Mitsuko Mito

Personal Info

Birthday

March 23, 1919

Day of Death

1981-04-05

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Mitsuko Sekiba

Мицуко Мито

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 .

Known For

Ugetsu

There Was a Father

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

The Radiant Prince

Men and War III: The Final Chapter

Filmography

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
1968
Army Intelligence
as Tamiko Yamamoto
1967
A Fallen Woman
as Makiko
1966
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Teru Asao
Ohana han
as Teru Asao
1962
Her Hidden Past
as Mrs. Kono
A Full Life
as Harumi's mother-in-law
1961
With Wife, Children, and Friends
as Takiyo Sugawa
The Radiant Prince
as Lady Kokiden
Love and Life
as Teruyo Fuji
1960
The Wandering Princess
as Izumi
1959
A Storm Zone
as Shizue Tashiro
1958
Face in the Dark
as Tomie
1957
The Adventures of Chuji
as Otsugi
1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Oko (uncredited)
1955
Mune yori mune ni
as Yûko Uemura
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Oko
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
as Chiyoko
1954
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as Oren
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Oko
The Golden Demon
as Akagashi
1953
Ugetsu
as Ohama
1952
Ushiwakamaru
as Tokiwa
1951
The Tale of Genji
as Aoi no ue
Beyond Love and Hate
as Masae Sakata
1949
Flame of My Love
as Chiyo
1948
The Grand Master
as Koharu
Woman
as Toshiko
1944
Jubilation Street
as Takako
1943
Dancing with a Mask
as Chie, sister
Port of Flowers
as Oharu
1942
There Was a Father
as Fumi
1940
Kateikyōshi
as Yayoi Kajikawa
1939
Warm Current
as Gin Ishiwata
1938
Mother and Child
as Shigeko
1937
Forget Love for Now
as Woman at Hotel
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
as Ohatsu
Moon Over the Ruins
as Keiko