Personal Info
Birth date
1934-07-10 (91 Years)
Day of death
2014-08-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
-Masakane Yonekura
Biography
We dont have a biography for Masakane Yonekura
Filmography
Clouds Over the Hill
8.1
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Saka no Ue no Kumo is an NHK 21st Century special drama which was aired over three years starting from November 29, 2009. The series runs 13 episodes at 90 minutes each. The first series, with 5 episodes, was broadcast in 2009, while series two and three, each with 4 episodes, were broadcast in late 2010 and 2011. While most episodes were shot in Japan, one of the episodes in series two was shot in Latvia. The TV series is based on the novel Saka no ue no kumo by Ryōtarō Shiba and adopted by Hisashi Nozawa. The theme song of the drama series is titled "Stand Alone". It was composed by Joe Hisaishi, written by Kundo Koyama and performed by British soprano singer Sarah Brightman.Modori River
4
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The story of Takeha, a free-spirited genius poet who lived through Taisho Romanticism, and the women who gave themselves over to his ambitions.Mizuiro no toki
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The 15th NHK Asadora. Starring Shinobu Otake in a story about a young woman striving to become a doctor and her mother, who is a nurse. The first six-month Asadora. Average rating of 40.1%.Three Sisters
NYR
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The Story is about three daughters of a "Hatamoto" during the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.Professional Killers
7.3
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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...Silent Poor
NYR
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Silent poor... the poor and needy whose cries for help are drowned out in today's busling society. Their existence is spreading rapidly across the nation, and as such, the government decided to set up a body to help them. Nationwide, there are now people called Community Social Workers (CSW), and their jobs are to attend to the poor and needy. One such person is Satomi Ryo, and she works at the Shitamachi area's Council of Welfare. The people that she meets in her busy working life are people afflicted with juvenile dementia, those who have shunned society and locked themselves up in their rooms, the homeless... generally people who are in despair over life and the fate dealt to them. Ryo herself had been down the lonely road before, and as a way to pull herself out of her depression, she decided to work as a CSW, in order to help others like her. She strongly believes that one can always start all over again, and it is her belief that helps her to move forward in life.Hideyoshi
9.5
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A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extraordinary combination of intelligence, bravery and military skill, Hideyoshi rose to near-absolute power and greatly expanded upon Nobunaga's unification of Japan's warlords. This series also focused on Hideyoshi's personal life, particularly his relationships with his mother and his wife, and the pair's rivalry for influence over him.Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
9
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Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji`s novels Taira no Masakado and Umi to Kaze to Niji to. The drama was made by Go Kato`s request. The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado . The story begins with Masakado′s childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future.Ashita Koso
NYR
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The 8th NHK Asadora. Starring Yumiko Fujita in a family drama. The first Asadora filmed in color.Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
6.8
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With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate. The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is both a spy for the shogunate, trying to find the gold, and in love with the merchant's unwilling mistress, Umeno. Ichi hires on as the merchant's masseur and buys Umeno's freedom with his employer's own money. This embarrasses Yojimbo who withdraws from a pact with Ichi to stir up trouble between father and son and their gangs. As the two sides fight, Ichi finds the gold and sets up a final set of confrontations.Belladonna of Sadness
7.3
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An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.Kashin
NYR
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Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system.Onihei Hankachō
8.1
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Hasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates reformed criminals as informants to solve difficult crimes.13 Assassins
7
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In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi, Fuji TV produced a version for TV. Starring Nakadai Tatsuya and Natsuyagi Isao, with strong support from Tanba Tetsuro and Tanaka Ken, this is the ultimate tale of samurai justice carried out in a historical masterpiece. The shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira Naritsugu has been slated to join the Roju Council of Elders as a senior adviser even though he is criminally insane. His outrageous acts cause one of his top retainers to commit ritual suicide in protest over his lord’s crimes. Alerted to these crimes, Roju Councilor Doi asks Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon to assassinate Naritsugu before he can be seated on the council. Gathering a band of 13 (including himself), Shimada sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down the lord before he can reach Edo. Can a band of 13 samurai defeat the vile Naritsugu’s 200 man entourage and enact justice against his cruelty?Tora-san's Forbidden Love
8
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Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found.The Little House
6.8
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Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.Miyamoto Musashi
7.1
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In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then beginning his long period of wandering & training, with the goal always in mind of his duel with Kojiro. Part II builds toward that great duel on Ganryu Island, with considerable focus on Musashi's planning & forethought as to how to gain an advantage.The Revolt
6
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When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
6.8
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An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stifling, moralistic laws.Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
6.8
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The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr...Foster Daddy, Tora!
