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Etsuko Shihomi is a Actor Japonaise born on 29 october 1955 at Okayama (Japon)
Etsuko Shihomi (志穂美 悦子, Shihomi Etsuko), now known by her married name Etsuko Nagabuchi (長渕 悦子, Nagabuchi Etsuko), (born October 29, 1955 in Okayama City, Japan as Etsuko Shiomi (塩見 悦子, Shiomi Etsuko)) is a Japanese actress who appeared in several Japanese martial arts films of the 1970s and 80s. She was a member of Sonny Chiba's "Japan Action Club" and appeared in several films with Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada and other members of the JAC. Her films include the Sister Street Fighter series (1974), Dragon Princess (1976), Message from Space (1978), Shogun's Ninja (1980), Roaring Fire (1982), and Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983).
She also had a singing career from 1975 to 1984, although her last solo album Three Dimension was also released on CD in 1985. Two books were released relating to her in the 1970 and 1980s.
She met singer-actor Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi on the set of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo film Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986), and retired from acting after marrying him the following year. Their daughter is actress Ayane Nagabuchi.
Since her retirement, she has returned to the public eye and has been involved in charity work. She has written books on flower arrangement, with the proceeds being donated to charities.
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Etsuko Shihomi
She also had a singing career from 1975 to 1984, although her last solo album Three Dimension was also released on CD in 1985. Two books were released relating to her in the 1970 and 1980s.
She met singer-actor Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi on the set of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo film Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986), and retired from acting after marrying him the following year. Their daughter is actress Ayane Nagabuchi.
Since her retirement, she has returned to the public eye and has been involved in charity work. She has written books on flower arrangement, with the proceeds being donated to charities.
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Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
, 1h42Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Etsuko Shihomi, Chieko Baishō, Masami Shimojō, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Narimi Arimori
Roles Miho Shimazaki
Rating60%
During his travels, Tora-san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died. Tora-san and his family help the friend's daughter, who becomes romantically involved with an aspiring artist.
Shanghai Vance King (1984)
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Keiko Matsuzaka, Morio Kazama, Etsuko Shihomi, Mitsuru Hirata, Isao Natsuyagi
Roles Lily
Rating63%
La saga mélodramatique de deux couples de musiciens de jazz japonais à Shangaï pendant la seconde guerre mondiale.
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
, 2h16Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Masaki Kyomoto, Minori Terada, Etsuko Shihomi
Rating63%
The story follows Princess Shizu (Hiroko Yakushimaru), her family slain and on the run from her enemies. As she escapes she is found by the vagabond Shinbei (Hiroyuki Sanada), before being rescued from her pursuers by Dōsetsu (Sonny Chiba). He tells her the legend of a curse on her family, and of eight beads that identify eight dog-warriors who can lift it, of which he and his companion are two. To defeat the evil queen Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki) who killed her family, they must find all eight. But Shinbei hears of Princess Shizu's identity, and vows to collect the reward for capturing her.
Fall Guy (1982)
, 1h49Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Morio Kazama, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mitsuru Hirata, Keizō Kanie, Nagare Hagiwara, Sonny Chiba
Roles Actress
Rating68%
Une star de film de samouraïs sur le déclin, Ginshiro, rencontre une jeune fan, Makoto. Il profitera de la jeune fille pour se sortir de plusieurs situations délicates et voir, de se servir de ses fans pour le doubler dans une cascade des plus dangereuses.
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
, 1h52Directed by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Satomi Kobayashi, Toshinori Omi, Makoto Satō, Wakaba Irie, Joe Shishido, Katsuhiko Nakagawa
Roles Mitsuko Ono
Rating71%
Kazuo et Kazumi, 15 ans environ, font une chute dans un temple d'une petite ville côtière du Japon. Suite à une intervention surnaturelle, leurs âmes et corps sont échangés, leur permettant de découvrir ce qu'est être du sexe opposé à l'adolescence.
Message from Space (1978)
, 1h45Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Sonny Chiba, Akira Oda, Vic Morrow, Philip Casnoff, Tetsurō Tanba, Hiroyuki Sanada
Roles Emeralida
Rating48%
The peaceful planet of Jillucia in the Andromeda galaxy, has been conquered by the steel-skinned warriors of the Gavanas Empire, whom have turned the planet into a military fortress. Kido, leader of the tribes of Jillucia, sends out eight Liabe Seeds to find those who can liberate their planet. Kido's granddaughter, Princess Emeralida, and the warrior Urocco follow the seeds into space.
