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Mitsuko Mito
Actor

Mitsuko Mito

23 Mar 1919Born
5 Apr 1981Died
62Age at death
135Credits

Biography

Mitsuko Mito (水戸光子 Mito Mitsuko, 23 March 1919 – 5 April 1981) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1973. Her real name was Mitsuko Sekiba.

In 1934, the year after she dropped out of Okazaki Municipal Girls' High School (now Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Kita High School), she moved from the Manpei Hotel in Nagoya to the Manpei Hotel in Atami where she was working. There, she was scouted by Shochiku director Isaburo Inoue, who happened to be staying at the hotel, and joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios .

In 1945, she married actor Morikawa Shin. She retired from acting and had a child, but divorced the following year.

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She returned to the big screen early in Omitsu no Endan, released in October of the same year. While she played cheerful, down-to-earth characters, after leaving Shochiku she also broadened her acting range by taking on dirty roles in films such as Woman, Osho, Outcome of War, Ugetsu Monogatari, and An Inn at Osaka.

She died of a liver tumor on April 5, 1981 at the age of 62.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 135 credits.

  1. 1973Men and War III: The Final ChapterFilm: Otaki
  2. 1971Men and War II: Land of Love and SorrowFilm: Otaki
  3. 1970Chiba Shusaku: Kendo MasshiguraSeries: キク (1 episode)
  4. 1970Men and War I: Prelude to DestinyFilm: Otaki
  5. 1970The Sunset is Calling MeFilm
  6. 1968Woman Gambler Is ComingFilm
  7. 1968Army IntelligenceFilm: Tamiko Yamamoto
  8. 1967Swift CurrentFilm
  9. 1967A Fallen WomanFilm: Makiko
  10. 1967Rebellion of JapanFilm
  11. 1966Ohana han: Dai ni buFilm: Teru Asao
  12. 1966Ohana hanFilm: Teru Asao
  13. 1966Wild GeeseFilm
  14. 1964Modern GentlemanFilm
  15. 1962Red Love, Green LoveFilm
  16. 1962Her Hidden PastFilm: Mrs. Kono
  17. 1962Kanpai! Sararīman shokunFilm
  18. 1962A Full LifeFilm: Harumi's mother-in-law
  19. 1962A Roaring TradeFilm
  20. 1961With Wife, Children, and FriendsFilm: Takiyo Sugawa
  21. 1961The Radiant PrinceFilm: Lady Kokiden
  22. 1961Love and LifeFilm: Teruyo Fuji
  23. 1960I Will Never ForgetFilm
  24. 1960Only She KnowsFilm
  25. 1960The Wandering PrincessFilm: Izumi
  26. 1959Tokyo OmnibusFilm
  27. 1959The Human WallFilm
  28. 1959A Storm ZoneFilm: Shizue Tashiro
  29. 1959BridgeFilm
  30. 1959The Song of the CartFilm
  31. 1959Ai no NoutanFilm
  32. 1959People Waiting for SpringFilm: Ritsu Yamamura
  33. 1958Face in the DarkFilm: Tomie
  34. 1958Hana no yukyo-denFilm
  35. 1958Ukiyo buroFilm: O-riku
  36. 1958Sorrow Is Only for WomenFilm
  37. 1957Chūzaisho nikkiFilm
  38. 1957The Beauty ExpertFilm
  39. 1957Akuma no kaoFilm
  40. 1957The Adventures of ChujiFilm: Otsugi
  41. 1957Haha to ko no madoFilm
  42. 1957The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful BatFilm
  43. 1957Hakuji no hitoFilm: Sagako Kuroki
  44. 1956New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and YoshitsuneFilm
  45. 1956I Will Buy YouFilm
  46. 19568:13 PMFilm
  47. 1956Zoku tenshi mo otoshi goroFilm
  48. 1956Tenshi mo otoshi goroFilm
  49. 1956Studio wa ōsawagiFilm
  50. 1956Asashio yushioFilm
  51. 1956Asataro the CrowFilm
  52. 1956Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2Film
  53. 1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandFilm: Oko (uncredited)
  54. 1955Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1Film
  55. 1955Mune yori mune niFilm: Yûko Uemura
  56. 1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleFilm: Oko
  57. 1955House of Many PleasuresFilm: Chiyoko
  58. 1955The Young LordFilm
  59. 1954The Young SwordsmanFilm
  60. 1954Fall of the Shogun's MilitiaFilm: Oren
  61. 1954Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoFilm: Oko
  62. 1954An Inn at OsakaFilm: Orika
  63. 1954The Golden DemonFilm: Akagashi
  64. 1954Kokoro no nichigetsuFilm
  65. 1953Zoku suna-e jubaku: YukijorōFilm
  66. 1953Suna-e jubakuFilm
  67. 1953Zoku Tange SazenFilm
  68. 1953Tange SazenFilm
  69. 1953DesireFilm
  70. 1953UgetsuFilm: Ohama
  71. 1952This Way, That WayFilm
  72. 1952Dedication of the Great BuddhaFilm
  73. 1952UshiwakamaruFilm: Tokiwa
  74. 1952Ghost Story: Passion in FukagawaFilm
  75. 1952Escape from the City of DeathFilm
  76. 1952AvalancheFilm: Tokie Kijima
  77. 1951The Man from the MoonFilm
  78. 1951Hibari no komoriutaFilm
  79. 1951Lantern Under a Full MoonFilm
  80. 1951The Tale of GenjiFilm: Aoi no ue

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