Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 23, 1919
Died
Apr 05, 1981
Place of Birth
Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Credits
122 titles
Mitsuko Mito
Biography
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
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Otaki
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Otaki
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Otaki
The Sunset is Calling Me
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Army Intelligence
Tamiko Yamamoto
Swift Current
A Fallen Woman
Makiko
Rebellion of Japan
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Teru Asao
Ohana han
Teru Asao
Wild Geese
Red Love, Green Love
Her Hidden Past
Mrs. Kono
A Full Life
Harumi's mother-in-law
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
A Roaring Trade
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Takiyo Sugawa
The Radiant Prince
Lady Kokiden
Love and Life
Teruyo Fuji
I Will Never Forget
Only She Knows
The Wandering Princess
Izumi
Tokyo Omnibus
The Human Wall
A Storm Zone
Shizue Tashiro
Bridge
The Song of the Cart
Ai no Noutan
People Waiting for Spring
Ritsu Yamamura
Face in the Dark
Tomie
Hana no yukyo-den
Ukiyo buro
O-riku
The Beauty Expert
Akuma no kao
The Adventures of Chuji
Otsugi
Haha to ko no mado
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
白磁の人
I Will Buy You
Asashio yushio
Asataro the Crow
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Oko (uncredited)
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
Mune yori mune ni
Yûko Uemura
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Oko
House of Many Pleasures
Chiyoko
The Young Lord
The Young Swordsman