Miwa Kawagoe

Acting

Miwa Kawagoe

Born January 3, 1973 · Kagoshima, Japan

Died April 22, 2008 · aged 35

Miwa Kawagoe (川越美和) is a former Japanese pop singer, actress, and member 1950 of the gravure group Momoco Club. Kawagoe Miwa first debuted as a idol singer on October 1988 with the single "Looking at You". Her fourth single, "Yume Dake Miteru", won her the Rookie of the Year award at the 31st Annual Nihon Record Taishou. At the same she debut as a singer, she debut as a variety show talent and an…

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Open HouseOpen House · 1998
Open House
6.01998
MovieDramaRomance
A struggling model and a troubled divorcee face loneliness and desperation in Tokyo.
CountdownCountdown · 1996
Countdown
6.71996
MovieThrillerAction
When Chris Murdoch falls obsessively in love with a Japanese girl attending University in Seattle (Kaori Ozaki) he murders Japanese men who have shown her kindness under the pretext of revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor during WWII. However the ruse involves the FBI in the case, and Agent Sara Daniels. However, the investigation is hampered when Yoko Sugimura of the Tokyo Police arrives to take Kaori back to her influential father. Despite their initial dislike, Sara and Yoko are forced to work together to stop Chris when his obsession is manifest with high explosives.
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills InsectsThe Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects · 2000
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
7.02000
MovieDrama
Two girls, one from Germany, the other from Japan meet and become friends in London, but soon discover things aren't what they seem.
The Matsugane Potshot AffairThe Matsugane Potshot Affair · 2007
The Matsugane Potshot Affair
5.02007
MovieComedyCrime
When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.
Falling into the EveningFalling into the Evening · 1998
Falling into the Evening
7.01998
MovieDrama
Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It's been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she caused during a shoot for a commercial in which Kengo's good friend, Shibata, nearly lost his life. The memory of this event weighs heavily on Rica's conscience. One night Kengo tells Rica that he has fallen in love with a charming but inscrutable woman named Hanako.
Rain of LightRain of Light · 2001
Rain of Light
6.02001
MovieDramaHistory
This documentary-style film recreates the infamous Asama Sanso Incident of 1972 wherein an extreme faction of the Students Allied Red Army holed themselves up in a mountainous cabin in the dead of winter. By the time the police finally caught up with them, it was discovered that they had murderously turned upon themselves in a bizarre extension of their radical philosophy. This event virtually marked the end of the Student Revolution.
Can you collect it? CompleteCan you collect it? Complete · 1994
Can you collect it? Complete
1994
Movie
Jiro becomes a happy instructor but a shocking suspicion was raised by Owada who took the place of his parents.
Otoko TomodachiOtoko Tomodachi · 1994
Otoko Tomodachi
1994
Movie
Eriko, a 25-year-old office worker living in Tokyo, has become pregnant by her boyfriend, Ide, whom she doesn’t love all that deeply. Torn between her future and her lingering feelings for Uozumi, whom she dated in college, she travels to Shikoku—Uozumi’s hometown—with her best friend, Misato. Meanwhile, she also learns that Ide had gotten another woman pregnant at the same time, and that she chose to have an abortion…

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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo · 2002
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
7.52002
SeriesDramaCrime
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.