Yoshimi Ashikawa

Yoshimi Ashikawa

Born: December 13, 1958
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Yoshimi Ashikawa...

Beautiful Lure: A Modern Tale of Painted Skin
Title: Beautiful Lure: A Modern Tale of Painted Skin
Released: May 14, 2021
Type: Movie
With both beauty and wit, Maiko looks for a man who suits her. One night, she finds Taro, a candidate for the prime minister. Everything goes well as she plans, but he finds out she's actually a "youma" who destroys the country. What's their destiny?
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Twiceborn
Title: Twiceborn
Character: Kimiyo Ichijo
Released: October 16, 2020
Type: Movie
Follows Satoru, a successful businessman who relinquishes everything to pursue his true calling: the happiness of humankind.
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Immortal Hero
Title: Immortal Hero
Character: Miki Mioya
Released: October 18, 2019
Type: Movie
Makoto Mioya, a highly successful Japanese author and publisher, has a life-threatening, near-death experience. Powerful spiritual beings with whom he has communicated most of his adult life visit Makoto to remind him he has the power within to heal himself. Reborn, Makoto commits his life to sharing the almighty wisdom he receives from the spiritual realm. As doubters, including some of his own family, challenge and question his new-found ardor, Makoto must find a way to connect with his family and the ‘family of man’ to inspire a better world.
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Day Break
Title: Day Break
Character: Kimie Nakamichi
Released: May 12, 2018
Type: Movie
In 1975, Shinichi Nakamichi studies hard at a prestigious university in Tokyo. After graduation, Shinichi Nakamichi lands a job at a big trading company and he seems to have a bright future, but he has a secret he can't tell anyone. Back in his school days, he had a spiritual awakening experience. Since then, he is in contact with Gods. One day, he meets Yoshiko Nekata, who works at the same company,and he gets attracted to her.
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The Final Judgement
Title: The Final Judgement
Character: Hideko Washio
Released: June 2, 2012
Type: Movie
26-year-old Shogo Washio sense danger from the expansion of Asian superpower nation Ouran. Shogo Washio teams up with Kenzo Nakagishi and establishes a new political party. He loses in the elections to gain a seat in the house of representatives. A few years later Japan is now invaded by the country of Ouran and falls under the military occupation of that country. Basic freedoms like speech and religion are lost, while protestors are killed. In this environment, Shogo Washio joins the underground resistance organization ROLE.
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1 Litre of Tears
Title: 1 Litre of Tears
Character: Sato
Released: February 5, 2005
Type: Movie
15-year-old Aya Kito was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?
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Nagisa
Title: Nagisa
Character: Sumiko
Released: June 10, 2000
Type: Movie
A coming of age story about a 13-year-old girl named Nagisa (Seashore) and the summer when she blooms into a woman.
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Hermes - Winds of Love
Title: Hermes - Winds of Love
Character: Goddess of Love (voice)
Released: April 12, 1997
Type: Movie
The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful wife, Aphrodite, by his side, he bravely responds to the challenge. A battle between good and evil rocks the heavens as Hermes fights to unite Greece!
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Title: Summer Department Store Story
Released: July 4, 1995
Type: TV
Within the hectic environment of a modern department store, new employees struggle to learn their jobs and maintain balance in their personal lives and relationships. Their laughter, tears, and anger reveal the depth of human drama that is played out in everyday settings.
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Dark hunter
Title: Dark hunter
Character: Nobuko
Released: April 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lost his memory and returned to Edo under the name of Yataro Tanigawa. Yaheiji meets Yataro again in Edo, by which time Yataro has become a dark hunter (Hired Assassin). The boss of thieves to whom Yaheiji obeys is killed, and Yaheiji participates in the battle to take his place Yataro helps him defeat and save his life, and Yaheiji also tries to save Yataro from the world of assassins... The drama "Dark Hunter" is based on the novel by Shotaro Ikenami, who is best known for his TV series Onihei Hankacho, Kenkaku Shobai and Fujieda Baian's Shikake-nin. The film version directed by Hideo Gosha is well known, but this version is more faithful to the original.
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The Unruly Ronin's Journey II
