| Etsuko Shihomi | |
| Native Name: | 志穂美 悦子 |
| Native Name Lang: | jpn |
| Birth Name: | Etsuko Shiomi 塩見悦子 |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Saidaiji, Okayama, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Other Names: | Sue Shiomi Etsuko Nagabuchi (長渕悦子) |
| Occupation: | Actress, martial artist |
| Years Active: | 1973–1987 |
| Spouse: | Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi |
| Children: | Ayane (actress) Wataru Nagabuchi (rapper) Ren Nagabuchi (race car driver) |
| Website: | nagabuchietsuko.com |
, now known by her married name, (born October 29, 1955[1] in Okayama City, Japan as) is a Japanese actress and martial artist who appeared in several Japanese martial arts films and samurai film and TV productions of the 1970s and 1980s.
A skilled martial artist trained in Karate, Kenjitsu and Shorinji Kempo Etsuko was a member of Sonny Chiba's "Japan Action Club" (JAC) and appeared in several film and TV productions with Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, and other members of the JAC, including her big screen debut in Bodyguard Kiba 2 (1973), The Street Fighter (1974), Shorinji Kempo also known misleadingly as Killing Machine (1975), The Gorilla Seven TV series (1975), The Defensive Power of Aikido (1975), Shogun's Samurai (aka The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy) (1978), The Yagyu Conspiracy TV series (1978), Message from Space (1978), Shadow Warriors I-V TV series (1980–1985), Shogun's Ninja (1980), Roaring Fire (1982), and Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983).
Etsuko was also the lead in a number of films and TV series, starring in the Sister Street Fighter trilogy (1974–1975), The 13 Steps of Maki (1975), The Magnificent Chase (1975), Dragon Princess (1976), Lethal Woman: Fifth Level Fist (1976), the Yagyu Jubei Abaretabi TV series (1982–1983) where she reprised her role as Akane Yagyū alongside Sonny Chiba as Jūbei Yagyū from Shogun's Samurai (1978) and The Yagyu Conspiracy (1978), and The Second is a Christian (1985) an action comedy about a nun who becomes the successor to the head of a Yakuza group.
Along with her work in numerous contemporary martial arts and period samurai films and TV programs, Etsuko also appeared in tokusatsu superhero productions like Kikaider 01 (1973–1974) and Moonlight Mask (aka The Moon Mask Rider) (1981), investigative dramas such as Detective of Tomorrow (1977) and Detectives of Rumour: Tommy And Matsu (1979), fantasy films like Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (1977) and Exchange Students (1982), and mysteries like The Atami Murder Case (1986).
Etsuko also had a singing career from 1975 to 1984, although her last solo album, Three Dimension, was also released on CD in 1985. Two books were released relating to her in the 1970s and 1980s.
Etsuko met singer-actor Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi on the set of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo film Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986), when she was around 30 years old. She retired from acting after marrying him the following year, in 1987, when she was 31.[2] Their daughter Ayane Nagabuchi is also an actress.
After her retirement, Etsuko stayed out of the limelight but returned to the public eye in 2011 with the release of her photography book Flower Arrangement INSPIRE and has been involved in charity work. She has written subsequent books on flower arrangement and made a number of public appearances, with the proceeds also being donated to charities.
