Mineko Maruhira

AKA: 丸平峯子

1.0178

1940-06-16

Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {53}

1986-11-15 5.273

Yakuza Ladies

When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful gangs in Japan. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1965-05-22 7.8

Three Yakuza

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and sword skills. Told in 3 separate vignettes, each part tells the story of a different drifter’s life. ...

Genre :Action, Adventure

Kiyoko Kumasaka

1970-06-25 0

Silk Hat Boss

In a strange outfit and full of youthful energy, the explosive Boss Kumatora raises hell like there's no tomorrow. The first movie of a new series starring Wakayama Tomisaburo as everybody's favorite ...

Genre :Action, Crime

1982-07-23 0

The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun

Kotiyama is a swindler and extortionist, the head of a whole gang of crooks, usually posing as a poor monk; once he really took vows, but he was kicked out of the monastery long ago. He is enterprisin ...

Genre :Drama

1975-11-01 3.8

Confessions of Lady Mantis

Midori Satsuki stars as a serial seducer who destroys one man’s life after another. Finally she seduces a professional killer, with disastrous consequences. ...

Genre :

1969-05-03 8

Brothers Serving Time

While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t re ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1975-10-14 4.2

Story of a Nymphomaniac

Natsu, the older of two sisters, has a relationship with Yonosuke, the local kimono trader. Unlike her more conservative sister Oshichi she tries to use sex as a means to climb to a better social posi ...

Genre :Drama

1973-10-27 0

Yakuza of the Present

In the roaring 1970s, a man who has left the world of the yakuza to become the owner of a sushi restaurant decides to rise up again when he sees his former family being overrun by a modern yakuza grou ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1968-01-14 0

A History of the Japanese Underworld

The hero tries to unite various gangs. ...

Genre :Thriller, Crime

1974-10-05 7

Code of Wolves

In gangster-infested 1920s Yokohama, gambler Ishiguro gets in with the local gang -- but his view of life changes after the Great Kanto Earthquake. ...

Genre :Crime, Action

Yukiko

1975-06-21 6.7

Gambling Den Heist

After eight years in prison, Takeshi’s mission is a big heist from his own clan’s gambling parlor. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1965-08-12 6

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate befriending fish shop owners harassed by yakuza. ...

Genre :Action, Crime

1976-05-15 6.3

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

Test driver Hayami loses control of his car and rolls over. His company then learns that he has kept secret that he is visually impaired, and he is fired. Without the prospect of returning to his old ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

Prostitute A

1977-07-02 6.481

Doberman Cop

Joji Kano is a loose cannon cop from backwoods Okinawa, sent to Tokyo to investigate the grizzly murder of an Okinawa woman. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency ...

Genre :Crime, Action

1984-09-01 5.3

Fireflies in the North

Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open u ...

Genre :Drama

Woman B

1974-01-15 7

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

As Japan gears up for the 1964 Olympic games, the cops start to crack down on the gangs, under pressure from the public and the press, adding a new dimension in the war for power among the yakuza fami ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1987-06-06 6.6

Sure Death 4

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by a group of masked thugs who are soon attacked in turn by an unseen force. He begins to suspect the w ...

Genre :Drama

Sugimika

1976-10-30 6.7

Yakuza Graveyard

A police investigator cracks down on yakuza business, but once he realizes the police are in negotiations with certain factions, he sides with his own syndicate of choice. ...

Genre :Action, Crime, Drama

1969-02-01 7

Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

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 hono ...

Genre :Action, Crime, Drama

1970-03-05 6.3

Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return

Oryu searches for blind child she left behind and get involved in a Yakuza turf war that takes place in the Tokyo Theater. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1982-10-09 6.2

Fall Guy

Ginshiro, threatened by poor repute and upcoming star Tachibana, forces his friend Yasu to marry Konatsu, Ginshiro's pregnant mistress; Yasu becomes a stuntman to make ends meet. ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

1965-12-07 0

Female Color Master

Pinku from 1965. ...

Genre :

Kiyoko Kumazaka

1968-11-22 6.8

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation

A local yakuza boss of a silk farming town shows kindness to the wandering gambler Oryu by letting her stay at his residence. When a rival yakuza gang, who wants to take over the town's businesses, mu ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1969-10-01 5.9

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Junko Fuji returns as Oryu the Red Peony, a wandering female yakuza on a soul-searching journey after the death of her father. After collecting her sickly follower from jail, she is taken in by a fish ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1972-09-14 7

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss. He also meets a fellow gambler who idolizes Monjiro. The gambler and Monjiro's sister are pulled ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1969-07-31 6

Samurai Geisha

Genre :Drama, Crime

1971-04-03 5.2

Bloodiest Flower

A dramatic captivating tale tells of widowed Tei (Junko Fuji), she has become a coalmine operator and is determined to be successful despite mining being a predominately male domain. Overcoming the na ...

