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Naoko Kubo

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Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Japanese actress born on 23rd September 1932 in Shibuya ward, Tokyo. With over 50 films in her career, she appeared mostly in "Jidaigeki" dramas for Daiei studio.

She started her career in early 50s and later became noticed for her roles in such films as Joobachi (1958), Kenpei to Yurei (1958) and Case of Umon: Red Lizard (1962). Some of her most noticed performances were in "Nemuri Kyoshiro" (Sleepy eyes of Death) film series (1962-1969), in which she appeared in four of them and worked with such big names as Ichikawa Raizo. Her other well-known films include: Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964), The Guardman: Tokyo Yojimbo (1965) and Samurai Reincarnation (1981).
BornSeptember 23, 1932
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Ryôsuke Kagawa, Shintarô Katsu, and Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Ryôsuke Kagawa and Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Ryôsuke Kagawa, Naoko Kubo, Mayumi Nagisa, and Yutaka Nakamura in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Naoko Kubo and Mayumi Nagisa in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Bokuzen Hidari and Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Ryôsuke Kagawa, Naoko Kubo, Mayumi Nagisa, Yutaka Nakamura, and Takashi Etajima in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Ryôsuke Kagawa, Naoko Kubo, Mayumi Nagisa, and Takashi Etajima in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Shintarô Katsu and Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Shintarô Katsu and Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Shintarô Katsu and Naoko Kubo in Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

Known for

Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
Samurai Reincarnation
6.4
  • Yajima no tsubone
  • 1981
Bernard Vallé in Korosareta suchuwadesu: shiro ka kuro ka (1959)
Korosareta suchuwadesu: shiro ka kuro ka
  • Ayako Wakatsuki
  • 1959
Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken (1964)
Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken
6.9
  • The Virgin Shima
  • 1964
Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan (1959)
Kôdo nanasen metoru: kyôfu no yojikan
6.1
  • Actress
  • 1959

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Actress

  • Sakura no ki no shita de
    • Aiko
    • 1989
  • The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 3: The Head
    • Ikuyo Hasuike
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Modori-gawa shinju
    • Shino Katsuragi
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
    Samurai Reincarnation
    • Yajima no tsubone
    • 1981
  • Batsugun joshikôsei: 16 sai wa kanjichau
    • Yoshie Tsutsumi
    • 1970
  • Mushyô yaburi
    • 1969
  • Woman Gambling Expert: Tainted Dice (1969)
    Woman Gambling Expert: Tainted Dice
    • 1969
  • Woman Gambling Expert: Odd/Even Gambling Trip (1969)
    Woman Gambling Expert: Odd/Even Gambling Trip
    • 1969
  • Prison Break
    • 1969
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death: Castle Menagerie (1969)
    Sleepy Eyes of Death: Castle Menagerie
    • 1969
  • Arappoi nowa gomen daze
    • 1967
  • Kyôdai jingi: Kantô inochi shirazu
    • 1967
  • Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (1967)
    Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
    • 1967
  • The Hoodlum Priest (1967)
    The Hoodlum Priest
    • 1967
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps (1967)
    Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps
    • Oen
    • 1967

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    • Naoko Kobo
  • Born
    • September 23, 1932
    • Tokyo, Japan

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    Often worked with Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimura and Raizo Ichikawa.
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      Perhaps well-known for playing deceptive femme fatales.

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