Naomi Kawashima

Chai koi (2013)

Film adaptation of the erotic romance novel by Iwai Shimako, author of Too Scary, starring Kawashima Naomi. Kawashima returns to the big screen for the first time since her appearance in Maitresse 13 years ago, and delivers an intense performance of a hero ...

The King of Minami: Agent of Darkness (2005)

#52 in the series. ...

Ghost Shout (2004)

Yoko Sakaki: 24 years old. Occupation: Ghost Negotiator. With her tomboyish attitude and severely bad mouth, she helps ghosts leave this world by shouting at them. But, that work is almost done - she and her boyfriend Toshio are about to get married, and t ...

The King of Minami 28 (2004)

#51 in the series, following "Special Ver. ...

The King of Minami: Special Ver.50 (2004)

Ginjiro finds that it has become impossible to collect debts when even his regular clients have been conned out of their savings. He discovers that Sugiura gang underboss Domoto is behind these schemes. Domoto wants to take over the gang and tries to ruin ...

The King of Minami: The Masked Woman (2004)

#49 in the series, following "Fraud Methods" ...

The King of Minami 26 (2004)

#48 in the series ...

The King of Minami: The Flower of Temptation (2003)

This is the 25th installment of the long-running OV series, which delves into the dark side of society that is often overlooked. This ambitious film sheds light on the ruthless, unknown side of sex-related businesses such as host clubs and brothels, which ...

The King of Minami 24 (2003)

#46 in the series ...

The King of Minami: Fraud Methods (2003)

#45 in the series, following "The Men's Past" ...

The King of Minami: The Men's Past (2003)

#44 in the series, following "The Price of Betrayal. ...

Mokka No Koibito (2002)

Japanese film directed by Jinsei Tsuji ...

The King of Minami: The Price of Betrayal (2002)

#43 in the series, following "Bonds - KIZUNA. ...

The King of Minami: Bonds - KIZUNA (2002)

#42 in the series, following "Dark Judgment" ...

The King of Minami: Dark Judgment (2002)

#41 in the series, following "Special Ver. ...

The King of Minami: Debt Seminar (2001)

#38 in the series, following "Formula for Deception. ...

The King of Minami: Pride (2001)

#39 in the series, following "Debt Seminar." A former pro baseball player turned youth baseball coach borrows money from Manda to lend to the gambling-addicted father of his star player. ...

The King of Minami: Nest Egg Robbery (2001)

#40 in the series, following "Pride." Made-for-TV special following Manda and crew as they search for the man who stole a restaurant owner's life savings, resulting in the death of one of their clients. ...

The King of Minami: Formula for Deception (2001)

#37 in the series, following "Yakuza Finance. ...

The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance (2001)

#36 in the series, following "License for Cruelty." The CEO of a yakuza-backed finance company teams up with a shady consultant to convince debtors to sign away the deed to their property in order to declare bankruptcy and clear their debts. ...

The King of Minami: License for Cruelty (2000)

#35 in the series, following "Toichi Ransom." Manda uncovers an extortion operation run by a golf-obsessed businessman (Kenichi Endo), who forces bankrupt business owners to buy back their repossessed items at double the auction price. ...

Maitresse (2000)

The Key (1997)

Ikuko is a mature, reserved Kyoto woman married for many years to a respectable, now-middle-aged man. The only problem in their relationship has been that her husband is dissatisfied with her lack of passion during lovemaking. All this changes after they m ...

A Doll in the Dark (1997)

When beautiful Japanese actress Ryoko Shimura (Naomi Kawashima) travels to Los Angeles to visit a friend, she finds herself caught in a bizarre love triangle. Believing she's the reincarnation of his murdered lover, a disturbed man (Josh Brauer) kidnaps Ry ...

Kura (1995)

In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family's sake business. ...

Chimpira Hitoshi Gokuraku Tonbo 2 (1995)

The follow up to the very popular first instalment. ...

Female Prisoner Executioner Maria (1994)

Not to be confused with the 1995 theatrical film directed by Shûji Kataoka. In "Female Prisoner Punisher Maria," a wronged woman transforms into a fierce avenger within the confines of a brutal women's prison. Amidst betrayal and violence, she unleashes r ...

Reiko, Sister of the Mob (1994)

Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love is Hell (1994)

The seventh movie of the series "Yakuza Ladies" focuses on a wife of a small Osaka family. She risks her life to protect her husband's family and its members against much larger, more established organizations. ...

Rampo - Bewitching Women (1994)

A short drama that depicts the world of Edogawa Rampo's popular novels filled with the bizarre and fantastic in an omnibus format. This omnibus drama includes "The Kiss," "The Human Chair," "The Girl in the Locked Room," and "The Cliff," all based on Rampo ...

Noto Peninsula Murders (1988)

A travel writer and his girlfriend stumble across a murder while on an assignment. ...

Murder on the Sanriku Coast (1987)

A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one... ...