Cast: Haruko Mabuchi

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Haruko Mabuchi. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


A Wife Confesses

1961 · Movie · 91 min. · Japan

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Ayako Wakao · Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Eitarô Ozawa · Jun Negami

Synopsis A Wife Confesses (1961) is a thought-provoking existential melodrama that echoes the spirit of Alain Resnais. The story revolves around a young woman who, while on a mountaineering vacation, finds herself entangled in a murder accusation involving her husband. Trapped...

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7.4

142 votes

Puppets Under Starry Skies

1978 · Movie · 99 min. · Japan

Direction Hôjin Hashiura

Cast Yoichi Miura · Kazuhito Takei · Ako · Moeko Ezawa

Synopsis Puppets Under Starry Skies (1978) follows the tumultuous lives of three troubled individuals in the gritty underworld of Japan. Hideo, the charismatic leader of the motorcycle gang The Bears, finds himself in a brutal feud with a rival gang, The...

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Direction Yôji Yamada

Cast Kiyoshi Atsumi · Chieko Baisho · Yûko Tanaka · Kenji Sawada

Synopsis Tora-san 30: Tora-san, the Expert (1982) follows the familiar journey of Tora-san as he embarks on another adventure after a disagreement with his uncle. This time, his travels take him to the picturesque region of Kyushu, where he crosses paths...

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Year One in the North

2005 · Movie · 170 min. · Japan

Direction Isao Yukisada

Cast Sayuri Yoshinaga · Ken Watanabe · Etsushi Toyokawa · Toshirô Yanagiba

Synopsis Year One in the North (2005) follows the journey of a group of settlers who, in 1868, are compelled to leave their homes in Awaji, near Kobe, and venture to the northern reaches of Hokkaido following the collapse of the...

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Preparation for the Festival

1975 · Movie · 117 min. · Japan

Direction Kazuo Kuroki

Cast Jun Etô · Haruko Mabuchi · Hajime Hana · Yoshio Harada

Synopsis Preparation for the Festival (1975) is a cinematic adaptation of Nakajima Takehiro's novel, inspired by a painting by Paul Gauguin. This semi-autobiographical tale follows a young man's aspirations to become a screenwriter, set in the picturesque village of Nakamura, Kochi...

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Taiga no itteki

2001 · Movie · 113 min. · Japan

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Owls' Castle

1999 · Movie · 138 min. · Japan

Direction Masahiro Shinoda

Cast Kiichi Nakai · Mayu Tsuruta · Riona Hazuki · Takaya Kamikawa

Synopsis Owls' Castle (1999) unfolds during the era when the formidable military leader Nobunaga Oda was solidifying his control over Japan. Among his actions was the eradication of an entire clan of assassins, leaving no survivors in the village. Decades later,...

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