Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Born: May 25, 1920
in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Ryōko Mizuki...

Marriage Counselor Tora-san
Title: Marriage Counselor Tora-san
Released: August 4, 1984
Type: Movie
In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora-san's family prepares for a wedding. Meanwhile, the traveling Tora-san meets an old acqaintance in Iwate Province. Tora-san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to Tora-san's wandering existence. Tora-san becomes attracted to a female barber, but must break off their relationship so that she too can live a secure life. She instead gets into an abusive relationship with a motorcyclist.
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Oh, My Son!
Title: Oh, My Son!
Released: September 15, 1979
Type: Movie
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.
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Title: Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Released: August 20, 1977
Type: TV
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Visitor After Dark
Title: Visitor After Dark
Released: October 10, 1975
Type: Movie
Suspense film about a beautiful photographer who becomes involved in a murder case.
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The Castle of Sand
Title: The Castle of Sand
Released: October 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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The Castle of Sand
Title: The Castle of Sand
Character: Farmer at Kamedake
Released: October 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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Tora-san's Lovesick
Title: Tora-san's Lovesick
Released: August 10, 1974
Type: Movie
After Torajiro's latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako (last seen in Tora-san's Dear Old Home), now a widow.
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Miyamoto Musashi
Title: Miyamoto Musashi
Released: July 13, 1973
Type: Movie
In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.
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Beyond the Rainbow
Title: Beyond the Rainbow
Character: Setsuko
Released: September 29, 1972
Type: Movie
One day an innocent-looking girl in white clothes appears on board of a ramshackle boat The owner of the boat, Okin, decides to let Mari stay with him without asking her any questions. Turmoil ensues with the reaction of the crew when the runaway girl starts working alongside with them.
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Foreigner's Mistress Oman: Tempestuous Skin
Title: Foreigner's Mistress Oman: Tempestuous Skin
Character: Geisha Girl Somehachi
Released: August 26, 1972
Type: Movie
"After leaving the Yakuza, Oman embraces a quiet normal life - only to be dragged back into a world of violence, when seeking revenge for the brutal murder of those close to her." - Adapted from the late October 1972 issue of Kinema Junpo
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The Rendezvous
Title: The Rendezvous
Released: March 29, 1972
Type: Movie
The brief love story of an attentive young man and a beautiful woman who meet, fall in love and part during the course of a train ride.
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Shinkon shoya no tehodoki
Title: Shinkon shoya no tehodoki
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Pinku from 1972.
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Lill, My Darling Witch
Title: Lill, My Darling Witch
Released: November 13, 1971
Type: Movie
Set against the background of a giant newspaper company. A girl reporter on the staff of the newspaper witnesses the accidental killing of one of the top executives, whose wife is having an affair with the head of the company.
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Price of Life
Title: Price of Life
Character: Patient
Released: July 24, 1971
Type: Movie
Comedy of a phony doctor.
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Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Title: Tora-san's Shattered Romance
Released: January 15, 1971
Type: Movie
Torajiro becomes homesick during his travels after watching a television report about his hometown and meeting a young woman that reminds him of his sister Sakura. Meanwhile, a new tenant moves into Toraya restaurant.
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Where Spring Comes Late
Title: Where Spring Comes Late
Character: Neighbor
Released: October 24, 1970
Type: Movie
The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.
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Tora-san, His Tender Love
Title: Tora-san, His Tender Love
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.
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The Performers
Title: The Performers
Character: Aoi Fujihana
Released: January 15, 1970
Type: Movie
Seijuro Fujihana, head master of the Fujihana dance school, is a proud and lonely artist. And because of his character, his group lacks the prosperity of others. He wishes his daughter Kasumi, gifted like himself, to take over and develop the Fujihana, but she wishes to marry Hiroshi, head of a jazz band which her father opposes. Kisaburo, Seijuro's No.1 disciple, wants to marry Kasumi and take over the Fujihana with the backing of the chairman of the supporters' association.
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Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Title: Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Released: November 14, 1969
Type: Movie
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
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Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Title: Watch Out, Crimson Bat!
Released: October 1, 1969
Type: Movie
A young female samurai comes upon a dying messenger and agrees to deliver the scroll he was carrying to its destination. However, unbeknownst to her, the scroll is actually a formula for a new kind of gunpowder. An evil clan that is planning to overthrow the Emperor is also after the scroll, and they try to take it from her.
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It's Tough Being a Man
Title: It's Tough Being a Man
Released: August 27, 1969
Type: Movie
Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura's chance to marry someone, as well as just being a real pain to those around him. There is a sentimental side to him also, and the best way to describe him is that he grows on you.
