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Ryūko Azuma

Ryūko Azuma

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

Blind Monk Swordsman

Blind Monk Swordsman

1964

Bride of Peacock Castle

Bride of Peacock Castle

1959

Ōedo no taka

Ōedo no taka

1962

Trouble Over Swords and Women:  A Woman's Mind

Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind

1951

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star

1951

Scramble for Fortune

Scramble for Fortune

1956

Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza

1965

Brothers Serving Time

Brothers Serving Time

1969

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

1972

Hikage-Mono

Hikage-Mono

1972

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1

1952

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2

Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2

1952

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

1958

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2

1963

鍔鳴浪人

鍔鳴浪人

1956

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973

Jûroku-sai no keiken

Jûroku-sai no keiken

1970

Love And Order

Love And Order

1963

Utsunomiya tsuritenjō

Utsunomiya tsuritenjō

1937

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

1965

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

1965

Tenjiku Tokubei

Tenjiku Tokubei

1936

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan

Jūrokumon karasudō: Sennin higan

1951

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

1972

Yakuza on Foot

Yakuza on Foot

1969

The International Gang of Kobe

The International Gang of Kobe

1975

The Story of a Man Among Men

The Story of a Man Among Men

1984

The Pledge

The Pledge

1972

Death at an Old Mansion

Death at an Old Mansion

1975

The Story of a Geisha

The Story of a Geisha

1977

Three Gamblers

Three Gamblers

1967

Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

1981

Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit

Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit

1968

Bride of White Castle

Bride of White Castle

1961

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

1959

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

1965

The Cross of Vengeance

The Cross of Vengeance

1969

Gambling Den's Master Clan

Gambling Den's Master Clan

1968

Case of a Young Lord 8

Case of a Young Lord 8

1960

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

1974

Sakura Official

Sakura Official

1962

Road In the Mist

Road In the Mist

1963

Shimmering Sword

Shimmering Sword

1962

Blind Wolf

Blind Wolf

1963

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

1967

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown

1966

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang

1972

Little Tengu

Little Tengu

1961

The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor

The Kanto Brothers' Code of Honor

1971

Rumble Festival

Rumble Festival

1960

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Japanese Humanity and Justice

1977

The Gambler

The Gambler

1965

Noble Tasuke

Noble Tasuke

1958

Tenamonya Sandogasa

Tenamonya Sandogasa

1963

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case

Case of a Young Lord 6: Mermaid Murder Case

1957

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4

1965

Iwami Jūtarō

Iwami Jūtarō

1937

Case of a Young Lord 1

Case of a Young Lord 1

1956

Case of a Young Lord 2

Case of a Young Lord 2

1956

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

1962

Kanto Street Peddlers

Kanto Street Peddlers

1969

The Path of the King

The Path of the King

1971

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Koto—The Lake of Tears

1966