Yōko Uraji
Know for: Acting
Born: 1936-01-28
Place of birth: Shinwakaura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Also know as:
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight (1957)
In the first two films we learn the character's origins, including his childhood and how he learned his fighting skills. Later, he must face his...
Ninja, A Band of Assassins (1962)
Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting...
The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958)
When a nobleman finds a woman to be an obstacle to his growing political influence, he kills her and her cat and has their bodies immured in a wall....
Teppo Yasu no Shogai (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
The Fiery Magistrate (1956)
Film adaption by Kenji Misumi
The Priest and the Beauty (1960)
Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated by Anchin’s indifference to her...
Conflagration (1958)
Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological...
Kumoemon to sono tsuma (1962)
1962 Japanese movie
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane (1960)
Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that...
Tabiwa Oiroke (1961)
Will the assassin take my life or will a beautiful woman take my chastity? Or will a beautiful woman take your chastity? On the Tokaido Highway of...
Freelance Samurai (1957)
One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...
Akadô Suzunosuke (1957)
First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a...
Jirocho Fuji (1959)
Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.
A Lustful Man (1961)
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly...
Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961)
A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.
The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.
Koga's Messenger (1960)
The mysterious Koga Ninja crushes the villains who are trying to take over the inheritance of the Omi castle owner using various means! A sword and...
A Woman's Life (1962)
One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.
Ripe and Marriageable (1959)
1959 youth comedy.
Shin Jinsei Gekijo (1961)
1961 Theater of Life adaptation.