Ruriko Asaoka — Actor (62)
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Song of Dawn (1965) IMDb TMDB
夜明けのうた
director: Koreyoshi Kurahara actor: Ruriko Asaoka / Eimei Esumi …
other title: 夜明けのうた
Musical actress Noriko feels frustrated by the futility of her affair with a married man. Then she is offered a role in a new production that appears to mirror her own private life... An excellent work that stylishly depicts its gradually evolving heroine.
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47 Ronin (1994) WikiData IMDb TMDB
四十七人の刺客
director: Kon Ichikawa actor: Ken Takakura / Kiichi Nakai …
other title: Les 47 Rōnin / 四十七人の刺客
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
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Prince of Wolves (1963) IMDb TMDB
狼の王子
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Hideki Takahashi / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 狼の王子
As the post-war turmoil continued, Take, the boss of the waifs, stole the money of US soldiers and lived with friends. They were like children of wolves. By chance, they were found by and became a members of a yakuza family. Five years later, Take dominated the port town as a young boss.
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Exiled to Hell (1969) TMDB
地獄の破門状
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Akira Kobayashi / Hideki Takahashi …
other title: 地獄の破門状
It is the end of the Taisho era (1912-1926), and at the Hanazuki-tei theatre in Asakusa, the famous performance of storyteller Koiso Kikuji and performer Kataoka Koshin is reaching its climax when the Tawaraya family interferes... This is an entertaining action film bursting with righteousness and humanity, centred on men who try to live righteously against a corrupt boss who preys on the performers.
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Velvet Hustler (1967) WikiData IMDb TMDB
紅の流れ星
director: Toshio Masuda actor: Tetsuya Watari / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 紅の流れ星
A young yakuza hitman named Goro does a job and needs to hideout away from Tokyo for a while. He hangs out with loose women and hard men and always manages to stay one step ahead of the law. In his exile, he comes under suspicion for a murder and meets the girlfriend of the murdered man. They develop a strange bond while unbeknown to Goro, another hitman is after him for the job he did in Tokyo.
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The Green Music Box (1955) IMDb TMDB
緑はるかに
director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Ruriko Asaoka / Minoru Takada …
other title: 緑はるかに
Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.
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Vixen (1969) WikiData IMDb TMDB
女体
director: Yasuzō Masumura actor: Ruriko Asaoka / Eiji Okada …
other title: Indagine su una ninfomane / 女体 …
Michi's first encounter with Nobuyuki Ishida, secretary to the chairman of a private school, takes place in the drawing room, when she attempts to swindle him out of two million yen for alleged rape by his son. Akie, Ishida's wife and the chairman's daughter, offers her a million, but he gives her what she demands. Now Michi is not only satisfied, but she has a mad desire for Ishida and calls him every day asking for a date. His sympathy for her gradually evolves into love, and he soon allows her insatiable passion to strip him of his decency.
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The Rambler Goes North (1962) WikiData IMDb TMDB
北帰行より　渡り鳥北へ帰る
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Akira Kobayashi / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 北帰行より　渡り鳥北へ帰る
In the nine part Wataridori series (1959-1962), Kobayashi played a wanderer on Japan’s back roads with most of the accoutrements of a Western hero, from a horse to fringes, guitar and even a trusty bullwhip.
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The Rambler in the Sunset (1960) IMDb TMDB
赤い夕陽の渡り鳥
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Akira Kobayashi / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 赤い夕陽の渡り鳥
The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy".
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Return of the Vagabond (1960) WikiData IMDb TMDB
渡り鳥いつまた帰る
director: Buichi Saitō actor: Akira Kobayashi / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 渡り鳥いつまた帰る / Return Of The Vagabond
The 3rd film of the famous "Wataridori" (The Rambler) series from Nikkatsu. The young rambler, Shinji Taki (Akira Kobayashi), with his guitar arrives in Sadogashima Island, Niigata, Japan. Of course, Shinji meets yet another beautiful girl named Noriko, who closely resembles the famous actress Ruriko Asaoka again. Of course, Noriko is in trouble. Of course, Shinji's yet another skilled rival named "Tetsu, the Gunman" comes to Sado shortly. Of course, the villain tries to kill Shinji and Tetsu. Of course, Shinji solves the problem and leaves Sado suddenly.
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Facing to the Clouds (1962) IMDb TMDB
雲に向かって起つ
director: Eisuke Takizawa actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 雲に向かって起つ
A rookie newspaper journalist, Takema Sakaki, has a strong sense of justice. In the Diet Building he gets acquainted with a library worker, Reiko Nakafuji. Reiko's father was a member of the Diet who was assassinated six years ago. Through Reiko, Takema joins Tsūkai-kai, a group of young people who respect her late father's political ideas. With the assistance of Tsukai-kai, Takema eventually uncovers the political scandal related to postwar compensation which led to the murder of Reiko's father.
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Dancing Sisters (1957) IMDb TMDB
お転婆三人姉妹　踊る太陽
director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Izumi Ashikawa / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: お転婆三人姉妹　踊る太陽
It’s been five years since her husband had passed away. Fuyuko lives in the quiet suburbs, in a small but loving home with her three beautiful daughters. Haruko, the eldest, is the lead vocalist in a band. Natsuko is the conscientious type, who spends her days in ballet classes beautifying herself. The youngest of the three, Akiko is a bookworm who found her niche in philosophy. Although the sisters may appear to have nothing in common, there is one thing they all agree on; "Mom needs a new husband".
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Love in Ginza (1962) IMDb TMDB
銀座の恋の物語
director: Koreyoshi Kurahara actor: Yūjirō Ishihara / Ruriko Asaoka …
other title: 銀座の恋の物語
Hanjiro is a struggling painter that shares a tiny apartment in the back streets of Ginza with his jazz pianist friend who works at a bar. When he and his sweet heart, Hisako decide to get married, Hanjiro is faced with a tough decision. Needing to buy a ticket back home to tell his mother the good news, he compromises his creative principles for love and sells his portrait of Hisako. Hisako heads to the station to see him off, but gets hit by a car...