Kuniko Miyake

• Name — Kuniko Miyake • Birth Name — Yasu Miura • Born — 17 September 1916 • Birthplace — Iwatsuki, Saitama, Japan • Died — 4 November 1992 • Place of death — Japan • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1934–1991

Miyake was born Yasu Miura in Iwatsku City, Saitama Prefecture. After graduating from Saitama Prefectural Kuki High School, she joined the Shochiku film studios in 1934 and made her film debut the same year with Yume no sasayaki. After World War II, she also appeared in productions by Toho, Daiei and other film studios. Miyake starred in many films directed by Yasujirō Ozu, including Late Spring and Tokyo Story. She also frequently appeared in television dramas.

• Year — Title — Director • 1937 — The Golden Demon — Hiroshi Shimizu • 1939 — A Brother and His Younger Sister — Yasujirō Shimazu • 1941 — Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family — Yasujirō Ozu • 1948 — The Portrait — Keisuke Kinoshita • 1949 — Flame of My Love — Kenji Mizoguchi • Late Spring — Yasujirō Ozu • 1950 — Arupusu monogatari Yasei — Tsutomu Sawamura • Battle of Roses — Mikio Naruse • 1951 — Early Summer — Yasujirō Ozu • Chichi Koishi — Shunkai Mizuho • 1952 — Hibari no Sākasu Kanashiki Kobato — Mizuho Shunkai • The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice — Yasujirō Ozu • 1953 — Tokyo Story — Yasujirō Ozu • The Wild Geese — Shiro Toyoda • 1955 — Hotaru no Hikari — Kazuo Mori • 1956 — Early Spring — Yasujirō Ozu • The Rose on His Arm — Keisuke Kinoshita • 1957 — Suzakumon — Kazuo Mori • The Blue Sky Maiden — Yasuzo Masumura • 1959 — Good Morning — Yasujirō Ozu • 1960 — Late Autumn — Yasujirō Ozu • 1962 — An Autumn Afternoon — Yasujirō Ozu • 1962 — Love Under the Crucifix — Kinuyo Tanaka • 1968 — The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch — Noriaki Yuasa • 1986 — Gonza the Spearman — Masahiro Shinoda • 1991 — Until the End of the World — Wim Wenders