Ryūko Azuma
Date of birth: 1917-01-10
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ryûko Azuma, 東竜子
Biography
14-year Ryuko debuted in "Yoake" from Kawai Film Company. Two years later she made appearances in three films starred 27-year Ichikawa Tomonsuke who has distribution partnership with Kawai. In 11 years when Kawai Films became Daito Films and later Daiei, Ryuko appeared in 215 films. From 1955 to 1965 Ryuko Azuma and her husband Kusuo Abe work for Toei films.
Movie Credits
Blind Monk Swordsman
1964-06-20
This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with t
Bride of Peacock Castle
1959-04-08
Princess Kazu, the daughter of Shogun Ienari, is sent to marry Matsudaira Nobunao, master of Peacock
Ōedo no taka
1962-04-11
1962 Japanese movie
Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind
1951-11-16
Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
1951-11-30
film directed by Tai Katô
Scramble for Fortune
1956-10-09
A young man and a woman are on a mission to protect a mysterious mirror that hides the secrets of a
Three Yakuza
1965-05-22
A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and s
Brothers Serving Time
1969-05-03
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. Af
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
1972-10-25
The great Bunta stars as a gangster who is sent to jail for the sake of his gang, but when he’s rele
Hikage-Mono
1972-11-22
A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
1952-02-14
The deputy shogun of the realm, accompanied by his loyal and capable aides, makes a stop at Jigokuda
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
1952-03-06
At the transformed Fumaden (Demon Subduing) Temple, with the dynamic efforts of Sukesan and Kakusan,
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958-10-22
Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is r
The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963-11-10
Jirocho and his henchmen befriend Ishimatsu, a wanderer in Mishima.
鍔鳴浪人
1956-02-18
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973-01-13
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new
Jûroku-sai no keiken
1970-11-01
Pinku from 1970.
Love And Order
1963-02-17
Utsunomiya tsuritenjō
1937-01-01
Japanese horror movie from 1937.
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965-08-12
Third part of Nihon Kyokakuden series is set in Kanto in 1924. Ken Takakura playing a ship's mate be
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965-04-10
Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying
Tenjiku Tokubei
1936-12-31
Japanese horror movie from 1936.
Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan
1951-10-12
Japanese film.
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
1972-06-21
Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend c
Yakuza on Foot
1969-03-30
An Osaka gangster Shimamura just got married. His new bride, Mineko is also involved in drug traffic
The International Gang of Kobe
1975-10-14
In 1947, in Kobe, Japan, a local street gang fights for their survival when its turf is overrun by U
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984-11-17
During the Showa era, a young yakuza survives war and injury and rises to become a clan boss with th
The Pledge
1972-07-30
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict betw
Death at an Old Mansion
1975-09-27
A woman and her bridegroom are found murdered in their bed the day after their wedding. It had snowe
The Story of a Geisha
1977-08-27
In the year 1873, a Japanese woman is sold as a mistress to an American diplomat stationed in Japan.
Three Gamblers
1967-01-12
Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio en
Samurai Reincarnation
1981-06-06
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
1968-07-12
Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wi
Bride of White Castle
1961-05-17
A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young mast
An Actor's Revenge
1959-12-25
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who pl
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965-01-03
In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a p
The Cross of Vengeance
1969-05-24
Film with Junko Miyazono.
Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968-09-03
Sixth entry in the Bakuchi-uchi series.
Case of a Young Lord 8
1960-12-27
A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
1974-11-22
Terry Sugury is hired to recover one of two tapes containing a formula for making heroin for a price
Sakura Official
1962-02-28
As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is ca
Road In the Mist
1963-04-06
Okinu, the beautiful daughter of a feudal lord, discovers her true identity and leaves her lavish li
Shimmering Sword
1962-07-01
Blind Wolf
1963-09-29
Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
1967-04-20
A costumed film featuring the famous hero of Japanese history, Isshin Tasuke, arranged in the form o
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
1966-02-03
The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972-03-04
The Ni Family is the most well know and respected group of firefighters in the Kanto region. When t
Little Tengu
1961-04-25
A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor
1971-09-07
The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor (関東兄弟仁義 仁侠) is a 1971 film directed by Buichi Saitō. It is the nin
Rumble Festival
1960-07-26
1960 Toei film
Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977-05-28
When a mob boss retires under political pressure, his successor and yakuza family are tested to thei
The Gambler
1965-07-10
A crime film released in 1965
Noble Tasuke
1958-02-05
The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei t
Tenamonya Sandogasa
1963-06-09
The Tokaido highway is crowded with people heading for Shimizu Port with the dream of defeating Jiro
Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case
1957-09-29
The sixth episode of Hashizo Okawa's "Wakasama Samurai" catch series.
The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965-08-25
The continuing adventures of the Jirocho gang.
Iwami Jūtarō
1937-03-03
Case of a Young Lord 1
1956-02-25
As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Sho
Case of a Young Lord 2
1956-02-25
After getting permission to dig up the pawnbroker's grave, Young lord samurai was surprised to find
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962-03-07
In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princ
Kanto Street Peddlers
1969-11-08
Kokubu Masaru (Bunta Sugawara) is a hard-headed, hot-tempered member of a street vendor clan run by
The Path of the King
1971-03-06
When the aging leader of the yakuza gang Maeda-gumi decides to retire, many of the gang members have
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966-11-13
A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, kno