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Akiko Wada is a Actor born on 10 april 1950
Akiko Wada (和田 アキ子, Wada Akiko) (born April 10, 1950) is a female Japanese singer and television performer from Tsuruhashi, Ikuno-ku, Osaka.
She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is also nicknamed "jotei" (女帝), meaning "empress".
She is signed to the Horipro entertainment agency.
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Birth name Kim Bok-Ja
Birth 10 april 1950 (74 years)
Birth 10 april 1950 (74 years)
She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is also nicknamed "jotei" (女帝), meaning "empress".
Biography
Akiko Wada is Japanese with a Korean ethnicity. She was born Kim Bok-Ja (Korean: 김 복자, Hanja: 金 福子, Kim is the family name). Like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a Japanese-style name for everyday use, Fukuko Kaneumi (金海福子, Kaneumi Fukuko). When she took Japanese citizenship, her name became Akiko Wada (和田 現子, Wada Akiko), which upon marriage became Akiko Iizuka (飯塚 現子, Iizuka Akiko).She is signed to the Horipro entertainment agency.
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, 1hDirected by Masami Hata
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on video games
Actors Tōru Furuya, Yū Mizushima, Masami Kikuchi, Akiko Wada, Kōhei Miyauchi, Junko Hori
Roles King Koopa Bowser (voice)
Rating57%
The film opens with Mario playing his Family Computer. Suddenly, Mario witnesses a girl on the TV screen crying for help from the enemies attacking her and escapes by jumping out of the TV. After the enemies left, the girl reveals herself as Princess Peach. Just then, Bowser appears and jumps out of the TV. Despite Mario's battling attempts, Bowser successfully captures Peach, and takes her back into the TV. Shortly afterwards, Mario discovers a small necklace that Peach left on the floor.
, 1h20Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Actors Meiko Kaji, Akiko Wada, Bunjaku Han, Tatsuya Fuji
Roles Ako
Rating60%
Tough girl biker Ako (pop singer Akiko Wada) comes across Mei (Meiko Kaji) and her girl gang (the Alleycats/Stray Cats) as they are about to have a knife fight in Shinjuku, Tokyo with another gang of girls. When the second gang calls in their boyfriends for help, Ako joins in and turns the tide for Mei and her gang and becomes a leader figure for the girls. Meanwhile, Mei's boyfriend Michio (Kōji Wada) wants to join some right-wing nationalists, the Seiyu Group. To prove himself, he induces an old friend Kelly (Ken Sanders) to throw a boxing match so the Seiyu Group can cash in betting against him. But when the boxer, encouraged by Ako and Mei, wins the fight, the Seiyu Group takes their anger out on Michio until Mei and the Alleycats rescue him. But Mei and the girls are now on the run from the powerful group. Mei is eventually killed and Ako leaves Shinjuku, roaring away on her bike.
Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970)
Directed by Toshiya Fujita
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Bunjaku Han, Meiko Kaji, Tatsuya Fuji, Takeo Chii, Ryōhei Uchida, Akiko Wada
Rating59%
A group of wild young people, after enjoying antics in a jeep, kidnap a wealthy woman driver (Bunjaku Han) by shooting out her car tires. They set her free but she forms an attraction to a member of the group. They begin a romance and she tells him she is the mistress of the leader of a religious organization called Shinkyo Gakkai.