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Wakaba Irie

Date of birth: 1943-05-12

Place of birth: Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Wakaba Irie

Biography

Wakaba Irie was born on May 12, 1943 in Shiba, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô (1964), Miyamoto Musashi (1961) and Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô (1965).

Movie Credits

Kekkon shiyou yo
3

Kekkon shiyou yo

2008-02-02

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
3.3

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983-07-16

Kazuko Yoshiyama is a third-year junior-high-school student. One day, while cleaning the lab, she sm

Turning Point
3

Turning Point

1994-06-18

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's

Love of Sawako
0.5

Love of Sawako

1990-10-17

Sawako, working in a bank, tired of the usual everyday life, once she met the chef of French cuisine

I Are You, You Am Me
3.3

I Are You, You Am Me

1982-04-17

9th-graders Kazuo and Kazumi take a tumble at a temple in a small seacoast town in Japan. Through su

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
3.7

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962-11-17

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Mi

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
3.5

Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style

1963-08-14

In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
3.5

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

1964-01-01

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the st

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
3.6

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965-09-04

The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyam

Miyamoto Musashi
3.6

Miyamoto Musashi

1961-05-27

In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man

The Deserted City
3.4

The Deserted City

1984-01-02

After noticing in the news there was a fire in an old canal town, Eguchi recalls visiting there a de

Ningyo Sashichi: The Cat’s Golden Claws of Death
0

Ningyo Sashichi: The Cat’s Golden Claws of Death

1984-01-12

Sashichi is a dapper and handsome man. He is called a doll Sashichi because he is "a nice man like a

Mattemashita tenkousei!
0

Mattemashita tenkousei!

1985-06-09

The son of wandering actors, also a budding actor, little Akira is forced to change school often and

The Washing Machine
0

The Washing Machine

1999-04-24

Kizaki, who moved to Tokyo from the Kansai region to become a manga artist, is assigned to work at a

A Boy's Summer in 1945
2.6

A Boy's Summer in 1945

2002-12-14

Commencing well-respected Nippon director Kazuo Kuroki's sixth decade behind the camera, "A Boy's Su

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
3.4

Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast

1986-10-04

During the fervently nationalist months leading up to World War II, a rebellious teenager is transfe

The Lord's spy
0

The Lord's spy

1964-01-26

Maeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his legitima

Secret Liaisons
0

Secret Liaisons

1995-10-28

Movie adaptation of a novel by Rampo Edogawa.

Glory to the Filmmaker!
3.2

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007-06-02

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a numb

The Coin Thrower Zenigata
0

The Coin Thrower Zenigata

1963-10-13

The film tells about a young detective Zenigata Heiji who successfully solves a disgusting and unusu

Three Yakuza
3.9

Three Yakuza

1965-05-22

A tale of three Yakuza gamblers who traveled Japan during the samurai era living by their wits and s

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
3.2

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

1965-04-10

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
0

Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima

1980-07-05

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

The Rocking Horsemen
3.4

The Rocking Horsemen

1992-10-31

It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmeriz

The Discarnates
3.1

The Discarnates

1988-09-15

Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propos

Miss Lonely
3.5

Miss Lonely

1985-04-12

Lonely and love-stricken high-school student Hiroki pursues a girl, but another one mysteriously app

April Fish
2

April Fish

1986-05-31

A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his mov

Black Thief
3.8

Black Thief

1964-12-24

Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.

Jakoman and Tetsu
3

Jakoman and Tetsu

1964-02-08

In a village subsisting on its herring fishery, a one-eyed criminal named Jakoman terrorizes the inh

Tomorrow
3.8

Tomorrow

1988-08-13

On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by

Hanagatami
3.5

Hanagatami

2017-12-16

Spring, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his au

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
3.3

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

1966-05-25

Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for

Shiro and Marilyn
3.5

Shiro and Marilyn

1988-07-16

Based on a true story. Shiro, a dog who lives in an inn on Akajima in Okinawa, swims to the opposite

A Desirable Marriage
3

A Desirable Marriage

1991-05-18

A human drama on the state of marriage today, following the battle between a mother and daughter ove

The Third Contest
3.5

The Third Contest

1965-03-07

Mondonosuke, a young sword student, has a bad dream about his sensei being killed in a duel.Conseque

Zokubutsu zukan
0

Zokubutsu zukan

1982-11-08

The Island Closest to Heaven
3

The Island Closest to Heaven

1984-12-15

A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
0

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

1988-11-30

A young woman moves in with her estranged father after her mother passes away.

Giant Rumble
3

Giant Rumble

1964-09-05

In this gritty tale of gamblers battling in the samurai era, Okawa Hashizo gives perhaps his greates

Sada
3.5

Sada

1998-04-11

The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song
0

I Want to Hear the Wind's Song

1998-07-18

A heartwarming, based-on-true-story of how a hearing-impaired couple, Masahiro and Namiko, knew each

The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1.6

The Domain: The Naniwa Story

1965-01-30

Second film of Makino's Nihon Kyokakuden series set in Osaka's harbor. The series also known as "The

Labyrinth of Cinema
3.5

Labyrinth of Cinema

2020-07-31

When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time

The Stupid Teacher
0

The Stupid Teacher

2000-09-30

Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his b

Legend of the Cat Monster
0

Legend of the Cat Monster

1983-08-30

A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter i

Goodbye for Tomorrow
0

Goodbye for Tomorrow

1995-09-23

People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 mont

A Touch of Fever
2.8

A Touch of Fever

1993-09-04

Tatsuru and Shinichiro’s relationship shifts from casual to complicated as love and emotions blur th

Soup Opera
4

Soup Opera

2010-10-02

Sakai plays Rui, a 35-year-old single woman forced to live alone after the aunt who raised her sudde

Chizuko's Younger Sister
3.8

Chizuko's Younger Sister

1991-05-10

The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak

His Motorbike, Her Island
4

His Motorbike, Her Island

1986-04-26

Ko, a motorbike enthusiast from the city wandering the Japanese countryside, falls for the carefree

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
0

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin

1963-09-21

The Motive
3.2

The Motive

2004-12-18

Four people are discovered brutally murdered in an up-scale high-rise apartment. All the victims app

The Domain: White Blade
0

The Domain: White Blade

1967-01-28

The Domain: White Blade

Four Sisters
3.6

Four Sisters

1985-12-21

Four sisters with no consanguinity are living together since childhood. When facing misfortune and g

Haruka, Nostalgia
3

Haruka, Nostalgia

1993-02-20

Ayase Shinsuke, a popular writer of a series of girl novels, visits Otaru, the town he grew up in. H

One Summer's Day
0

One Summer's Day

1999-07-03

Veteran filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi rounds out the second of his two trilogies about his hometown of

Beijing Watermelon
3.1

Beijing Watermelon

1989-11-18

Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and

Switching – Goodbye Me
3.3

Switching – Goodbye Me

2007-06-23

After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlf