Personal Info
Birth date
1944-08-30 (80 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Kyoto, Japan
Also known as
野川 由美子
یومیکو نوگاوا
Yumiko Nogawa
Biography
Yumiko Nogawa, born August 30, 1944, is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably Gate of Flesh (1964), a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including Story of a Prostitute (1965) and Carmen from Kawachi (1966), these films are known as Nogawa's "Flesh Trilogy". Nogawa has appeared in numerous films in Japan, including director Nagisa Oshima's The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) and Zatoichi & the Fugitives (1968), the eighteenth film in the Zatoichi series. She has also appeared in television series on Nippon Television, TV Tokyo, Fuji TV, and NHK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yumiko Nogawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Kokoru wa Itsumo Ramune Iro
NYR
Overview:
The 33rd NHK Asadora. Starring Eisaku Shindou as a man who loves manzai (a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture). Average rating of 40.2% Based on the life of a famous two-man comedy act writer, Akita Minoru, who loved comedy more than anything. His life itself was full of wit and humor, love and friendship.Professional Killers
7.3
Overview:
A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...Masked Blade
6
Overview:
Choshichiro Nagayori Matsudaira is the son of Tadanaga Tokugawa, which makes him a nephew of the Shogun. Tadanaga died as a result of an alleged plot to overthrow his elder brother, the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. Because of Choshichiro’s complicated background, he lives among the commoners in the shogunal capital city of Edo, punishing the evil when he sees wrongdoings and injustice.Kogarashi Monjiro
8
Overview:
Monjiro was born into a poor farm family in Mikazuki Village, Nitta County, Ueshu, and abandoned his hometown when he was 10 years old. He has been traveling aimlessly with a long toothpick in his mouth. Monjiro avoided getting involved in anything, but wherever he went, he ended up getting involved in incidentsMasamune Shogun
9.2
Overview:
Broadcast TV drama NHK broadcast on January 4 to December 13, 1987 (Showa 62). In the questionnaire survey conducted by NHK, it is shining in the most favorite river drama. The original is Yamaka Sosaichi's novel "Date Masamune", the biggest drama on the theme of the Date house was the first time in 17 years since the "Shinnogi remained" (1970), which painted Datejo in the Edo period. It depicts the life of Matsudo Date of Sengoku warrior · Date Masamune who built the foundation of Sendai clan 620,000 stones in his generation as a result of my own wisdom and talent.Nemuri Kyoshiro
NYR
Overview:
Thirteen years after his mother took her own life as a ritual sacrifice for the Black Mass, samurai Kyoshiro (Masakazu Tamura), who lives his life with his eyes turned away from happiness, uses his beloved sword to slay his enemies who come at him.....The Last Cinderella
6.9
Overview:
Sakura is a single 39-year-old woman who works as the assistant manager at a beauty salon. She spends her days making her customers look beautiful but doesn’t pay much attention to her own appearance. All of that changes when she goes to a party and meets Hiroto, a much younger man who is a biker. Will Sakura revel in the attention of the handsome but dangerous Hiroto or notice the constant interest of her hard-talking and hard-drinking salon manager, Rintaro?Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
NYR
Overview:
In this gripping period drama, Matsudaira Ukon, the younger brother of the 11th Tokugawa Shogun Ienari, lives in the city as Yabutaro, a doctor in the Ukiyo Koji district, while fighting the evil that has infested the city of Edo.Ranzan: The Wild Physician
NYR
Overview:
A doctor whose mission is to save lives stands up for the weak in the midst of suffering and cuts down the evil that is the disease of the human world. Teruhiko Saigo plays the main character Arashiyama, who was born into the family of the Shogun's official doctor, but joined the Hayashi family as a son-in-law to save more people, and Azusa Watanabe plays his wife Misa, who is also a doctor.Hadaka no Taishō
NYR
Overview:
A new dramatization of "Hadaka no Taishō (The Naked General)" series about the wandering painter Kiyoshi Yamashita, starring Tsukaji Muga.Gate of Flesh
6.5
Overview:
In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semblance of order in a world of chaos. But when a renegade ex-soldier stumbles into their midst, lusts and loyalties clash, with tragic results. With Gate of Flesh, visionary director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions.The Sea Is Watching
5.9
Overview:
O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers, particularly Kikuno and the brothel's owner, O-Shin falls in love with the samurai.Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
7.317
Overview:
While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.Hokuriku Proxy War
6.889
Overview:
In the setting of the Hokuriku region, where the snow and cold winds rage, for the first time in true-life yakuza film history, director Kinji Fukasaku shows battles among yakuza who value land over tradition. Hiroki Matsukata stars as Noboru Kawada, a Hokuriku yakuza who will use any measure for survival, disregarding parents, brothers, and tradition.Story of a Prostitute
6.6
Overview:
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.Zatoichi and the Fugitives
6.9
Overview:
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.Pleasures of the Flesh
5.76
Overview:
