Atsuko Sakuraba

Known for Acting

3/29/1976(Age 49)

Kohriyama, Fukushima, Japan

Biography

Atsuko Sakuraba is a Japanese gravure idol, tarento, actress and one-time mixed martial arts fighter. Sakuraba has appeared in several photobooks, films and TV series. She also participated in the MMA tournament ReMix World Cup 2000.

Known For (13 credits)

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Usotoki Rhetoric

2024

Based on the manga by Ritsu Miyako, this unique drama pairs a penniless detective with a razor-sharp eye for detail with a mysterious woman who can detect lies...?! Together, they unravel complex cases where truth and deception intertwine like threads in a delicate web, all set against the backdrop of a retro-modern cityscape.

5.6

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Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters

2008

Set in World War II, the film depicts the story of the real-life Japanese battleship, the Yamato, which is confronted in the Pacific Ocean by giant monsters, including the most fearsome of them all, Reigo.

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Waru: The End

2006

Youji Himuro comes out of hiding and faces off against a powerful new foe from a rival dojo.

4.8

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Waru

2006

A former gangster gets released from prison and goes to work for a group of people. The leader of this group becomes his mentor and the fight to combat criminals and for world peace. The whole resulting in the wanted and are chased of all families mob in Japan. They may however be a little unexpected help from the police.

3.0

Movie

Nezulla the Rat Monster

2002

A Japanese Company funded by the USA experimenting with anti-bacteriological weapons creates a mutated humanoid rat creature which becomes violent and murders the lab technicians. The lab is condemned and its horrifying experiments kept a secret. However the strange bacteria leak from the lab and spreads to the nearby inhabitants causing a humanoid epidemic! Three people are sent to the lab to uncover the US government conspiracy that unleashed a bloodthirsty monster beyond their wildest imagination.

8.0

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Battle of Race Queen

2001

One day, more than 30 race queens were gathered on an uninhabited island. It was a mention of a photo session, but the manager is not allowed and there is not even a shooting staff on the island. In the midst of a disturbing atmosphere, a mysterious announcement called "Kill each other now" suddenly echoed throughout the island. Mariko Yokosuka, who is a high-flying car, was the first to take the machine gun from the provided weapons and shot and killed many women who were there. Atsuko Sakuraba, who escaped hardship, goes into the forest to find her friend Ushikawa. But what was waiting there was a mortal battle of feud and betrayal, jealousy and hatred swirling. Will the Sakuraba who joined can survive this terrible battle!?

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Pachinko Battle Royale

2001

An original comedy drama in which many members of Takeshi’s Gundan appear. In 200X, in order to eliminate the indignation of the people who lost in pachinko, "The new century pachinko reform was promulgated and the winning rate seemed to increase. However, because there is no end to those who lose, a ridiculous law has been enacted!

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Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia 2

2000

In a continuation of "Utopia: Midnight Story, White Flower Bud" Haruka Ichijou follows through in her vow to become the No1 Geisha. She develops intricate schemes and mindful manipulations in changing her "Papa-san's," or Sugar Daddies, on her way up the modern geisha ladder. After she pits one against the other, the men begin to compete for her in elaborate and very expensive ventures, and their fight to win her for their prize in all-consuming frenzy becomes the focus for the No1 Spot. A barrage of young geisha's karate fighting seals their fate at last!

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Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia

2000

Japanese gangster drama set in the exclusive Ginza district of Tokyo, following Haruka (Atsuko Sakuraba), a young geisha who is attacked by an influential businessman who plans to abduct her. When she is rescued by the members of a club called 'Utopia', Haruka joins them and becomes a hostess, rapidly establishing herself as one of the most sought-after geisha's in Ginza. At the same time, Haruka learns of a plan by a corrupt, gangster-owned club to set itself up as a rival to Utopia. Such is her loyalty to the club that first helped her, she is willing to do anything to protect it.

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Snake Road Actual Record Female Swindler's Biography

2000

Drama depicting a female swindler who eats a man and steals 20 million yen from a casino

4.8

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Silver

1999

The story in "Silver" is about a female wrestler who is really an undercover agent. Disguised as a wrestling warrior, heroine Jun Shirogane (Atsuko Sakuraba) goes after the gang that killed her family in Takashi Miike's action-packed thriller. Aided by secret service colleague Yusuke Minamida (Kenji Haga), Jun goes undercover as Silver, a formidable fighter in the professional women's wrestling circuit. But Jun's success in the ring doesn't distract her from her primary mission: exacting revenge on the Paradise gang.

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Bad Girls

1998

A 1998 OV directed by Minoru Akimoto and Yuzuru Ashiya