Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Date of Birth: 06 Dec 1943

Country: Japan

Biography: One of the younger members of the Toho stable of actors during the 1960s. She made a big impression in the Wakadasho (Young Guy) movies and was recognized for her youthful energy. Eventually she became more known for her roles in kaiju eiga films such as Mosura tai Gojira (1964) (Godzilla vs. The Thing) (1964) and _San daikaijû: Chikyu saidai no kessen (1964)_ (Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster) (1964).

Total Credits at Criticker: 20 (Actor)

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    Kill!
    Genta, a samurai warrior, is ordered to kill his best friend. After carrying out the command, he rejects the samurai way and devotes himself to a spiritual inner quest (imdb)
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    Mothra vs. Godzilla
    A greedy developer unwittingly hatches a gigantic baby moth upon Tokyo, while Godzilla strikes once again. (imdb)
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    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
    After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat. (imdb)
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    Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
    Godzilla returns to terrorize Japan! This time, however, Japan has two new weapons to defend themselves... (imdb)
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    Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
    Feudal Japan. Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Tokugawa shogunate and to an elegant code of action and behavior. Kondo leads the band against the forces of the Emperor in hopes of preventing his restoration to the throne. (imdb)
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    A Woman\
    The life history of a woman who faced disillusion from her husband and disappointment from her son, but lives to welcome her grandson. (bfi.org.uk)
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    As a Wife, As a Woman
    Keijiro and Ayako Kono (Masayuki Mori and Chikage Awashima) seem like a picture-book upper middle-class family. He is a respected professor and the couple has two amiable children (a high school-aged girl and middle school-aged boy). But the Kono's domestic siutuation is more complicated than it seems on the surface. The children are actually the illegitimate children of Kono's long-time mistress, Miho. To compensate for giving up the children, the Konos subsidize a bar which Miho operates. (imdb)
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    Sekai daisensô
    Upon the outbreak of a wide scale nuclear war, Japan and its people are caught in the middle.
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    Onna no za
    Hideko Takamine is the widow of the oldest son of an extended family -- and runs the family's grocery. The upcoming threat of super-marketization is mentioned in passing -- but not followed through here. Much of the machinations here involve a marriage proposal for one of the younger daughters. (imdb)
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    Free and Easy 18
    Su-san has put in the hard yards as president of the Suzuki Construction Company, and he has now been appointed its chairman. Su-san went missing sometime during his daily morning walk one day. Hama-chan fakes an illness in order to be absent from work and heads to Okayama, where the town residents, mainly the young folk have formed a anti-development group to protest the project which they believe will destroy their beautiful coastal waters.
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    Sengoku yarô
    In this Japanese samurai adventure, a brave, highly principled warrior resigns his post as a body guard to the head of a powerful clan after he learns that his employers have been smuggling arms to the enemy. The remaining samurai try in vain to coerce him back, but their efforts are thwarted by crooked warriors who launch an attack. (AMG)
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    Man Against Man
    Kikumori runs a cabaret on the docks, while his friend Kaji operates transport boats. When a gang of drug dealers tries to force the pair to cooperate in a smuggling scheme, conflict arises between the two friends. Falsely blamed for murder, Kikumori is blackmailed into an attempt to sabotage Kaji's boats and kill him. But the friendship between the two men proves an obstacle to the gangleader's plans. (The Movie Database)
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    The Tale of Osaka Castle
    During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests. (The Movie Database)
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    It Started in the Alps
    In this Japanese romance, made in Western style and set in Europe, a college skier travels to the Swiss Alps with his professor. En route, he falls for a flight attendant. Unfortunately the romance is nipped in the bud by a visit from the skier's French girlfriend. (Sandra Brennan)
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    Gojuman-nin no isan
    During the Second World War, Takeichi Matsuo had participated in hiding a huge cache of gold in the Phillippine mountains. Years after the war, he is kidnapped by Mitsura and Keigo Gunji, brothers who want Matsuo to lead them to the still-buried gold. (imdb)
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    Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki
    After defeat at the Siege of Osaka several survivors attempt to deliver a young prince to safety. (imdb)
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    Brutal Tales of Chivalry 9: The Traitor Shall Die
    The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.
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    Karate Cop 3
    A cop, Katayama, gains the trust of a mother and daughter whose father, Nishina, is missing after being accused of killing a gang boss.
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    Wandering -SASURAI-
    A high school girl becomes convinced that her mother, who was said to have died fourteen years ago, is alive and residing in Hokkaido.
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    River of First Love
    8-year old boy, Shinpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her own. Shinpei's childhood sweetheart, Sayuri, is deaf, but somehow they can understand each other and they always spend time together. One day, big news comes to their town. (imdb)
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