is a Japanese actress. She joined the

Nikkatsu is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally ...

studio and appeared in about 100 films at Nikkatsu. Shiraki is well known for her role of Ritsu Nakamura on the ''

jidaigeki is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—''Portrait of Hel ...

'' television series '' Hissatsu''.

Selected filmography

Film

* The Naked Woman and the Gun (1957) *

Man Who Causes a Storm , or ''A Storming Drummer'', or ''The Stormy Man'', is a 1957 color Cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue. The film is one of the most famous films for Yujiro Ishihara, who plays the main role of Kokubun Eiji, an unknown drumme ...

(1957) *

Underworld Beauty is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It marked Suzuki's first CinemaScope film and was also the first to be credited to his assumed name Seijun Suzuki. References External links * * * Underworld Beauty' at the Japanese Movie ...

(1958) *

Rusty Knife is a 1958 action Japanese film directed by Toshio Masuda. ''Rusty Knife'' was part of the Nikkatsu film studio's wave of Japanese ''noir'' films, made in order to compete with popular American and French films at the Japanese box office. The fil ...

(1958) *

Yoru no kiba is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue. Cast * Yujiro Ishihara : Sugiura Kenkichi * Yumeji Tsukioka : Hanaoka Mari * Ruriko Asaoka : Ogin * Mari Shiraki : Kono Akemi * Ko Nishimura : Kano * Toru Abe : Akanuma * Masumi Okada ...

(1958) *

Subarashiki dansei is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue. Cast * Yujiro Ishihara * Mie Kitahara ( 北原三枝) * Mari Shiraki is a Japanese actress. She joined the Nikkatsu studio and appeared in about 100 films at Nikkatsu. Shiraki is well kno ...

(1958) *

Arashi no naka o tsuppashire is a 1958 Japanese color drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and produced by Nikkatsu. Cast * Yujiro Ishihara * Mari Shiraki * Sanae Nakahara * Kō Nishimura * Shinsuke Ashida was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 90 film ...

(1958) *

Take Aim at the Police Van is a 1960 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and starring Michitaro Mizushima. Production The Nikkatsu Company conceived ''Take Aim at the Police Van'' as a borderless action film, a studio subgenre with internationalized characters and set ...

(1960) * Kenju burai-chō Denkō Setsuka no Otoko (1960) *

Kurenai no Kenju (English: ''A Killer Without a Grave'') is a 1961 stylistic crime suspense Japanese film The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth l ...

(1961) * '' Tokyo Drifter 2: The Sea is Bright Red as the Color of Love'' (1966) * Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970) * Kage Gari Hoero taiho (1972) * Hissatsu: Sure Death (1984) *'' Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka'' (1986) * Sure Death 4: Revenge (1987) *

Hissatsu!5 Ōgon no Chi is a 1991 film based on the television jidaigeki ''Hissatsu Shigotonin'' series. The film is an occasionally whimsical Japanese drama about assassins. The film was directed by Toshio Masuda. Plot Cast * Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura * Kuni ...

(1991) *

Hissatsu! Mondo Shisu is a 1996 film based on the television Hissatsu series. The film depicts popular character Nakamura Mondo's death. Mondo is involved in Tokugawa shogunate's conflict. Cast * Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura * Kunihiko Mitamura as Hide * Kiyos ...

(1996)

Television

Hissatsu series

*''

Ōedo Sōsamō and are long-running (1970 to 1992) prime time television ''jidaigeki'' programs that originally aired from 1970 to 1992. The series was broadcast on TV Tokyo (Tokyo 12 Channel). The title literally translates as "Oedo Dragnet" ("New Oedo Dragnet" ...

'' (1970–84), Koharu *

Hissatsu Shiokinin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1973. It is the 2nd in the Hissatsu series. Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular ''jidaigeki'' dramas in Japan. Plot A group of common merchants in Edo city(Tok ...

(1973) as Ritsu Nakamura *

Kurayami Shitomenin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1974. It is the 4th in the Hissatsu series. The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shiokinin. Plot Itoi Mitsugu was a scholar of Rangaku but after Bansha no goku happened, ...

(1974) *

Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1975–1976. It is the 6th in the Hissatsu series. Kenji Misumi was hospitalized while directing episode 13 where he later died. Plot Nakamura Mondo retired from profe ...

(1975) *

Hissatsu Shiwazanin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1976. It is 7th in the Hissatsu series. The drama is sequel to ''Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō'. Plot Cast *Atsuo Nakamura : Akai Kennosuke *Makoto Fujita : ...

(1976) *

Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is a Japanese jidaigeki or period television drama. It is the tenth in the Hissatsu series. The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shiokinin. Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular Jidaigeki dramas in Japan. Former professional Baseball ...

(1977) *

Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1978. It is the 11th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama is a sequel to ''Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin''. Mitsuko Kusabue plays same role as she played in Hissatsu Hitch ...

(1978) *

Hissatsu Shigotonin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It is the 15th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama was set to end after episode 26 with Nakamura Mondo's death, but won great popularity so the broa ...

(1979–81) *

Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1981 to 1982. It is the 17th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama is a sequel to ''Hissatsu Shigotonin''. Cast *Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura *Kunihiko Mitamura as ...

(1981–82) * Hissatsu Shigotonin III (1982–83) *

Hissatsu Shigotonin IV is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1983 to 1984. It is the 21st in the Hissatsu series. The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shigotonin III.山田誠二『必殺シリーズ完全百科』p74 Plot Cast *Mako ...

(1984) *

Hissatsu Shigotonin V is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1985 to 1986. It is the 23rd in the ''Hissatsu'' series. Isuzu Yamada made her final appearance in the ''Hissatsu'' series. Plot Kumihimoya no Ryu is a maker of cords ...

(1985) *

Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1985 to 1986. It is the 25th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. Plot Cast *Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura *Masaki Kyomoto as Kumihimoya no Ryu *Hiroaki Murakami as Kajiya ...

(1985–86) * Hissatsu Shigotonin V Senpuhen (1986–87) *

Hissatsu Shigotonin V Fuunryūkohen is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1987. It is the 28th in the Hissatsu series. Cast * Makoto Fujita as Mondo Nakamura * Hiroaki Murakami as Masa * Tomokazu Miura as Kagetarō * Kazuko Kato as Otama * Ken ...

(1987) *

Hissatsu Shigotonin Gekitotsu is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast from 1991 to 1992. It is the 30th in the ''Hissatsu'' series.山田誠二必殺シリーズ完全百科 p29 Cast *Makoto Fujita as Nakamura Mondo *Kunihiko Mitamura as ...

(1991–92) *Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009 (2009)

References

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