Acting
Makoto Akatsuka
Born March 19, 1951 · Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Died July 4, 2024 · aged 73
No biography available.
Known For
The Twilight Samurai · 2002The Twilight Samurai
★ 7.82002
MovieDramaRomance
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
The Yellow Handkerchief · 1977The Yellow Handkerchief
★ 7.01977
MovieComedyDrama
A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
Love and Honor · 2006Love and Honor
★ 7.42006
MovieDramaRomance
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
Kim's War · 1991Kim's War
1991
MovieDramaHistory
After shooting a gangster in self-defense, Kim Hui Ro takes refuge at a hotel and takes the guest hostages. Realising his position, he invites the press inside and explains why he was driven to his crime.
Kabei: Our Mother · 2008Kabei: Our Mother
★ 7.42008
MovieFamilyDrama
Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.
Wet Sand in August · 1971Wet Sand in August
★ 6.01971
MovieDramaRomance
Several high-school friends spend their final summer together indulging in sex and leisure; their halcyon days are soon coming to an end.
Tora-san Goes North · 1987Tora-san Goes North
★ 9.01987
MovieComedyDrama
When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian (Mifune) in his relationships with his estranged daughter, and a woman in whom he is secretly interested.
Double Suicide · 1969Double Suicide
★ 7.01969
MovieDramaRomance
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
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