Michiyo Aratama

Personal Info

Birthday

January 15, 1930

Day of Death

2001-03-17

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Митиё Аратама

Michiyo Aratama

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michiyo Aratama (新珠三千代, Aratama Michiyo, 15 January 1930 – 17 March 2001) was a Japanese actress who appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Hiroshi Inagaki's Chushingura, Kihachi Okamoto's Samurai Assassin and Sword of Doom, and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan, Hymn to a Tired Man and The Human Condition trilogy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michiyo Aratama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Shin Heike Monogatari

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow

Kwaidan

Niji wo Oru

The Sword of Doom

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Filmography

1970
The Walking Major
as Mother Yamada
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Oshizu
1969
Devil's Temple
as Aizen
The Tempters: Smile After Tears
as Hisako
1968
Hymn to a Tired Man
as Yosiko
1967
Japan's Longest Day
as Yuriko Hara
Five Gents Prefer Geisha
as Suzuko (Bar Madam)
Three Faces of Love
as Fujiyo Shindo
Discover Japan with the 5 Gents
as Suzuko (Bar Madam)
1966
The Sword of Doom
as Ohama
Five Gents on the Spot
as Machiko
The Thin Line
as Masako Tashiro
A Company President's Life Story
as Machiko (Osaka Bar Madam)
1965
A Trap
as Michiko Kôno
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
as Sumie (Bar Marimo Madame)
Kwaidan
as First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
Samurai Assassin
as Okiku / Princess Kiku
1964
Brand of Evil
as Asai Setsuko
1963
The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman
as Natsuko
Company President Travels Abroad Part II
as Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
Company President Travels Abroad
as Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
Yushu Heiya
as Misako
1962
Get Married, Mother
as Mitsuyo Kawamoto
1961
The End of Summer
as Fumiko
The Gambler's Code
as Okinu
Playboy President
as Geisha Hyōtan
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Michiko
1960
The Masterless 47
as Geisha Kayoji
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
as Akie Narumi
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
as Akiko Hakoda
Victory and Defeat
as Sayoko Takamatsu
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
as Akiko Hakoda
The Gambling Samurai
as Niko Enzo
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance
as Mizukami Michiko (Setsuko's sister)
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
as Akiko Hakoda (Secretary)
1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Michiko
New Third-Class Executive
as Akiko Hakoda
I Want to Be a Shellfish
as Fusae Shimizu
Gambler and the Princess
as Oshige
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Michiko
1958
Conflagration
as Mistress of the floral art
All About Marriage
as Keiko Kakiuchi
Aoi Secret Book
as Asayo
A Boy and Three Mothers
as The Real Mother
1957
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
as Yukari Yoyogi (Tetsuharu's Wife)
1956
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
as Tsutae
Crossroad
as Harumi Oki
The Balloon
as Kumiko Yamana
The Baby Carriage
as Tomoko Aizawa
1955
The Heart
as Shizu, Nobuchi's wife
Till We Meet Again
as Kyoko Yamana
1953
Wife
as Yoshimi Niemura