Akane Kawasaki — Actor (16)
Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
賭場の牝猫 捨身の勝負
other title: Revenge of the Woman Gambler / 賭場の牝猫 捨身の勝負
Yukiko is on her way to meet Boss Gunji. Judging by her appearance, no one would suspect that this beautiful young woman, sitting quietly in a suburban train, is the only woman able to beat the best professional players in Japan; or that she is wearing the tattoo of the man that loved her and died for her...
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori (1972) [Movie] TMDB
女生きてます 盛り場渡り鳥
other title: 女生きてます 盛り場渡り鳥
Akane Kawasaki, known for her aversion to physical contact with men, possesses some unfavorable habits such as stealing. Despite these flaws, she garners popularity in the slums due to her compassionate care for children. In an attempt to secure a stable future for their child, she enters into marriage with Tsutomu Yamazaki, who struggles with a stutter. Unfortunately, their union is cut short by the untimely death of Tsutomu Yamazaki in an accident.
The Rugby Star (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ラクビー野郎
director: Akira Shimizu actor: Jirô Chiba / Koji Nanjo
other title: ラクビー野郎
The success of Truck Yaro (1975-1979) initiated a whole load of movies that put "Yaro" in their title, including this semi-bonkers sports comedy/drama. Sonny Chiba's brother Jiro Chiba stars as a Rugby player whose team must find a way to beat the opponent. It's a standard storyline without any major surprises, but works surprisingly well. Training scenes are relatively nuts; much better than the actual matches actually, which tend to go on forever. There is no sex, nudity or graphic violence, making this a family friendly affair. Sonny Chiba appears for about 7 minutes during the last third as a truck driver who comes to Jiro's rescue.
Ghost of Kasane Swamp (1970) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
怪談累が渕
director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda actor: Teruo Ishiyama / Maya Kitajima
other title: 怪談累が渕 / Ghost Of Kasane Swamp
One murky night, Soetsu, a blind acupuncturist and money lender, calls on Shinzaemon Fukami, a Hatamoto samurai, to collect some money. But Fukami is too busy having an affair with a maid and curtly tells Soetsu to ask Sawano, his wife, for the money. As they have no money, Sawano interprets her husband's words as telling her to give herself to Soetsu in lieu of payment. However, Fukami catches them in the act and kills them both. Snatching up Soetsu's money bag with 30 ryo in it, he then asks two ruffians, to sink the bodies in a marsh. From what follows, it seems as if the spirits of Soetsu and Sawano are still hovering on earth in anguish and anger. For soon afterwards, Fukami is found dead by his own hand and Osono, Soetsu's younger daughter, suddenly disappears from home.
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
座頭市あばれ火祭り
director: Kenji Misumi actor: Shintarō Katsu / Tatsuya Nakadai
other title: The Festival of Fire / La Légende de Zatoïchi, Vol. 21 : Le Shogun de l'ombre
The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and the gender-bending character of Umeji, before a final, flame-filled conflagration.
Haunted Castle (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
秘録怪猫伝
director: Tokuzō Tanaka actor: Kōjirō Hongō / Naomi Kobayashi
other title: 秘録怪猫伝
This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This cat, a symbol of vengeance in human disguise, takes revenge for the death of its master as well as for the corruption in the feudal system.
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
妖怪大戦争
director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda actor: Yoshihiko Aoyama / Akane Kawasaki
other title: 妖怪大戦争 / La Guerre des Yokai
When a Babylonian vampire comes to old Japan, an army of Japanese demons and ghosts gather and battle him.