Genre :Drama, Action, Crime

1986-04-12 4.286

House on Fire

In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work ...

Genre :Drama

Neighborhood lady

1984-01-14 5

Appassionata

This story is based on the novel "Jo no mai" by Tomiko Miyao which is based on the life of painter Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), the first woman to be awarded the Order of Culture. The title refers to the ...

Genre :Drama

1960-09-03 8.6

Hero of the Red Light District

A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshi ...

Genre :Drama, History

Farmer

1981-06-06 5.9

Samurai Reincarnation

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to ...

Genre :Action, Fantasy, Horror

1973-09-01 6

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers

Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on a bus full of old women, Masa finds out that Katsu ...

Genre :Action, Crime

1975-08-09 7

Company Buggers

Hiroshi, a small-time racketeer, makes a name for himself extorting vulnerable companies and their directors for financial gain. ...

Genre :Crime

1967-03-10 0

Showdown of Men 2

Part two. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

Nami Takahashi

1975-11-22 7.8

The Decisive Power of Aikido

It is about the life of Ueshiba - the founder of aikido. We can see how he decided to develop aikido and how he did it. We can see why he developed aikido and where he has learned martial arts. ...

Genre :History, Action

Otami

1988-01-15 4.5

Labyrinth Romanesque

A serial killing occurs at a port town brothel. ...

Genre :Mystery

1966-10-30 6

Judo vs. Karate

A story of friendship between a lone wolf judo expert and a youth. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1975-03-01 0

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

The last in the series. Sugawara runs into two mahjong cheaters (Ichiro Araki and Mako Midori + sidekick Takuzo Kawatani) whom he takes for friends in need as his naivety prevents him from seeing thei ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1974-04-27 6

The Tattooed Hitman

The most dangerous hired gun in Kyushu's underworld has managed to trigger a vicious gang war, and now, there's a contract on his life. Though nobody is more skilled in the arts of dealing death, can ...

Genre :Drama, Action

1970-01-09 6

Brave Red Flower of the North

An exciting tale of action on the distant northern island of Hokkaido around the beginning of the 20th Century starring two of the biggest names in Yakuza film history, Fuji Junko and Takakura Ken. Si ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

1976-09-04 5.8

Oxen Split Torturing

Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are capt ...

Genre :Horror, Drama

Mayumi

1974-06-29 7.3

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power. ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

1979-09-01 5.111

The Shogun Assassins

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

1968-03-05 6

Scoundrel

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 ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1971-11-19 0

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers

When a large crime syndicate seeks to invade Gifu's underworld, three brothers and their yakuza family are the only ones that stand in their way. ...

Genre :Crime, Action, Drama

Dancer

1975-05-24 1

Pimp Heaven

Class-A Kyoto, a strip joint in Kyoto, is raided by the police. Shohei, a salesman who happens to be there, gets caught in the middle of it and is fired from his job. Having nowhere else to go, Shohei ...

Genre :Comedy, Crime, Drama

1992-03-30 0

The Unruly Ronin's Journey II

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 name ...

Genre :

Female Pro Wrestler

1969-11-08 0

Kanto Street Peddlers

Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by an elderly boss (Kanjuro Arashi). They come into conflict with an unholy alliance of evil Yakuza bos ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Sakiko

1970-03-05 0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty

The second film in the Kanto Street Peddlers Clan series starring Bunta Sugawara. ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Sally

1970-05-01 0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel

The third film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. Sugawara still plays the same Kanto street peddler, who this time ventures to Osaka where he defends a blind girl at a street market. The area is ta ...

Genre :Action, Drama

Sakiko

1971-02-13 0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival

The fourth film in the Kanto Street Peddlers series. The protagonist, played by Bunta Sugawara sides with female boss Yumiko Nogawa to fight evil Hiroshi Nawa, who at one point employs rebellious youn ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

The owner's wife

1971-12-17 0

Kanto Street Peddlers: Shallow Clan Honor

The fifth and final chapter of the Kanto Street Peddlers series! Will the battle in Asakusa be enough for a complete victory? ...

Genre :Action, Drama, Crime

1965-03-07 7

The Third Contest

Mondonosuke, a young sword student, has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel.Consequently, he quickly returns to his sensei's dojo in Edo, where he has not set foot in three years. ...