| Release | Title | Role | Billing | Category | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973.05.24 | Bodyguard Kiba (ボディガード牙) | Double for Yayoi Watanabe (渡辺やよいの吹き替え ※ノンクレジット) | ||||
| 1973.10.13 | Bodyguard Kiba 2 (ボディガード牙 必殺三角飛び) | Maki (マキ) | ||||
| 1974.02.02 | The Street Fighter (激突! 殺人拳) | Nachi Shikenbaru (志堅原奈智) | ||||
| 1974.08.31 | Sister Street Fighter (女必殺拳) | Kōryū Li (李紅竜) | ||||
| 1974.11.22 | The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (逆襲! 殺人拳) | Kahō (火鳳) | ||||
| 1974.12.07 | (女必殺拳 危機一発) | Kōryū Li (李紅竜) | ||||
| 1974.12.28 | The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (直撃地獄拳 大逆転) | Kumiko (紅美湖) | ||||
| 1975.02.15 | The Killing Machine (少林寺拳法) | Miho Tomoda (友田美穂) | ||||
| 1975.03.08 | Young Nobility: Maki of the 13 Steps (若い貴族たち 13階段のマキ) | Maki Hyūga (日向真樹) | ||||
| 1975.04.26 | The Magnificent Chase (華麗なる追跡) | Shinobu Yashiro (矢代忍) | ||||
| 1975.07.05 | The Bullet Train (新幹線大爆破) | Telephone operator (電話交換手) | ||||
| 1975.08.09 | Karate Bullfighter (けんか空手 極真拳) | Geisha (芸者 ※ノンクレジット) | ||||
| 1975.08.30 | The Return of the Sister Street Fighter (帰ってきた女必殺拳) | Kōryū Li (李紅竜) | ||||
| 1975.11.22 | The Defensive Power of Aikido (激突! 合気道) | Sanae Ozaki (尾崎早苗) | ||||
| 1976.01.31 | Dragon Princess (必殺女拳士) | Yumi Higaki (桧垣由美美) | ||||
| 1976.04.10 | Karate Warriors (子連れ殺人拳) | Fisherman (漁師 ※ノンクレジット) | ||||
| 1976.05.29 | Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (女必殺五段拳) | Kiku Nakagawa (中川菊) | ||||
| 1976.05.29 | Festival Champ (お祭り野郎 魚河岸の兄弟分) | Kiyoko Ebihara (海老原清子) | ||||
| 1977.02.11 | Soul of Chiba (激殺! 邪道拳) | Liho (梨花) | ||||
| 1977.09.15 | (ゴルゴ13 九竜の首) | Lin Ling (林玲) | ||||
| 1977.11.26 | Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye (BLACK JACK 瞳の中の訪問者) | Kyōko Nanbu (南部京子) | ||||
| 1978.01.21 | Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (柳生一族の陰謀) | Akane Yagyū (柳生茜) | ||||
| 1978.04.29 | Message from Space (宇宙からのメッセージ) | Emeralida (エメラリーダ) | ||||
| 1979 | Hong Kong Connection (ホンコン・コネクション) | Female spy Emeralida Shihomi (女性スパイ エメラリーダ志穂美) | ||||
| 1979.07.14 | The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (金田一耕助の冒険) | Apartment neighbor (アパートの隣人) | ||||
| 1979.09.08 | Pepper '80 (ピーマン８０) | Detective Shiho Yamaguchi (山口志保刑事) | ||||
| 1980.11.15 | Shogun's Ninja (忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫) | Ai-Lian (愛蓮) | ||||
| 1981.03.14 | Moonlight Mask (月光仮面) | Ikuko Makimura (巻村幾子) | ||||
| 1981.08.08 | Roaring Fire (吼えろ鉄拳) | Chihiro Hinohara (日野原千尋) | ||||
| 1981.11.07 | The Kamikaze Adventurer (冒険者カミカゼ -ADVENTURER KAMIKAZE-) | Sommelière (ソムリエール ※ノンクレジット) | ||||
| 1982.04.17 | Exchange Students (転校生) | Mitsuko Ōno (大野光子先生) | ||||
| 1982.10.19 | Fall Guy (蒲田行進曲) | Herself (本人) | ||||
