Mariko Kaga — Actor (14)
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Love Letter (1995) [Movie] Douban WikiData NeoDB IMDb TMDB Bangumi
ラブレター
8.5 (34 ratings) director: Shunji Iwai actor: Miho Nakayama / Etsushi Toyokawa …
other title: Carta de amor / ラブレター
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.
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Toshiie and Matsu (2002) [TV] TMDB
利家とまつ
actor: Toshiaki Karasawa / Nanako Matsushima …
other title: 利家とまつ
The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great generals of Japanese history-Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu. With political savvy and the support of his fiercely loyal wife, Maeda Toshiie rose to second in power in the shogunate and built up a fiefdom that encompassed Echizen, Noto and Kaga.
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A Scream from Nowhere (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
江戸川乱歩の陰獣
director: Tai Katō actor: Teruhiko Aoi / Yoshiko Kayama …
other title: 江戸川乱歩の陰獣
In 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of mysterious events culminating in the death of a wealthy industrialist who may have been leading a double life.
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Pale Flower (1964) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
乾いた花
director: Masahiro Shinoda actor: Ryō Ikebe / Mariko Kaga …
other title: Fiore secco / Fleur pâle …
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
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Silence Has No Wings (1966) [Movie] IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban TMDB
とべない沈黙
director: Kazuo Kuroki actor: Mariko Kaga / Hiroyuki Nagato …
other title: Le Silence sans ailes / El silencio no tiene alas …
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.
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The Temple of the Golden Pavillion (1976) [Movie] WikiData NeoDB Douban IMDb
金閣寺
director: Yoichi Takabayashi actor: Toshio Shiba / Katsuhiko Yokomitsu …
other title: 金閣寺 / Kinkakuji …
The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.
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Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting (2025) [TV] TMDB
しあわせは食べて寝て待て
8.0 (7 ratings) actor: Yuki Sakurai / Mariko Kaga …
other title: しあわせは食べて寝て待て
A 38 years-old single woman Mugimaki Satoko’s life has completely changed after being diagnosed with a "lifelong" illness. She is forced to quit her job and finds an old housing complex with a monthly rent of 50,000 yen. With her landlord living next door and a sketchy cook, Satoko encounters "medicinal cuisine," a way of eating seasonal food to maintain bodily functions. A story that will warm you from the bottom of your stomach, just like a bowl of rice porridge, is about to begin!
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Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
悦楽
director: Nagisa Ōshima actor: Katsuo Nakamura / Mariko Kaga …
other title: Il godimento / Os Prazeres da Carne …
After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.
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With Beauty and Sorrow (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
美しさと哀しみと
director: Masahiro Shinoda actor: Kaoru Yachigusa / Mariko Kaga …
other title: L'amaro giardino di Lesbo / Tristesse et Beauté …
When the man who seduced the famous painter Otoko as a teenager — and then wrote a bestselling novel about it — reappears in her life, her pupil — and lesbian lover — hatches a plot to destroy the man and his family.
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An Outlaw (1964) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
ならず者
director: Teruo Ishii actor: Ken Takakura / Tetsuro Tamba …
other title: Un hors-la-loi / ならず者
Assassin Nanjo goes on a solitary mission to take revenge on the man who trapped him into a complicated drug deal.
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A Legend or Was It? (1963) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
死闘の伝説
director: Keisuke Kinoshita actor: Shima Iwashita / Mariko Kaga …
other title: La Légende du combat à mort / 死闘の伝説 …
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
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A Flame at the Pier (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
涙を、獅子のたて髪に
director: Masahiro Shinoda actor: Takashi Fujiki / Tamotsu Hayakawa …
other title: Lágrimas en la melena del león / 涙を、獅子のたて髪に
A young dockworker who owes his life to his boss becomes embroiled in union activity on the Yokohama waterfront. The rebel Saburo works as an errand boy for a shipping company and vents his frustrations by plucking on the guitar.