
Acting
Aiko Mimasu ( November 2, 1910– January 18, 1982) was a Japanese actress. After the war, she became famous for her role in mother-movie films, and was known as the "mother-movie actress." Her real name is Aiko Kawaguchi, and her maiden name is Inui. She was born in Minami-Sumiyacho , Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (now Chuo-ku ). Her husband is Shotaro Kawaguchi , a Naoki Prize-winning author . She has three sons and one daughter with Kawaguchi, and actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi is her eldest son. Ruriko Kikawa, a member of the 24th class of the Takarazuka Revue , is her younger sister. In November of 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon . In 1982 , she died of pancreatic cancer at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital at the age of 71.
movieMemoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Tatsu Onuma
movieRogue
1968
Fusayo
movieClassmates
1967
Sadako Shiratori
movieStart Here
1965
Sumi Hanai
movieYearning
1964
Shizu Morita
movieDobuike
1963
Matsuko Taira
movieAugust Moon
1962
Fuji Mishima
movieThe Wiser Age
1962
Matsuyo Tamura
movieThe Ginza Three Boys
1961
Kiku Takarai
movieDaughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
Aki Sakanishi
movieDiary of an Elegant Hot Spring
1958
Yone (maid)
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Notsubone Toda
movieMother
1958
Kiyo Yuasa
movieKisses
1957
Ryoko Uno
movieChildren Seeking a Mother
1956
Aki Yamamoto
movieStreet of Shame
1956
Yumeko
movie母子鶴
1952
Nobuko Tsuji