is a Chinese-born Japanese actress. She has been nominated for four

Japanese Academy Awards The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ...

, and won the 1981 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role prize for her performance in ''

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''. She began her career as a film ingenue using the stage name Michiyo Yasuda, under which she scored major early successes with films such as '' A Fool's Love'' and numerous love stories and "samurai" period piece dramas.

Selected filmography

* ''

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is a 1966 Japanese ''chambara'' film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures). ''Zatoichi's Pilgrima ...

'' (1966) *'' A Fool's Love'' (1967) * ''

The Yoshiwara Story is a 1968 Japanese action film directed by Kazuo Mori. It stars Michiyo Yasuda. The film depicts the people of Yoshiwara from Onatsu's point of view. The Yoshiwara Story is one of the Hiroku series produced by Daiei. Plot *Source: Onatsu became ...

'' (1968) * ''

Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (also known as Left Fencer) is a 1969 Japanese samurai drama and action film, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. Michiyo Okusu plays the role of the one-eyed, one-armed swords-woman O-kin. This film follows in the series of films about Tange Sazen, b ...

'' (1969) * ''

Onna Gokuakuchō also known as Naked Ambition is a 1970 Japanese-Malaysian jidaigeki noir film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro. It is based on Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel ''Kyōfu Jidai''. All the characters in the film are villains. Kazuo Ikehiro said the film is h ...

'' (1970) * '' Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons'' (1973) * ''

'' (1980) * ''

Kagero-za is a 1981 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki and based on a novel by Kyōka Izumi. It forms the middle section of Suzuki's Taishō Roman Trilogy, preceded by ''Zigeunerweisen'' (1980) and followed by ''Yumeji'' (1991), surrealis ...

'' (1981) * ''Location'' (1984) * '' Shinran: Path to Purity'' (1987) * ''Bedtime Eyes'' (1987) * ''

Yumeji is a 1991 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is a semi-fictional account of poet and painter Takehisa Yumeji. It also forms the final part of Suzuki's Taishō ''Roman Trilogy'', preceded by ''Zigeunerweisen'' (1980) and ''Kage ...

'' (1991) * ''

Face The face is the front of an animal's head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may aff ...

'' (2000) * ''

Zatōichi is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' serie ...

'' (2003) * ''

Akame 48 Waterfalls is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Genjiro Arato. It is based on the novel of the same name by that was serialized in Bungakukai from November 1996 to October 1998. Awards and nominations 46th Blue Ribbon Awards * Won: Best Film * Won: Best Ac ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Spring Snow'' (2005) * ''The Two in Tracksuits'' (2008) * ''The Fallen Angel'' (2010) * '' Someday'' (2011) * ''I'm Flash!'' (2012) * ''I Never Shot Anyone'' (2020)

Honours

*Kinuyo Tanaka Award (2011)

References

External links

* 1946 births Living people Japanese actresses People from Tianjin Actresses from Tianjin {{Japan-actor-stub