Acting
Rumiko Sasa
Born July 10, 1940
Died October 17, 2016 · aged 76
No biography available.
Known For
All About Marriage · 1958All About Marriage
★ 10.01958
MovieComedyRomance
Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring · 1958Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
MovieDrama
At a coastal hot spring inn, a group of women navigate work, personal struggles, and unexpected scandals. When a guest threatens to expose one maid's past, she must decide whether to run or face it—with help from a kind local officer.
A Night in Hong Kong · 1961A Night in Hong Kong
★ 10.01961
MovieRomance
Romantic melodrama set in contemporary Hong Kong, Japan and Laos. Hiroshi Tanaka (Takarada) is a Japanese journalist on assignment in Hong Kong who meets and falls in love with Wu Li Hung (Ming). He proposes to Wu Li but she rejects him because of her distaste for mixed marriages (her mother was Japanese but deserted her family and returned to Japan during WWII). Tanaka locates Wu Li’s mother and unsuccessfully tries to reunite them, but eventually Wu Li accepts his proposal. A joyous Tanaka flies off to Laos to finish an assignment but on the eve of his wedding he is killed there.
University Bandits · 1960University Bandits
★ 9.01960
MovieActionDrama
A youth drama set in the Japanese alps. Two robbers, chased by the police, escape from the youths of a university mountain club who are trapped in a lodge during a blizzard. This ski action romp has the tempo of a musical, and Okamoto Kihachi's style is on full display. Tsuruta Koji makes a special appearance as a senior member of the mountain club.
Fūryū onsen bantō nikki · 1962Fūryū onsen bantō nikki
1962
Movie
1962 Japanese movie
Different Sons · 1961Different Sons
★ 7.01961
MovieDramaFamily
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryman at a top company, refuses to support his parents while his brother, Shoji, determines to care for them despite only working as a taxi driver. The concern over money affects Noriko's own love life as she courts a wealthy salaryman to the chagrin of her mechanic boyfriend.
The Third President · 1958The Third President
★ 10.01958
MovieComedy
The fifth entry in the Company President Series
Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period · 1959Diary of a Company President: Peaceful Period
★ 10.01959
MovieComedy
Sixth entry in the Company President Series.
Filmography
Sort
Beyond the Hills · 1960Beyond the Hills
1960
MovieDramaRomance
Story of young love in the hills.
Akiko Shiraki
Bright Young Maidens · 1958Bright Young Maidens
★ 10.01958
MovieComedyRomance
In order to get Kanako (Izumi Yukimura) married, her mother places a rental listing in the student medical school newsletter and attempts to find a suitable lodger who will catch the eye of her daughter.
Tamako Ishizawa, Kanako's Younger Sister







