Komaki Kurihara
Biography
Komaki Kurihara, born on 14 March 1945 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese film actress. She began her screen career in 1967 and has appeared in thirty films, with a total of forty‑nine credited roles listed in film databases. Kurihara’s most noted performance was in the 1974 film Sandakan No. 8, which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. In addition to acting, she served on the jury of the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975 and again on the jury of the 12th Moscow International Film Festival in 1981. She is also known by the stage name 栗原小巻 and the transliteration Комаки Курихара.
Career overview
Komaki Kurihara (栗原小巻) was born on 14 March 1945 in Tokyo, Japan. She began her screen career in 1967 and, according to the available record, has appeared in thirty films over the ensuing decades. The Japanese actress is listed under the stage name 栗原小巻 and is also known by the transliteration Комаки Курихара. Her professional profile records forty‑nine credited appearances across film and television, reflecting a sustained presence in the industry.
Among Kurihara’s most prominent roles is her starring performance in the 1974 film Sandakan No. 8, a work that was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. Her standing in the international cinema community was further recognized when she served as a jury member at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975 and again at the 12th edition of the same festival in 1981. These engagements illustrate her involvement not only as a performer but also as a participant in the evaluation of global film art.
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- Boat to the Moon (2014) as Chinatsu Sasanami
- 1914 Maboroshino Tōkyō ~ yomigaeru modan toshi ~ (2014)
- The Man Who Wipes Mirrors (2003)
- Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran (2000)
- Bell of Purity Temple (1991)
- War and Youth (1991) as Yasuko Kazami
- あぶない！財テク主婦の株体験 (1990)
- Flower Season (1990)
- A Step (1988) as Keiko
- Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985) as Machiko
- 黒の回廊 (1984) as 土方悦子
- Eternal Monument (1982) as Teacher Miyagi
- Sekigahara (1981) as Garasha Hosokawa
- Air Crew (1980) as Kumiko Morimitsu
- The Three Undelivered Letters (1979) as Noriko
- Rika (1979)
- Ōgon no Hibi (1978) as Mio
- Kyukei no Koya (1978) as Kumiko Nogami
- Lord Mito (1978) as Yumi
- Mount Hakkoda (1977) as Hatsuko Kanda (Captain Kanda's wife)
- The Apple of My Eye (1976) as film festival participant
- Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
- Melodies of a White Night (1976) as Юко
- The Fossil (1975) as Kiyoko Itsuki
- Waga seishun no toki (1975)
- Sandakan No. 8 (1974) as Keiko Mitani
- Moscow, My Love (1974) as Yuriko
- Long Journey into Love (1973)
- Unknown Comrade (1972)
- Fossil (1972) as Kiyoko Kazuki
- The Long Darkness (1972) as Shino
- Inn of Evil (1971) as Omitsu
- The Wolves (1971) as Niece
- Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971) as Cho Zuiho
- Love and Death (1971) as Natsuko Nakada
- World of Two (1970)
- Mominoki wa Nokotta (1970) as Tayo
- Live Again Tomorrow (1970) as 刈由まき
- Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) as Cho Zuiho
- Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970) as Haruko
- The Magoichi Saga (1969) as Komichi
- Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator (1969) as Hisako Kobayashi
- Family of Three (1968)
- Young People (1968)
- Three Sisters (1967) as Nagai Yuki
- Kotoshi no Koi (1967)
- ゴメスの名はゴメス (1967)
- Gomez's Name is Gomez (1967) as Rika
- Comeback