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Farewell, My Beloved
Title: Farewell, My Beloved
Released: February 21, 1969
Type: Movie
During the early days of the war a young student, Makito (Kazuo Funaki), falls in love with Yuko (Mayumi Ozora), the widow of a naval officer. She, however, is living with the memories of her husband and it is her younger sister, Yumiko (Nana Ozaki), who grows fond of the student. Then, one day, a young naval officer, Tadayuki (Ken Ogata), a friend of her late husband, comes to see the widow and she becomes attracted to him. Though Makito is inspired to study for the navy, he is much upset when he learns that Yuko and Tadayuki are to marry.
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Greatest Challenge of All
Title: Greatest Challenge of All
Released: August 5, 1967
Type: Movie
After an argument with his father a son leaves his home and comes back only, as an adult, many years later just to cause them problem after problem.
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Gamblers' Luck
Title: Gamblers' Luck
Released: March 19, 1966
Type: Movie
A group of ne'er-do-wells live happily in the slums of what is now Tokyo and have a number of adventures: they get drunk and go whoring, revenge themselves on cruel landlords, animate the corpse of a money-lender in order to frighten people. Then they assist at the marriage of a lovely girl and almost kill themselves gambling to provide her with a dowry.
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The Betrayers Out!
Title: The Betrayers Out!
Released: January 15, 1966
Type: Movie
Shochiku's popular series of gang films, this one has the hero returning from prison bent on revenge. He runs into Chinese hoodlums, blackmailers and gold-smugglers. But he also aids and abets young lovers yet, despite his help, their love ends in tragedy and he tracks down his prey in Kobe.
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Twilight of Tokyo
Title: Twilight of Tokyo
Character: Kazuko Kashii
Released: April 2, 1965
Type: Movie
A romance that follows the men in the life of Kyoko a Travel Agent working for New Japan Travel Service.
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The Soundless Cry
Title: The Soundless Cry
Released: January 30, 1965
Type: Movie
Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.
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The Scarlet Camellia
Title: The Scarlet Camellia
Released: November 21, 1964
Type: Movie
A young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because the girl is so outwardly sweet and innocent, the detective looking into the deaths does not suspect her.
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The Body
Title: The Body
Released: November 8, 1962
Type: Movie
The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.
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Ai to kanashimi to
Title: Ai to kanashimi to
Released: July 29, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Kyū-chan ondo
Title: Kyū-chan ondo
Released: July 1, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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Kono ni uruwashi
Title: Kono ni uruwashi
Released: March 18, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Inheritance
Title: The Inheritance
Released: February 16, 1962
Type: Movie
On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown to his family and colleagues. A bevy of lawyers and associates scheme to procure the money for themselves, enlisting the aid of impostors and blackmail.
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The Strangers Upstairs
Title: The Strangers Upstairs
Released: December 15, 1961
Type: Movie
After moving in to their dream home, newlyweds decide to rent out their second floor to save money. They soon discover the woe of being landlords.
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Love New and Old
Title: Love New and Old
Character: Tomiko
Released: October 11, 1961
Type: Movie
A woman brings her injured daughter to the hospital, only to realize that the doctor is the estranged father of her child.
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Mahiru no wana
Title: Mahiru no wana
Released: December 18, 1960
Type: Movie
On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job after a run-in with some punks, but is offered a job by a gangster impressed by his fighting skills. He tries to make amends with the girl he ravished, but becomes caught up in the ways of the underworld...
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One Step to Happiness
Title: One Step to Happiness
Released: November 11, 1958
Type: Movie
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The Rose on His Arm
Title: The Rose on His Arm
Character: Villa's Madame
Released: November 14, 1956
Type: Movie
Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.
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Dancing Girls of Izu
Title: Dancing Girls of Izu
Released: March 31, 1954
Type: Movie
A dancer girl in a touring company met a high school boy in a port town. The story is about their first love that is very touching and sorrowful. An adaptation of the Kawabata Yasunari short story.
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Love and Duty
Title: Love and Duty
Released: March 24, 1954
Type: Movie
Each one of us lives differently. So, there are many tragedies and comedies in our lives. She feels many conflicts in living her life between truth and love.
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Haru no Wakakusa
Title: Haru no Wakakusa
Released: January 27, 1954
Type: Movie
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Tokyo Story
Title: Tokyo Story
Character: Beauty Salon Customer
Released: November 3, 1953
Type: Movie
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
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A Japanese Tragedy
Title: A Japanese Tragedy
Released: June 17, 1953
Type: Movie
At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.
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Carmen's Innocent Love
Title: Carmen's Innocent Love
Released: November 13, 1952
Type: Movie
Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.