was a Japanese stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1936 to 1967.
Career Graduating from the girls' school at Gakushuin, she married a businessman in 1909 and spent eight years in Moscow. In 1925, at the age of 35, she became an actress and then trained at the Tsukiji Shōgekijō. She appeared in many stage productions, most famously as Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard. She also appeared in films, including Tokyo Story, which was voted the best film of all time in a poll of film directors by Sight and Sound magazine.Directors’ 10 Greatest Films of All Time, Sight and Sound. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1947The Love of the Actress Sumako 1951The IdiotThe Tale of GenjiEarly SummerShige 1952The Life of OharuCarmen's Pure LoveHousemaid 1953Tokyo StoryTomi 1954The Garden of WomenSchoolmasterThe Princess SenYodo-dono 1955The Maid's KidHatsu's mother1957The Blue Sky Maiden 1958The Loyal 47 RoninOtaka 1959The Snow FlurryTomi 1960The Wandering Princess 1966 The Kii River
Honours Medal with Purple Ribbon (1956) Order of the Precious Crown, 4th Class, Wisteria (1965) Person of Cultural Merit (1966) Order of the Precious Crown, 3rd class, Butterfly (1974)
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