Yōko Mihara

Acting

Yōko Mihara

Born January 10, 1933 · Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Died July 1, 2013 · aged 80

Yōko Mihara (1/10/1933 – 7/1/2013) was a prominent Japanese actress, pin-up model, and dancer who became a top star of Shintoho studio's "sexy line" films. Active from the 1950s through the 1970s, she was celebrated as a rare glamour icon in Japanese cinema, frequently appearing in "Ero Guro" (erotic grotesque) and exploitation genres. She is widely recognized for her roles in notable films such a…

Known For

Sex and FurySex and Fury · 1973
Sex and Fury
★ 6.21973
MovieActionCrime
Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa, and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.
Zero Woman: Red HandcuffsZero Woman: Red Handcuffs · 1974
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
★ 6.41974
MovieThrillerAction
Agent Zero is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's daughter is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. Agent Zero is let out of prison with the mission of going undercover to find the politician's daughter and return her safely. Using her deadly red handcuffs, she disposes of the criminals one by one.
Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionFemale Prisoner #701: Scorpion · 1972
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
★ 7.11972
MovieActionDrama
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.
The TransgressorThe Transgressor · 1974
The Transgressor
★ 6.41974
MovieDramaThriller
18 years after the mysterious death of her mother, Maya takes religious vows to find out what terrible things happened to her mother inside the Sacred Heart Convent. As soon as the door closes to the nunnery, the nuns start torturing her. She also has to deal with a lecherous archbishops and a lesbian mother superior.
Three Outlaw SamuraiThree Outlaw Samurai · 1964
Three Outlaw Samurai
★ 7.51964
MovieActionDrama
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
Girl Boss GuerillaGirl Boss Guerilla · 1972
Girl Boss Guerilla
★ 6.01972
MovieAction
Sachiko is the leader of a girl gang from Shinjuku who wind up in Kyoto and make a bid to take over the local girl gangs there.
The Secret CeremonyThe Secret Ceremony · 1971
The Secret Ceremony
★ 8.01971
MovieDrama
Erotic drama.
Tokugawa: Woman's GenealogyTokugawa: Woman's Genealogy · 1968
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
★ 5.71968
MovieDrama
A tragic love story involving the 5th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty and a woman who became one of his concubines.

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The InsatiableThe Insatiable · 1971
The Insatiable
★ 5.41971
MovieDrama
Yuki Onozaki, who was studying at a Women's College in Tokyo, was originally a young and ignorant girl, but her life changed completely in the summer of a certain year. During the summer vacation, Yuki returned to her hometown of Kyoto, only to be raped by the lover of her mother. Yuki then abandoned her studies and chose a depraved life. She met the gang leader Kiyoshi Oba and factory industrialists. Although these men could give her more or less physical comfort, they could not open Yuki's locked heart. It was not until the appearance of the young architect Yoichiro Honma that Yuki's love flower gradually bloomed. Soon, Yoichiro's first love while studying in France, Sandra, finds her, which makes Yuki's heart surge. After several twists and turns, Yoichiro decided to marry Yuki, but the trials never stopped...

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