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Minken Karasawa

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Minken Karasawa is known for Message from Space (1978), Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983) and The Street Fighter (1974).
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    Known for

    Message from Space (1978)
    Message from Space
    4.9
    • Actor
    • 1978
    Hiroyuki Sanada and Hiroko Yakushimaru in Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
    Legend of the Eight Samurai
    6.4
    • Guide Samurai
    • 1983
    Shin'ichi Chiba in The Street Fighter (1974)
    The Street Fighter
    6.9
    • Warden Yamazaki
    • 1974
    Police Tactics (1974)
    Police Tactics
    7.3
    • Actor
    • 1974

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    • Seven Women in Prison (2017)
      Seven Women in Prison
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • 2017
    • Masahiro Takashima, Hiroshi Tamaki, and Miori Takimoto in Career (2016)
      Career
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • 2016
    • Heat (2015)
      Heat
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Taizo Kawanishi
      • 2015
    • Tenchû: Yami no Shiokinin (2014)
      Tenchû: Yami no Shiokinin
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • 2014
    • Ataru (2012)
      Ataru
      7.2
      TV Series
      • 2012
    • Kaeru no ôjosama (2012)
      Kaeru no ôjosama
      7.0
      TV Series
      • 2012
    • The Full Throttle Girl (2011)
      The Full Throttle Girl
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Tadayoshi samejima
      • 2011
    • The Woman Prosecutor of Kyôto (2003)
      The Woman Prosecutor of Kyôto
      TV Series
      • 2011
    • Genji: Days of the Blade (2006)
      Genji: Days of the Blade
      5.9
      Video Game
      • Master Kiichi Hogen (voice)
      • 2006
    • The Tax G-Men 13
      TV Movie
      • 2005
    • Kin'ya Kitaôji and Tsubasa Kobayashi in Lone Wolf and Cub (2002)
      Lone Wolf and Cub
      8.3
      TV Series
      • 2004
    • Yome wa mitsuboshi (2001)
      Yome wa mitsuboshi
      TV Series
      • 2001
    • Manatsu no Merry Christmas (2000)
      Manatsu no Merry Christmas
      6.8
      TV Series
      • 2000
    • Kyôtarô Nishimura's Travel Mystery 31
      TV Movie
      • 1997
    • Shin Hanshichi torimono chô (1997)
      Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
      7.1
      TV Series
      • 1997

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    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)

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