Acting

Yosuke Irie

Born October 1, 1934 · Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan

Died August 5, 2019 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

Floating WeedsFloating Weeds · 1959
Floating Weeds
7.51959
MovieDrama
A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
The Snowy HeronThe Snowy Heron · 1958
The Snowy Heron
5.01958
MovieDrama
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.
Street of ShameStreet of Shame · 1956
Street of Shame
7.71956
MovieDrama
Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
The Song LanternThe Song Lantern · 1960
The Song Lantern
9.01960
MovieDrama
The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the actors of the Japanese classical theater No, friendship, hatred and love…
Troupers of AsakusaTroupers of Asakusa · 1955
Troupers of Asakusa
1955
MovieMystery
On the night of the Sanja Festival, a bloodstained wallet left in the hands of a female pickpocket… The boss’s sinister grasp closing in on an innocent dancer, and the passion and deadly battle unleashed by the righteous hero of Asakusa…
MotherMother · 1958
Mother
1958
MovieDrama
The Crowded TrainThe Crowded Train · 1957
The Crowded Train
6.81957
MovieComedyDrama
Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is told to send money for medical research into the condition. This prompts him to pay his father a visit, leading to a series of mishaps that leaves him at the bottom of the heap in what he once expected to be a promising lifetime career.
On This EarthOn This Earth · 1957
On This Earth
7.01957
MovieDrama
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

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Roses Bloom on a Rose TreeRoses Bloom on a Rose Tree · 1959
Roses Bloom on a Rose Tree
8.01959
MovieDrama
Yano Reiko is a part-time student. After being introduced by a well-known classmate, she becomes the tutor for Mariko, the second daughter of the bourgeois Todo family. The eldest daughter of the Todo family, Tomoe, is a typical bourgeois lady who secretly loves Fuyuhiko Kanae, an architectural engineer who is designing her villa. For Reiko, the life of the Todo family is completely different, but when she meets the bright and intelligent Fuyuhiko, she feels more than just affection for him, going beyond Reiko's circumstances. Meanwhile, Fuyuhiko also begins to love the neat and beautiful Reiko. The relationship between the two develops rapidly, but Reiko's heart is complicated. This is because Reiko has an older sister, Ginko, who works in a red-light district...