| 1983.08.06 | Kabamaru the Ninja (伊賀野カバ丸) | Yūko Azuki (亜月裕子) | ||||
| 1983.12.10 | Legend of the Eight Samurai (里見八犬伝) | Keno Inusaka (犬坂毛野) | ||||
| 1984.08.04 | Kotaro to the Rescue (コータローまかりとおる!) | Benibara (紅バラ) | ||||
| 1984.10.06 | Shanghai Rhapsody (上海バンスキング) | Lin Zhuli (Lily) (林珠麗（リリー）) | ||||
| 1984.11.17 | The Audition (ザ・オーディション) | Reiko Nanase (七瀬玲子) | ||||
| 1985.09.14 | The Second is a Christian (二代目はクリスチャン) | Sister Kyōko (シスター今日子) | ||||
| 1986.04.26 | Cabaret (キャバレー) | Pub mama (パブのママ) | ||||
| 1986.06.07 | The Atami Murder Case (熱海殺人事件) | Tomoko Mizuno (水野朋子) | ||||
| 1986.12.20 | Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (男はつらいよ 幸福の青い鳥) | Miho Shimazaki (島崎美保) |
| Airdate | Title | Type | Role | Billing | Category | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973.09.28 | Suspense Series: Modern Witch Tale Murderous Love (サスペンスシリーズ 現代鬼婆考 殺愛) | TV anthology series – 1 episode | Old woman Shige's sister (老婆しげの妹) | Debut | |||
| 1973.12.08 - 1974.03.30 | Kikaider 01 (キカイダー01) | TV series – 17 episodes | Mari (Bijinder) (マリ (ビジンダー)) | ||||
| 1974.04.04 - 1974.09.26 | The Body-guard (ザ・ボディガード) | TV series | Jun Niimi (新見ジュン) | ||||
| 1975.04.04 - 1975.10.03 | The Gorilla Seven (ザ★ゴリラ7) | TV series | Michi Nagareya (流矢ミチ) | ||||
| 1975.08.11 | The Young Detective (刑事くん) | TV series – 1 episode | Yuka (ゆか) | ||||
| 1975.08.19 | Kenka Yasubei (けんか安兵衛) | TV series – 1 episode | Omame (お豆) | ||||
| 1975.10.10 - 1976.01.16 | Blazing Dragnet (燃える捜査網) | TV series – 14 episodes | Akiko Shiratori (白鳥アキ子) | ||||
| 1976.01.23 - 1976.03.26 | Emergency Line (大非常線) | TV series | Midori Katsuragi (桂木みどり) | ||||
| 1976.05.20 - 1976.10.07 | Nanairo Tongarashi (七色とんがらし) | TV series | Takeko (竹子) | ||||
| 1976.07.19 | The Young Detective (刑事くん) | TV series – 1 episode | Miki Inaba (稲葉みき) | ||||
| 1976.09.22 | Detective at Dawn (夜明けの刑事) | TV series – 1 episode | |||||
| 1976.10.02 - 1977.09.17 | Edo Dragnet (大江戸捜査網) | TV series – 38 episodes | Undercover Agent – Kaze (Oshin) (隠密同心・風（お新）) | ||||
| 1977.04.16 | J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (ジャッカー電撃隊) | TV series – 1 episode | Natsuko Ono (小野夏子) | ||||
| 1977.08.11 - 1977.08.18 | Shin Kawaramachi Higashiiru (新・河原町東入ル) | TV series – 2 episodes | Natsuko Ōkawara (大河原夏子) | ||||
| 1977.08.24 | New Detective at Dawn (新・夜明けの刑事) | TV series – 1 episode | Etsuko Shimura (志村悦子) | ||||
| 1977.10.05 - 1979.10.03 | Detective of Tomorrow (明日の刑事) | TV series | Detective Shiho Yamaguchi (山口志保刑事) | ||||
| 1977.10.09 - 1977.12.25 | Shingo Tondeke Torimonochō (新伍とんでけ捕物帳) | TV series | Miho Kanzaki (神崎美保) | ||||
| 1977.10.27 | Circus (サーカス) | TV anthology series – 1 episode | Ruriko Adachi (足立ルリ子) | ||||
