was a Japanese actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films between 1934 and 1991.

Career

After graduating from Kuki High School, Miyake joined the

Shochiku () is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all ...

film studios in 1934 and made her film debut the same year with ''Yume no sasayaki''. She starred in many films directed by

Yasujirō Ozu was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He began his career during the era of silent films, and his last films were made in colour in the early 1960s. Ozu first made a number of short comedies, before turning to more serious themes in t ...

, including ''

Late Spring is a 1949 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and written by Ozu and Kogo Noda, based on the short novel ''Father and Daughter'' (''Chichi to musume'') by the 20th-century novelist and critic Kazuo Hirotsu. The film was written and ...

'' and ''

Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Chishū Ryū and Chieko Higashiyama about an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. Upon release, it did not immediately gain international recogni ...

''. She also frequently appeared in television dramas.

Selected filmography

References

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* * 1916 births 1992 deaths Japanese film actresses Japanese television actresses People from Saitama (city) {{Japan-screen-actor-stub