Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 09, 1891
Died
Oct 26, 1982
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
47 titles
Midori Komatsu
Biography
Komatsu Midori was born in Tokyo in 1891. From the age of five she studied at the Bando dance school and in 1911 joined a female theater which had just been formed, the Nakasu Masagoza. In 1912 at the age of 21 she made her stage debut. In 1913 upon the invitation of Shochiku Gomei, she participated in the female theater group the Kyoto City Second Kyogoku Taishoza where she continued her activities until 1915, when she chose to take the path leading towards action pictures. In 1919 she negotiated with Kunikatsu films and the following year joined the company. She was aiming to be a real movie star. At Kunikatsu she appeared in Shoshurei, Minashi Go and Chishio no Naruto. After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 she joined Shochiku Shimogamo. She concentrated mainly on period dramas such as Nichiren Komachi, Yoshii Masayuki and Kane no Naruhi (The Day the Bell Tolls). In 1925 she transferred to Nikkatsu Daishogun Studios and appeared in Nakayama Yasubei, and Rakka no Mai. From this time onward she came to be in demand for elderly roles and the roles of mothers. From the 1930s she built up a portfolio of supporting roles, and then taking a professional name in the Wakayagi school of dancing, she took on the responsibility of choreography for the Nikkatsu Period Drama Theater. In 1942 she transferred to Daiei. She then concentrated mainly on period dramas until her retirement in 1964. She died in 1982 at the age of 91.
Known For
Filmography
The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto
Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
Showdown of Men 3
The Sisters and I
Shôjo no hanpatsu
Proprietress of the Inn
Onna no hayashi
Bronze Magician
старуха
Shinsengumi Chronicles
The Notorious Man's Return
Bad Reputation Returns
A Maiko's Holiday
A Lustful Man
Shogun's Holiday
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Birth of Romance
Night Butterflies
Aya
Undercurrent
Auntie of Toshodaiji Temple
Sisters of Gion
Marathon Samurai
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Old Lady in Tea House
The Woman in the Rumor
Okanu
Sansho the Bailiff
Harbour's Lady
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
Maiko monogatari
A Geisha
Oume
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
Miss Oyu
Hostess
Minami no bara
Resurrection
A Fool's Love
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
Three Pearls
Guren bosatsu
Messenger from the Moon
Oshiroi jō
Yoimatsuri happyaku yachō
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Shunjû ittôryû
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
Ishimatsu from the Forest
The Revenge Champion
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Okatsu
Mito Kōmon
Jigoku ni ochita mitsuhide
Nagurareta o tonosama