Yumiko Katayama

Acting

Yumiko Katayama

Born December 18, 1949 · Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (age 76)

Yumiko Katayama was born on December 18, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan. She is an actress, known for Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972), Zubekô banchô: zange no neuchi mo nai (1971) and Horrors of Malformed Men (1969).

Known For

Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionFemale Prisoner #701: Scorpion · 1972
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
★ 7.11972
MovieActionDrama
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.
Love and CrimeLove and Crime · 1969
Love and Crime
★ 7.21969
MovieCrimeDrama
Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.
The Bullet TrainThe Bullet Train · 1975
The Bullet Train
★ 6.91975
MovieActionCrime
A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive LoveShameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love · 1969
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
★ 6.21969
MovieThrillerDrama
A Japanese woman is raped by her boyfriend day in day out.
The Revelation of a GeishaThe Revelation of a Geisha · 1970
The Revelation of a Geisha
★ 4.71970
MovieComedy
After the bankruptcy of her foster-father's condom factory, Tamae sets out to make a living on her own and ends up working as a geisha at a hot spring resort. After rising in popularity, a climactic sex battle is held to decide who gets to lay claim to her.
Horrors of Malformed MenHorrors of Malformed Men · 1969
Horrors of Malformed Men
★ 5.71969
MovieHorrorMystery
After escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious dead man, who appears to be his doppelganger, and gets lured to a sinister island ruled by a mad scientist and his malformed men.
Farewell to Rock'n RollFarewell to Rock'n Roll · 1973
Farewell to Rock'n Roll
★ 7.01973
MovieActionCrime
There is an ongoing war between two Girl Gangs, the Akabane 100 Club and the Ikebukuro Cavalry. Yukiko, the "Bankaku," or chief bodyguard of the Akabane, is released from reform school and sets about to finish an ongoing one-on-one grudge match with the Arab Falcon and the whole Cavalry gang. With a theme song by 1970s Japanese "Group Sounds" band Carol, and live performance. Rock and Sukeban unite for an extraordinary and cool piece of filmmaking.
Yakuza LawYakuza Law · 1969
Yakuza Law
★ 6.11969
MovieActionCrime
A story of yakuza lynching during the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods.

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Criminal Woman: Killing MelodyCriminal Woman: Killing Melody · 1973
Criminal Woman: Killing Melody
★ 6.61973
MovieActionCrime
Reiko Ike stars as the daughter of a man who has been pushed into drug dealing by the local Yakuza mob. Having outlived his usefulness to the gang he is murdered and Reiko is gang raped, leading her to attempt a knife attack on the Yakuza boss (Ryoji Hayama) at a swank nightclub. Failing to kill him she ends up in prison, where she befriends a crew of other malcontents (including Yumiko Katayama and Chiyoko Kazama) and meets the Yakuza boss's girlfriend (Miki Sugimoto). Upon release Reiko reassembles her mob and launches a Machiavellian scheme to engineer a gang war between Hayama's Oba Industries and the formerly dominant Hamayasu Clan. The rival gangs begin killing each other off and Reiko works her way closer to her ultimate vengeance.

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