Cast

Kazuko Shirakawa

1947

Active years (films on this site)

1979–2017

Genres

DramaCrimeRomance

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian CinemaJapanese New WaveWomen Directors

Directors worked with

Shohei Imamura1 filmNaomi Kawase1 film

Biography

Kazuko Shirakawa is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the Roman Porno series, Apartment Wife (1971), and is considered the first of the three "Nikkatsu Queens" of the 1970s. After 1976 she embarked on a successful career in mainstream film.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• Kinuyo Tanaka Award 2019

2 films on this site

1. Vengeance Is Mine 1979 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. Radiance 2017 · Naomi Kawase · IMDb 6.4 · Cast