Yumi Takigawa
Yumi Takigawa (多岐川裕美) is a Japanese actress and singer born on February 16, 1951, in Tokyo. She began her career in the early 1970s and has since appeared in over 50 films and numerous television dramas. Takigawa is particularly known for her roles in the nunsploitation genre, notably in School of the Holy Beast (1974), where she portrayed Maya Takigawa, a young woman who joins a convent to uncover the truth behind her mother’s mysterious death. 
In addition to her film career, Takigawa has been a prominent figure on Japanese television, starring in several Taiga dramas such as Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976), Sanga Moyu (1984), and Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006). 
Takigawa’s versatility extends to her music career. She released several albums and singles, including the 1982 album Yumemigokochi, which featured a blend of pop and city pop styles. 
Throughout her career, Takigawa has received various accolades, including the Elan d’or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1976. Her enduring presence in both film and television has solidified her status as a respected and influential figure in Japanese entertainment.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.5805 |
| Birthday | 1951-02-16 |
| Place of Birth | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | Yumi Takigawa, |
2016
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
8.3/3
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1991
Kanei Chronicles
0/0
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1994
Mayu wo tsukuru onna
0/0
A made for TV movie starring Moriguchi Yoko
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1975
Karate Bullfighter
6.714/14
Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After t...
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1975
Karate Bear Fighter
6.769/13
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1974
A Single Flower Withered
0/0
Shiratori Shinichi, is released from prison and now roams the streets in search of his sister. While at a red-light district in Chiba, Shiratori finds...
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1980
Virus
6.347/72
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1992
The Triple Cross
7.167/6
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1992
Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!
7/1
Kazuhiko, a game software planner, resigns and decides to go independent after a trade secret leak to a rival company.
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2005
Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
0/0
Heizo's cousin Senemon Misawa and his son Katsuzo visited Heizo's home. Heizo learns that Senemon has fallen in love with Katsutoshi, a woman who work...
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Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
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2007
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
8/2
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2008
Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman
8/1
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2009
Onihei Crime Files: Bungoro Amabiki
8/1
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2010
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
8/1
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2011
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
8/1
Detective Onihei better known as "Heizo the Demon" heads a group of skilled officers, however, one of those special officers got himself into a web of...
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1975
Graveyard of Honor
6.648/54
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
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1979
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
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Kensho Yamashita's directorial debut.
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1994
The Man Who Shot the Don
9/1
Horai serves an 18 year sentence for killing a rival boss, but right before his release he is attacked.
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The Man Who Shot the Don
1976
New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
5.4/10
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1974
The Transgressor
6.453/64
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2016
Onihei Crime Files: The Final Zenpen - Gonenme no Kyaku
8.2/4
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1996
Gonin 2
6.813/16
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2005
Veronika Decides to Die
6.2/5
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1989
The Notorious Bored Samurai 3
0/0
One night, Sawatari Shusui saves a geisha named Osode from a ninja attack. Osode's mother is said to be carrying the child of the shogun, Tsunayosh...
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1994
The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
0/0
The one who hurriedly ascended the castle upon hearing news of Shogun Tsunayoshi's illness was Saotome Mondonosuke. However, instead of an illness, he...
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1995
Onihei's Detective Records
9/2
A criminal syndicate wants detective Onihei dead, but the resolute hero proves to be hard to kill.
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Onihei's Detective Records
1975
The Bullet Train
6.824/68
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The Bullet Train
1999
Jubaku: Spellbound
6.4/5
When a major bank is caught paying off a corporate extortionist, the media and prosecutors begin to dig, breaking open a money-and-favours scandal tha...
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2016
Kanon
7/1
Ai Kishimoto, Yukari Miyazawa and Akane Kishimoto are sisters. The sisters live apart in Kanazawa, Toyama and Tokyo, but they gather together to atten...
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Kanon
1989
Nemuri Kyōshirō
7/1
Kyoshiro rescues Shizu who was being abused by her husband, even since she had been violated by the man posing as Ieyoshi. He then learned that Ieyosh...
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Nemuri Kyōshirō
1976
Detonation! Violent Games
6.5/2
Teruo Ishii's West Side Story, done as a bloody, violent, sexploitative biker gang film. It's the Red Chilis versus the Black Cats, and the chick who...
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2016
The Exchange Letter
0/0
Mariko Okano’s boyfriend Junichi Nagata leaves suddenly to become a volunteer teacher in a remote country. Mariko and Junichi’s families are both left...
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1983
L・O・V・I・N・G
0/0
Murder case.
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2015
Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime
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1996
After the Wind Has Gone
6/2
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2016
Detective Ballerino
6.3/3
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1975
The Legend of Love & Sincerity: Continuation
0/0
Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being pe...
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1977
Aspiration
0/0
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2020
Discord
0/0
Based on the novel by Daimon Takeaki about brothers who were separated after the death of their father and reunited as police detective and prosecutor...
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2017
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family
0/0
The body of Kou Fujisaki, who fell to her death, is discovered in front of an old building in West Shinjuku. Chief Sakamoto notifies Ushio, who arrive...
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1980
Magnitude 7.9
5.8/5
A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.
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1995
Goodbye for Tomorrow
10/1
People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to...
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Goodbye for Tomorrow
1989
Music Box
8/1
A former yakuza returns to gangster life after an old enemy threatens his son.
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1993
Haruka, Nostalgia
6.5/4
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Haruka, Nostalgia
1981
Completely... With That Air!
7/1
This film is Beat Takeshi's first starring role.
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2016
KUHANA!
0/0
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1990
Sea of Wandering
9/1
Set in Osaka just after the end of the war, the story depicts an unconventional merchant who returns from evacuation. The film is based on the novel o...
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1975
Minato no Yoko Yokohama Yokosuka
0/0
A young girl travels between Yokohama and Yokosuka, searching for her older sister to tell her about their mother's death.
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1985
Vendetta of Obligation
0/0
This is the story of the 47 ronin of the Ako clan who rose up to avenge the brutal death of their beloved master Asano Takumi-no-kami after his failed...
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1986
Katayoku dake no tenshi
0/0
A divorced man meets a kindly Korean prostitute whom he cannot get from his mind. Things don’t prove to be straightforward for either of them.
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1990
The Ninja Vixens II: Veil of Illusions
0/0
Kagero, the leader of the female ninja serving Kasuga no Tsubone in the Ōoku, rescues a young woman who is being attacked by samurai. This incident le...
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The Ninja Vixens II: Veil of Illusions
1990
The Ninja Vixens: The Kagero Squad
3/1
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