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Yûko Mochizuki(1917-1977)

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Writer
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Yûko Mochizuki in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
A kabuki theatre-inflected story about a poor village whose people have to be carried to a nearby mountain to die once they get old.
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Yûko Mochizuki was born on 28 January 1917 in Kanagawa, Japan. She was an actress and director, known for A Japanese Tragedy (1953), Bangiku (1954) and Rice (1957). She died on 1 December 1977 in Japan.
BornJanuary 28, 1917
DiedDecember 1, 1977(60)
BornJanuary 28, 1917
DiedDecember 1, 1977(60)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins

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Yûko Mochizuki and Teiji Takahashi in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Danko Ichikawa, Yûko Mochizuki, Keiko Ogasawara, Teiji Takahashi, and Kinuyo Tanaka in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Danko Ichikawa, Yûko Mochizuki, and Keiko Ogasawara in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Yûko Mochizuki, Teiji Takahashi, and Kinuyo Tanaka in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Yûko Mochizuki, Teiji Takahashi, and Kinuyo Tanaka in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Yûko Mochizuki, Teiji Takahashi, and Kinuyo Tanaka in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Yûko Mochizuki in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Yûko Mochizuki and Kinuyo Tanaka in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Yûko Mochizuki in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

Known for

A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
A Japanese Tragedy
7.4
  • Haruko Inoue
  • 1953
Bangiku (1954)
Bangiku
7.4
  • Tomi
  • 1954
Rice (1957)
Rice
7.0
  • Yone Yasuda
  • 1957
Kwaidan (1964)
Kwaidan
7.9
  • Minokichi's mother (segment "Yuki-Onna")
  • 1964

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Actress

  • Toshirô Mifune and Shima Iwashita in Red Lion (1969)
    Red Lion
    • Ume
    • 1969
  • Inazuma
    • 1967
  • Hot Air
    • TV Movie
    • 1966
  • Kwaidan (1964)
    Kwaidan
    • Minokichi's mother (segment "Yuki-Onna")
    • 1964
  • Kigeki: Yôki-na mibôjin
    • Hamako Ogata
    • 1964
  • Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni (1962)
    Kanashimi wa itsumo haha ni
    • 1962
  • Yûzô Kayama and Akira Takarada in Different Sons (1961)
    Different Sons
    • Mother
    • 1961
  • The End of Summer (1961)
    The End of Summer
    • Farmer's wife
    • 1961
  • Kusa wo karu musume (1961)
    Kusa wo karu musume
    • Sodeko
    • 1961
  • 'Nendo no omen' yori: kaachan (1961)
    'Nendo no omen' yori: kaachan
    • Wife Oyuki
    • 1961
  • Abarenbô taishô (1960)
    Abarenbô taishô
    • 1960
  • Salary man Mejiro Sanpei: Teishu no tameiki no maki
    • Fumiko Mejiro
    • 1960
  • Ai to kibô no machi (1959)
    Ai to kibô no machi
    • Kuniko
    • 1959
  • Epuron obasan
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Ballad of the Cart (1959)
    Ballad of the Cart
    • Seki
    • 1959

Director

  • Onaji taiyô no shita de
    • Director
    • 1962

Writer

  • Onaji taiyô no shita de
    • Writer
    • 1962

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  • Alternative name
    • Mieko Mochizuki
  • Born
    • January 28, 1917
    • Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • December 1, 1977
    • Japan(undisclosed)

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