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Setsuko Hara
Actor

Setsuko Hara

17 Jun 1920Born
5 Sep 2015Died
95Age at death
90Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Setsuko Hara (June 17, 1920 – September 5, 2015) was a Japanese actress who appeared in six of Yasujirō Ozu's films, most notably as Noriko in the "Noriko Trilogy": Late Spring (1949), Early Summer (1951), and Tokyo Story (1953). Her other films for Ozu were Tokyo Twilight (1957), Late Autumn (1960), and finally The End of Summer in 1961.

She was born  Masae Aida in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture.

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She came to prominence as an actress at an early age, in the 1937 German-Japanese co-production Die Tochter des Samurai (Daughter of the Samurai), known in Japan as Atarashiki Tsuchi (The New Earth), directed by Arnold Fanck and Mansaku Itami.

She also starred in films by Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, and other prominent directors.

She was called "the Eternal Virgin" in Japan and is a symbol of the golden era of Japanese cinema of the 1950s. She suddenly quit acting in 1963 (the same year as Ozu's death), and led a secluded life in Kamakura, refusing all interviews and photographs. Her last major role was Riku, wife of Ōishi Yoshio, in the 1962 film Chushingura. She was the inspiration for the protagonist of the 2001 movie Millennium Actress.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 90 credits.

  1. 2023Noriko Setsuko 2Film: Noriko Setsuko
  2. 2023Noriko SetsukoFilm: Noriko Setsuko
  3. 2021Untitled # 7 : RareFilm
  4. 1962ChûshinguraFilm: Riku Oishi
  5. 1962Musume to watashiFilm
  6. 1961The End of SummerFilm: Akiko
  7. 1961Love and FascinationFilm
  8. 1960The Wayside PebbleFilm: Oren Aikawa
  9. 1960Late AutumnFilm: Akiko Miwa
  10. 1960Life of a Country DoctorFilm
  11. 1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherFilm: Sanae Soga
  12. 1959The Three TreasuresFilm: Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
  13. 1959A Woman's HeartFilm
  14. 1958Oban kanketsu henFilm: Kanako Arishima
  15. 1958Holiday in TokyoFilm
  16. 1958Woman UnveiledFilm
  17. 1957Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô henFilm: Kanako Arishima
  18. 1957The Last EscapeFilm: Tomiko
  19. 1957Zoku Ôban: Fûun henFilm: Kanako Arishima
  20. 1957The Chieko StoryFilm: Chieko Takamura
  21. 1957Tokyo TwilightFilm: Takako Numata
  22. 1957ÔbanFilm: Kanako Mori
  23. 1956A Brother and His SisterFilm: Akiko Mamiya
  24. 1956Women in PrisonFilm: Prison Officer
  25. 1956Three Youngmen and a Dream GirlFilm: Designer Matsukawa
  26. 1956Settlement of LoveFilm: Katsuko
  27. 1956Sudden RainFilm: Fumiko Namiki
  28. 1955Image of MotherFilm
  29. 1955Nobuko Rides on a CloudFilm: Mom
  30. 1954Sound of the MountainFilm: Ogata Kikuko
  31. 1953Tokyo StoryFilm: Noriko Hirayama
  32. 1953White FishFilm: Sachiko
  33. 1952Toki no teizo: SōshūbanFilm
  34. 1952Tokyo SweetheartFilm: Yuki
  35. 1952Kin no tamago: Golden GirlFilm
  36. 1952The Wind Blows TwiceFilm: Kanae Hisamatsu
  37. 1951RepastFilm: Michiyo Okamoto
  38. 1951Early SummerFilm: Noriko Mamiya
  39. 1951The IdiotFilm: Taeko Nasu
  40. 1950The Rainbow-Colored FlowerFilm: Teruko
  41. 1950Alps Story: The WildFilm
  42. 1950A Female Doctor's Examination RoomFilm: Fumiko Tajima
  43. 1950Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachiFilm
  44. 1949Late SpringFilm: Noriko Somiya
  45. 1949The Blue Mountains: Part IIFilm: Yukiko Shimazaki
  46. 1949The Blue Mountains: Part IFilm: Yukiko Shimazaki
  47. 1949Here's to the Young LadyFilm: Yasuko Ikeda
  48. 1948Kōfuku no genkaiFilm
  49. 1948A Woman in the Typhoon AreaFilm: Kuriko Sato
  50. 1948FujisanchoFilm
  51. 1948TemptationFilm: Takako
  52. 1947Three-Fingered DetectiveFilm
  53. 1947Onna dake no yoruFilm
  54. 1947The Ball at the Anjo HouseFilm: Atsuko Anjo
  55. 1947The Age of BeginningsFilm: Miyako Tomoda
  56. 1946No Regrets for Our YouthFilm: Yukie Yagihara
  57. 1946BeautyFilm: Keiko
  58. 1945Three Women of the NorthFilm
  59. 1945Until Victory DayFilm
  60. 1944The Cruel SeaFilm
  61. 1943Searing WindFilm: Kumiko Takagi
  62. 1943Toward the Decisive Battle in the SkyFilm
  63. 1943Suicide Troops of the WatchtowerFilm: Yoshiko
  64. 1943The Opium WarFilm
  65. 1942The War at Sea from Hawaii to MalayaFilm: Kikuko
  66. 1942Green EarthFilm
  67. 1942Young TeacherFilm: Tomiko Hirayama
  68. 1942Currents of YouthFilm: Makiko Yuijima
  69. 1942Sky of HopeFilm: Chizuko
  70. 1941Story of LeadershipFilm: Kuniko
  71. 1940The Sisters' AgreementFilm: Sachiko
  72. 1940A World of TwoFilm
  73. 1940The Snake PrincessFilm: Koto Hime
  74. 1940Wedding DayFilm: Yoshiko
  75. 1940Travels to the EastFilm: Showa Kinema Actress
  76. 1940Hikari to kage (Zenpen)Film
  77. 1940Hikari to kage (Kōhen)Film
  78. 1939Women in TokyoFilm: 君塚節子
  79. 1939The TownFilm: Sonomi Kihara
  80. 1939Shanghai Landing PartyFilm: Mingzhu - Chinese girl

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