Miwako Fujitani

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984)

In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Saburo Tokito  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Kentarō Shimizu  •  Midori Satsuki

In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Saburo Tokito  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Kentarō Shimizu  •  Midori Satsuki

Raffles Hotel (1989)

Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house with his wife and children. In the darkness, Moeko suddenly stands in front of Kariya with a camera in her hands. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Fawn Wong

Actress Moeko comes to Singapore to look for Kariya, the man she loves. She checks in at Raffles Hotel and finds out that he lives in a big house with his wife and children. In the darkness, Moeko suddenly stands in front of Kariya with a camera in her hands. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryū Murakami
CAST:  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Fawn Wong

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Hiroshi Katsuno

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Masahiro Motoki  •  Hiroshi Katsuno

This Story of Love (1987)

Life and love stories of stunt men and women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Masatoshi Nakamura  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masahiko Kondo  •  Yuko Kazu

Life and love stories of stunt men and women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Masatoshi Nakamura  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masahiko Kondo  •  Yuko Kazu

Netorare Sosuke (1992)

Koji Wakamatsu adapted the Kouhei Tsuka's play of the same name into a human comedy about the members of a traveling acting troupe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Yoko Kuga  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Koji Wakamatsu adapted the Kouhei Tsuka's play of the same name into a human comedy about the members of a traveling acting troupe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōji Wakamatsu
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Yoko Kuga  •  Kazuko Yoshiyuki

And Then (1985)

Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and literature; his family is wealthy and can support his interests. When his friend Hiraoka returns with his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Miwako Fujitani  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Morio Kazama  •  Yūsaku Matsuda

Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 years old and devotes his attention to music and literature; his family is wealthy and can support his interests. When his friend Hiraoka returns with his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Miwako Fujitani  •  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Morio Kazama  •  Yūsaku Matsuda

To Trap a Kidnapper (1982)

Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunya Ito
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Rumiko Koyanagi  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Miwako Fujitani

Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunya Ito
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Rumiko Koyanagi  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Miwako Fujitani

Love and Action in Osaka (1988)

Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on by his father. When his father’s battle against his rival group the Miike Family ignites, Toru becomes more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Yuriko Ishida

Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubari Family, becomes disrupted by trouble brought on by his father. When his father’s battle against his rival group the Miike Family ignites, Toru becomes more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshimitsu Morita
CAST:  Toru Nakamura  •  Masahiro Takashima  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Yuriko Ishida

The Oil-Hell Murder (1992)

The indolent son of an oil vendor becomes a regular customer of a prostitute, racks up a mountain of debt, and is disowned by his parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kanako Higuchi  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroyuki Nagato

The indolent son of an oil vendor becomes a regular customer of a prostitute, racks up a mountain of debt, and is disowned by his parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Gosha
CAST:  Kanako Higuchi  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Hiroyuki Nagato

Michi (1986)

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (1987)

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Yoko Shimada

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Kenichi Hagiwara  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Yoko Shimada

Kizu (1988)

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DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masayuki Watanabe

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DIRECTION:  Shunichi Kajima
CAST:  Takanori Jinnai  •  Johnny Ohkura  •  Miwako Fujitani  •  Masayuki Watanabe

The Horizon (1984)

Internationally acclaimed for his cinematic realism and social commitment, Kaneto Shindo based the story of THE HORIZON on his sister's experiences. The film concerns Hideo, a young girl who leaves Japan in 1920 to settle her family's debt by being sold in marriage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Nobuko Otowa  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Saburo Tokito

Internationally acclaimed for his cinematic realism and social commitment, Kaneto Shindo based the story of THE HORIZON on his sister's experiences. The film concerns Hideo, a young girl who leaves Japan in 1920 to settle her family's debt by being sold in marriage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaneto Shindō
CAST:  Nobuko Otowa  •  Toshiyuki Nagashima  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Saburo Tokito