Kenzō Kawarasaki
Known for Acting
Born
November 3, 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Musashino, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Filmography
37 films, 7 shows
Known for Acting
Born
November 3, 1943 (age 82)
Birthplace
Musashino, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Filmography
37 films, 7 shows

Family Court Investigator Akira Yamanobou 2
2017 · 1h 50m
country: Japan

Our Highland Hotel
2013 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
Ayumi Aizawa is a lonely young man without a family. He works at Forest Hyde Press Hotel as a cleaner. His deceased grandfather Kenzaburo worked at the same hotel. When his grandfather worked at the Forest Hyde Press Hotel, the hotel was well known for its extreme hospitality. Now, the hotel is nothing more than an ordinary hotel. New manager Ryuuya Sawashiro then attempts to bring the hotel back to its glory days.

The Land of Hope
2012 · 2h 13m
country: United Kingdom
An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area.

Hebi no Hito
2010
country: Japan

Kusa no ran
2004 · 1h 58m
country: Japan
This is a true story about the "Chichibu Incident," which is said to be the only revolution in Japan.

The King of Minami: The Masked Woman
2004 · 1h 23m
country: Japan
#49 in the series, following "Fraud Methods"

Blue
2003 · 1h 56m
country: Japan
An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in a small seaside town in Japan.

Sensen fukoku
2002 · 1h 46m
country: Japan
War between North Korea and Japan

Kakashi
2001 · 1h 26m
country: Japan
The search for her vanished brother Tsuyoshi leads Kaoru to the lonesome village Kozukata in the Japanese back-land. The locals react repelling to her, which the exception of the Chinese girl Sally. As her car breaks down Kaoru is trapped in the village; will she have to repay for something she has done in the past?
Riot in Gujo
Riot in Gujo
2000 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
Naoto Ogata plays Sadajiro, a young farmer fighting out the battle of the riot through to the end. Sadajiro's wife is played by Hiromi Iwasaki, his father is played by Go Kato and Ryuzo Hayashi plays a leader of the Riot. The Riot in Gujo is called one of the biggest three riots in the Edo Period as it took almost 5 years to settle and also involved the Edo government. This movie is a period film about the riot and Gujo farmers fighting for their tenacity of purpose. The farmers had suffered enough from heavy taxes and decided to rise up in riot when the domain lord, Yorikane, issued a new act, which practically forced tax increases. Asking the lord to retract the act, they pour down to the Hachiman Castle. For once they attain the repeal deed signed by the chief retainer. However the promise is broken. Now the farmers decide to make a direct plea to the Edo Residence…This film is full tension and breathless moments.

Whiteout
2000 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists...

Debt King Part VI: Legendary Speculator in Naniwa
1999 · 1h 36m
country: Japan
Naito is serving time for his aggressive fundraising in the securities world, but returns to Osaka after completing his sentence. Although he wants to get clean, Oyodo Shinkin Bank has tasked Naito to raise funds.

Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
1998 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
Tamura Masakazu returns as Nemuri Kyoshiro for the fourth and final time. Gensai, an eccentric Ukiyoe artist, urgently requests Kyoshiro to kill his wife. He believes that the moment she is killed will represent the ultimate state of beauty, and wishes to see Kyoshiro's signature “Engetsu Sappo” (“Full Moon Cut”) killing technique for the purpose. But this unusual request comes not only from Gensai, but also his wife, Orin, who has a tie to Kyoshiro's past. Meanwhile, Tenzen wants to hire Kyoshiro as their master sword instructor for the Kurume Clan, whose lord has an unhealthy obsession with Kyoshiro and his Engetsu Sappo…

Parasite Eve
1997 · 2h
country: Japan
A scientist realizes his dead wife is an organization of mitochondria bent on making a new species that will wipe out humanity.

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Gamble
1996 · 1h 20m
country: Japan
Having lost everything to horse racing, Yûji accidentally gets 10 million yen. But this sum belongs to a Yakuza.

Last Friends
1995 · 2h 9m
country: Japan
Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Though they believe their service will help to benefit their loved ones back home, they are unprepared for the hardships of war. Through their shared trials and sacrifices, they grow closer as friends, and hope to return together to better days. This movie was released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII.

