Izumi Ashikawa — Actor (30)
The Doctor (1955) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
沙羅の花の峠
director: So Yamamura actor: So Yamamura / Yōko Minamida
other title: 沙羅の花の峠
This movie attempts to present the reality of doctorless villages to society at large, while focusing on simple human love in a heartwarming episode that unfolds in a doctorless village.
The Wild Reporter (1959) [Movie] TMDB
清水の暴れん坊
other title: 清水の暴れん坊
Seven years ago, Ishimatsu Toshio, a talented radio producer at Zen Nihon Hōsō, witnessed a crazed drug addict murder his wife and then commit suicide, though Toshio was able to save the lives of their two children. Just transferred from Shimizu to Tokyo, Toshio hopes to produce a program that will expose the drug trade in Tokyo. One day, Toshio stops into a noodle shop where he is mistaken for a drug dealer and passed a bagful of drugs. The real dealer arrives in time to follow Toshio home. That night Toshio is attacked by the dealer, who turns out to be Kenji, one of the children Toshio had saved. Kenji can't bring himself to kill Toshio, so he runs away and goes into hiding from the mafia. While continuing to investigate the drug trade, Toshio searches for Kenji to get Kenji's testimony for his program.
Again (1984) [Movie] TMDB
アゲイン
other title: アゲイン
An anthology that embodies the essence of Nikkatsu action films with a stylish flair, this movie follows an aging hitman (Jō Shishido) on a quest to find a former rival he once shared the screen with. The story unfolds as he roams, creating a distinctive narrative.
Fearless Comrades (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
不敵なあいつ
other title: 不敵なあいつ
The first film in the Fearless Guy series. Kosuke was part of a huge organized crime group, but decided to leave after his best friend died a brutal death at the hands of the gang leader. He goes on a trip with a guitar in his hand and ends up in Yokohama. The guitar he plays at the bar in the evening was given to him by his late best friend. At the bar, Kosuke meets Kumagoro. Kosuke saves Kumagoro from bandits. Kumagoro is a funny man, he came to this city to reunite with the woman he swore to marry. Kosuke decides to settle in this city and help him find his beloved, but the future of this city is not cloudless either, because the cruel Yakuza is in power in the city, and soon Kosuke will have to fight with him...
Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
硝子のジョニー 野獣のように見えて
other title: 硝子のジョニー 野獣のように見えて / Glass Hearted Johnny
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).
The Passionate Spinster (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
結婚相談
director: Kō Nakahira actor: Izumi Ashikawa / Kumeko Urabe
other title: 結婚相談
She'd watched them go one by one. Friend after friend. White dress after another. Yet again, Shimako was attending another wedding reception that wasn't hers. She knew the procedure: watch the bride and groom get congratulated, smile to cover up the loneliness. But she didn't want to feel like this forever. In that moment, Shimako decided that the next wedding she'd attend had to be her own.
Crimson Wings (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
紅の翼
other title: 紅の翼
At about the same time as lwami, president of a Tokyo company is murdered by an unknown assailant, it happens that an urgent call has been received from an airline company's office on remote Hachijo Island for a special serum. A Cessna aircraft which has been chartered by a man named Ohashi takes off for the island with the serum piloted by Ishida. But when airborne, Ohashi, who is the murderer of lwami, holds up Ishida at gunpoint and orders him to land on a small island west of Hachijo where a ship is waiting to take him to Hong Kong...
Temptation (1957) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
誘惑
director: Kō Nakahira actor: Koreya Senda / Sachiko Hidari
other title: 誘惑
Shokichi, the owner of the clothing store, lives with his daughter Hideko and plans to open an art gallery. One day, Hideko led a handsome art student, Shohei and a poor painter, Sohei. Sohei’s painting was praised by a great printer at the completion ceremony of the art gallery. Since he became successful as a painter, but he looked quite indifferent. Around the same time, Shohei’s sister brought Sohei’s pictures to the gallery and Shokichi noticed that she was a daughter of his first love.
A Chain of Islands (1965) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
日本列島
director: Kei Kumai actor: Jūkichi Uno / Izumi Ashikawa
other title: L'Archipel du Japon / 日本列島
When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation uncovers a black market scheme involving counterfeit money, murder, and conspiracy.
Ghost Story of Youth (1955) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
青春怪談
director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Izumi Ashikawa / Mie Kitahara
other title: 青春怪談
A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist and childhood friend. A woman named Tomi Funakoshi appears in front of the two, who are thinking of getting married someday.
Blood Shed (1966) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
日本任侠伝 血祭り喧嘩状
other title: 日本任侠伝 血祭り喧嘩状
Ginjiro was born to a family of nobility, though he yearned for freedom. To earn this freedom, he affiliates himself with the worst of the worst. Swearing his allegiance to the notorious Kuroiwa crime syndicate, the yakuza family known for its thirst for blood, Ginjiro equips for battle. When a rival family raids their gambling parlor, he slashes a masked henchman. Unbeknown to him, his victim was no henchman.
The Balloon (1956) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
風船
other title: 風船 / Fūsen
Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami’s daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.
The Baby Carriage (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
乳母車
other title: 乳母車
Upon discovering that her father has a mistress, a young girl befriends the "other woman" and her child. Realizing that her half-sister is doomed to being regarded as an outcast, the heroine sets about to spiritually legitimize the girl.