Known for Acting
Keiko Tsushima (津島 恵子 Tsushima Keiko, 7 February 1926 – 1 August 2012) was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori (森 直子 Mori Naoko). She was notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki.
Born
February 7, 1926
Died
August 1, 2012 (age 86)
Birthplace
Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Filmography
73 films, 5 shows
The Last Snow
2002 · 1h 51m
country: Japan
After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Yusaku contemplates suicide, but receives a call from old friend Kenichiro, whose wife is in a coma.
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
2001 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
A woman is discovered strangled inside a car, and Inspector Muta of the Yamashita police station hurries to the scene! The relationship between the murdered woman and a suspect whom the new Assistant Inspector, Iwaki, has been pursuing for one year will soon become clear...
The Stupid Teacher
2000 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing a lot of commotion.
Hometown
1999 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
Tokiko Haebaru, a 76-year-old grandmother living in Nago, Okinawa. She soon embarks on a marathon across Japan.
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
1998
country: Japan
An attorney from Yokohama is found murdered at Lake Toya in Hokkaido. Uematsu (Noi Yasuo), of the Hokkaido police goes to Yokohama in search of Konno Shizuka (Watanabe Azusa), a woman who may know something about the case. He tries to take her in to the station for questioning. Muta (Kobayashi Keiju) happens to be there as well. Muta learns that Konno has a debt with a moneylender in Hokkaido.
Goodbye for Tomorrow
1995 · 2h 21m
country: Japan
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.
The Demon Comes in Spring
1989 · 2h 17m
country: Japan
Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1984 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found.
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Youth suspense movie.
Waga seishun no eleven
1979 · 1h 41m
country: Japan
Soccer movie.
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
A Japanese businessman is sent to Sri Lanka and meets a beautiful Japanese woman with a past. They befriend an old Japanese-Indian widow who has an estranged son in Japan.
The Surf
1975 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when the boy saves the passengers on a boat owned by Hatsue's father, his luck in love begins to change.
Tomorrow Will Shine
1974 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
This work depicts the life of a young woman, set in China and Japan, just before the end of the war.
Teardrops
1973 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
A sentimental drama about aspiring artist, Eiji, who rescues a blind girl. His friends Goro and Minoru and the blind girl's sister Kazue are a happy group until Goro steals money from Kazue's purse. Goro is arrested and his friends start bothering Eiji. To escape their harassment he changes jobs. But then he becomes the victim of an unexpected accident.
Order of the Salaryman
1973
country: Japan
A salaryman promoted against his will skips his first morning meeting and slips into a spiral of small rebellions—cafés, nightclubs, and a fleeting romance—while rejecting the rigid “medals” of corporate success. Torn between family and freedom, he plots a staged disappearance to reclaim a late-coming youth, in a bittersweet drama underscored by the haunting refrain of “Akita Ondo.”
Theater of Life
1972 · 2h 47m
country: Japan
Centred on Aonari Hyokichi, a young literary man with aspirations to become a writer, and the surrounding people, including Kira Tsuneo and Tobigashikaku.
Morning for Two
1971 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
While Keisuke and Jiro were brothers, the characters of the two were opposite. My older brother Keisuke was a sophomore college graduate, a honest and passionate young man, but his brother Jiro was only a student of a ronin who failed in taking the university and was playing. Such two people had a dream. Keisuke traveled wandering at his own trailer house, Jiro became a racer, had a dream of surrounding the world.
The Japan Derby Race
1970 · 2h 3m
country: Japan
A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.
Ohyaku: The Female Demon
1968 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Ohyaku is a grifter who falls in love with a thief, who recruits her for his plan to rob a shipment of government gold. When this plan goes wrong and Ohyaku ends up in prison, she resolves to do anything to escape and claim revenge on the ones who betrayed her and her lover.
Shogun's Joy of Torture
1968 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
A young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal punishments that ensued.
Wicked Priest
1968 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, sets sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. After fighting off a gang of street thugs, Shinkai is placed on probation but manages to escape his superiors’ watchful eyes to covertly indulge in life’s pleasures. But when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, Shinkai must make them see the error of their ways and reach enlightenment, one punch at a time.
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
1962 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
1962 Japanese movie
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.
The Path Under the Platanes
1959 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
Romantic drama about three beautiful sisters, based on the acclaimed play.
The Child Writers
1958 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
A touching story about little Futyan and his sister Matiko. Their parents are very poor, but the children are not discouraged—they run to school together and find many interesting things in life. The children love literature and are good at writing essays. When they hear about a global competition for the best essay, they decide to take part and write an essay about how their school is going to be demolished and a military factory built in its place, about how difficult life is for their parents, how poor they are, but how they never lose their cheerfulness and hope. The essay was sent to Moscow, and the children eagerly await the decision. But Futyan did not wait for the answer; he caught a cold and became seriously ill. And since there was no money for his treatment, little Futyan died, and soon the answer came — the brother and sister's essay was awarded first prize.
The Hotelman's Holiday
1958 · 1h 49m
country: Japan
Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin
Good Luck to These Two
1957 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A young man and woman are determined to marry despite opposition from her parents.
A Town with a Mountain and River
1957 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms.
Talkative Company President
1957 · 1h 18m
country: Japan
A former company man turned drifter is pulled back to lead a struggling toy company, enforcing bold reforms that shake up its corporate culture. Just as success arrives, he quietly walks away, leaving a changed company behind.
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.
