Tomoko Ogawa

Birth : 1949-01-26, Hiroshima, Japan

History

Born in Hiroshima City. When Tomoko was 3 years old, she moved to Tokyo where was classmate of future composer Kentaro Kaneda (Space Cobra) from Kita Ward Oji Elementary School. While studying ballet at the fifth grade of elementary school Tomoko entered the Toho Children's Theater and debuted in 1960 in the Japanese television drama " Mama little come " . Tomoko was recruited from Toei at the age of 16 in 1965 and joined.

Movies

Kakashi
Villager
The search for her vanished brother Tsuyoshi leads Kaoru to the lonesome village Kozukata in the Japanese back-land. The locals react repelling to her, which the exception of the Chinese girl Sally. As her car breaks down Kaoru is trapped in the village; will she have to repay for something she has done in the past?
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
Film distributed by ATG.
Cape of the North
Naoko
A Swiss nun falls in love with a Japanese engineer.
Wakare no uta
Richness, severity and pureness of love is beautifully and sentimentally depicted.
Human Torpedoes
Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.
Shogun and His Mistress 2
Ochisa
In the year 1786, Shogun Ieharu Tokugawa selected beautiful Ochisa to be his concubine. It causes other concubines to become very jealous and mean. When the Shogun passes away, his concubines are forced to become nuns, which they are not happy to be. The subject is life inside a shogun's harem, and the treatment is again more restrained than in most of the historical pinku eiga films being produced by independents at the time, but the tone of this middle installment in the trilogy is decidedly more grim than that of its predecessor. There's a good deal of abuse and violence on display, as the shogun dies and his concubines are sent to a remote convent to become buddhist nuns. the hysterical nuns are being punished for their transgressions and committing suicide in grand exploitation fashion.
Game of Chance 3
Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with his son Kenichi. Tired of running, the two settle in a mountain town. Bungo finds work as a lumberjack for the Iwasaki family and Kenichi becomes a student at the local elementary school. Regrettably, their good fortune doesn't last. The yakuza boss, Tomitaka, wants control of the town's lumber and is willing to destroy the Iwasaki to get it. Natsue, Kenichi's estranged no-good mother, returns wanting to take part in the boy's upbringing. And shortly thereafter, a mysterious stranger arrives in town to lay claim on Bungo's life...
The Shogun and His Mistresses
Shinonoi
Three tales of women that resided in the Shogun's harem (o-oku) during the Edo period.
Gambler's World 2
Kimie
Thriller about a gangster and an outlaw who become friends despite their different outlooks.
Code Between Brothers 2
The services of a wandering gambler, Seiji, are called upon to protect the turf of his loyal friend Risaburo.
The Kamikaze Guy
An elaborate criminal tango based around treasure hidden during WWII.
The Magic Serpent
Sunate
In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of death by a magic bird sent by a wizard. Ten years later, Ikazuki-maru embarks on an adventure to avenge his parents and the wizard's death with his magic powers he learned from the wizard. He kills Yuki Daijo but then must battle Oroki-maru in a battle to the death.
Seven Fugitives
Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle
In a Toei all-star effort, Matsukata Hiroki, Otomo Ryutaro, and Konoe Jushiro combine to create an exciting black and white sequel to the classic story of 17 Ninja, one of the most famous films from that noted studio. In the year 1651 the Kishu clan is about to rise against the Tokugawa shogunate using a stash of muskets being guarded by Jinza the leader of the Koga ninja. The Iga ninja are called upon to stop the revolt under the leadership of Hattori Hanzo setting off a spy versus spy battle of silent ninja stealth. Through all the turmoil, Shizaburo and Yuka have broken the taboo of ninja falling in love and strive to achieve the forbidden life of happiness that is denied to all members of the ninja class.
Yakuza G-Men
Yuriko
34th year of Meiji (1901). Japanese gangster Shuntaro Hibiki is forced to work for the police to find out who robbed a truck full of gold.
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Young Sentaro struggles to avenge the murder of his younger sister Osuga and their father.
A Charming Devil
Movie adaptation of the TV series.