Lifetime Insecurity
1994 · 1h 47m
country: Japan
In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment division and given an ultimatum: meet a sales goal of 1.5 billion yen within three months or be fired. Spiteful of their unjust treatment, two men, Shinoda and Takigawa, take up the battle against the ruthless Yokoyama.

Kome hyappyo
1993 · 1h 36m
country: Japan

Abarenbo Shogun: The Bride of Edo Castle
1991 · 1h 35m
country: Japan
The Shogun gets engaged to a princess who rebels against the prospect, because she wasn't consulted.

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
1991 · 4h 6m
country: Japan
During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country under their banners by becoming the supreme leader. One of the first to vie for power in this way was Saito Dosan, the 'Viper'. His son-in-law, Oda Nobunaga, did in fact unite the nation after subduing all of his enemies, yet falling at last to the treachery of one of his most trusted generals. This story is a pre-cursor to those later events as the brilliant military strategist Saito Dosan rises to power and notoriety as a great lord in his own right. Directed by Kudo Eiichi and with a tremendous supporting cast that includes Nakamura Toru as Oda Nobunaga and Chiba Shinichi as Akechi Mitsutsugu, battle scenes of awesome power and a unique view of Japanese history, this is a marvelous production highlighted by the action scenes done by the Japan Action Club (JAC).

Like Madonna
1990 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Like Madonna 1990
おんなの密書
おんなの密書
1987
country: Japan
Bullying is Costly
Bullying is Costly
1986 · 45m
country: Japan
An office worker who releases his frustrations by maliciously bullying his good-natured boss has a bizarre experience in a mountain hut.

The Second Love
1983 · 1h 43m
country: Japan
Kazumi - whose sensitivity does not undermine her strength when she handles her second husband's emotional conflicts with the wisdom of an adult. Kazumi's younger and more inexperienced husband Hideo is continually suspicious of her fidelity.

G.I. Samurai
1979 · 2h 19m
country: Japan
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.

Ghost Coast
1978
country: Japan
Inspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate infidelity, blackmail, and murder at a seaside resort.

Empire of Passion
1978 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.

The Four Roughnecks
1974 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
Gimme gimme gimme! Yusaku Matsuda and his gang are on the hunt for women, money and more money! Takeo Natsuki (Yusaku Matsuda) was just released from prison. He was the leader of three rascals; all they did was cause trouble. When they meet a girl whose father is resisting a forced eviction to make way for a construction site, they come up with their own plans to solve the problem.

Bitterness of Youth
1974 · 1h 25m
country: Japan
A footballing law student tutors an undergraduate, developing into a romance that soon enough goes awry.

The Key
1974 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
A college professor wants to bring the joys of sex to his frigid wife. He convinces his son in law to sleep with her because the idea arouses him, while also making him insanely jealous. The professor keeps a journal of his fantasies in a locked cupboard and hopes that his wife will find the key and read it.

Himiko
1974 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
A reimagination of the myth of Himiko, focused on her divine role as a sun goddess's oracle and her forbidden love for her half-brother Takehiko, which threatens her power and the kingdom's stability.

The Ceremony
1971 · 2h 3m
country: Japan
Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.

Tora-san, His Tender Love
1970 · 1h 29m
country: Japan
Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.

Women Can't Be Beaten
1969 · 1h 30m
country: Japan
An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother.

Aido: Slave of Love
1969 · 1h 45m
country: Japan
After wandering into a cemetery, a young man named Shusei is led by the mysterious Madame Enjoji to a secluded mansion. There, he is introduced to Aido, an ethereal woman who seems to be the living embodiment of his most surreal erotic fantasies. Caught between the real world and a haunting dreamscape, Shusei becomes obsessed with Aido.

The Shiinomi School
1955 · 1h 40m
country: Japan
A university professor and his wife have two sons with infantile paralysis. Through trial and error, they struggle to open a school for disabled children at their own expense. Based on a true story, it features natural child performances under Hiroshi Shimizu’s skillful direction.

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.