Mitsuko Mito
Acting
Mitsuko Mito (水戸光子 Mito Mitsuko, 23 March 1919 – 5 April 1981) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1973. Her real name was Mitsuko Sekiba. In 1934, the year after she dropped out of Okazaki Municipal Girls' High School (now Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Kita High School), she moved from the Manpei Hotel in Nagoya to the Manpei Hotel in Atami where she was working. There, she was scouted by Shochiku director Isaburo Inoue, who happened to be staying at the hotel, and joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios . In 1945, she married actor Morikawa Shin. She retired from acting and had a child, but divorced the following year. She returned to the big screen early in Omitsu no Endan, released in October of the same year. While she played cheerful, down-to-earth characters, after leaving Shochiku she also broadened her acting range by taking on dirty roles in films such as Woman, Osho, Outcome of War, Ugetsu Monogatari, and An Inn at Osaka. She died of a liver tumor on April 5, 1981 at the age of 62.
Known for
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movieArmy Intelligence
1968
Tamiko Yamamoto
movieOhana han: Dai ni bu
1966
Teru Asao
movieOhana han
1966
Teru Asao
movieHer Hidden Past
1962
Mrs. Kono
movieA Full Life
1962
Harumi's mother-in-law
movieWith Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
Takiyo Sugawa
movieThe Radiant Prince
1961
Lady Kokiden
movieLove and Life
1961
Teruyo Fuji
movieA Storm Zone
1959
Shizue Tashiro
moviePeople Waiting for Spring
1959
Ritsu Yamamura
movieUkiyo buro
1958
O-riku
movieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
Oko (uncredited)
movieMune yori mune ni
1955
Yûko Uemura
movieThe Golden Demon
1954
Akagashi
movieUgetsu
1953
Ohama
movieUshiwakamaru
1952
Tokiwa
movieThe Tale of Genji
1951
Aoi no ue
movieBeyond Love and Hate
1951
Masae Sakata
movieWoman
1948
Toshiko
movieDoyō fujin
1948
Yōko Nakaseko
movieDancing with a Mask
1943
Chie, sister
movieKateikyōshi
1940
Yayoi Kajikawa
movieWarm Current
1939
Gin Ishiwata
movieMother and Child
1938
Shigeko
movieForget Love for Now
1937
Woman at Hotel
