Acting

Itoko Wakaura

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Known For

Love Under the CrucifixLove Under the Crucifix · 1962
Love Under the Crucifix
★ 7.11962
MovieRomanceDrama
A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feudal prince who shares her faith. When the Shogun bans Christianity, the situation worsens.
Chikamatsu's Love in OsakaChikamatsu's Love in Osaka · 1959
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
★ 5.21959
MovieRomance
Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a wealthy client from purchasing her, he steals money from his employer to buy her freedom himself. Now hunted criminals, the lovers flee toward Yamato, pursued by the law.
AssassinationAssassination · 1964
Assassination
★ 7.11964
MovieDrama
In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.
Echigo jishi-saiEchigo jishi-sai · 1960
Echigo jishi-sai
1960
Movie
1960 version of Lion Festival of Echigo
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful BatThe Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat · 1957
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
★ 10.01957
MovieDramaHistory
The head of Oshu, Harumichi Honma, was ordered by the boat bugyo (Commissioner of the board) Tajima Kuze to extract five gold coins to the Shogun family in Edo, and put it into Ryujin Maru. However, Tajima, who was the chief retainer of the shogunate, said that he was a member of the board, tetsugoro Funabashi, kumiyumi no Kami ichibei, and his son, masakichi, and others, and in the middle of the night, he killed all the members with poison in the night of the storm, threw Masayoshi, who was a fellow of the city, and masakichi, who escaped from the death of poison, into the sea and sank the boat to eliminate evidence.
Bantōhan to detchidonBantōhan to detchidon · 1960
Bantōhan to detchidon
1960
Movie
1960 Japanese movie
As the Clouds ScatterAs the Clouds Scatter · 1961
As the Clouds Scatter
★ 6.01961
MovieDrama
A provincial bus driver plans to marry his conductress, but one night he glimpses the woman he once loved, which throws him into turmoil.
The Sisters and IThe Sisters and I · 1967
The Sisters and I
1967
MovieDrama
Two sisters, Kyoko and Hisako, run a restaurant in Kyoto. But an incident with the latter's fiancé puts their relationship, and the future of their cuisine in jeopardy...

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Maria of the Ant VillageMaria of the Ant Village · 1958
Maria of the Ant Village
★ 8.01958
MovieDrama
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.