Chiharu Kuri

Acting

Chiharu Kuri

Born July 29, 1938 · Tōkyō, Japan (age 87)

No biography available.

Known For

Good Luck LoveGood Luck Love · 1981
Good Luck Love
1981
Movie
Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
The Lovable TrampThe Lovable Tramp · 1966
The Lovable Tramp
7.71966
MovieComedyDrama
Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time.
Ginza no jirochōGinza no jirochō · 1963
Ginza no jirochō
1963
Movie
Secret Club 000Secret Club 000 · 1965
Secret Club 000
1965
MovieDramaCrime
The Tropical PeopleThe Tropical People · 1994
The Tropical People
9.01994
Movie
Straight-laced, honest Japanese travel agent Misuzu gets a job as a tour guide so that she can the world. On her first assignment in Bangkok, Thailand she does her best for her ungrateful charges, but gets fired when the hotel (through no fault of her own) misplaces all their passports. She also finds herself the victim of a scam by two Japanese con-artists (innocent-looking Tondabayashi and half-Thai Thuy) living in Bangkok. When the hotel finds the passports, she decides to buck the system and sell them on the black market. She teams up with the two con-artists to scam, rip off and rob all the Japanese tourists in Bangkok. They keep trying to pull off bigger and bigger jobs, and end up in trouble with two dumb, sightseeing yakuza, among others. Also, a love triangle forms as Tondabayashi falls for Misuzu, and Misuzu falls for the older Thuy.
Women Can't Be BeatenWomen Can't Be Beaten · 1969
Women Can't Be Beaten
7.51969
MovieComedy
An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother.
Kigeki: Hanayome sensôKigeki: Hanayome sensô · 1971
Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
1971
MovieComedy
The Kindly LionThe Kindly Lion · 1970
The Kindly Lion
6.31970
MovieAnimationFamily
This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother.