Dotanba
1956 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Kojinbutu no fufu
1956 · 50m
country: Japan
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956 · 46m
country: Japan
Tengoku wa doko da
1956 · 1h 31m
country: Japan
Japanese drama.
Avalanche
1956 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
Wedding Day
1956 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with Shinsaku regaining his old vigor as a writer and Sakie, his daughter, finding a suitable match, while the family is struggling with the losses of war.
I Saw the Killer
1956 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Floating Weeds Diary
1955 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins, however, a miners' strike is announced, creating an uproar. In addition, the players find they have been cheated out of their profits by a crooked impresario.
Meigetsu sataro gasa
Meigetsu sataro gasa
1955 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
Japanese film.
Yukiko
1955 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
Twilight Saloon
1955 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend a single evening navigating their personal frustrations and social anxieties. A disillusioned professor, a struggling artist, and various laborers find their lives intersecting through chance encounters and heated arguments fueled by drink.
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · 1h 27m
country: Japan
Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta who was finally about to get married as a result of his promotion, but just then, a big change occurs in Minako's body..
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.
The Black Current
1954 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
A reporter Takuo, who is sleeping in the newspaper room of the Maichō newspaper company, receives a sudden report from a reporter that the missing Akiyama JNR president was found dead.
Kunisada Chūji
1954 · 1h 54m
country: Japan
Kunisada Tadaharu, a peasant of Kunisada Village in Joshu Sai County, could not stand the bad government and poor harvest of Takebe Genhan, the governor of the time. entered the world of As he played more and more games at the gambling hall, he became feared as "Chuji the gambling robber", and became a boss who had a share of Inui such as Nikko's Enzo and Shimizu's Kentetsu. However, due to a disagreement, he killed his benefactor Isaburo Boss, and was abandoned by Yasugoro and was chased. However, Chuji cleverly took advantage of the peasant uprising, shut himself up on Mt. Akagi, opened a gambling hall, and was touted as the greatest boss in the Kanto region. The magistrate, who learned of the close relationship between the peasants and Chuji, finally arranged for Chuji to go on a trip. Chuji, who doesn't know that he was weighed, gleefully descends the mountain, but...
Cape Ashizuri
1954 · 1h 48m
country: Japan
Among Yoshimura’s complex and political works, this episodic film, set in the early 1930s, follows the life of a young left-wing student activist disenchanted by the increasingly hawkish state of Japanese society.
Seven Samurai
1954 · 3h 27m
country: Japan
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
A Samurai's Love
A Samurai's Love
1954 · 1h 32m
country: Japan
A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.
Hanran
1954 · 1h 55m
country: Japan
Hiroba no kōdoku
1953 · 1h 50m
country: Japan
Based on the novel by Yoshie Hotta
Sisters
1953 · 1h 39m
country: Japan
Three beautiful daughters grew up in a dog and cat care clinic. The eldest was named Takako (Keiko Tsushima), the second was Tsugumi (Keiko Awaji), and the third was Mihato (Hibari Misora). Mihato was still a pretty seventeen-year-old girl, but she considered herself as mature as her older sisters. Mihato knows that Tsugumi is friends with Ippei Yaguchi (Masao Wakahara) and acts as a love messenger between them, but she didn't know that Takako is also in love with Ippei...
Sincere Heart
1953 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
A young student falls for an invalid girl whom he can only see from afar.
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.
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
Devil’s Statue
1952 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A gallant swordsman takes on the forces of evil with the help of his trusty friends.
The Waves
1952 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.
Our Chief, Our Doctor
1952 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
Tekirei san'nin musume
1951 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
The Matsukawa family lived modestly as a close-knit trio of mother and daughters, relying on the income from the younger daughter, Motoko, who worked at a Western-style clothing store in Ginza, and their meager savings. This film was adapted from Nakano Minoru's original work "Otohime-sama Gojouiki" (The Landing of Princess Otohime), serialized in Lucky magazine.
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.
An Angel Dreams Too
1951 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
Pure White Nights
1951 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
"Pure White Nights" - A romantic tale that depicts love between married people and the psychology of their marriage with elegant and a controversial touch. Love, art and suffering until the tragic and absurd ending.
The Woman’s Reflective Pool
1951 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Tozai Electric president Minamoto (Yanagi) is about to be pursued by the public prosecutor's office and tries to bribe Manabe (Saburi), the man in charge, but fails. His daughter Naeko (Takamine) finds out and takes on the role herself. This is a love romance adapted from an original story by Seiichi Funabashi that appeared in the magazine "Romance.”
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.
Homecoming
1950 · 1h 44m
country: Japan
A former naval officer returns to Japan after the Second World War ends, encounters the former mistress who ratted him out, and reconnects with his daughter.
The Bells of Nagasaki
1950 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
The film portrays the experiences of Takashi Nagai as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Omoide no borero
1950 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
Drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Yume o meshimase
Yume o meshimase
1950 · 1h 12m
country: Japan
Nagisa Harumi had moved to Tokyo dreaming of becoming a revue star, but she couldn’t even land a job as a dancer and ended up working as a theater usher. She had told her boyfriend back home that she had become a star, but unfortunately, he had come to Tokyo to see her in all her glory.
Sad Whistling
1949 · 1h 24m
country: Japan
A young girl searches for her long-lost brother in postwar Tokyo, clinging to hope and music amid the rubble of a broken Japan. Along the way, she touches the hearts of those around her with her resilience and song.
The Bridal Night Again
The Bridal Night Again
1949 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
Great X
1948 · 1h 22m
country: Japan
A 1948 Japanese film.
The Ball at the Anjo House
1947 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.