
Yasuko Sanjo
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Yasuko Sanjo.
Born: December 22, 1940
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For

Demons
Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a geisha and her husband.

Blood for Blood
The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the city has sprouted into a boomtown and business is good. Two of the most infamous mobs of Tokyo want a piece of the pie. As out-of-town yakuza flood the city overnight, the crime boss of the Akiba family, Tezuka (Joe Shishido), is released from prison after a five year sentence. He does not like the "change" he sees.

Outlaw: Gangster VIP
Goro had grown up in the yakuza world. As an active member of the Mizuhara family crime syndicate, he expressed his loyalty by always putting himself in the forefront of every battle. Violence never bothered him. However, after being sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a rival gang’s hit man, he becomes disenchanted with the Yakuza life style. Goro is determined to start anew, but karma catches up. His two closest friends are murdered by his ex-boss. He is left with two options: to kill or be killed.

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.

Nomugi Pass
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without rest, and endured those conditions and sexual harassment to earn money for their poor families. Across the ocean, it was the great depression in America.

The Many Faces of Chika
When her husband is hospitalized with tuberculosis, Chika has a series of three relationships: with a teacher in her hometown, with a student in Tokyo, and with an aging gangster.

The Final Gamble

Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun
A film about a juvenile delinquent who swears, yet fails, to rehabilitate.

Mysterious Thirteen Nights: Chapter 9 - Ghost Story of the Evening Mist Tower
Ninth film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.

The Japan Derby Race
A story about a man who stakes his life on horse racing.
Filmography
as Rie
as Junko Masuzawa
as Koman
as Ryoko Yatsugi
as Saeko Sugiyama