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Yumiko Nogawa

Yumiko Nogawa

Actor · Born August 30, 1944 (82) · Kyoto, Japan

Yumiko Nogawa, born August 30, 1944, is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably Gate of Flesh (1964), a Japanese erotic film, part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including Story of a Prostitute (1965) and Carmen from Kawachi (1966), these films are known as Nogawa's "Flesh Trilogy". Nogawa has appeared in numerous films in Japan, including director Nagisa Oshima's The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) and Zatoichi & the Fugitives (1968), the eighteenth film in the Zatoichi series. She has also appeared in television series on Nippon Television, TV Tokyo, Fuji TV, and NHK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yumiko Nogawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 30, 1944 (82)
From
Kyoto, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 97 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Yumiko Nogawa's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
24%
Morality
18%
Power
13%
Survival
13%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
3
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Romantic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yumiko Nogawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yumiko Nogawa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

97 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Book Peddler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sachi Toda

  • The Last Cinderella(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Setsuko Takenouchi

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Hadaka no Taishō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Black Corridor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Sea Is Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Omine

  • 臨床心理士 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Kikue Shimazaki

  • Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Geisha House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Michiko

  • Ranzan: The Wild Physician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • Human Scramble: Delinquent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Jirocho of Shimizu 3: Man Tears, the End of Ishimatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • A Tale of Youth at Hirosaki High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Sea of ​​Wandering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • 長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Ellie My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Masamune Shogun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 50 episodes · Actor

  • Vendetta of Obligation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Gray Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nobue Kaneko

  • Kokoru wa Itsumo Ramune Iro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 152 episodes · as 赤津のぶ（文平の母）

  • Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Oren

  • Masked Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 118 episodes · Actor

  • Lady on 6th Street: Taste of Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Kaoru

  • Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • The Shogun's Vault II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Okinawa War of Ten Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hokuriku Proxy War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Nakai Kiku

  • Final Episode(1974)

    as Kaoru

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kurayami Shitomenin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tasukenin Hashiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 36 episodes · Actor

  • The Ghostly Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Nemuri Kyoshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Professional Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 33 episodes · as Gin

  • Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Otsuma

  • Onna no hanamichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Gambling Nun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • I'll Be Deceived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mitsuko Hayakawa

  • A Modern Yakuza: Broken Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Path of the King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Owaka

  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Shizue Takigawa

  • Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Easy Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • The Final Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Oume

  • Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Yoru no mesu - Hana no inochi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Killer's Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kagero

  • Port City Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ocho Ageha

  • BGs of Ginza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Yuka

  • Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Family Crest: Die Like a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Ocho Ageha

  • Twenty-One Concubines: The Life of a Pervert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • It's The Drifters! Adventure, Adventure, More Adventure! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi and the Fugitives(1968)

    as Oaki

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Downtown Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Duel in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Okyô Kawanaga

  • Kawachi fūten zoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Nonko

  • The Burning Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Code of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Yanagase Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Midori Tsutsui

  • Exploration in Front of the Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • A Certain Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Keiko

  • Campus in Front of a Train Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as 森田道子

  • Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Spy on the Masked Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Industrial Spy Free-for-All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Mahjong Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Golden Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kozue

  • How to Win a Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Craziest Operation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Chivalry Broken from All Sides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Maki Nogami

  • Three Wild Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Man from Planet Alpha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Yukiko Eguchi

  • Black Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Four and A Half Mats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kimi Yoneyama

  • Carmen from Kawachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Tsuyuko Takeda

  • The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Miss Ran

  • Woman Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Yukiko Eguchi

  • Pleasures of the Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Hitomi

  • Born Under Crossed Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Taneko Yamaga

  • Gambling Kitten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Yukiko Eguchi

  • A Charming Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Start of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Yuriko

  • Hoodlum Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Story of a Prostitute(1965)

    as Harumi

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Quick-Draw Joe: Sand Dune Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mari Aoyama

  • Female Ninja Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Princess Sen

  • 間諜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Imo samurai: Kani uemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Gate of Flesh(1964)

    as Maya

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 松本清張サスペンス 隠花の飾り (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 97 titles, 96 of them dated from 1964 to 2016; peak year 1964.

Highest rated

Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The Last Cinderella (2013)

Film career

19642016

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1964Screen debut· Gate of Flesh

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting97 of 97: 97 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

By decade

1960s53 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s7 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Yumiko Nogawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Final Episode (1974)

Midcredits 89th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yumiko Nogawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yumiko Nogawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Seijun Suzuki shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers