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Hako Yamasaki

Hako Yamasaki

Known for Acting

5/18/1957(Age 68)
Hita, Oita Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Hatsuko Yamasaki (born May 18, 1957), known professionally as Hako Yamasaki, is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter, actress, and writer. Her debut album "Tobimasu" was released in 1975 and it became what she is mostly known for. In 1991, she made her acting debut.

Known For (12 credits)

Poca Pon
Movie

Poca Pon

2025

This is Poca Pon

Lily, I am crying
Movie

Lily, I am crying

2024

A documentary about actress and singer-songwriter Lily, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 64. The theatrical version combines live footage of "Lily + Hiroshi" recorded between 2013 and 2015 by Takama Kenji, cinematographer of "Radio Time," with additional interview footage of guests who had connections with Lily. Starring Lily, Saito Hiroshi, Takahashi Kazuya from "Between the White Keys and the Black Keys," Negishi Toki from "At the Bus Stop Until Dawn," Toyokawa Etsushi who co-starred with Lily in the 1997 TV drama "The Blue Bird," and Iwai Shunji, director of "The Bride of Rip Van Winkle," in which Lily starred.

A Spoiling Rain
5.8
Movie

A Spoiling Rain

2023

The story is about a film director, Kutani, who lives in the dying pink film industry, and an aspiring screenwriter, Iseki, and their loved one, Shoko, whose dream of a film she has clung to begins to crumble, and how their lives intersect.

The Landlady
Movie

The Landlady

2019

Looks back 20 years into the past of an elderly woman who died of heatstroke and paints a picture of a solitary woman's genuine despair.

64: Part 2
7.4
Movie

64: Part 2

2016

1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.

64: Part 1
7.5
Movie

64: Part 1

2016

1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.

Grasshopper
5.8
Movie

Grasshopper

2015

Movie contains the stories of three people: Suzuki (Toma Ikuta), Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada). Suzuki is a former middle school teacher. His girlfriend was killed, which led him to quit his job and attempt to take revenge on her murderer. To do so, Suzuki has to infiltrate the underground world of criminals. Kujira is a contract killer for hire. He makes his targets fall into confusion and eventually commit suicide. Semi is a contract killer who uses the knife to take out his targets.

The Brain Man
6.3
Movie

The Brain Man

2013

A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating him is Dr. Mariko. After the psychiatric examination, she puts toward a hypothesis – “Is it possible he was born without emotions?”

Heaven's Story
6.6
Movie

Heaven's Story

2010

A young girl named Sato watches on television as a man named Tomoki states brazenly at a press conference that he hopes convicted murderer Mitsuo is eventually placed back into society so that he can kill him with his bare hands.

Takada Wataru Teki
Movie

Takada Wataru Teki

2004

Folk singer Wataru Takada has been performing for over 35 years. This feature-length documentary follows him closely over the course of five months, covering his live shows, private life and capturing his mysterious charm.

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints
Movie

Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints

1994

At the beginning of the Showa era, a man who was captivated by a girl he saw through a telescope locked her in a "painting". Visualization based on Rampo's "Oshie and Traveling Man". Released in 1994 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Rampo's birth.

Chibi Maruko-chan
7.8
TV

Chibi Maruko-chan

1990

Meet Maruko, a sweet schoolgirl with a hefty dose of curiosity (and occasional laziness!). She sails through life in a cozy town alongside her loving parents, grandparents, and sister. Maruko has a band of loyal friends, including her closest pal, Tama-chan, but her playful and doting grandpa is at the heart of it all. Life is never dull in this charming series.