Sanae Kitabayashi

Sanae Kitabayashi

Born: January 7, 1944
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Sanae Kitabayashi...

Title: Stepsisters
Character: Keiko Daimaru
Released: April 16, 1985
Type: TV
A moving story of intense love, hate, and reconciliation born out of a fateful encounter between the only daughter of a conglomerate leader and a girl from a poor family.
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Port Arthur
Title: Port Arthur
Released: August 2, 1980
Type: Movie
Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (1904 - 1905). In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito (Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.
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Devil's Flute
Title: Devil's Flute
Character: Taeko
Released: January 20, 1979
Type: Movie
Famous detective Kindaichi solves a series of mysterious murders in a wealthy family. An excellent blend of intrigue and betrayal, set against the backdrop of wealth, this film is loaded with twists and turns and surprises at every corner.
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The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
Title: The Tragedy in the Devil-Mask Village
Character: Utae
Released: August 12, 1978
Type: Movie
Tarao’s services are called upon to solve the mysterious death of bride-to-be, Mariko, who was found dead with an eerie mask of a devil.
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The Killing Machine
Title: The Killing Machine
Character: Kino Nakano
Released: February 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Mr. Soh, a righteous man with a cold stare and fists of steel, returns to a lawless post-war Japan in 1946. He protects the weak, defends the poor and knocks some good sense into friends and enemies alike. Rapists and gangsters get the worst of it, as Mr. Soh builds up his school on the island of Shikoku.
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The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
Title: The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
Released: August 25, 1972
Type: Movie
Part 4 in a long running (8+1 films) action/comedy/melodrama series about a pair of short tempered, amoral, but not evil chinpira (Bunta Sugawara and Tamio Kawachi) thinking too big of themselves. Sugawara tries to overcome a traumatic experience of getting in bed blindfolded with a girl who turned out to be an old granny. Later he and Kawaji try to settle down in a neighbourhood harassed by businessman yakuza Bin Amatsu.
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The Trail of Blood
Title: The Trail of Blood
Released: June 10, 1972
Type: Movie
Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor.
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A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
Title: A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
Released: January 22, 1972
Type: Movie
President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is to get multiple family of the organized crime groups based in Osaka to war it out and order the Shima to the Onishi group of the branch to expand the territory. Now members of the same yakuza gang are forced to fight each other over territory and honor.
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Title: Kogarashi Monjiro
Character: Okumi
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: TV
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidents
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Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 11 - The Ghost Story of Decapitation
Title: Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 11 - The Ghost Story of Decapitation
Released: September 19, 1971
Type: Movie
Eleventh film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.
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A Scarred Life
Title: A Scarred Life
Released: July 17, 1971
Type: Movie
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
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Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
Title: Wicked Priest 5: Breaking The Commandments
Released: February 25, 1971
Type: Movie
As the Killer Priest Shinkai travels around Japan during the Meiji era, he comes to the aid of a village headman fighting corruption from up above. Before he can do anything for the townspeople, he must first face his nemesis, Whipmaster, the blind Priest, a master killer thirsting for revenge.
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盛り場流し唄 新宿の女
Title: 盛り場流し唄 新宿の女
Released: May 30, 1970
Type: Movie
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The Drifting Gambler
Title: The Drifting Gambler
Character: Tomi
Released: April 18, 1970
Type: Movie
8th part of the Gamblers / Bakuchi-uchi series.
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Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Title: Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Released: November 20, 1969
Type: Movie
An honorable yakuza syndicate deeply rooted in Kyoto fights for survival when a new breed of gangsters threaten their very existence.
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The SAKURA Code
Title: The SAKURA Code
Released: August 23, 1969
Type: Movie
Cold-blooded obligations and loyalty in the gambler's world.
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さくら盃 義兄弟
Title: さくら盃 義兄弟
Released: March 29, 1969
Type: Movie
Second movie in the Sakura Code series.
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Outlaw: Black Dagger
Title: Outlaw: Black Dagger
Character: Saeko Takemia (Mama)
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro is in the middle of action. Through a knife fight against Sueo, a high profile gangster from Busou-kai, Goro notices a familiar face approaching him from amidst the chaos - his girlfriend, Yuri. Goro had sent her to safety, but she had returned, aching to see him. Caught between Goro and his enemy knife, she reunites with her love - the price was her life.
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Gambler Biography
Title: Gambler Biography
Character: Nobuko Kawada
Released: December 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Historical Yakuza gangster film set the early years of the Showa era.
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Secret Information
Title: Secret Information
Character: Hiroko Izawa
Released: May 14, 1968
Type: Movie
A gangster named Sagara killed a broker at the request of a friend named Oba, was arrested and spent eight years in prison. Now released, he wants to find out who squealed on him.
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Scoundrel
Title: Scoundrel
Released: March 5, 1968
Type: Movie
Shimamura is a violent street thug who joins the yakuza & is merciless & unscrupulous on his rise, lacking any sense of either duty or chivalry. When imprisoned, he is repeatedly transferred from one prison to another, because no one can handle him.
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Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Title: Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Character: Kimiko Sugiyama
Released: January 13, 1968
Type: Movie
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.
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Code Between Brothers 6
Title: Code Between Brothers 6
Released: December 23, 1967
Type: Movie
Sixth film in the "Kyodai Jingi" series. Three gangsters challenge an underworld group in northern Japan.
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Killer of Seven
Title: Killer of Seven
Released: August 26, 1967
Type: Movie
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Three Gamblers
Title: Three Gamblers
Character: Sato
Released: January 12, 1967
Type: Movie
Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.
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The Kii River
Title: The Kii River
Character: Utae
Released: June 11, 1966
Type: Movie
Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.