Portrait of Kazuko Shirakawa

Acting

Kazuko Shirakawa

Career

Active from 1967 to 2023, busiest in 1972 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blessing Bell
Blessing Bell
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kazuko Shirakawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Erotic Drama 5
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Adult Themes 3
  • Japanese Roman Porno 2
  • Psychological Intrigue 2
  • Voyeurism 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Housewife 2
  • Overcoming Adversity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Sleeping in the Red Earth
Sleeping in the Red Earth

as Sue

2020s

8 titles · average score 80
Dot to Dot: Will I Be Single Forever?
Dot to Dot: Will I Be Single Forever? (2026)

as Junko

Sunset Sunrise
Sunset Sunrise (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as Murayama Shigeko

House of Ninjas
House of Ninjas (2024)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Old Woman Fuma

The Old One
The Old One (2024)

TV show

Picture of Spring
Picture of Spring (2023)

as Kinuyo Hongo

Logically Impossible! Detective Ryoko Kamizuru Is on the Case
Logically Impossible! Detective Ryoko Kamizuru Is on the Case (2023)

TV show · as Mitsue Mitsutani

War of Traps
War of Traps (2023)

TV show

Six Singing Women
Six Singing Women (2023)

as Sugita

2010s

8 titles · average score 60
The Nikaidos' Fall
The Nikaidos' Fall (2019)

as Haru Nikaido

Radiance
Radiance (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Yasuko Ozaki

Dawn of the Felines
Dawn of the Felines (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

as Madam of SM Club

Cold Case: Door of Truth
Cold Case: Door of Truth (2016)

TV show · as Yoko

Night's Tightrope
Night's Tightrope (2016)
GoodWatch score 67

as Masayo Mizumori

The Devil's Path
The Devil's Path (2013)
GoodWatch score 62

as Yurie Ushiba

Dendera
Dendera (2011)

as Hono Ishizuka

Housewife's Afternoon Delight
Housewife's Afternoon Delight (2010)

as President of water purifier company

2000s

7 titles · average score 71
Osaka Hamlet
Osaka Hamlet (2008)

as Yae

The Lawyer of Shimane
The Lawyer of Shimane (2007)

as Kawada Kimie

Blessing Bell
Blessing Bell (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Bar Owner

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)

TV show

Lily Festival
Lily Festival (2001)

as Renako Yokota

Love and Life in the White
Love and Life in the White (2001)

TV show · as 岩崎ミツ

The Password is Courage
The Password is Courage (2000)

TV show

1990s

11 titles · average score 76
After Life
After Life (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

as Nobuko Amano

In Search of a Lost Writer: Wandering in the World of the Seventh Sense
In Search of a Lost Writer: Wandering in the World of the Seventh Sense (1999)

as Kaoru Hayakawa

Rookie Cop
Rookie Cop (1997)

TV show

ストーカー 逃げきれぬ愛
ストーカー 逃げきれぬ愛 (1997)

TV show · as Umi and Sora's Mother

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995)

TV show · as Mitsuko Fuyuki

The Stairway to the Distant Past
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sachiko Shibata

Western-style Village Murder Case
Western-style Village Murder Case (1995)

as Mitsuko Fuyuki

Natsuko no Sake
Natsuko no Sake (1994)

TV show

Yoru ni Dakarete
Yoru ni Dakarete (1994)

TV show · as 川濑芙美

Sosuke Loses His Lover
Sosuke Loses His Lover (1992)

as Tamae

Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream (1990)

as Babah, Kaoru's Grandmother

1980s

10 titles · average score 71
Black Rain
Black Rain (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

as Old Woman with White Flag

Spring Bell
Spring Bell (1985)

as Toyoko

Mitsugetsu
Mitsugetsu (1984)

as Wife of Brokerage Firm President

Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis (1983)

as Mrs. Matsumiya

The Family Game
The Family Game (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mieko's Mother

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983)

TV show · as Sakie Nirei

Meitantei Kindaichi Kōsuke
Meitantei Kindaichi Kōsuke (1983)

TV show

Farewell to the Land
Farewell to the Land (1982)

as Prayer

The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy (1981)

as Sei Tomura

Eijanaika
Eijanaika (1981)
GoodWatch score 65

as Yamikumo-dayu

1970s

23 titles · average score 68
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sachiko

The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

as Keiko's Mother

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa (1973)

as Kazuko Shirakawa

Overly-Ripe Breasts: Married Women
Overly-Ripe Breasts: Married Women (1973)

as Haruko Maruoka

Ichijo's Wet Lust
Ichijo's Wet Lust (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mari

Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window (1972)

as Ayuko Fukuzawa

The Shadow on the Wall
The Shadow on the Wall (1972)

as Kyôko Munakata

Affair at Twilight
Affair at Twilight (1972)

as Reiko(秋津令子)

Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous
Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous (1972)

as Nobuko Kosaka

The Sloe-eyed Siren
The Sloe-eyed Siren (1972)

as Natsuko Maki(萬木夏子)

Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon
Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon (1971)

as Ritsuko Kasai

Thirsty for Love
Thirsty for Love (1971)

as Kanako Yajima(矢島哲次)

1960s

3 titles
Sex Drive
Sex Drive (1968)

as High school coed, Mari

Girls' Dormitory
Girls' Dormitory (1967)

as Ayumi

Impotent
Impotent (1967)

as High school girl