Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito
Born	Mitsuko Sekiba[1] (1919-03-23)23 March 1919 Sakaino, Niitsuru, Fukushima, Japan[1]
Died	5 April 1981(1981-04-05) (aged 62)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1935-1973

Mitsuko Mito (水戸光子, Mito Mitsuko, 23 March 1919 – 5 April 1981) was a Japanese actress.^[2] She appeared in more than 150 films between 1935 and 1973^[3] 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 mongatari: Otena no tō – Zempen (1955) – Yũzomeni
• Shin shokoku mongatari: 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

References

1. "水戸光子 (Mitsuko Mito)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
2. "Mitsuko Mito". First Century of Cinema 1895–1999. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
3. "水戸光子 (Mitsuko Mito)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2021.

External links

• Mitsuko Mito at IMDb
• "水戸光子 (Mitsuko Mito)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2021.