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Mari Okamoto is a Actor Japonaise born on 31 october 1954 at Tokyo (Japon)
Mari Okamoto (岡本 茉利, Okamoto Mari, born October 31, 1954) is a Japanese actress and voice actress.
In 1971, she had made her voice-acting debut in the anime cartoon series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, where she was credited as a guest. Her first major performances were in the two anime TV series Hana no Ko Lunlun and Yatterman. From the 1970s to the 1980s, she appeared in many anime works produced by Tatsunoko Production.
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Despite being born in Tokyo, Okamoto was actually raised in Hirakata, Osaka, where she also spent her elementary-school years. In 1961, she made her debut for performing arts activities in comedy. In 1970, she moved back to Tokyo, with subsequent transfer to the headquarters of the city, where she changed her name from "Noda Mutsumi" to her current name. In 1971, she starred in the comedy film Tora-san's Love Call, as an extra.In 1971, she had made her voice-acting debut in the anime cartoon series The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, where she was credited as a guest. Her first major performances were in the two anime TV series Hana no Ko Lunlun and Yatterman. From the 1970s to the 1980s, she appeared in many anime works produced by Tatsunoko Production.
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The Wizard of Oz (1982)
, 1h18Directed by Fumihiko Takayama
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Le pays d'Oz, Political films, Children's films
Actors Mari Okamoto, Ichirō Nagai, Masashi Amenomori, Jōji Yanami, Naoki Tatsuta, Taeko Nakanishi
Roles Dorothy Gale (voice)
Rating65%
Alors que son oncle et sa tante sont partis pour la ville, la jeune Dorothée est emportée avec sa maison par un puissant cyclone. A son réveil, elle découvre qu'elle est arrivée dans un étrange pays du nom d'Oz...
Fumoon (1980)
, 1h31Directed by Osamu Tezuka
Genres Science fiction, Animation
Actors Kōsei Tomita, Chikao Ōtsuka, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hiroki Suzuki, Kenyu Horiuchi, Mari Okamoto
Roles Rococo (voice)
Rating71%
Dans un monde futuriste, la Terre est devenue un monde extrêmement pollué, à cause notamment des armes nucléaires. Sur Batei, une île au milieu de l’océan, se sont installés les Fumoons, des "nouveaux humains" à l'apparence de petits être bleus engendrés par la pollution. Ils ont créés leur base dans les profondeurs de l’île, belle et florissante autrefois, mais dont la surface est aujourd’hui un désert pollué par des guerres entre plusieurs nations qui voulaient la posséder...
Nomugi Pass (1979)
, 2h34Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Shinobu Ōtake, Mieko Harada, Rentarō Mikuni, Takeo Chii, Mari Okamoto, Tanie Kitabayashi
Rating69%
An indictment of the treatment of Meiji period silkworkers by their employers.
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
, 1h47Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kaori Momoi, Chieko Baishō, Michiyo Kogure, Masami Shimojō, Chishū Ryū
Rating63%
Tora-san convinces the hesitant Hitomi to go through with her plans to marry her intended spouse.
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
, 1h44Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kyōko Kagawa, Herb Edelman, Chieko Baishō, Masami Shimojō, Hiroko Hayashi
Rating66%
Tora-san returns to his family's home in Shibamata, Tokyo, to find a large American peddler living in his room, leading to various conflicts. As Tora-san struggles through his love with the local Madonna (references?) the American admits to falling for Sakura. Ultimately the two men find they have more in common than they thought.
, 1h5Origin Chine
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Films about dragons
Actors Masako Nozawa, Chikao Ōtsuka, Ichirō Nagai, Norio Wakamoto, Banjō Ginga, Junko Hori
Roles Little girl (voice)
Rating76%
The film is an adaptation of a story in Chinese mythology (in particular, the epic fantasy novel Fengshen Bang) about the warrior deity Nezha, who became a student of the immortal Taiyi Zhenren. The main part of the story revolves around Nezha's feud with Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, whom he angers through the killing of Ao Bing, Ao Guang's third son. Through bravery and wit, Nezha finally breaks into the Dragon King's underwater palace and successfully defeats him.
