Mihoko Shibata

Mihoko Shibata

Movies for Mihoko Shibata...

A Quiet Life
Title: A Quiet Life
Character: Mother
Released: September 23, 1995
Type: Movie
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
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Tales of a Golden Geisha
Title: Tales of a Golden Geisha
Released: June 2, 1990
Type: Movie
The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Title: Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Released: February 4, 1989
Type: Movie
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
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A Taxing Woman's Return
Title: A Taxing Woman's Return
Character: Shigeko Ukeguchi
Released: January 15, 1988
Type: Movie
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.
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Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Title: Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
Released: February 1, 1969
Type: Movie
The third chapter of the ‘Red Peony Gambler’ saga depicts the happiness and sadness of Red Peony Oryu’s life as she seals her femininity with a red peony tattoo and lives in world of chivalry and honor of the yakuza. This story takes place in the middle of the Meiji era in Nagoya. Oryu is wandering the country, training herself to reinstate her family name. With a written recommendation from Kumatora, she appears at the door of the Nishinomaru family. At the same time, the family is preparing for the gambling competition at the Netsuda Shrine Festival, which they have been hosting for generations. Meanwhile, the crooked Kinbara family is plotting to take over the competition. And now Oryu is forced to get involved in the struggle…
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Exterminate the Young Boss!
Title: Exterminate the Young Boss!
Released: February 11, 1967
Type: Movie
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Three Faces of Love
Title: Three Faces of Love
Character: Kayo
Released: January 14, 1967
Type: Movie
When a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take over the family ribbon business in this family drama. Only one daughter cares to carry on her father's work, but she is met with resistance from her stepmother. One sister cares nothing for the artisan tradition, while the other is an icy opportunist whose only love is for money. It is the daughter who cares the most for her father's work who wanders away in a symbolic journey of self discovery.