Movies

Good Luck LoveGood Luck Love · 1981
Good Luck Love
1981
Movie
Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
The Lovable TrampThe Lovable Tramp · 1966
The Lovable Tramp
7.71966
MovieComedyDrama
Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one day at a time.
Ginza no jirochōGinza no jirochō · 1963
Ginza no jirochō
1963
Movie
Secret Club 000Secret Club 000 · 1965
Secret Club 000
1965
MovieDramaCrime
The Tropical PeopleThe Tropical People · 1994
The Tropical People
9.01994
Movie
Straight-laced, honest Japanese travel agent Misuzu gets a job as a tour guide so that she can the world. On her first assignment in Bangkok, Thailand she does her best for her ungrateful charges, but gets fired when the hotel (through no fault of her own) misplaces all their passports. She also finds herself the victim of a scam by two Japanese con-artists (innocent-looking Tondabayashi and half-Thai Thuy) living in Bangkok. When the hotel finds the passports, she decides to buck the system and sell them on the black market. She teams up with the two con-artists to scam, rip off and rob all the Japanese tourists in Bangkok. They keep trying to pull off bigger and bigger jobs, and end up in trouble with two dumb, sightseeing yakuza, among others. Also, a love triangle forms as Tondabayashi falls for Misuzu, and Misuzu falls for the older Thuy.
Women Can't Be BeatenWomen Can't Be Beaten · 1969
Women Can't Be Beaten
7.51969
MovieComedy
An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his boorish older brother.
Kigeki: Hanayome sensôKigeki: Hanayome sensô · 1971
Kigeki: Hanayome sensô
1971
MovieComedy
The Kindly LionThe Kindly Lion · 1970
The Kindly Lion
6.31970
MovieAnimationFamily
This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother.
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed DragonThe Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon · 1963
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
6.71963
MovieAnimationFamily
In this influential cult-classic animated film based on Japanese folklore, Susano is the youngest son of Izanagi and Izanami, the heavenly couple who created the Earth. Still a young boy, Susano is devastated by the passing away of his mother. Determined to find her despite the reprimands of his father, he embarks on a journey to find his brother and his sister for spiritual guidance.
School in the CrosshairsSchool in the Crosshairs · 1981
School in the Crosshairs
6.41981
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. But behind it all is a mysterious force that will put Yuka's powers to the ultimate test!
Black LizardBlack Lizard · 1962
Black Lizard
7.11962
MovieMysteryDrama
The cunning detective Akeichi must foil a kidnapping plot orchestrated by the notorious jewel thief known as Black Lizard.
Sexy Comic: Strange FriendsSexy Comic: Strange Friends · 1970
Sexy Comic: Strange Friends
1970
MovieComedy
Comedy about a pair of salarymen.
Tora-san Meets the Songstress AgainTora-san Meets the Songstress Again · 1975
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
8.21975
MovieComedy
Tora-san visits Hokkaido and is reunited with Lily. Now divorced, she plans to resume her singing career and renews her unusual relationship with Tora-san.
The Lucky Status SymbolThe Lucky Status Symbol · 1972
The Lucky Status Symbol
1972
MovieRomanceCrime
Hiroshi (Tatsuo Umemiya) has the biggest penis in all of Japan and everyone who touches (or is touched by) it, is blessed by good fortune. After buying his sister a washing machine for her wedding, he travels to Tokyo, where he must help his friend Masa out of a half-million yen debt. Among other hijinks, he becomes a penis god in the process.
King of PornographyKing of Pornography · 1971
King of Pornography
5.91971
MovieDramaComedy
Dumb Tatsuo Umemiya / Shingo Yamashiro comedy about a young bloke whose dick grows to inhuman dimensions (obviously a role tailor made for star Umemiya's ego). He visits a doctor, impresses ladies and opens a porn shop before running afoul with yakuza...
Blood Is DryBlood Is Dry · 1960
Blood Is Dry
6.31960
MovieDrama
An employee in an assurance company threatens to commit suicide when management announces a massive layoff, the company uses this threat to its own advantage by turning the incident into an advertising campaign. With the success of the campaign, however, he is no longer a desperate man pointing a gun to his head, but a potential leader who wishes to take advantage of his failed suicide.
Cat Changed Into TigerCat Changed Into Tiger · 1962
Cat Changed Into Tiger
1962
MovieComedy
A life insurance agent has a drinking problem causing him to lose his company a fortune. He heads to another town to sell insurance, but to his surprise, the elderly are all healthy thanks to a special local sake. Along the way, he meets an eye-patch-wearing killer, which only confounds his misadventures.
King of the Widow-KillersKing of the Widow-Killers · 1971
King of the Widow-Killers
1971
MovieRomance
The third installment of the Emperor series, starring Tatsuo Umemiya as the man who rules the night world. Hiroshi rose through the ranks in Tokyo by fighting with women. However, when he returned to his hometown in Kyushu for his father's memorial service, his gambling partner Masa not only confiscated Hiroshi's store and bankbook, but was also saddled with debts in Hiroshi's name. Although Hiroshi was angry, he made a decision and decided to start over using his body. Starting with a female designer, he battles an antique art dealer, Master Nagauta, a female doctor, and many others, and finally battles a rich man's widow.
The World of Hans Christian AndersenThe World of Hans Christian Andersen · 1968
The World of Hans Christian Andersen
5.81968
MovieAnimationAdventure
During his boyhood, young Hans Christian Andersen is exposed to the musical fairy-tale dream world by his Uncle Ole.
Jack and the WitchJack and the Witch · 1967
Jack and the Witch
4.81967
MovieAnimationHorror
Jack is a boy who lives with his animal friends Barnaby Bear, Dinah Dog, Squeeker Mouse and Phineas Fox. He's challenged to a race with Allegra, who turns out to be a witch. She takes Jack to the queen witch, Auriana. She plans on turning all her slaves into evil harpies.
The Free IslandThe Free Island · 1967
The Free Island
1967
MovieDrama
One day, after the ceasefire in the Vietnam War, Maroku Ohno rushed into an American military position. He had been wandering inland, unaware that the war had ended. He finally returned to Japan, only to find his hometown, Awaji Island, completely changed, and his former lover now married. So he began making a fortune in Tokyo with the intention of buying Awaji Island.
Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror IIIJunji Inagawa's the Story of Terror III · 1998
Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror III
1998
MovieHorror
Third "The Story of Terror" film by Junji Inagawa.
The Beautiful TeenagerThe Beautiful Teenager · 1964
The Beautiful Teenager
1964
Movie
A boy who dreams of being a yakuza leader is reformed by a girl's pure love for him.
The IncorrigibleThe Incorrigible · 1963
The Incorrigible
7.21963
MovieDramaHistory
Based on the loosely autobiographical novel of the same name by Toko Kon. Ken Yamanouchi stars as Togo Konno, the titular bastard.

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