was a Japanese

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Career

Natsukawa was born in Tokyo and first appeared on stage at age seven. She joined the

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studio in 1927 and came to fame through such films as ''Kantsubaki'' and

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''. She married the song composer Nobuo Iida and retired from acting for a while, but returned to the screen with Shiro Toyoda's ''Kojima no haru''. She played many secondary roles on film and television after the war. Both her brother Daijirō Natsukawa and her daughter Kahoru Natsukawa took up acting.

Selected filmography

Film

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'' (1937) *'' Spring on Leper's Island'' (1940) *''

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'' (1953) *'' Be Happy, These Two Lovers'' (1953) *''

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'' (1954) *''Shuzenji Monagatari'' (1955),

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'' (1958)

Television

* '' Akō Rōshi'' (1964)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Natsukawa, Shizue 1909 births People from Tokyo 1999 deaths Japanese stage actresses Japanese silent film actresses 20th-century Japanese actresses Japanese television actresses Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon