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Mitsuko Yoshikawa

1901 – 1991

Japanese actress

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Lived 1901 – 1991 (aged 90). Mitsuko Yoshikawa was a Japanese actor and actress.

was a Japanese actress who played in over 250 films, often under the direction of Yasujirō Ozu and Hiroshi Shimizu.

She joined the Shochiku film studios in 1924 and gave her film debut in 1926 in Kujaku no hikari. After the war, she became a freelancer

Selected filmography 1926: Kujaku no hikari (dir. Jirō Yoshino) 1930: Story of Kinuyo (dir. Heinosuke Gosho) 1932: I Was Born, But... (dir. Yasujirō Ozu) 1933: Apart From You (dir. Mikio Naruse) 1933: Every-Night Dreams (dir. Mikio Naruse) 1934: A Mother Should Be Loved (dir. Yasujirō Ozu) 1934: Eclipse (dir. Hiroshi Shimizu) 1935: Burden of Life (dir. Heinosuke Gosho) 1936: The Only Son (dir. Yasujirō Ozu) 1936: The New Road (Part one) (dir. Heinosuke Gosho) 1937: What Did the Lady Forget? (dir. Yasujirō Ozu) 1937: Children in the Wind (dir. Hiroshi Shimizu) 1941: Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (dir. Yasujirō Ozu) 1941: Introspection Tower (dir. Hiroshi Shimizu) 1946: Aru yo no Tonosama (dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa) 1947: Record of a Tenement Gentleman (dir. Yasujirō Ozu) 1950: Akogare no Hawaii Kōro (dir. Torajirō Saitō) 1950: Wedding Ring (dir. Keisuke Kinoshita) 1955: Growing Up (dir. Heinosuke Gosho) 1962: Akitsu Springs (dir. Yoshishige Yoshida) 1984: The Funeral (dir. Juzo Itami)

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Who was Mitsuko Yoshikawa?

Japanese actress (1901-1991)

When was Mitsuko Yoshikawa born?

Mitsuko Yoshikawa was born on 21 June 1901 in Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo.

When did Mitsuko Yoshikawa die?

Mitsuko Yoshikawa died on 8 August 1991 in Tokyo.

What was Mitsuko Yoshikawa's occupation?

Mitsuko Yoshikawa was an actor and actress.

What nationality was Mitsuko Yoshikawa?

Mitsuko Yoshikawa was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mitsuko Yoshikawa

· Wikidata: Q11413031

· DBpedia: Mitsuko Yoshikawa

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