
Mitsuko Mito
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
Credits
- 1973 · Men and War III: The Final Chapter as Otaki
- 1971 · Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as Otaki
- 1970 · Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as Otaki
- 1970 · The Sunset is Calling Me as
- 1968 · Woman Gambler Is Coming as
- 1968 · Army Intelligence as Tamiko Yamamoto
- 1967 · Swift Current as
- 1967 · A Fallen Woman as Makiko
- 1967 · Rebellion of Japan as
- 1966 · Ohana han: Dai ni bu as Teru Asao
- 1966 · Ohana han as Teru Asao
- 1966 · Wild Geese as
- 1962 · Red Love, Green Love as
- 1962 · Her Hidden Past as Mrs. Kono
- 1962 · Kanpai! Sararīman shokun as
- 1962 · A Full Life as Harumi's mother-in-law
- 1962 · A Roaring Trade as
- 1961 · With Wife, Children, and Friends as Takiyo Sugawa
- 1961 · The Radiant Prince as Lady Kokiden
- 1961 · Love and Life as Teruyo Fuji
- 1960 · Only She Knows as
- 1960 · The Wandering Princess as Izumi
- 1959 · Tokyo Omnibus as
- 1959 · The Human Wall as
- 1959 · A Storm Zone as Shizue Tashiro
- 1959 · Bridge as
- 1959 · The Song of the Cart as
- 1959 · Ai no Noutan as
- 1958 · Face in the Dark as Tomie
- 1958 · Hana no yukyo-den as
- 1957 · The Beauty Expert as
- 1957 · 悪魔の顔 as
- 1957 · The Adventures of Chuji as Otsugi
- 1957 · Den nana torimono jō bijo koumori as
- 1957 · 白磁の人 as
- 1956 · I Will Buy You as
- 1956 · Asataro the Crow as
- 1956 · Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island as Oko (uncredited)
- 1955 · Mune yori mune ni as Yûko Uemura
- 1955 · Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple as Oko
- 1955 · (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home as Chiyoko
- 1955 · The Young Lord as
- 1954 · The Young Swordsman as
- 1954 · Fall of the Shogun's Militia as Oren
- 1954 · Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto as Oko
- 1954 · An Inn at Osaka as
- 1954 · The Golden Demon as Akagashi
- 1954 · Kokoro no nichigetsu as
- 1953 · Zoku Tange Sazen as
- 1953 · Tange Sazen as
- 1953 · Yokubo as
- 1953 · Ugetsu as Ohama
- 1952 · This Way, That Way as
- 1952 · Ushiwakamaru as Tokiwa
- 1952 · Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa as
- 1952 · Shi no machi wo nogarete as
- 1952 · Dedication of the Great Buddha as
- 1951 · Hibari no komoriuta as
- 1951 · Lantern Under a Full Moon as
- 1951 · The Tale of Genji as Aoi no ue
- 1951 · 上州鴉 as
- 1951 · Yukiwarisō as
- 1951 · Beyond Love and Hate as Masae Sakata
- 1950 · Confessions of a Gynecologist as
- 1949 · A Woman's Face as
- 1949 · Flame of My Love as Chiyo
- 1948 · Shin Aizen Katsura as
- 1948 · The Grand Master as Koharu
- 1948 · Woman as Toshiko
- 1945 · Otome no iru kichi as
- 1944 · You Are the Next Eagle as
- 1944 · Jubilation Street as Takako
- 1944 · Sailor as
- 1944 · Sinking the Unsinkable as
- 1943 · Navy as
- 1943 · Dancing with a Mask as Chie, sister
- 1943 · Port of Flowers as Oharu
- 1943 · Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home as
- 1942 · South Wind 2 as
- 1942 · South Wind as
- 1942 · The Spy Has Not Died Yet as
- 1942 · There Was a Father as Fumi
- 1941 · Suzhou Nights as
- 1941 · The Flower is not False as
- 1940 · Kateikyōshi as Yayoi Kajikawa
- 1940 · Utsukushiki Rinjin as
- 1940 · Kinuyo's First Love as
- 1939 · Warm Current as Gin Ishiwata
- 1939 · New Woman Question and Answer as
- 1939 · Zoku aizen katsura as
- 1939 · Southern Wind as
- 1938 · The Tree of Love as
- 1938 · Mother and Child as Shigeko
- 1937 · Marching Song as
- 1937 · Goodbye to the Front as
- 1937 · Forget Love for Now as Woman at Hotel
- 1937 · Don't Tell Your Wife About It as Ohatsu
- 1937 · A Star Athlete as
- 1937 · Moon Over the Ruins as Keiko
- 1936 · Mr. Thank You as