Masayo Banri

Acting

Masayo Banri

Born March 29, 1937 · China (age 89)

Masayo Banri was born on March 29, 1937 in China. She is an actress, known for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), Onnakeizu (1962) and Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963).

Known For

This Is a Man's WorldThis Is a Man's World · 1960
This Is a Man's World
1960
Movie
Haunted CaveHaunted Cave · 1959
Haunted Cave
8.01959
MovieHorror
The treasures of the Aoyamas were buried at the bottom of the sea when a large earthquake occurred years before. Yumi Aoyama is the only person who knows the location, but her family dies one after another through curious incidents, as if the family were under a curse. Yumi is surprised by the ghost of a dead sister who looks the same as the grim figure who jumped into the old well alter stabbing herself with a sword. Fearful that a similar fate awaits her, Yumi seeks the help of her friend Kyoko. Later the ghost appears before Kyoko and her fiancé, Detective Nonomiya. In a haunted cave, Kyoko and Yumi are in deadly peril from those who seek treasures of the Aoyamas.
The Tale of ZatoichiThe Tale of Zatoichi · 1962
The Tale of Zatoichi
7.31962
MovieAdventureAction
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
The Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesThe Tale of Zatoichi Continues · 1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
7.11962
MovieAdventureAction
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
The Horizon GlittersThe Horizon Glitters · 1961
The Horizon Glitters
1961
MovieThriller
5 criminals organize a jailbreak in search of a cache of stolen diamonds.
Zatoichi the FugitiveZatoichi the Fugitive · 1963
Zatoichi the Fugitive
6.91963
MovieAdventureAction
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.
Order of YakuzaOrder of Yakuza · 1962
Order of Yakuza
8.01962
MovieCrime
Order of Yakuza
Bronze MagicianBronze Magician · 1963
Bronze Magician
6.91963
MovieDramaFantasy
A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara period (710–794 A.D.).

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Professional KillersProfessional Killers · 1972
Professional Killers
8.01972
SeriesDramaCrime
A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...