The best Katsuko Wakasugi’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Katsuko Wakasugi’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Katsuko Wakasugi.
The Ghost of Yotsuya
7/10
The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
東京の夜は泣いている
Kazuko Matsuo sings the theme song to this drama film.
Death Row Woman
6.7/10
Arrested for the murder of her wealthy businessman father, convicted on false evidence and sentenced to death, Kyoko is determined to prove her innocence.
The Rainbow Man
5.7/10
When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound.
Brutal Woman
Tired of poverty, Keiko leaves home and soon takes a lover, but leads a wanton life without paying heed to his advice. However, the younger sister Yoshiko, is an innocent and kind girl. One day, with the sudden death of their mother in a car accident, Keiko learns that she and Yoshiko are actually stepsisters, and that she is the daughter of a murderer. She now plans extortion from Yoshiko's true father who is the president of a well-known trading company.
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
6.2/10
The year is 1937, and it has been six months since the Sendai Infantry left for Manchuria. The rotted corpse of a young woman is found at the bottom of a well, but her face and limbs are gone. The military police begin an investigation and search fervently for the person responsible, but they can't even determine the victim's identity, much less find any clues. However, the incident is made public when newspapers give wide coverage to the story, so Staff Sergeant Kosaka is dispatched from Tokyo to solve the case. Eventually, General Tsunekichi is taken into custody by local infantrymen because of the testimony of another unit, but the spirit of the dead woman appears before Staff Sergeant Kosaka, who continues to investigate on his own...
The Ghost of Kasane
6.6/10
A blind masseur visits a samurai to request the return of a loan. The samurai kills him in anger, then has his servant dump the body in the Kasane swamp. However, the ghost of the masseur returns to haunt the samurai, who kills his wife by mistake and then goes to the swamp and drowns himself. 20 years later, the masseur's daughter unknowingly falls in love with the samurai's son who has been brought up to be a servant. After she is horribly disfigured in an accident, he plots to run away with another woman, but the path of their escape lies by the Kasane swamp...
That Night's Adventure
The Image of Mother
A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless.
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Group of women escape Chinese controlled area for Japanese occupied lands during Pacific War.
妖婦 夜嵐お絹と天人お玉
Fictionalized retelling of the life of a Geisha poisoner.
Savage Women
Second Pink film by Wakamatsu
A Wicked Woman
6.7/10
In 1870's Tokyo, Den steals to support the daughter of her first marriage and her consumptive second husband. She falls in love with a young policeman, but is coerced into becoming the mistress of and procurer for a vice boss.
Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni
The last film produced by Shintoho.
King of the Ring: The World of Glory
Boxing film directed by Teruo Ishii in his directorial debut.
Morishige no demakase shinshi
Scammer Horikawa Shinbei hopes to make a quick buck using Namie, a stripper under his control.
Ship of Outlaws
Set in the Edo-era, a smuggling vessel runs into conflict between the Matsumae clan and the Ainu in Hokkaido.
