Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Actor

Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
September 30, 1947

Biography

Kazuko Shirakawa (born September 30, 1947) is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films during the 1970s. She appeared in Nikkatsu's first film in the Roman Porno series, Apartment Wife (1971), and is considered the first of the three "Nikkatsu Queens" of the 1970s. After 1976 she embarked on a successful career in mainstream film.

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Kazuko Shirakawa 1
Kazuko Shirakawa 2
Kazuko Shirakawa 3

Representative Works

Apartment Wife: Night of the Rape
Apartment Wife: Night of the Rape
9.0
/ Japanese
Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon
Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon
5.0
/ Japanese
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine
7.6
/ Japanese
That's Roman Porno: Smile of Goddesses
That's Roman Porno: Smile of Goddesses
3.8
/ Japanese
Radiance
Radiance
6.5
/ Japanese
After Life
After Life
7.2
/ Japanese
Mitsugetsu
Mitsugetsu
6.5
/ Japanese
Picture of Spring
Picture of Spring
6.0
/ Japanese
Housewife's Afternoon Delight
Housewife's Afternoon Delight
3.5
/ Japanese
I Will Never Forgive
I Will Never Forgive
4.5
/ Japanese
Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
5.0
/ Japanese
Dawn of the Felines
Dawn of the Felines
6.1
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Apartment Wife: Night of the Rape
1973Winner

Best Performance

Apartment Wife: Night of the Rape

Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon
1971Nominee

Best Performance

Apartment Wife: Affair in the Afternoon

Vengeance Is Mine
1979Winner

Best Performance

Vengeance Is Mine

Career Highlights

That's Roman Porno: Smile of Goddesses
1988Highlight

Best Performance

That's Roman Porno: Smile of Goddesses

Radiance
2017Highlight

Best Performance

Radiance

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