new one.
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress
1956
country: Japan
Produced by Shochiku’s all-star cast as a commemorative film to mark the completion of the “Shochiku Kaikan” in Tsukiji, Tokyo, this movie introduces both the Shochiku Ofuna and Kyoto studios. Part One focuses on the studio’s behind-the-scenes staff: set designers, prop masters, and lighting technicians. Part Two presents a digest-style overview of the process surrounding a young woman who auditions for the “New Faces” program, from the auditions to her debut as an actress.
Ai to chie no wa
1956 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Fountainhead
1956 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.
Detour to Love
1955 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Next Door to Happiness
1955 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the father leaves with another woman, returns after he is rejected, and leaves again with the family's money.
The Tattered Wings
1955 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense childhood sweetheart.
House of Many Pleasures
1955 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
Yoshida Denkichi does loses sight of his wife Chiyoko and daughter Toyoko during the war, and is taken in by a familiar woman, Oshige, and becomes the owner of "Fujimura" in the town of Hato. Eiko is a timid woman who hates Terada, a watchmaker who is obsessed with her; Tamie is a hard worker who asks for money from customers to support her mother and daughter Teruko; Tane, who dreams of the day they can be together, gives money to her lover Takeda; Machiko, an apres girl, is selective about her customers in the name of romance. They are women working in the red light district at "Fujimura."
Chutaro of Banba
1955 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
The Missing Heir
1955 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Ginpei, in an act of desperation to get money for his gravely ill mother, was laughed at and ended up fighting with the companions of the castle patrol Matsunomura Genba, including Onimatsu. He was later reconciled by the family elder Ishikawa Yoriimo, who also gave him some money. Returning home happily, Ginpei found that his mother had already passed away. Okin, the daughter of a soba shop owner, comforted the heartbroken Ginpei, who in gratitude became affiliated with the Ishikawa household. Ginpei, a ruffian but ordinarily a quiet and honest man, became favored by Yoriimo's wife Chiyo and their child Harunosuke, and he began to accompany Yoriimo to the castle. Inside the castle, the family elder Otsuki Gyobu was in cahoots with Yoshitada's favorite concubine, Osada no Kata, and together with the treacherous Genba, they were plotting to establish Osada no Kata's child, Seinosuke, as the heir.
新婚たくあん夫婦
1954
country: Japan
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
1954 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
The timid first love of high school students! A whisper of love between a young man and a girl! The experiences of a middle-aged couple with a child! A cheerful work depicting the problems between three generations of men and women in a bright and healthy manner.
Love and Duty
1954 · 2h 21m
country: Japan
Each one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She feels many conflicts in living her life between truth and love.
A Japanese Tragedy
1953 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.
Dreaming People
1953 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Shinya Ban (Masao Wakahara) returns from the south and is deeply disappointed when he learns that his mutual friend Yuriko (Mieko Takamine) is marrying Toshio (Toshio Hosokawa), the son of Zenpei Hamaguchi (Yoshito Yamaji), for her obligation. He encouraged the unhappy Yuriko and taught her how to make her marriage with Toshio a happy one. He makes a fresh start as an architect under the care of Ryosuke Shibata (Jiro Yanagi), who had taken care of his father, but Ryosuke's daughter Sumiko (Yoko Katsuragi) has feelings for him. Fujie Kakimoto's (Sadako Sawamura) son Koichi (Eiji Wakasugi) came to know about Sumiko and asked her to marry him after coming to Shinya to ask for her design. Knowing that Shinya's love for Yuriko would not be easily wiped away, Sumiko decided to marry Koichi, who had a bad leg. Shinya watches the beautiful bond between Koichi and Sumiko and decides to forget his past and move forward on the path to self-perfection.
Yassamossa
1953 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
1953 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Born to a prestigious family, Natsuko is not impressed by any one of her suitors. Determined to spend her life serving god, she sets off to a convent in Hakodate, Hokkaido, and meets along the way a young bear-hunter with whom she begins an adventure.
武蔵と小次郎
1952 · 1h 36m
country: Unknown
As the reputation of Sasaki Kojiro, who traveled through various provinces with his long sword seeking duels, began to spread, he was summoned by Lord Hosokawa Sansai upon the recommendation of Kokura clan warrior Iwama Kakubei. However, at this time, due to the proposal by Nagaoka Sado, it was agreed that Kojiro would face Miyamoto Musashi in a duel. If he won, Kojiro would officially become the chief instructor, as he desired. Until then, he had a provisional stipend of 500 koku. Learning that Musashi was in Kyoto, Kojiro set off for the city. En route, he was joined by a woman named Shino, who held a grudge against Musashi.
Ushiwakamaru
1952 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Musume wa kaku kōgi suru
1952 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
A story about a high school sophomore, Uzumi Keiko (Kyoko Kami), in a coastal Japanese city, Keiko’s coming-of-age story centers on her strained relationship with her mother and her entanglement in social misunderstandings at school. Her journey reflects postwar Japan’s evolving attitudes toward youth, gender, and family honor, as personal choices become public matters.
The Waves
1952 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.
Beauty of Life
1951 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Inochi uruwashi
Fireworks Over the Sea
1951 · 2h 2m
country: Japan
A fishing union depends on two brothers to make up the losses caused by the dishonest captains they replaced.
The Love Letter Trial
1951 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
This story takes place at a school under the new educational system. It all began when a love letter addressed to Takeshi Kodama, the straightforward art teacher, from Yoko Kagawa, a young and beautiful female teacher, was found lying in the school hallway. It soon became clear that Ms. Kagawa was not the one who had written the letter, but this incident made her feel the need to explore the emotions of her adolescent female students.
Weeping Doll
1951 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
A Hibari Misora musical about an impoverished girl and her brother in Postwar Japan.
男の哀愁
1951 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
The Good Fairy
1951 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
The wife of an elite government official left her husband, and a young journalist is sent to investigate the case. But his boss has a hidden agenda.
The Actress and the Detective
The Actress and the Detective
1950 · 31m
country: Japan
A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.
Battle of Roses
1950 · 1h 38m
country: Japan
Following the death of Mr Masago, his wife Satomi loses the family's cosmetics company to Mr Mogy due to huge amount of withdrawal debt caused by her husband. Mogy blackmails Satomi's sister Hinako into marrying him, so he will not send Masago to jail, and Satomi wrongly understands that Hinako is dating Mogy.
College Tiger
1950 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
Crazy Uproar
1950 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Also known as Crazy Uproar.
Scandal
1950 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
Broken Drum
1949 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.
Late Spring
1949 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
Apostasy
1948 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.
The Portrait
1948 · 1h 13m
country: Japan
The mistress of a crook real estate broker comes to terms with her soulless existence after an artist paints her portrait.