Mitsuko Mito
『 アサヒグラフ 』 1949年3月23日号 · Public domain
- Full name
- 関場 ミツ子.
- Born
- 1919. · Fukushima.
- Died
- 1981.
- Nationality
- Japan and Empire of Japan.
- Occupation
- actress.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Key facts
• Name — Mitsuko Mito • Born — 1919 3 23 • Birthplace — Sakaino, Niitsuru, Fukushima, Japan • Birth Name — Mitsuko Sekiba • Died — 1981 4 5 • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1935-1973 23 March 1919 – 5 April 1981 was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 150 films between 1935 and 1973 under the direction of filmmakers like Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu and Kaneto Shindō.
Selected filmography
• Wakadanna haru ranman (1935) – Girl student • Sendō kawaiya (1935) • Mr. Thank You (1936) • Hanayome karuta (1937) – Emako • Kōjō no tsuki (1937) – Keiko • Okusama ni shirasu bekarazu (1937) – Ohatsu • Koi mo wasurete (1937) – Woman at hotel • Suigō jōka – Kojō no reikon (1937) – Machiko • Hanagata senshu (1937) – Girl at hiking • Shingun no uta (1937) • Haha to ko (1938) • Aizen katsura (1938) – Kimura's Wife / Kimura's child • Minamikaze (1939) – Keiko Kita • Imōto no haregi (1939) – Kiyoko Sudō • Zoku aizen katsura (1939) – Kimura's wife / Kimura's child • Shin josei mondo (1939) • Kuwa no mi wa akai (1939) • Aizen katsura – Kanketsu-hen (1939) – Kimura's wife / Kimura's child • Danryũ Part 1 and 2 (1939) – Gin Ishiwata • Aizen tsubaki (1940) • Kinuyo no hatsukoi (1940) – Onobu • Hana wa itsuwarazu (1941) – Sumiko • Sakura no kuni (1941) • Soshu no yoru (1941) • There Was a Father (1942) – Fumiko Hirata • Kanchō imada shisezu (1942) • Minami no kaze mizue no maki (1942) • Hana saku minato (1943) – O-haru • Hiwa Normanton jiken: Kamen no butō (1943) – Chie, Jun'nosuke's sister • Kaigun (1943) • Fuchinkan gekichin (1944) • Suihei-san (1944) • Kanko no machi (1944) • Gekiryu (1944) • Kimi koso tsugi no arawashi da (1944) • Omitsu no endan (1946) – Omitsu • Jōen (1947) • Onnadake no yoru (1947) • Woman (1948) – Toshiko • Ōshō (1948) – Koharu • Korosu ga gotoku (1948) • Flame of My Love (1949) – Chiyo • Watashi no na wa jofu (1949) • Senka no hate (1950) • Ai to nikushimi no kanata e (1951) • Joshu Garasu (1951) • Meigetsu somato (1951) • Hibari no komoriuta (1951) • The Tale of Genji (1951) – Aoi no ue • Avalanche (1952) – Tokie Kijima • Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952) – Sakuyako Tachibana • Shino machi o nogarete (1952) – Asako Shimamura • Ushiwakamaru (1952) – Tokiwa • Ano te kono te (1952) • Kaidan Fukagawa jowa(1952) • Ugetsu (1953) – Ohama • Yokubo (1953) – Sakie Kajiwara • Tange Sazen (1953) – Ofuji • Zoku Tange Sazen (1953) – Ofuji • Konjiki yasha (1954) – Akagashi • An Inn at Osaka (1954) • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) – Oko, Matahachi's wife • Shiode Kushima Binan Kenpo (1954) • Shinsengumi Oni Taicho (1954) • Onikiri wakasama (1955) • Wataridori itsu kaeru (1955) – Chiyoko • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) – Oko, Akemi's mother • Mune yori mune ni (1955) – Yuko Uemura • Shin shokoku monogatari: Otena no tō – Zempen (1955) – Yũzomeni • Shin shokoku monogatari: Otena no tō – Kōhen (1956) – Yũzomeni • Gogo 8 ji 13 pun (1956) – Mitsue Kashimura • I Will Buy You (1956) - Ryuko • The Treasure of Gen. Yamashita (1956) • Akuma no kao (1957) – Hama Kojima • Morishige no Boku wa biyōshi (1957) – Chiyono • Kuroi kafun (1958) – Okin • Sorrow is Only for Women (1958) – Harue • Ukiyo buro (1958) – O-riku • Hana no yukyo-den (1958) • Mayonaka no kao (1958) • Haru o matsu hitobito (1959) • Ballad of the Cart (1959) – Natsuno • Hashi (1959) – Okiku • Bōfũken (1959) – Shizue Tashiro • Ningen no kabe (1959) • The Wandering Princess (1960) – Izumi • Arashi o yobu gakudan (1960) – Yukie Maki • Koi ni inochi o (1961) – Teruyo Fuji • Shin Genji monogatari (1961) • Tsuma ari ko ari tomo arite (1961) – Takiyo Sugawa • Senkyaku banrai (1962) • Onnakeizu (1962) – Mrs. Kono • Yatchaba no onna (1962) • Gan (1966) – Osan • Ohana han Part 1 and 2 (1966) – Teru Asao • Daraku suru onna (1967) – Makiko • Gekiryu (1967) – Chito Asuka • Rikugun chōhō 33 (1968) – Tamiko Yamamoto • Men and War (1970–73) – Otaki

Tsumasaburō Bandō and Mitsuko Mito in Ōshō (王将) directed by Daisuke Itō, 1948
Daiei

From left to right: Eitarō Ozawa, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka and Mitsuko Mito in Ugetsu monogatori (雨月物語) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953
Daiei
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