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Yumi Shirakawa
Born: 21st Oct 1936 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan - Died 14th Jun 2016
Dept: Acting
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 98
Film: 77 (79%)
Television: 21 (21%)
Remaining genres not in graph: War & Politics, Adventure, Fantasy, War
Filmography
Oct 2012 (first aired)
Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon who is part of a questionable “doctor placement service” that has her wander from hospital to ho ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Original title: 境遇
2011
Youko and Harumi have been friends since youth as their life circumstances were similar. Youko ends up marrying a politician and publishes a successfu ... view
Character:
Takakura Hiroko
Oct 2011 (first aired)
A family is grieving their mother's recent suicide. They hire Mita as a housekeeper to upkeep the house, which has been thrown into disarray. Mita wil ... view
Character:
Akemi Harumi (11 ep.)
Oct 2010 (first aired)
Tottori Kenichi is a foul-mouthed but gifted veterinarian nicknamed Dolittle. His catch phrase is 'pet care means business'. He is the director of his ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
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Tencha
Jul 2008 (first aired)
Ando Natsu is a heartwarming story rich in Japanese aesthetics and culture set in historic Asakusa, Tokyo. Follow Natsu as she strives to achieve her ... view
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Ayame Hitotsubashi (12 ep.)
Original title: あんみつ姫の大冒険!
2008
At age 16, a tomboy princess, Princess Anmitsu, has no love interest in her life and worries her parents. Despite their concern, Anmitsu runs away fro ... view
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Shibucha
Original title: 花いくさ～京都祇園伝説の芸妓・岩崎峰子～
2007
The tale of hardship, love, determination and life of Mineko, a young maiko (apprentice geisha) in the Gion district of Kyoto. ... view
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Haruba
Jan 2007 (first aired)
Oomae Haruko is an A+ Temp worker who never cracks a smile or minces words, and leaves work on the dot. But her cynical nature indicates she has somet ... view
Character:
Mayuko Amaya (10 ep.)
Jan 2004 (first aired)
Kozue Ogawa is a housewife and has been married to Hideo for seven years. They don't have any children, but as they live with her parents at their flo ... view
Character:
Hanae Nakamura (10 ep.)
Apr 2003 (first aired)
A young woman whose life has been a breeze up to now suffers a disappointment in love which acts as the impetus for her to start working at a law firm ... view
Character:
Kimiko Morris (12 ep.)
Apr 1999 (first aired)
Michi, a 26 year old high school math teacher, tentatively accepts her boyfriend’s proposal of marriage, uncertain of her love for him but feeling p ... view
Character:
Motoko Hirose (11 ep.)
Jul 1998 (first aired)
Eikichi Onizuka, former gang leader, becomes a teacher of a class of students who torment their teachers and fellow students. Of course they do not do ... view
Character:
Akira Sakurai (12 ep.)
Apr 1996 (first aired)
When a woman is viciously raped, the traumatic event robs her of her self-confidence and ability to love as she had loved before. With special attenti ... view
Character:
Togashi Yuko (12 ep.)
Jan 1996 (first aired)
A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. Wi ... view
Character:
Asahi (1 ep.)
Jul 1995 (first aired)
A young man who showed little promise while a high school student becomes a master detective, just like his grandfather. ... view
Character:
Yurie Kimisawa (1 ep.)
Original title: ローマの休日
1993
A newscaster meets and falls in love with a woman in Rome who is the spitting image of the Crown Prince's bride-to-be. ... view
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Oct 1992 (first aired)
A touching romantic drama about the love and friendship between a man and a woman who have been in a "more than friends, but less than lovers" relatio ... view
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Unknown/various (12 ep.)
Apr 1991 (first aired)
Papa to Nat-chan is a drama about a young girl who matures from a high school student into a wife. Goro Shimura lost his wife nine years ago. Since t ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (10 ep.)
Apr 1990 (first aired)
This entertaining drama follows the fun-filled adventures of three prep-school students. Struggling with studies has become a thing of the past for th ... view
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Unknown/various (12 ep.)
Oct 1988 (first aired)
The year is 1947, August. Ono Junko's family is being evacuated to Wakayama and the father is going to war. A few years later, the father has returned ... view
Character:
Tsuya (151 ep.)
