Acting
Mitsuko Mito
JA cinema · 135 credits
Born
23 March 1919
Died
5 April 1981 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Mitsuko Sekiba · Мицуко Мито
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
Filmography
Army Intelligence
as Tamiko Yamamoto
Ohana han
as Teru Asao
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Teru Asao
A Full Life
as Harumi's mother-in-law
Her Hidden Past
as Mrs. Kono
With Wife, Children, and Friends
as Takiyo Sugawa
The Radiant Prince
as Lady Kokiden
Love and Life
as Teruyo Fuji
A Storm Zone
as Shizue Tashiro
People Waiting for Spring
as Ritsu Yamamura
Ukiyo buro
as O-riku
The Adventures of Chuji
as Otsugi
Hakuji no hito
as Sagako Kuroki
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Oko (uncredited)
Mune yori mune ni
as Yûko Uemura
House of Many Pleasures
as Chiyoko
An Inn at Osaka
as Orika
The Golden Demon
as Akagashi
Ugetsu
as Ohama
Desire
Actor
Ushiwakamaru
as Tokiwa
雪崩
1952
Avalanche
as Tokie Kijima
The Tale of Genji
as Aoi no ue
Beyond Love and Hate
as Masae Sakata
Flame of My Love
as Chiyo
Woman
as Toshiko
The Grand Master
as Koharu
Doyō fujin
as Yōko Nakaseko
Jubilation Street
as Takako
Navy
Actor
Port of Flowers
as Oharu
Dancing with a Mask
as Chie, sister
Kateikyōshi
as Yayoi Kajikawa
Warm Current
as Gin Ishiwata
Mother and Child
as Shigeko
Forget Love for Now
as Woman at Hotel
