Hiroko Isayama — Actor (22)
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Pickpocket (2000) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
スリ
director: Kazuo Kuroki actor: Yoshio Harada / Jun Fubuki …
other title: スリ
Kaido is a professional pickpocket who works the Tokyo subway with his young foster-daughter, Rei: She lets herself be groped while Kaido relieves the groper of his wallet. More often than not they're observed by a middle-aged cop, who generally lets Kaido go free. Rei is unsettled when Kaido takes on a young street punk, Kazuki, as an apprentice -- with instructions to make Kaido stop drinking. Kazuki, however, would like to go into business with Rei.
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The Life of Chikuzan (1977) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
竹山ひとり旅
director: Kaneto Shindō actor: Ryūzō Hayashi / Nobuko Otowa …
other title: La vida de Chikuzan / 竹山ひとり旅 …
After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named Takahashi Chikuzan became a musical sensation. This biographical drama chronicles his wanderings and his life, with a particular focus on his humble beginnings as a peasant on a remote and arid island.
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Helpless (1996) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
ヘルプ レス
director: Shinji Aoyama actor: Tadanobu Asano / Ken Mitsuishi …
other title: ヘルプ レス
Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him, enraged Yasuo is on his way to find the boss. But before setting out for the dangerous trip, Yasuo asks Kenji to take care of his mentally challenged sister, Yuri, and a mysterious black bag.
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Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
悪名 縄張荒らし
director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Shintarō Katsu / Kinya Kitaoji …
other title: 悪名 縄張荒らし
About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family business. Instead he supports himself by arranging cockfights. He becomes ex-geisha Okinu's patron and lover, and falls directly into disfavor with the yakuza.
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Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
女番長　感化院脱走
director: Sadao Nakajima actor: Miki Sugimoto / Rika Sudo …
other title: Girl boss: Les étudiantes en cavale / 女番長　感化院脱走
Girl Boss Ruriko and her cellmates escape from a greedy corrupt reform school that's more interested in cheating the government out of money than reformation. Each having their own reasons for escaping, they go their separate ways. With the help of a young mechanic, who's also on the lam, Ruriko tries to realize her dream of leaving the island of Japan behind. But the authorities are always one step behind her...
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Ichijo's Wet Lust (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
一条さゆり　濡れた欲情
director: Tatsumi Kumashiro actor: Sayuri Ichijo / Hiroko Isayama …
other title: Sayuri, die Stripperin / Sayuri, strip-teaseuse …
Ichijo Sayuri, once the legendary queen of Osaka strippers, has retired to run a sushi shop. She is awaiting her day in court after having been arrested for indecency at her farewell performance. While she was active, she was both the rival and the model for many young strippers. Harumi was one of them. Ichijo Sayuri was the real-life queen of Osaka strippers who was arrested on her final performance.
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Woods Are Wet (1973) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
女地獄　森は濡れた
director: Tatsumi Kumashiro actor: Hiroko Isayama / Rie Nakagawa …
other title: 女地獄　森は濡れた
Sachiko has just committed a crime. She is helped by a couple to whom she grants her confidence. Quickly this couple blackmails her and threatens to deliver her to the police. Sachiko has no other choice but to obey them.
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Ronin-gai (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
浪人街
director: Kazuo Kuroki actor: Yoshio Harada / Kanako Higuchi …
other title: 浪人街 / Rônin-gai …
Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.
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Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
影狩り　ほえろ大砲 　
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Ryôhei Uchida …
other title: 影狩り　ほえろ大砲 　
The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this mission is no walk in the park, and in order to survive they must face a relentless army of ninjas and female warriors willing to sacrifice their lives to disrupt the delivery and claim the cannon for themselves.
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Battle Cry (1975) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
吶喊
director: Kihachi Okamoto actor: Tsutomu Hiura / Toshitaka Itō …
other title: 吶喊
During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro's friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to complications that could cost Sentaro his life as they infiltrate enemy lines.
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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
女囚さそり 第41雑居房
director: Shunya Ito actor: Meiko Kaji / Fumio Watanabe …
other title: Sasori – Jailhouse 41 / Elle s'appelait Scorpion …
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
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Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) [Movie] TMDB WikiData NeoDB IMDb
DEAD OR ALIVE 2 逃亡者
director: Takashi Miike actor: Tomorowo Taguchi / Shô Aikawa …
other title: Dead or Alive 2 / Dead or Alive 2 Sangre Yakuza …
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
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The Great Passage (2013) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
舟を編む
7.2 (6 ratings) director: Yuya Ishii actor: Ryuhei Matsuda / Aoi Miyazaki …
other title: 舟を編む / Fune wo Amu …
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.
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Manhunt (1976) [Movie] NeoDB WikiData Douban TMDB IMDb
君よ憤怒の河を渉れ
director: Junya Satō actor: Ken Takakura / Ryoko Nakano …
other title: 君よ憤怒の河を渉れ / Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare …
A tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.