Message from Space (1978)
, 1h45Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Sonny Chiba, Akira Oda, Vic Morrow, Philip Casnoff, Tetsurō Tanba, Hiroyuki Sanada
Roles Meia Long (voice)
Rating48%
The peaceful planet of Jillucia in the Andromeda galaxy, has been conquered by the steel-skinned warriors of the Gavanas Empire, whom have turned the planet into a military fortress. Kido, leader of the tribes of Jillucia, sends out eight Liabe Seeds to find those who can liberate their planet. Kido's granddaughter, Princess Emeralida, and the warrior Urocco follow the seeds into space.
Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
, 1h47Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishō, Nana Kinomi, Tetsuya Takeda, Masami Shimojō, Chishū Ryū
Rating60%
Tora-san returns from his travels throughout Japan to his family's home in Tokyo to find his uncle recovering from an illness. After a family fight erupts, he returns to the road and becomes friends with Tomekichi. When the pair come to Tokyo, they both fall in love with stage dancers.
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
, 1h39Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishō, Kanjūrō Arashi, Masami Shimojō, Chishū Ryū, Akira Terao
Rating67%
Tora-san returns to his family home in Shibamata, Tokyo, but soon leaves again due to squabbles involving a dog they have named Tora-san. During his travels in Shikoku, Tora-san makes the acquaintance of a descendant of a local daimyō. The old man asks Tora-san to find his son's widow in Tokyo, whom he had previously alienated.
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
, 1h35Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishō, Masatoshi Nakamura, Shiho Fujimura, Shinobu Ōtake, Masami Shimojō
Rating65%
Tora-san plays at matchmaker, trying to arrange a romance between Ryōsuke and Sachiko. His advice proves disastrous and Tora-san instead falls in love with Ryōsuke's sister.
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
, 1h48Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishō, Tetsuya Takeda, Kaori Momoi, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Mari Okamoto
Roles Ramen Shop Girl
Rating72%
Trois inconnus se lancent dans un road-trip à Hokkaido.
Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)
, 1h43Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Machiko Kyō, Chieko Baishō, Fumi Dan, Masami Shimojō, Chishū Ryū
Roles Sayuri
Rating67%
When Tora-san's infatuation with his nephew's school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again. When he returns, he falls in love with the teacher's mother, who has a terminal illness.
, 1h49Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishō, Kiwako Taichi, Jūkichi Uno, Masami Shimojō, Yoshiko Okada
Rating71%
During his travels, Tora-san meets Ikenouchi, a drunken old man whom he assumes is poor and homeless. Tora-san takes the old man home. When he wakes up, Ikenouchi begins ordering Tora-san's family around in such an authoritarian manner that no one can muster the courage to suggest he leave. On the road again, Tora-san meets Botan, a geisha who has lost her life savings to a dishonest customer. He and his family's neighbor are determined to help her out. It later turns out that Ikenouchi is a famous artist and a drawing he has made for Tora-san is worth ¥70,000.
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
, 1h54Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishō, Chishū Ryū, Takanobu Hozumi, Takashi Shimura, Mari Okamoto
Roles Sayuri
Rating71%
Hoping to find rest from his wandering life, Tora-san returns home. He becomes infatuated with a widow and leaves to travel again, keeping his feelings secret.
It's Tough Being a Man (1969)
Directed by Yōji Yamada
Genres Comedy
Actors Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishō, Chishū Ryū, Takashi Shimura, Hisashi Igawa, Tatsuo Matsumura
Roles Sakura Suwa
Rating68%
Tora-San, un colporteur ambulant qui est expulsé de la maison de son père vingt ans auparavant mais renoue avec sa tante, son oncle et sa sœur Sakura. Tora fait des ravages dans leur vie, comme se saouler et faire l'idiot lors d'une réunion de mariage et ruiner la chance de Sakura d'épouser quelqu'un, tout en étant une vraie douleur pour ceux qui l'entourent. Il y a aussi un côté sentimental chez lui, et la meilleure façon de le décrire est qu'il grandit avec vous.