7.5
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After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora-san visits the man's daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam.The Three Undelivered Letters
6
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A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay at her family's elite but dysfunctional household, and gets entangled in a sinister plot of murder.Call from Darkness
5.7
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Keiko Inagawa (Asami Kobayashi) pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura (Kaoru Kobayashi). A mysterious case involving the disappearance of Tatsuo’s three brothers, one after the other, is yet to be resolved and now Tatsuo, seized with the idea that he too may disappear, has had a nervous breakdown. Aizawa suggests that Tatsuo recount his dreams as a means of solving the mystery, since human beings have an instinct that foretells the near future in the form of a dream. Keiko and Tatsuo eventually discover that the three disappearances have a strange connection…Tora-san Plays Cupid
7.7
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Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
7.6
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When Tora-san returns to visit his family, he is surprised to find an arrogant professor occupying his room. The professor and Tora-san become rivals for the affection of Chiyo.Tora-san, the Intellectual
7.7
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Tora-san is inspired to pursue an education after a visit to the grave of a woman he met years ago. When he returns to Shibamata with the intent to study, he falls for Toraya's new tenant instead.Acting
2014Silent Poor (9 Episodes) as Ichiro Yoshioka
2014The Little House as Kyoichi
2012Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 as Rintaro Chagawa
2009Clouds Over the Hill (5 Episodes) as 大山巌
2002The Lonely Affair of the Heart as Unknown
1996Haunted School 2 as Shinkyo Priest
1996Hideyoshi (1 Episode) as Imagawa Yoshimoto
1996Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda as Unknown
199013 Assassins as Unknown
1989Onihei Hankachō (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988The Panda Story as Unknown
1988Raining Fire as Unknown
1984Tora-san's Forbidden Love as Kenkichi
1984ガラスの家の暴力少女 as Unknown
1984The Street of Desire as Shirota Shimizu
1983Adrift at Sea as Unknown
1983Modori River as Unknown
1981Call from Darkness as Toyokichi Kuze
1980Foster Daddy, Tora! as Unknown
1980Drive for the Future as Risaburo Toyota
1980The Revolt as MP Sergeant Major Shima
1979Daddy Long Legs as ジャービス
1979The Three Undelivered Letters as Unknown
1977Tora-san Plays Cupid as Unknown
1977Botchan as Akashatsu
1977Kashin (52 Episodes) as Kido Takayoshi
1976Frozen River as Unknown
1976Skyscraper Murder Case as Unknown
1976Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow (52 Episodes) as Okiyo-ō
1975Tora-san, the Intellectual as Unknown
1975Mizuiro no toki (156 Episodes) as 知子の父・松宮善市
1974The Last Swordsman as Kondo Isami
1973Miyamoto Musashi as Narrator (voice)
1973Belladonna of Sadness as The Priest (voice)
1972Tora-san's Dream-Come-True as Okakura
1972Professional Killers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Musume-tachi wa kaze ni mukatte as Kazuo Imoto
1972Kigeki: Onna uridashimasu as Unknown
1971幻の殺意 as Unknown
1970The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan as Kaneko Ichinojo
1970Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo as Boss Masagoro
1968Ashita Koso (315 Episodes) as 摂子の夫・一郎
1967When You Were Young as Unknown
1967Three Sisters (52 Episodes) as Nakamura Hanjiro
1963Sasuke and His Comedians as Jinpachi Nezu
1963A Fishmonger's Tour as Unknown
1961The Diary of a Police Officer: The Slammer Is Full as Unknown
1959The Cola Game as Unknown
1959Shadow of Intimidation as Unknown