About Michiko Kuwano
Lived 1915 – 1946 (aged 31). Michiko Kuwano was a Japanese actor and film actor.
was a Japanese film actress.
Biography
Michiko Kuwano was born on in the former municipality of Shiba ward, which is now located in the Minato ward in Tokyo. Her father was a chef, and her mother died when she was four years old. After graduating from Mita High School in 1932, she first worked as a "sweets girl" for Morinaga & Company before entering the Shochiku film studios in 1934. In addition to many films directed by Shimizu, she starred in films by Yasujirō Ozu and Yasujirō Shimazu. In 1946, she collapsed on the set of Kenji Mizoguchi's Victory of Women.
Selected filmography 1934: Eclipse 1936: Mr. Thank You 1937: What Did the Lady Forget? 1939: A Brother and His Younger Sister 1940: The Legend of Tank Commander Nishizumi 1942: Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family 1946: Victory of Women
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Who was Michiko Kuwano?
actress (1915-1946)
When was Michiko Kuwano born?
Michiko Kuwano was born on 4 January 1915 in Tokyo, Shiba-ku.
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Michiko Kuwano died on 1 April 1946 in Tokyo.
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Michiko Kuwano was an actor and film actor.
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Michiko Kuwano was Japanese.
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