Filmography
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Known For
Rashomon Masako Kanazawa (1950) -
Gate of Hell Kesa (1953) -
The Teahouse of the August Moon Lotus Blossom (1956) -
Known For
Sweet Sweat Umeko (1964) -
Actress
Haregi, koko ichiban (2000) -
Make-up Tsune Tsutano (1984)
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Haha taru koto wa jigoku no gotoku Miki Sawada (1981)
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Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977)
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Tora's Pure Love Aya Yagyû (1976) -
The Possessed Oshima (1976)
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Kinkanshoku Prime Minister's wife (1975)
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The Family Aiko Takasu (1974) -
Genkai yûkyôden: Yabure kabure Sue Yoshida (1970)
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Senba zuru Chikako Kurimoto (1969)
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![Chiisai tôbôsha]( "Chiisai tôbôsha")
Chiisai tôbôsha Yayoi Yamamura (1966) -
The Daphne Kikuko, Ueno, 1st Daughter (1966)
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![The Face of Another]( "The Face of Another")
The Face of Another Mrs. Okuyama (1966) -
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Sweet Sweat Umeko (1964)
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![Nyokei kazoku]( "Nyokei kazoku")
Nyokei kazoku Fujiyo Yajima (1963) -
Budda (1962)
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![Onna no issho]( "Onna no issho")
Onna no issho Kei (1962) -
![Shin no shikôtei]( "Shin no shikôtei")
Shin no shikôtei (1962) -
![Kurotokage]( "Kurotokage")
Kurotokage Mrs. Midorikawa (1962) -
![Buddha]( "Buddha")
Buddha Nandabala (1961) -
Kodachi o tsukau onna Ritsu Ikeda (1961)
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Onna no kunshô Shikiko Ohba (1961)
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Nuregami botan Kiyomigata no Omon (1961)
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The Age of Marriage Shizu, Takuo's wife (1961)
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![Oden jigoku]( "Oden jigoku")
Oden jigoku Oden Takahashi (1960) -
![The Woman Who Touched the Legs]( "The Woman Who Touched the Legs")
The Woman Who Touched the Legs Saya Shiozawa (1960) -
San'nin no kaoyaku Chizuru (1960)
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![Bonchi]( "Bonchi")
Bonchi Ofuku (1960) -
The Wandering Princess Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura) (1960)
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![A Woman's Testament]( "A Woman's Testament")
A Woman's Testament Omitsu (1960) -
![Floating Weeds]( "Floating Weeds")
Floating Weeds Sumiko (1959) -
![Odd Obsession]( "Odd Obsession")
Odd Obsession Ikuko / Wife (1959) -
![Jirôchô Fuji]( "Jirôchô Fuji")
Jirôchô Fuji Okatsu (1959) -
Yoru no togyo Ryoko Kashiwabara (1959)
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Onna to kaizoku Ayaginu / Oito (1959)
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Sasameyuki Sachiko (1959)
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Anata to watashi no aikotoba: Sayônara, konnichiwa Umeko Ichige (1959)
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Satsujin to kenjû (1958)
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Musume no boken (1958)
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Yoru no sugao Akemi (1958)
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Akasen no hi wa kiezu Nobuko Araki (1958)
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Ôsaka no onna Osen (1958)
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![Haha]( "Haha")
Haha Takako Ômachi (1958) -
![The Loyal 47 Ronin]( "The Loyal 47 Ronin")
The Loyal 47 Ronin Orui (spy) (1958) -
Kanashimi wa onna dakeni Michiko (1958)
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Yûrakuchô de aimashô Aya Koyanagi (1958)
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The Hole Nagako Kita (1957)
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![Night Butterflies]( "Night Butterflies")
Night Butterflies Mari (1957) -
![Jigoku bana]( "Jigoku bana")
Jigoku bana Sute (1957) -
Dancing Girl Chiyomi Hanamura (1957)
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Studio wa ten'yawan'ya (1957)
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Itohan monogatari Okatsu (1957)
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![The Teahouse of the August Moon]( "The Teahouse of the August Moon")
The Teahouse of the August Moon Lotus Blossom (1956) -
Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki Hagino (1956)
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![Street of Shame]( "Street of Shame")
Street of Shame Mickey (1956) -
Niji ikutabi Momoko Mizuhara (1956)
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![Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna]( "Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna")
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Tôjûrô no koi Okaji (1955)
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![Princess Yang Kwei-fei]( "Princess Yang Kwei-fei")
Princess Yang Kwei-fei Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) -
Bara ikutabika Sachiko Nonomiya (1955)
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Bazoku geisha Nobukichi (1954)
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![Sen-hime]( "Sen-hime")
Sen-hime Sen-hime (1954) -
Asakusa no yoru Setsuko Takashima (1954)
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Shunkin monogatari Shunkin (1954)
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Aru onna Yoko Hayazuki (1954)
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![Gate of Hell]( "Gate of Hell")
Gate of Hell Kesa (1953) -
![Older Brother, Younger Sister]( "Older Brother, Younger Sister")
Older Brother, Younger Sister Mon (1953) -
![Ugetsu]( "Ugetsu")
Ugetsu Lady Wakasa (1953) -
Kanojo no tokudane (1952)
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![Bijo to touzoku]( "Bijo to touzoku")
Bijo to touzoku Sakin (1952) -
Taki no Shiraito Taki no Shiraito (1952)
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Nagasaki No Uta Wa Wasureji Okumura, Ayako (1952)
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Daibutsu kaigen Mayame (1952)
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Asakusa kurenaidan Ryûko Beni (1952)
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![The Life of a Horsetrader]( "The Life of a Horsetrader")
The Life of a Horsetrader Yuki (1951) -
![Genji monogatari]( "Genji monogatari")
Genji monogatari Awaji no ue (1951) -
Mesu inu Emmy (1951)
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Joen no hatoba (1951)
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Jiyû gakkô Yuri (1951)
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Koi no Oranda-zaka Chigusa (1951)
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Clothes of Deception Kimicho (1951)
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Hi no tori (1950)
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![Rashomon]( "Rashomon")
Rashomon Masako Kanazawa (1950) -
Fukkatsu Yukiko Ohara (1950)
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The Motherland Far Far Away Mari, daughter (1950)
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Chijin no ai Naomi (1949)
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ActressHana kurabe tanuki-goten Aiai, witch (1949)
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Archive footage
![Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks]( "Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks")
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Archive footageEmpire of the Censors (1995)
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![The Ed Sullivan Show]( "The Ed Sullivan Show")
The Ed Sullivan Show (1956)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Was a dancer at the OSSK (Shouchiku, Shoujo Kageki of Osaka) before joining the DAIEI film company in 1949.
Quotes
[ On Marlon Brando, her co-star in The Teahouse of the August Moon ]: (Glenn) Ford and Brando are most different, Ford is quiet, very yawarakai (tender), Brando is like a small boy, but once he gets on the set he is all they say he is. He radiates, ...
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Yano Motoko
Osaka, Japan
Died
(age 95)
Tokyo, Japan
Height:
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