Title: The Unruly Ronin's Journey II
Released: March 30, 1992
Type: Movie
Formerly a covert spy under the shogunate, ronin Azami Onijuro and his carefree companion, ronin, journeyed along the Kiso Highway. As they approached the Echizen Domain, they encountered a woman named Osode. Recognizing Onijuro's formidable skills, she asked for his help as she was on her way to Owari. Osode, the daughter of the second-ranking retainer of the Katsuyama Domain, carried a blood-sealed letter that served as evidence of a conspiracy involving the assassination of the domain lord by the Deputy Chief and the lord's younger brother. Onijuro's group becomes a target and is chased after by the chief retainer's top enforcer.
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Black Cop
Title: Black Cop
Released: January 10, 1992
Type: Movie
An ex-detective who accidentally kills a suspect becomes a dog of the yakuza
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Jingi
Title: Jingi
Released: December 21, 1991
Type: Movie
Based on the comic by Ayumi Tachihara
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Ebarake no hitobito
Title: Ebarake no hitobito
Released: November 22, 1991
Type: Movie
The Ebara family, a typical middle-class family living in downtown Tokyo. When her mother-in-law sold a mountain, a large amount of 70 million yen came in, and with that as a down payment, she got her longing detached house. A slapstick drama for each family is unfolded on the stage of a dream home.
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The love song of farewell later
Title: The love song of farewell later
Released: May 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A suspense drama based on Osamu Takahashi's original work starring Shinobu Otake. The shooting location of Gunkanjima is a famous tourist attraction. When Mansako returns to her husband's parents' house, she noticed a young man named Shinji playing drums at a village festival. Shinji who felt her gaze also looked back at Mansako. Masako invites Shinji to her house to welcome her husband together, and is witnessed by a housewife who came to inform her husband of the accidental death while helping him change clothes. She is stigmatized for infidelity. They are separated, but they vow to meet again 12 years later.
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Title: Shogun Iemitsu Secret Journey
Released: October 13, 1990
Type: TV
Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi was a pair of television jidaigeki series on TV Asahi in Japan. The first aired in 1990–1991 and the sequel in 1992–1993. Kunihiko Mitamura portrayed Tokugawa Iemitsu in both series. The show premiered on October 13, 1990, as an off-season replacement for the popular Abarenbo Shogun. It shared several cast members with Abarenbo Shogun, including Reiko Takashima, Ayako Tanaka and some minor guest actors. The final episode aired on March 30, 1991. The sequel ran during the same months of 1992–1993.
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Yakuza Ladies 3
Title: Yakuza Ladies 3
Released: April 8, 1989
Type: Movie
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?
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Kizu
Title: Kizu
Released: November 3, 1988
Type: Movie
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Monster Woman '88
Title: Monster Woman '88
Released: September 23, 1988
Type: Movie
Satomi is young woman that works in computer communication. One day she receives a strange message. And the person that sent it to her has committed suicide. As days go by, Satomi keeps receiving the messages from the spirit world....
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Break Town Story
Title: Break Town Story
Released: August 24, 1985
Type: Movie
Japanese drama film.
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Friends Love
Title: Friends Love
Released: June 20, 1985
Type: Movie
Straight to Video film.
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Dark Room
Title: Dark Room
Character: Maki(マキ)
Released: September 17, 1983
Type: Movie
A writer haunted by the death of his wife and threatened by the imagined infidelities of his lovers uses his affairs for the subjects of his novels.
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The Vampire Inspector
Title: The Vampire Inspector
Released: September 7, 1982
Type: Movie
During the reign of the 11th Shogun, a series of supernatural incidents occur every night in the Edo Castle. A beautiful inspector appears with thunder and lightning to suck people’s blood and kill them. The examiner’s true identity is Amakusa Shiro, a young samurai from the Amakusa clan that was destroyed by the harsh Christian persecution of the Shogunate. Shirō sold his soul to the devil and became an evil spirit. After 160 years since destruction of Amakusa, his revenge to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate begins.