Akemi Ueno

Akemi Ueno

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The Bad Sleep Well
Title: The Bad Sleep Well
Character: Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist
Released: September 15, 1960
Type: Movie
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
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The Secret of the Telegian
Title: The Secret of the Telegian
Released: April 10, 1960
Type: Movie
Men are being murdered by a psycho called "The Telegian," who uses a matter-transmitting device to locate his victims.
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The Lost Alibi
Title: The Lost Alibi
Released: March 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.
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社長太平記
Title: 社長太平記
Released: January 3, 1959
Type: Movie
Sixth entry in the Company President Series.
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Summer Clouds
Title: Summer Clouds
Character: Tetsuko
Released: September 2, 1958
Type: Movie
A war widow with a young boy manages a farm with her bossy mother-in-law. When a reporter comes to interview her, the two begin an affair. He turns out to be married and won't leave his wife. Her older brother tries to marry off his children and hang on to/ extend his farm through an advantageous marriage in the face of threatened land confiscation and the desire of his children to get comfortable urban jobs instead of the backbreaking work in the paddy fields under parental control.
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All About Marriage
Title: All About Marriage
Character: Hisako Doi
Released: May 26, 1958
Type: Movie
Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.
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Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Title: Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
Character: Tatsue
Released: December 17, 1957
Type: Movie
Ushinosuke returns to his hometown to become a farmer. Part three (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.
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Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Title: Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
Character: Tatsue
Released: July 19, 1957
Type: Movie
Ushinosuke returns broke to his hometown, where everyone believes he's rich and successful. Part two (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
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Ôban
Title: Ôban
Character: Tatsue
Released: March 5, 1957
Type: Movie
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
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Flowing
Title: Flowing
Released: November 20, 1956
Type: Movie
Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.
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The Storm
Title: The Storm
Released: October 24, 1956
Type: Movie
A widowed high-school teacher tries to raise his four children alone.
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The Underworld
Title: The Underworld
Released: February 26, 1956
Type: Movie
Yakuza boss Furuya leans more and more on his protege Takao Shoji, though Shoji has become romantically involved with Furuya's mistress, Natsue. Furuya himself has fallen in love, with a nurse after his recent hospital stay. As the gang grows more jealous of the favoritism Furuya shows Shoji, they decide to reveal Shoji's relationship with Natsue. But Furuya's affection for Shoji cannot be easily destroyed, even in the gang war that erupts.
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Sudden Rain
Title: Sudden Rain
Released: January 14, 1956
Type: Movie
A husband and wife's pet peeves and minor irritations escalate into major rifts and animosity.
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Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
Title: Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
Released: December 28, 1955
Type: Movie