Naoko Kubo
Acting
Biography
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Born: September 24, 1932
Place of Birth: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Young Lord Yakuza
Young Lord Taihei goes to Edo to find the lost family treasure, a plover incense burner, under the disguise of a ronin.
Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon
This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece sword for his lord. However, his efforts are not appreciated and he becomes a man of hatred.
Black Thief
Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.
Greed in Broad Daylight
After a successful robbery the culprits, from very different backgrounds, at once turn on each other.
The Escape
Film about the 2-26 Incident.
The Hoodlum Priest
The first film in the 2 part series about Ryuzen, a renegade martial-arts priest who, in addition to breaking all the commandments against sex and gambling, opens his own gambling den in direct defiance of the local yakuza boss. Exciting action and a twisty plot this movie breaks new barriers in Japanese cinema. Katsu Shintaro is superb in one of his better non-Zato Ichi roles as he fights off the advances of a love-lorn woman and risks his life to defeat the powerful gambling boss who has a stranglehold on the town.
Prison Break
Set up to be the patsy by a rival gang, Furuta Makoto attacks the yakuza boss he thinks is responsible for his father’s murder. He then learns it was all a plot to take over his father’s turf and he seeks vengeance against the puppet master behind the entire conspiracy. His quest for justice leads him to prison where he must fend off the attack of a master assassin before he can make his escape and go after the true killer!
Tokaido Fullhouse
When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kira Nikichi sets in motion one of the most violent gang battles in Japanese history. Forced by the situation to choose between family and yakuza honor, Nikichi faces off against the vile combination of Ano-Toku and Kurokoma Katsuzo, villains so low as to ambush their foes using snipers. Nikichi, who owes allegiance to Boss Jirocho of Shimizu asks Jirocho to spare Ano-Toku’s life until events force a showdown between the 30 member Shimizu gang and a force of over 200 men fighting on Ano-Toku’s behalf. Meanwhile, a mysterious samurai may hold the key to deciding the outcome of this battle!
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
The Flower and the Angry Waves
A young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before fleeing with her. In Tokyo, he hides under the identity of a worker while the young woman becomes a waitress in a restaurant.
Filmography
as Aiko
as Ikuyo Hasuike
as Yajima no tsubone
as Omino
as O-sume
as Mitsu (Bar Madam)
as Yumi Kihara
as Okyo
as Chiharu Kawamura
as Okuni
as Osei
as Ocho
as Naoko
as Hiroko
as Aki
as Madam Jirocho
as Kazuko Morihara
as Sumiko Yaguchi
as Tomeko Kawakita
as Kimie
as Ayako Wakatsuki
as Midori Ono
as Yuri Kaidô
as Akiko Tazawa
as Oryu