A corrupt businessman blackmails the lovelorn reprobate Atsushi into watching over his suitcase full of embezzled cash while he serves a jail sentence.The Geisha House
7.4
Overview:
Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house. Fukasaku's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.A Certain Killer
6.7
Overview:
A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
6.8
Overview:
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
6.2
Overview:
Yukiko is on her way to meet Boss Gunji. Judging by her appearance, no one would suspect that this beautiful young woman, sitting quietly in a suburban train, is the only woman able to beat the best professional players in Japan; or that she is wearing the tattoo of the man that loved her and died for her...Female Ninja Magic
6.9
Overview:
In Osaka during the Edo period, ruler Sanada Yukimura was in losing position, fearing Toyotomi's blood descendents would end, he impregnates one of five Shinano female ninja with the seed of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in hopes of continuing the bloodline. Princess Sen and the five female ninja escape from Osaka castle by blending in with the handmaidens. Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu who was supposed to rule all under the heavens was informed of this secret. So Ieyasu orders five samurai of the Iga Ninja clan (brought by Hattori Hanzo) to stop the Toyotomi bloodline by killing the Kunoichi ninja. An attack of ninja magic arts unfolds in a battle of the sexes.Killer's Mission
6.556
Overview:
Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the hostile Shogun Satsuma. On his mission he meets a cowardly Ronin who becomes his assistant, as well as a female spy and a female warrior...Carmen from Kawachi
6.6
Overview:
Like a girl runaway, Tsuyu moves to Osaka to work as a bar hostess. She meets the owner of a model school, Yoko, and seriously thinks about becoming a fashion model. Yoko tells her that she can move in to Yoko’s house to take lessons, while making a living at the same time.Acting
2016The Book Peddler as Sachi Toda
2013The Last Cinderella (11 Episodes) as Setsuko Takenouchi
2007Hadaka no Taishō (1 Episode) as Unknown
2002The Sea Is Watching as Omine
2000臨床心理士 (1 Episode) as Kikue Shimazaki
1999Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder as Unknown
1999The Geisha House as Michiko
1995Ranzan: The Wild Physician (12 Episodes) as Unknown
1993Human Scramble: Delinquent as Unknown
1992Jirocho of Shimizu 3: Man Tears, the End of Ishimatsu as Unknown
1992A Tale of Youth at Hirosaki High School as Unknown
1990Sea of Wandering as Unknown
1989長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る as Unknown
1987Ellie My Love as Unknown
1987Masamune Shogun (50 Episodes) as Unknown
1985Gray Sunset as Nobue Kaneko
1984Kokoru wa Itsumo Ramune Iro (152 Episodes) as 赤津のぶ（文平の母）
1984Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy as Oren
1983Masked Blade (118 Episodes) as Unknown
1982Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho (22 Episodes) as Unknown
1982The Shogun's Vault II as Unknown
1978The Okinawa War of Ten Years as Unknown
1977Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977Hokuriku Proxy War as Nakai Kiku
1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as Kaoru
1974暗闇仕留人 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973助け人走る (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Ghostly Trip as Unknown
1972Nemuri Kyoshiro (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1972Professional Killers (33 Episodes) as Gin
1972Kogarashi Monjiro (1 Episode) as Otsuma
1971Onna no hanamichi as Unknown
1971The Gambling Nun as Unknown
1971A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code as Unknown
1971The Path of the King as Owaka
1971Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival as Unknown
1970Japan's Number One Yakuza Man as Unknown
1970Easy Money as Unknown
1970The Final Gamble as Unknown
1969Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor as Oume
1969Woman as Unknown
1969Yoru no mesu - Hana no inochi as Unknown
1969Killer's Mission as Kagero
1969Port City Blues as Unknown
1969Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell as Ocho Ageha
1969BGs of Ginza as Yuka
1969Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority as Unknown
1969Family Crest: Die Like a Man as Ocho Ageha
1969Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower as Unknown
1968ドリフターズですよ！冒険冒険また冒険 as Unknown
1968Zatoichi and the Fugitives as Oaki
1968Duel in the Storm as Okyô Kawanaga
1968Downtown Blues as Unknown
1967侠客の掟 as Unknown
1967Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack as Unknown
1967Yanagase Blues as Midori Tsutsui
1967Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya as Unknown
1967A Certain Killer as Keiko
1967Spy on the Masked Car as Unknown
1967Industrial Spy Free-for-All as Unknown
1966Golden Ninja as Kozue
1966The Craziest Operation as Unknown
1966Chivalry Broken from All Sides as Maki Nogami
1966Three Wild Cats as Unknown
1966The Man from Planet Alpha as Unknown
1966Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph as Yukiko Eguchi
1966Black Curtain as Unknown
1966Four and A Half Mats as Kimi Yoneyama
1966Carmen from Kawachi as Tsuyuko Takeda
1966The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks as Miss Ran
1965Woman Gambler as Yukiko Eguchi
1965Pleasures of the Flesh as Hitomi
1965Born Under Crossed Stars as Taneko Yamaga
1965Gambling Kitten as Yukiko Eguchi
1965A Charming Devil as Unknown
1965The Start of Life as Yuriko
1965Hoodlum Soldier as Unknown
1965Story of a Prostitute as Harumi
1964Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel as Mari Aoyama
1964Female Ninja Magic as Princess Sen
1964間諜 as Unknown
1964Gate of Flesh as Maya