| 1977.12.24 | Cases Files of Ningyo Sashichi (人形佐七捕物帳) | TV series – 1 episode | Koyuki (小雪) | ||||
| 1978.10.03 - 1979.06.26 | The Yagyu Conspiracy (柳生一族の陰謀) | TV series – 31 episodes | Akane Yagyū (柳生茜) | ||||
| 1978.10.06 - 1979.03.30 | Necchu Jidai (熱中時代) | TV series | Momoko Koito (小糸桃子) | ||||
| 1978.10.07 - 1979.03.31 | Sanshiro Sugata (姿三四郎) | TV series | Sumi Monma (Osumi) (門馬澄（お澄）) | ||||
| 1979.04.24 - 1979.09.25 | Yaruki Manman (やる気満々) | TV series | Mayumi (真弓) | ||||
| 1979.10.02 - 1980.03.25 | Sannan Sanjo Muko Ippiki III (三男三女婿一匹III) | TV series | Tsutae Katsura (桂つたえ) | ||||
| 1979.10.17 - 1980.09.03 | Detectives of Rumour: Tommy and Matsu (噂の刑事トミーとマツ) | TV series – 22 episodes | Sachiko Okano (岡野幸子) | ||||
| 1979.12.27 | Tejo o Kakeru (手錠をかけろ!) | TV series – 1 episode | Akiko Uno (宇野明子) | ||||
| 1980.03.29 | Kyo Maiko Satsujin Jiken: Kyofu no Uwaki Shuccho (京舞妓殺人事件 恐怖の浮気出張) | TV movie | |||||
| 1980.04.07 - 1980.10.27 | Roar! Doberman Cop (爆走！ドーベルマン刑事) | TV series – 13 episodes | Special Section Detective Kaoru Igarashi (五十嵐薫・特命課刑事) | ||||
| 1980.05.17 | Juni-sai no Haato ni Suberi Kome (11歳のハートにすべり込め!) | TV anthology series – 1 TV movie | |||||
| 1980.05.27 | Shadow Warriors (服部半蔵 影の軍団) | TV series – 1 episode | Kuromoji no Kirara (黒文字のキララ) | ||||
| 1980.09.02 - 1981.01.27 | Hitori Goi Futari Goi Minna Goi (一人来い二人来いみんな来い) | TV series | Takako (多佳子) | ||||
| 1980.09.18 | Umi Yo Ai no Kiseki O Yobe Tozasareta Shōnen no Kokoro Wa Yomigaeru Ka? (海よ愛の奇跡を呼べ 閉ざされた少年の心は甦るか？) | TV movie | |||||
| 1981.03.05 | Red Lightning: The Shadow Ninja Warriors Strategy to Save Shogun Yoshimune's Mother! 赤い稲妻 将軍吉宗の母を救え！影の忍者軍団決死の(秘)作戦) | TV movie | |||||
| 1981.03.10 | Yagyu Abaretabi (柳生あばれ旅) | TV series – 1 episode | Oyo Kashiwagi (柏木お葉) | ||||
| 1981.03.28 | Hitomi no Naka no Satsui Kekkonshitai Onna (瞳の中の殺意 結婚したい女) | TV movie | (土曜ワイド劇場) | ||||
| 1981.04.13 - 1981.07.20 | Ki ni Naru Tenshi-tachi (気になる天使たち) | TV series | Eri Hamao (浜尾衿(えり)) | ||||
| 1981.10.06 - 1982.03.30 | Shadow Warriors II (影の軍団II) | TV series – 9 episodes | Misato Shiina (椎名美里) | ||||
| 1982.01.01 | Okubo Hikozaemon: The Obstinate Old Man (天下御免の頑固おやじ 大久保彦左衛門) | TV movie | Onaka (お仲) | ||||
| 1982.02.05 | Onmitsu Kuzure II: Lullaby From Hell (隠密くずれII 地獄の子守唄) | TV movie | Shizu (志津) | ||||
| 1982.04.06 - 1982.09.28 | Shadow Warriors III (影の軍団III) | TV series – 15 episodes | Tezuma no Ochō (手妻のお蝶) | ||||
| 1982.06.16 | Kirisute Gomen! (斬り捨て御免!) | TV series – 1 episode | Osae (お冴) | ||||
| 1982.10.19 - 1983.04.26 | Yagyu Jubei Abaretabi (柳生十兵衛あばれ旅) | TV series – 26 episodes | Akane Yagyū (柳生茜) | ||||
| 1983.04.11 | Apron Obasan (エプロンおばさん) | TV series – 1 episode | Haruko (春子) | ||||
| 1983.06.21 | Tenshi no Fukushū (天使の復讐) | TV movie | |||||