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Original title: 飛天怪鷲
1977
A mining community discovers that men are dying from unknown circumstances which leads to the discovery of a giant flying monster vulture by the name ... view
Character:
Shao Yue (uncredited)
Original title: コント55号 人類の大弱点
1969
A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami. ... view
Character:
Yoshiko Hata
Original title: 若者よ挑戦せよ
1968
A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japa ... view
Character:
Fusa Namikawa
Original title: 奇巌城の冒険
1966
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in ... view
Character:
Queen Izato
Original title: 女は幾万ありとても
1966
A newlywed couple moves into an apartment complex where each family faces everyday problems. ... view
Character:
Itsuko Hasegawa
Original title: 国際秘密警察 虎の牙
1964
Klima, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Alabanda, has come to Japan to purchase materials for the water dam construction. Kitami, who ca ... view
Character:
Meishi
Original title: 乱れる
1964
War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband's family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly bui ... view
Character:
Takako Morita
Original title: やぶにらみニッポン
1963
Comedy about a Japanese-American professor, a nuclear scientist, who returns to Japan to search for a typically subservient Japanese wife. ... view
Character:
Momoko Yumi
Original title: 日本一の色男
1963
The music teacher, who danced the twist at the graduation ceremony of the solemn female school, was fired but decided to try his luck in the cosmetics ... view
Character:
Haruko
Original title: 写真記者物語 瞬間に命を賭けろ
1963
A young man from a family photo studio becomes a newspaper photojournalist, learning the risks and demands of the job through repeated setbacks. His g ... view
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Original title: 女に強くなる工夫の数々
1963
An ad campaign for a TV show called the “Male Training Contest” stirs chaos at a major electronics company. On opening night, PR manager Sugishita ... view
Character:
Reiko Koyama (Nobuo’s wife)
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Original title: 忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻
1962
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their hon ... view
Character:
Ume
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Original title: 妖星ゴラス
1962
In 1976, a drifting star named Gorath is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. Although it is smaller than Earth, its enormous mass is en ... view
Character:
Tomoko Sonoda
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Original title: 二人の息子
1961
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden un ... view
Character:
Yoko
Original title: 小早川家の秋
1961
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mis ... view
Character:
Nakanishi Takako
Original title: 世界大戦争
1961
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers. ... view
Character:
Sanae
Original title: 真紅の男
1961
Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza run ... view
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Original title: 愛と炎と
1961
An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during th ... view
Character:
Original title: 特急にっぽん
1961
Comedy of manners set on the "Kodama" train between Tokyo and Osaka, before the opening of the Shinkansen. In the leading role, Frankie Sakai plays a ... view
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Original title: 第六の容疑者
1960
Police investigate the murder of a private eye/blackmailer who had numerous enemies, including six prime suspects. ... view
Character:
Yoshiko Takayama
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Original title: 男対男
1960
Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to cooperate ... view
Character:
Mineko Saijo
Original title: 大学の山賊たち
1960
A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a ... view
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Original title: 夜の流れ
1960
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in hi ... view
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Original title: 電送人間
1960
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims. ... view
Character:
Akiko Nakajo
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Misako Inoue
Original title: サザエさんの新婚家庭
1959
Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the newlywe ... view
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Original title: 野獣死すべし
1959
A promising post-graduate literature student is transformed into a psychotic killer following the suicide of his father and a sleazy affair by his mot ... view
Character:
Original title: 社員無頼 反撃篇
1959
Caught in a corporate power struggle, a man uses betrayal and strategy to expose corruption and settle personal scores—only to find true support whe ... view
Character:
Mina Takazawa
Original title: 社員無頼 怒号篇
1959
When a corrupt executive takes over his struggling company and violates his girlfriend, a young salaryman declares war, leaving his job to expose the ... view
Character:
Mina Takazawa
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Setsuko Sugiura
Original title: 暗黒街の顔役
1959
Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping ... view
Character:
Junko
Original title: サザエさんの結婚
1959
Sazae finally gets married, but right after that, Masuo is transferred to Osaka. A heartbroken Sazae sends her parents on a silver wedding trip, and e ... view
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Original title: 密告者は誰か
1958
After killing a detective in a botched robbery, Keiichi (Natsuki) is on the run as police stake out the homes of his sisters, mother, and girlfriend. ... view
Character:
Mineko
Original title: 青春白書 大人には分らない
1958
The first work of 27-year-old director Eizo Sugawa, contrasting a politician father and his son, a drummer in a student band. It depicts the conflict ... view
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Original title: 女探偵物語 女性ＳＯＳ
1958
A private detective and a colleague investigate a man for a wealthy young lady. ... view
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Original title: 続々・サラリーマン出世太閤記
1958
A clumsy but determined car salesman, Hideyoshi, faces rivalry, romance troubles, and job setbacks, but through persistence and humor, he wins a big d ... view
Character:
Chieko Nishikawa
Original title: 美女と液体人間
1958
When a narcotics deal goes sour and a suspect disappears, leaving only his clothes, Tokyo police question his wife and stake out the nightclub where s ... view
Character:
Chikako Arai
Original title: 東京の休日
1958
May Kawaguchi is a famous Japanese fashion designer. Returning to Tokyo from her home in New York, she travels incognito with a tour group, in hopes o ... view
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Original title: 大当り狸御殿
1958
Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't e ... view
Character:
Ocho
Original title: ジャズ娘に栄光あれ
1958
Minako, a runaway from Osaka chasing her dream of becoming a singer, struggles through poverty, failed jobs, and exploitation in Tokyo. With the help ... view
Character:
Eiko Chiba
Original title: 愛情の都
1958
Aiko, a bar hostess, falls for the son of a company president who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the bar ... view
Character:
Teruko Haraguchi
Original title: 地球防衛軍
1957
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to s ... view
Character:
Etsuko Shiraishi
Original title: 続サラリーマン出世太閤記
1957
After a transfer to a rural factory, salesman Hideyoshi faces blunders, schemers, and rivalries but proves his integrity, winning respect and a return ... view
Character:
Nishikawa Chieko
1957
A mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wreaking havoc - at ... view
Character:
Kiyo
Original title: 恐怖の弾痕
1957
Crime melodrama has young Kijima (Takarada) working at a successful cabaret, actually a front for drug dealing. Initially unaware of this, he falls in ... view
Character:
Yasuko
Original title: サラリーマン出世太閤記
1957
Optimistic student Hideyoshi struggles to land a job at Japan Motors, facing setbacks and rivalry but winning his way in through persistence—and a m ... view
Character:
Nishikawa Chieko
Original title: この二人に幸あれ
1957
A young man and woman are determined to marry despite opposition from her parents. ... view
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Original title: 空の大怪獸 ラドン
1956
Mining engineer Shigeru investigates the disappearance and death of his fellow coworkers when prehistoric nymphs are discovered emerging from the mine ... view
Character:
Kiyo
Original title: サザエさん
1956
An adaptation of the popular Sazae-san comic strip. The first entry in Toho's Sazae-san series. ... view
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Original title: 婚約指輪（エンゲージリング）
1956
A wealthy young man, engaged through family arrangement, meets a humble shop girl after she finds his lost ring. Their growing affection challenges cl ... view
Character:
Setsuko Matsumiya
