Mitsuyo Asaka

Acting
1928-02-20
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

One of three female stars of post-war chanbara theatre (with Oe Michiko and Yoko Fuji)

Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles

#1The Files of the Young Kindaichi

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Yoko Kaburagi

7.6 / 10
DramaMystery

A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather.

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#2Food Fight

Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes as Ihara Satoko

7.3 / 10
Drama

Ihara Mitsuru , who grew up in the orphanage "Tsukushien," is a cleaner at Miyazono General Foods, a prestigious company. However, Mitsuru has another side to him: he is a fighter in "Food Fight," a competitive eating gambling game hosted by the chairman of Miyazono General Foods and held in the company's basement, where only bigwigs from the political and business world can participate. Mitsuru anonymously donates the prize money he wins from Food Fight to Tsukushien, and his desire to do so allows his talent to blossom, leading him to reign as the unbeatable champion.

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#3Beijing Watermelon

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m as Hatsuko Iida

7.0 / 10
Drama

Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.

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#4New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m as Fusako Suzuki

5.4 / 10
ThrillerDrama

Once again we focus on Nami Matsushima. This time she has a sister who goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it, our innocent heroine is given a fifteen year sentence for a murder she didn't commit. She's sent to an all women prison where she's not exactly welcome. Her fellow inmates torture, humiliate and try to kill her; but the Scorpion prevails long enough to get some justice.

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#5I Am Nipponjin

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

A Japanese-American college student travels to her grandfather's beloved homeland to see and experience the "real Japan" she has so often read and heard about. Yet when she arrives she discovers that the Japan of her dreams is so much more different from what she expected and struggles to adapt to her newfound life there.

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#6Fine, with Occasional Murders

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m as Namiko Kitazato, mother

7.3 / 10
ComedyMystery

Kanako returns from the USA to a troubled mother who witnessed a man leaving a murder scene and is consequently under persistent threat. For the time being.

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#7やるぞみておれ為五郎

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#8Life on the Longboard

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.0 / 10
Drama

A depressed middle-aged man takes up surfing after he retires.

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#9Sachiko no sachi

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m as Okami

8.8 / 10
Drama

Based on the manga of the same name by Kazuo Kamimura.

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#10Eagle of the Decotora 2: Aizu, Kitakata, and the Humanity Road!

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

Second film in the 'Decotora no Eagle' series.

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#11The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
CrimeHistory

The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.

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