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Jitsuko Yoshimura

Actress · Japan · On the map · Actors · Born 1943 · age 83

Jitsuko Yoshimura is a Japanese film and television actress. She was discovered by Shōhei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships.

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A life in dates

2019SadakoFilm, Old Woman2018deleSeries2013OshinFilm, Naka Tanimura2010Box: The Hakamada CaseFilm, Kinu Hakamada2001All About Our HouseFilm, Mitsuyo Iwata2000Semi matsuri no shimaFilm1996Salaryman Senka: Tanshin FuninFilm1990Hoshi wo tsugu monoFilm, Keiko Yoshida1989JūkyūsaiSeriesWakko no kin medaruSeries, 1989母・千代1988MotherFilm1980A-UnSeries1969Monstrous! Who Am I?!Film1967Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: KamakiriFilm, Midori Otaguro1966O.S.S. 117: Mission to TokyoFilm, Tetsuko1965Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting ActressAward1964Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the YearAwardOnibabaFilm, 1964Young Woman1963The Insect WomanFilm, Nobuko1954Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoFilm, Ei1943Born18 April 1943

People around Jitsuko

  • Onibaba 1964
  • The Insect Woman 1963
  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954
  • Dodes'ka-den 1970
  • Pigs and Battleships 1961

Filmography 37

41 credits on file

Television 4

Awards

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress1965
Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year1964

About this person

She went on to appear in films like Imamura's The Insect Woman, Kaneto Shindō's Onibaba, for which she received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-den. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day.

Country
Japan
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83