Mineko Nishikawa

Gate of Youth 2 (1982)

Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kaoru Sugita  •  Tsunehiko Watase

Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koreyoshi Kurahara
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Koichi Sato  •  Kaoru Sugita  •  Tsunehiko Watase

Yakuza Ladies 3 (1989)

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoshiko Mita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

Upon the passing of the Sakanishi Clan’s boss, a fierce battle between his wife Hazuki and his disciple Terada breaks out. Will Hazuki be able to assume her husband’s position as the head of the established yakuza clan?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Furuhata
CAST:  Yoshiko Mita  •  Rino Katase  •  Shinobu Sakagami  •  Kenichi Hagiwara

Proof of the Man (1977)

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Mariko Okada  •  Hajime Hana  •  Broderick Crawford

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Mariko Okada  •  Hajime Hana  •  Broderick Crawford

Scorpion Woman Prisoner: Death Threat (1991)

A woman who, disguised as a beggar, turns out to be a formidable assassin, is charged by a warden to infiltrate a women's prison, to run the one that took his eye with a wooden spoon carved from a knife - a woman named Nami Matsushima, known within the walls under ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiharu Ikeda
CAST:  Natsuki Okamoto  •  Naoko Amihama  •  Kaoru Matsumoto  •  Junko Miyashita

A woman who, disguised as a beggar, turns out to be a formidable assassin, is charged by a warden to infiltrate a women's prison, to run the one that took his eye with a wooden spoon carved from a knife - a woman named Nami Matsushima, known within the walls under ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiharu Ikeda
CAST:  Natsuki Okamoto  •  Naoko Amihama  •  Kaoru Matsumoto  •  Junko Miyashita

A Chaos of Flowers (1988)

Set in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan's Hippie Phase, Hana no ran is a story about fashionable people without impulse control. Much of the action centers on a popular woman writer, the real-life poet Akiko Yosano, and her experiences among the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Kimiko Ikegami

Set in the Taisho era, which might be regarded as Japan's Hippie Phase, Hana no ran is a story about fashionable people without impulse control. Much of the action centers on a popular woman writer, the real-life poet Akiko Yosano, and her experiences among the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Fukasaku
CAST:  Ken Ogata  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Kimiko Ikegami

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DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Midori Takei  •  Mineko Nishikawa  •  Midori Yoshihara  •  Mari Shiraki

The Pledge to Megumi (2021)

A film depicting the story of Yokota Megumi who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shô Nobushi
CAST:  Daijirô Harada  •  Natsuki Kasa  •  Riria Sakagami  •  Tomoko Ishimura

A film depicting the story of Yokota Megumi who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shô Nobushi
CAST:  Daijirô Harada  •  Natsuki Kasa  •  Riria Sakagami  •  Tomoko Ishimura

Karajishi Anego (1994)

A yakuza movie that depicts a heroine who inherited her husband's will and took the name of the group leader, standing up to put an end to the conflict  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gen Yamakawa
CAST:  Mineko Nishikawa  •  Show Aikawa  •  Aya Sugimoto  •  Shirō Shimomoto

A yakuza movie that depicts a heroine who inherited her husband's will and took the name of the group leader, standing up to put an end to the conflict  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gen Yamakawa
CAST:  Mineko Nishikawa  •  Show Aikawa  •  Aya Sugimoto  •  Shirō Shimomoto

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DIRECTION:  Sadaaki Haginiwa
CAST:  Riki Takeuchi  •  Shinnosuke Furumoto  •  Midori Takei  •  Yoko Ishino

Shura ga Yuku 3 (1996)

The third hit series of a gangster movie that depicts a fateful confrontation between a man stigmatized for killing a gangster and confronting an enemy who has fitted himself. The stage will be moved to Kyushu, and the escalated battle between yakuza will unfold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Takeshi Yamato  •  Katsumi Oyama  •  Nagare Hagiwara

The third hit series of a gangster movie that depicts a fateful confrontation between a man stigmatized for killing a gangster and confronting an enemy who has fitted himself. The stage will be moved to Kyushu, and the escalated battle between yakuza will unfold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Takeshi Yamato  •  Katsumi Oyama  •  Nagare Hagiwara

King of Sha-kin 4 (1998)

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DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Masaru Shiga  •  Yoko Natsuki  •  Kōji Shimizu

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DIRECTION:  Seiji Izumi
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Masaru Shiga  •  Yoko Natsuki  •  Kōji Shimizu

Shura ga Yuku 12 (2000)

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DIRECTION:  Keiichi Ozawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Hideo Nakano  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Mineko Nishikawa

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DIRECTION:  Keiichi Ozawa
CAST:  Show Aikawa  •  Hideo Nakano  •  Nagare Hagiwara  •  Mineko Nishikawa

極道の姐 (2014)

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DIRECTION:  Atsushi Yamamura
CAST:  Mineko Nishikawa  •  Minako Tanaka  •  Kazuyoshi Ozawa  •  Akiko Kobayashi

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DIRECTION:  Atsushi Yamamura
CAST:  Mineko Nishikawa  •  Minako Tanaka  •  Kazuyoshi Ozawa  •  Akiko Kobayashi