| 1983.09.26 | Pounding Policewoman (どきどき婦警さん) | TV movie | |||||
| 1983.10.10 - 1983.11.04 | Seishun Zengofukaku (青春前後不覚) | TV series | |||||
| 1983.11.14 | Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門) | TV series – 1 episode | Teru-hime / Komatayū Ichimura (dual role) (照姫・市村駒太夫（二役）) | ||||
| 1984.01.04 | Wonderful Circus Guy (素晴らしきサーカス野郎) | TV movie | Yukari (ゆかり) | ||||
| 1984.02.17 | Bark at the Sun! (太陽にほえろ!) | TV series – 1 episode | Keiko Matsumoto (松本圭子) | ||||
| 1984.07.06 - 1984.10.05 | Kinyōbi no Tsuma-tachi e II, Otoko-tachi yo, Genki Kai? (金曜日の妻たちへII、男たちよ、元気かい？) | TV series | Chika Ōishi (大石千佳) | ||||
| 1984.10.07 | Oretachi no Atsui Kaze (俺たちの熱い風) | TV movie | |||||
| 1984.12.25 | Abare Kyūan (暴れ九庵) | TV series – 1 episode | Oyū (お夕) | ||||
| 1985.03.12 | Dark Window (暗い窓) | TV movie | Misuho Kishida (岸田瑞穂) | ||||
| 1985.04.02 - 1985.10.01 | Shadow Warriors IV (影の軍団IV) | TV series – 5 episodes | Oren (お蓮) | ||||
| 1985.05.23 | Abduction Scramble (誘拐スクランブル) | TV movie | |||||
| 1985.08.26 | Red Shadow: The Masked Ninja (仮面の忍者 赤影) | TV movie | Mai-hime (舞姫) | ||||
| 1985.10.07 - 1985.12.30 | Shadow Warriors: The End of an Era (影の軍団 幕末編) | TV series – 2 episodes | Oren (お蓮) | ||||
| 1986.01.02 | Tonderu Keishi (翔んでる警視) | TV movie | Mizue Shimura (志村みずえ) | ||||
| 1986.06.07 - 1986.08.16 | Oyako Game (親子ゲーム) | TV series | Kayo Mitsuishi (三石加代) | ||||
| 1987.04.08 - 1987.06.24 | Tekidōshi Sukidōshi (敵同志好き同志) | TV series | Michi Asai (浅井未知) | ||||
| 1987.04.22 | Soreyuke Kujaku Keishi (それゆけ孔雀警視) | TV movie | Shōko Ōgino (扇野笙子) | ||||
| 1987.08.28 - 1987.09.25 | Sutandobaimī Kimagure Hakusho (スタンドバイミー 〜気まぐれ白書〜) | TV series | Toshiko Kurata (倉田利子) |
| Dates | Title | Role | Billing | Theater | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981.07.03 - 1981.07.28 | Yagyu Jubei Makai Tensho (柳生十兵衛 魔界転生) | Shirō Amakusa (天草四郎) | Shinjuku Koma Theater (新宿コマ劇場) | |||
| 1981.07.03 - 1981.07.28 | Stuntman Story (スタントマン物語) | Shinjuku Koma Theater (新宿コマ劇場) | ||||
| 1982 - 1984 | The Big Adventure of The Fantastic Pirates (ゆかいな海賊大冒険) | Princess Miranda / Claire [3] (ミランダ王女 / クレア) | Shinjuku Koma Theater (新宿コマ劇場) | |||
| 1984 | Oh! I Feel Like a Sexy Boy (Oh | 気分は聖xy Boy) | Susie, George, Herbie (スージー、ジョージ、ハービー) | Theatre Apple (シアターアプル) | ||
| 1985 | The Drunken Duke (酔いどれ公爵) | Nathalie Galfan (ナタリー・ガルファン) | Shinjuku Koma Theater (新宿コマ劇場) | |||
| 1986.04.03 - 1986.04.27 | Adventure Youth Departure (アドベンチャー 青春の出発) | Shinjuku Koma Theater (新宿コマ劇場) | ||||
| 1986.04.03 - 1986.04.27 | Stuntman Love Story (スタントマン 愛の物語) | Shinjuku Koma Theater (新宿コマ劇場) | ||||
| 1986 | The Taming of the Shrew (じゃじゃ馬ならし) | Katherina (カタリーナ) | PARCO Theater (パルコ劇場) |
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