Acting

Yasuyo Matsumura

Born October 13, 1936 · Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan (age 90)

No biography available.

Known For

The Geisha HouseThe Geisha House · 1999
The Geisha House
★ 7.71999
MovieDrama
Set in a Kyoto geisha house during the post-WWII era, the young Omocha begins her rigorous apprenticeship within the traditional community of geiko and maiko. She must navigate complex internal rivalries and a strict social hierarchy while the house struggles to maintain its customs. As modern society shifts around them, the residents face the increasing pressure of Japan's changing cultural identity.
Night TrainNight Train · 1987
Night Train
★ 3.71987
MovieDrama
A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.
Coup d'EtatCoup d'Etat · 1973
Coup d'Etat
★ 6.51973
MovieDramaHistory
A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.
The Shogun AssassinsThe Shogun Assassins · 1979
The Shogun Assassins
★ 5.41979
MovieActionDrama
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s SpecialAbarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special · 1985
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
MovieActionComedy
When the seventh shogun, Ietsugu died, shogunate officials chose Yoshimune, Lord of Kishu, to succeed him. Since then Yoshimune has led a double life.In court he remains a dedicated leader, but outside he travels incognito as a wandering swordsman, seeking out crime and corruption. With his trusted friends and his ninja, he’ll expose anyone who perverts the shogun’s justice and oppresses his people and he’ll ruthlessly put them down with his lightning-fast sword. But since he became shogun, many high-placed officials look on with jealousy, and long to destroy him. One such man, Lord Owari, tries to unseat Yoshimune by exposing his mother as a practitioner of an outlaw religion, Christianity, an offense punishable by crucifixion!
Evil Boss vs. HenchmenEvil Boss vs. Henchmen · 1971
Evil Boss vs. Henchmen
★ 6.01971
MovieCrime
A high-ranking yakuza rises to national notoriety.
The Story of a GeishaThe Story of a Geisha · 1977
The Story of a Geisha
★ 7.01977
Movie
In the year 1873, a Japanese woman is sold as a mistress to an American diplomat stationed in Japan.
Broken SwordsBroken Swords · 1969
Broken Swords
★ 8.01969
MovieDramaAction
The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira.

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Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s SpecialAbarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special · 1985
Abarenbo Shogun II – New Year’s Special
1985
MovieActionComedy
When the seventh shogun, Ietsugu died, shogunate officials chose Yoshimune, Lord of Kishu, to succeed him. Since then Yoshimune has led a double life.In court he remains a dedicated leader, but outside he travels incognito as a wandering swordsman, seeking out crime and corruption. With his trusted friends and his ninja, he’ll expose anyone who perverts the shogun’s justice and oppresses his people and he’ll ruthlessly put them down with his lightning-fast sword. But since he became shogun, many high-placed officials look on with jealousy, and long to destroy him. One such man, Lord Owari, tries to unseat Yoshimune by exposing his mother as a practitioner of an outlaw religion, Christianity, an offense punishable by crucifixion!