Shogun's Samurai (1978)
, 2h10Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Sonny Chiba, Tetsurō Tanba, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hiroki Matsukata, Hiroyuki Sanada, Teruhiko Saigō
Roles Akane Yagyū
Rating70%
À la mort du second Shogun Tokugawa, les rivalités apparaissent pour sa succession. Le fils ainé du shogun, Iemitsu Tokugawa est laid et bégaie et semble manquer de charisme pour assumer cette tâche. La mère de celui, aidée du chancelier Doi, semble lui préférer son frère cadet Tadanaga. Mais le maître d'armes du Shogun, Tajima Yagyu, ainsi que plusieurs courtisans soutiennent Iemitsu. Chacun des camps parvient à convaincre son protégé de lutter pour succéder au Shogun. Enfin, les courtisans de l'Empereur cherchent à restaurer l'autorité de ce dernier. Les deux frères finissent donc par s'opposer dans une guerre mêlant batailles, intrigues et trahisons.
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977)
, 1h33Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Kōji Tsuruta
Roles Lin Li
Rating62%
Master assassin Golgo 13 (Sonny Chiba) is hired by an American crime syndicate to kill Chou Lei Fang, a powerful member of the syndicate's Hong Kong branch who has been selling their drugs through his own channels. At the same time, he has to keep an eye out on Smith (Callan Leung), a hard-boiled Hong Kong detective who is hell-bent on taking down Chou and his drug-manufacturing organization.
, 1h27Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa
Genres Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Etsuko Shihomi, Tsunehiko Watase, Claude Gagnon, Seizō Fukumoto
Roles Kiku Nakagawa
Rating56%
Dragon Princess (1976)
, 1h21Origin Japon
Genres Martial arts, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba, Yoshi Katō
Roles Yumi Higaki
Rating60%
The film opens with Kazuma Higaki (Sonny Chiba) and his daughter Yumi Higaki (Etsuko Shihomi) being attacked by a rival karate master, Hironobu Nikaido (Bin Amatsu) who wants Kazuma's job as top karate master. Nikaido teams up with four other masters and they manage to disable one of Kazuma's arms and wound his eye with a kunai knife. Alive but crippled Kazuma and Yumi retreat to New York where he trains his daughter to avenge him and the death of a friend. After her father's death, Yumi returns to Tokyo to take her revenge. She enters a karate tournament funded by a corrupt business man, but Nikaido, seeking to assure his student's supremacy in the coming fight, sends his four top fighters to wipe out the rest of the competition. Eventually, Yumi, with the help of another karate student, Masahiko Okizaki (Yasuaki Kurata) kills Nikaido and his minions. Her arm is permanently disabled, keeping her from continuing her karate but allowing her to continue on with the rest of her life.
The Bullet Train (1975)
, 1h55Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Rail transport films, Disaster films
Actors Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, Ken Utsui, Akira Oda, Tetsurō Tanba, Kei Yamamoto
Roles telephone operator
Rating67%
Tetsuo Okita is a former businessman who lost his manufacturing company to bankruptcy and separated from his wife and son a year earlier. Desperate to make ends meet and start over, he collaborates with activist Masaru Koga and his former employee Hiroshi Ōshiro in an elaborate plot to extort money from the government.
, 1h17Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba
Roles Lǐ Hóng-Lóng (Li Kōryū)
Rating63%
Karate Bear Fighter (1975)
, 1h27Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Yumi Takigawa, Tetsurō Tanba, Hideo Murota, Etsuko Shihomi
Rating65%
Modèle:No plot
The Street Fighter (1974)
, 1h31Directed by Shigehiro Ozawa
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Gangster films
Actors Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Etsuko Shihomi, Kenji Kazama, Jyunichi Haruta, Seizō Fukumoto
Roles Nachi Shikenbaru
Rating63%
The film begins as Takuma (Terry) Tsurugi meets the condemned murderer Tateki (Junjo) Shikenbaru while disguised as a Buddhist monk. Tsuguri applies his "oxygen coma punch" to Junjo, causing him to collapse just before he can be executed. As Junjo is rushed to a hospital, Tsurugi and his sidekick Rakuda (Ratnose) ambush the ambulance and free him. As Tsurugi and Ratnose watch the incident on the news, Junjo's brother Gijun and sister Nachi arrive and plead for more time to pay for Tsurugi's help. Outraged, Tsurugi refuses and attacks the siblings. Gijun accidentally kills himself when Tsurugi dodges his flying kick, causing him to go out of a window, and Nachi is sold into sexual slavery through Renzo Mutaguchi.
, 1h27Directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Etsuko Shihomi, Hideo Murota, Rikiya Yasuoka, Sonny Chiba
Roles Lǐ Hónglóng (Li Kōryū)
Rating65%