Acting

Kaori Taniguchi

Born January 11, 1934 · Tokyo, Japan

Died January 20, 2007 · aged 73

No biography available.

Known For

G.I. SamuraiG.I. Samurai · 1979
G.I. Samurai
5.81979
MovieActionScience Fiction
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.
乾杯!女学生乾杯!女学生 · 1954
乾杯!女学生
1954
Movie
Living SkeletonLiving Skeleton · 1968
Living Skeleton
5.61968
MovieHorrorCrime
A ship is attacked at sea for its cargo by a group of thieves who murder a newlywed doctor and rape his wife. Three years later her twin sister is kidnapped by the same pirates, who begin to die strange deaths...
The Last SamuraiThe Last Samurai · 1974
The Last Samurai
7.71974
MovieDramaAction
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
Whirlpool of FleshWhirlpool of Flesh · 1964
Whirlpool of Flesh
10.01964
MovieDrama
During the war a university professor meets a girl and marries her. Very soon however, it is apparent that their needs are not matched. He would much rather be translating Shakespeare than attending to her, and she has a secret in her past - one that results in her sleeping with a great number of men.
48 Hours of Terror - When the Clock's Hands Turn into a Knife48 Hours of Terror - When the Clock's Hands Turn into a Knife · 2004
48 Hours of Terror - When the Clock's Hands Turn into a Knife
2004
Movie
When the clock's hand turns into a knife, parent-child bonds are torn!
3,000 Kilometer Trap3,000 Kilometer Trap · 1971
3,000 Kilometer Trap
1971
MovieActionThriller
A young man has to deliver a Mitsubishi Galant GTO from Kagoshima (on the southern tip of the southern Japanese island of Kyushu) 3000 kilometers across the length of Japan to the northern island of Hokkaido.
Cross-CurrentsCross-Currents · 1972
Cross-Currents
6.31972
MovieDramaCrime
A ryokan maid is on trial for pushing a familiar guest off a cliff to his death. An eager attorney offers to take the case to gain notoriety.

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Precious MomentsPrecious Moments · 1981
Precious Moments
1981
SeriesDramaFamily
In a red-light district, Nemoto Norio (Shibata Kyohei) is indiscriminately soliciting passersby. "Would you mind taking part in a survey? As a thank you, I'll give you a camera. Take this voucher and come to my office at Shinjuku West Exit later." "No way," replies Yoshikawa Kumiko (Furukawa Yuko). "That would be a problem," replies Saeki Nobuko (Mori Masako). "A camera?" asks Iketani Kaori (Tanaka Yuko), suspicious. The survey is about overseas travel. The three of them gather in a room in Shinjuku. This is how they get to know each other, and they gradually become good friends. Their desire is to find a youth they can be truly proud of. The drama depicts the daily lives of three women of the marriageable age who are desperately trying to make some memories before they get married.