
Yoko Minakaze
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Yoko Minakaze.
Born: January 22, 1930
Place of Birth: Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Known For

The Militarists

Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo
Hidejirō is sent to prison after killing the boss of a rival family. After being released, he discovers that his family has scattered and he is taken in by a company of quarry workers, whose boss has a strict code of non-violence. When the rival family tries to take over the company and kills their boss, Hidejirō must choose between his promise of non-violence and his yakuza code of revenge...

Yokomizo Seishi Series
TV series starring Ikko Furuya, based on the Kosuke Kindaichi mystery novel series by Seishi Yokomizo.

The Vampire Doll
A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend's isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.

Red Paper Lantern
A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.

Take Care, Red Riding Hood
A high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort zone and apply himself.

Sudachi no toki kyoiku wa shinazu
Here is a school that has never expelled a single student, believing in its children even after betrayal and betrayal after betrayal! Yoji (Yoichi Sase), the son of a doctor in Suwa, and Nobuko (Mayuki Kirihara), the daughter of a weaver in Kyoto, are transferred to the class of Omura (Chiemi Eri), a PE teacher at Shinonoi Asahi High School, a private school for troubled children. The school principal (Hiroyuki Nagato) says that the school's policy of "not letting anyone drop out of school" must be upheld, and Omura struggles to do everything in his power to respond. Based on a true story by Shigeta Wakabayashi, an education critic, the film depicts the relationship between a student abandoned by his parents and a teacher who sincerely deals with them.

Yasen kangofu
In 1942 South China, hardened field hospital nurse Yukiko secretly loves Sergeant Nemoto. The arrival of a fragile new nurse, Keiko, reawakens Yukiko's warmth but also sparks intense jealousy when Nemoto shows Keiko kindness. As the two bond over a shared hometown, Yukiko's resentment grows. The situation is compounded by the escalating chaos of a losing war, including air raids, medicine shortages, and a deadly malaria outbreak that weakens Keiko. Set against the backdrop of Japan’s impending defeat, Yukiko is forced to confront the high cost of her envy and decide where her loyalties lie in a final test of courage and compassion.

Aoi sanmyaku
Remake of 1949 film

The Angry Rambler
Fourth installment of Nikkatsu's "Drifter" series, with Kobayashi Akira.
Filmography
as Shiro's mother
as Oryū
as Norimi Tanioka
as Ms. Shiraki
as Hiroko's mother
as Katsuko Tojo
as Shidu Nonomura
as Ishiguro's wife
as Hojo's wife, Yoshie
as Harue
as Madam of the Rubicon bar
as Yukiko Koshima