was a Japanese actress.
Her birth name was Shimizu Yoshiko. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1931 and 1961. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1961 at the age of 42.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Million Ryo Pot
is a 1935 black and white Japanese comedy film directed by Sadao Yamanaka and starring Denjirō Ōkōchi.
Cast
* Denjirō Ōkōchi: Tange Sazen
* Kiyozo: Ofuji
* Kunitaro Sawamura: Genzaburo Yagyu
* Reisaburo Yamamoto: Yokichi
* Minoru Taka ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Fallen Blossoms
, also titled ''Flowers Have Fallen'' and ''The Blossoms Have Fallen'', is a 1938 Japanese drama film directed by Tamizō Ishida, based on a play by Kaoru Morimoto.
Plot
Set within a Kyoto geisha house against the backdrop of the 1864 Kinmon i ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Sanshiro Sugata'' (1943)
* ''
Ginza Cosmetics
is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. It is based on a novel by Tomoichirō Inoue.
Plot
''Ginza Cosmetics'' follows the life of hostess Yukiko, single mother of a young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza.
Cast
* Kinuy ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Repast'' (1951)
* ''
Life of a Woman
is a 1953 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo
was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and writer, who directed 48 films and wrote scripts for 238. His best known films as a director include ''Childr ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Love Letter
A love letter is an expression of love in written form. However delivered, the letter may be anything from a short and simple message of love to a lengthy explanation and description of feelings.
History
One of the oldest references to a lo ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Entotsu no mieru basho
, also titled ''Four Chimneys'', is a 1953 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. Based on a novel by Rinzō Shiina, ''Where Chimneys Are Seen'' is regarded as one ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Onna no Koyomi
is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Seiji Hisamatsu based on the short story collection by the Japanese woman writer Sakae Tsuboi. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Kinuyo Tanaka as Michi Saeki
* Yōko Sugi as Kuniko Hy ...
'' (1954)
References
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1918 births
1961 deaths
Japanese film actresses
People from Osaka
20th-century Japanese actresses
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