Mari Torigoe

Kachô Shima Kôsaku (1992)

Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Toshihiko Tahara  •  Yumi Asou  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

Based on the comic book by Kenshi Hirokane  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kichitaro Negishi
CAST:  Toshihiko Tahara  •  Yumi Asou  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

In Blazing Love (1994)

An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Rino Katase  •  Keiko Saitô  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Miyoko Akaza

An illustration of the tragic lives of geishas at a popular geisha house, Shinonomero. Shortly after being sold to a geisha house at age 5, Shizu is befriended by a fellow older geisha, Tsuru. After years of living and working together, Tsuru and Shizu manage to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Rino Katase  •  Keiko Saitô  •  Yoko Minamino  •  Miyoko Akaza

Take Me Out to the Snowland (1987)

Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kiwako Harada  •  Hiroyuki Okita

Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Baba
CAST:  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Tomoyo Harada  •  Kiwako Harada  •  Hiroyuki Okita

The Yen Family (1988)

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Takeshi Kaga  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Hiromi Iwasaki  •  Mitsunori Isaki

Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Takeshi Kaga  •  Kaori Momoi  •  Hiromi Iwasaki  •  Mitsunori Isaki

Just Two Of Us (1988)

The love that occurs 24 hours after a man and woman in their 20s meet against the backdrop of the bubble period.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Enokido
CAST:  Konta  •  Hiro Komura  •  Koji Tamaki  •  Tomokazu Miura

The love that occurs 24 hours after a man and woman in their 20s meet against the backdrop of the bubble period.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Enokido
CAST:  Konta  •  Hiro Komura  •  Koji Tamaki  •  Tomokazu Miura

She-Shogun (1990)

The rise to power of the famed Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, who established the 'Ooku' (the women's quarters at Edo castle) and acted as nursemaid to Tokugawa Iemitsu, the future 3rd Shogun is chronicled in this historical drama. Intrigue and suspicion abound as the two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Yûko Natori  •  Mari Torigoe  •  Kenichi Kaneda

The rise to power of the famed Lady Kasuga no Tsubone, who established the 'Ooku' (the women's quarters at Edo castle) and acted as nursemaid to Tokugawa Iemitsu, the future 3rd Shogun is chronicled in this historical drama. Intrigue and suspicion abound as the two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Yûko Natori  •  Mari Torigoe  •  Kenichi Kaneda

Oishinbo (1996)

Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Azuma Morisaki
CAST:  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Koichi Sato  •  Michiko Hada  •  Kyooko Tooyama

Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".  (more)

DIRECTION:  Azuma Morisaki
CAST:  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Koichi Sato  •  Michiko Hada  •  Kyooko Tooyama

Shadow Hunters (1992)

In the middle of the Edo period, when the finances of the shogunate were in a desperate situation, the shogunate sent its shadow spies to each clan, who secretly planned the abolition of the clans and the seizure of their territories. The Inami clan has mastered ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Takeo Chii  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Shinjirô Ehara

In the middle of the Edo period, when the finances of the shogunate were in a desperate situation, the shogunate sent its shadow spies to each clan, who secretly planned the abolition of the clans and the seizure of their territories. The Inami clan has mastered ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichirō Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroaki Murakami  •  Takeo Chii  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Shinjirô Ehara