About Michiyo Aratama
Lived 1930 – 2001 (aged 71). Michiyo Aratama was a Japanese actor and film actor.
was a Japanese film and stage actress.
Biography After graduating from the Takarazuka Music and Dance School, Aratama joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1945. She gave her film debut in 1951, but it was not before 1955 that she left the Takarazuka Revue, signing first with Nikkatsu film studios, then, after her contract expired, with Toho. Aratama never married. Kesa Gozen NHK Taiga drama 1972 Shin Heike Monogatari Gion no Nyogo NHK Taiga drama 1976 Kaze to Kumo to Niji to Masako NHK Taiga drama
Awards 1959 Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Human Condition and Watashi wa kai ni naritai 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress for The Human Condition 1961 Mainichi Film Concour for Best Supporting Actress for The End of Summer and Minami no kaze to nami
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Who was Michiyo Aratama?
Japanese actress (1930–2001)
When was Michiyo Aratama born?
Michiyo Aratama was born on 15 January 1930 in Nara.
When did Michiyo Aratama die?
Michiyo Aratama died on 17 March 2001 in Tokyo.
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Michiyo Aratama was an actor and film actor.
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Michiyo Aratama was Japanese.
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