Murasaki Fujima
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Murasaki Fujima.
Born: May 24, 1923
Known For
Bot-chan
1953 Toho adaptation of Natsume's novel.
Tokyo Sweetheart
Following the Second World War, the lives of various people in a poverty-stricken area of Tokyo are entertwined. Pachinko parlor girls, shoeshine boys, a maker of costume jewelry, and a streetcorner artist all struggle to make their livings and to find happiness in difficult surroundings.
The Homeless
Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the acquaintance of a would-be prostitute. They help her escape and decide to guide her on her quest for sunken contraband somewhere off the coast.
The Approach of Autumn
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.
The Domain
The feud between two rival delivery companies, Kibamasa and Okiyama, heats up as the head of Kibamasa falls ill.
The Other Woman
In "The Other Woman" the children of a distinguished professor find that the woman they have come to regard as their racy and slightly disreputable Ginza aunt is really their mother.
Farewell to Spring
Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
Dotanba
Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Cosmetic Sales Competition
A cosmetics saleswoman falls for a rival executive.
Yakuza Ladies
When her crime boss husband is sent to prison, a woman assumes control of one of the most powerful gangs in Japan.
Filmography
as Kinue Domoto
as Umenojo Bando
as おば・米子
as Masako Mishima
as Tsuneko
as Kyoko
as Naoya Mishima
as Fumiko Ise (Taiji's wife)
as Tomoe Takemura
as Yasuo's mother
as Komako
as Kazuko Ibuki
as Matsuei
as Kiyo
as Nanae Honza
as Konatsu
as Lady Shizuka
as Tatsuko