Akiko Koyama

Acting

Akiko Koyama

Born January 27, 1935 · Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (age 91)

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Known For

In the Realm of the SensesIn the Realm of the Senses · 1976
In the Realm of the Senses
6.61976
MovieDramaRomance
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.
Empire of PassionEmpire of Passion · 1978
Empire of Passion
6.91978
MovieDramaRomance
A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.
ManjiManji · 1983
Manji
5.21983
MovieRomanceDrama
Kleptomaniac Sonoko and young, beautiful Mitsuko begin an unusual love affair which develops fast into a kinky sexual love triangle when Sonoko’s husband gets involved.
Death by HangingDeath by Hanging · 1968
Death by Hanging
7.51968
MovieComedyDrama
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.
Wandering Ginza ButterflyWandering Ginza Butterfly · 1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
6.71972
MovieActionThriller
Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later, she’s a shamed woman confined to living in the shadowy world of sex clubs and street gangs. She returns to the city to live with her uncle, a billiard-hall owner, and after befriending pimp and ne’er-do-well Ryuji (Tsunehiko Watase), she gets a job working at a hostess club in the chic Ginza neighborhood, where the expensive shops and neon lights conceal a dark world of crime and sexual slavery. But when a rival gang attempts to muscle in on the club, Nami becomes enmeshed in a violent struggle that forces her to wield a skilled pool cue to defend her uncle’s business, and eventually a short sword to wreak bloody vengeance upon her enemies.
BoyBoy · 1969
Boy
7.21969
MovieCrimeDrama
A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles.
The Biggest GambleThe Biggest Gamble · 1969
The Biggest Gamble
7.01969
MovieCrimeDrama
When Honjo is selected as Kansai district's chairman, Iwasa of the rival gang asks Itsuki to do everything possible to have Honjo step down, which puts Itsuki between a rock and a hard place.
Curse of the Dog GodCurse of the Dog God · 1977
Curse of the Dog God
5.61977
MovieHorrorThriller
A trio of young scientists investigate a source of uranium at the base of a sacred mountain, and after running over a dog, find themselves cursed by the locals.

Filmography

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Wandering Ginza ButterflyWandering Ginza Butterfly · 1972
Wandering Ginza Butterfly
6.71972
MovieActionThriller
Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later, she’s a shamed woman confined to living in the shadowy world of sex clubs and street gangs. She returns to the city to live with her uncle, a billiard-hall owner, and after befriending pimp and ne’er-do-well Ryuji (Tsunehiko Watase), she gets a job working at a hostess club in the chic Ginza neighborhood, where the expensive shops and neon lights conceal a dark world of crime and sexual slavery. But when a rival gang attempts to muscle in on the club, Nami becomes enmeshed in a violent struggle that forces her to wield a skilled pool cue to defend her uncle’s business, and eventually a short sword to wreak bloody vengeance upon her enemies.

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