Satomi Oka — Actor (54)
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
旗本退屈男
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Hashizo Ōkawa …
other title: 旗本退屈男 / The Bored Hatamoto Samurai
Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.
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The Traveling Ruffian (1958) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
清水港の名物男　遠州森の石松
director: Masahiro Makino actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Katsuo Nakamura …
other title: 清水港の名物男　遠州森の石松
Adventures of Mori no Ishimatsu, a famous member of Jirocho gang. Ishimatsu is strong in righteousness weak to mercy, who falls in love at first sight to a woman just as fiery as he is. Great all-star cast brings to life the story of a true yakuza.
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Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders (1961) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
右門捕物帖　南蛮鮫
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ryutaro Otomo / Satomi Oka …
other title: 右門捕物帖　南蛮鮫 / Umon torimonocho: Nanbanzame
The serial killing of a samurai each night by strangulation at various temples confounds investigators and brings a chill to the residents of Edo. With the capital on edge, master crimefighter Kondo Umon is brought in to try and solve the case. His illustrious career aside, Umon must risk his own life, time and time again in order to bring the culprit to justice. This mystery will keep you guessing until the exciting climax. Umon has a flair for the dramatic and will hopefully solve the case before more innocent victims have their lives claimed!
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Festival of Swordsmen (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
剣豪天狗まつり
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ryutaro Otomo / Shingo Yamashiro …
other title: 剣豪天狗まつり
During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed samurai with nothing to do, and their morale suffered. In order to raise their spirits, the Shogun's Chief Advisor suggests that they hold a "Festival of Swordsmen" in the Shogun's presence. Problems arise when some of the martial artists bring their personal grudges to the competition. When Busshi Shirogoro (OTOMO) meets the daughter of the late Lord SANADA Yukimura sparks fly as she tries to use the competition to carry out her vengeance against Shogun Iemitsu.
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Goblin's Highway (1957) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
天狗街道
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Ryutaro Otomo / Kōtarō Satomi …
other title: 天狗街道
Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries to save the good people of the Kiso Valley, he gets into a fight with local bad bosses who behave badly on the Tokaido road in the Kiso Valley.
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Satomi Oka …
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿
Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was brutally murdered with a harpoon. As usual, the Young Lord sets out to solve the case. However, most of the islanders have a grudge against Amimoto, and there are so many suspects that he is at his wits' end this time. Set against the beautiful sea of Izu and the majestic Mt. Mihara, the Young Lord's brilliant deductions and his secret sword Ichimonjo-Kakureshi cut through the mystery!
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Case of a Young Lord 3 (1956) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
若さま侍捕物帖　魔の死美人屋敷
director: Kinnosuke Fukada actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Shinobu Chihara …
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖　魔の死美人屋敷
Okawa Hashizo as 'Young Lord', the unlikely sleuth sets out to untangle the riddle of what went on at the Inner Palace, where a young woman who had served the Shogun came home in fear for her life. Will the Young Lord uncover the truth of what went on at the Palace, and does it relate to a series of murders that have been occurring just before the festival?