Mariko Okada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mariko Okada (岡田 茉莉子, Okada Mariko, born 11 January 1933) is a Japanese stage and film actress who starred in films of directors Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and others. She was married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida. Okada was born the daughter of silent film actor Tokihiko Okada (real name Eiichi Takahashi), who died the year following her birth, and raised by her mother's sister in her early childhood. She gave her film debut in Mikio Naruse's 1951 Dancing Girl, for whom she worked again in Husband and Wife, Floating Clouds and Nagareru. Unsatisfied with the roles she was assigned to, she left Toho studios after her contract expired, and signed with Shochiku. In the following years, she starred in Yasujirō Ozu's Late Autumn and An Autumn Afternoon, Keisuke Kinoshita's Spring Dreams and The Scent of Incense, and Heinosuke Gosho's Hunting Rifle. Between 1965 and 1971, she starred in all of Yoshida's films, independently produced melodramas narrated in an avant-garde fashion. In later years, she appeared in films like Juzo Itami's Tampopo and Shinji Aoyama's My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005), her last film role to date. She also regularly performed on stage and on television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mariko Okada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
as Navi
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?
as Navi
Hakuro no Shibijin
as Kazuko Izawa
Hakuro no Shibijin
as Kazuko Izawa
Women in the Mirror
as Ai Kawase
Women in the Mirror
as Ai Kawase
Young Madam's Interference in a Homicide
as Tokiko Matsuzaki
Young Madam's Interference in a Homicide
as Tokiko Matsuzaki
The Young Mistress Plays Detective in the Spa Murder
as Asakura Takako
The Young Mistress Plays Detective in the Spa Murder
as Asakura Takako
1750 Days of Turbulence
1750 Days of Turbulence
A Taxing Woman
as Mitsuko Sugiura
A Taxing Woman
as Mitsuko Sugiura
Tampopo
as Spaghetti Teacher
Tampopo
as Spaghetti Teacher
Appassionata
as Sei Shimamura
Appassionata
as Sei Shimamura
I Lived, But...
as Self
I Lived, But...
as Self
Domineering
as Hiroko Tadokoro
Domineering
as Hiroko Tadokoro
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Kyoko Yasugi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Kyoko Yasugi
The Fall of Ako Castle
as Riku Ohishi
The Fall of Ako Castle
as Riku Ohishi
Proof of the Man
as Kyoko Yasugi
Proof of the Man
as Kyoko Yasugi
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Niizuma no shitatari
Niizuma no shitatari
Frozen River
Frozen River
I Am a Cat
as Hanako
I Am a Cat
as Hanako
Cross-Currents
as Fujie Kaizuka
Cross-Currents
as Fujie Kaizuka
Confessions Among Actresses
as Kyoko Ichimori
Confessions Among Actresses
as Kyoko Ichimori
Price of Life
Price of Life
Waterfront Blues
as Maki Kamijo
Waterfront Blues
as Maki Kamijo
Heroic Purgatory
as Nanako Shoda
Heroic Purgatory
as Nanako Shoda
Tatakai sunde higa kurete
Tatakai sunde higa kurete
Eros + Massacre
as Noe Ito / Mako Ito
Eros + Massacre
as Noe Ito / Mako Ito
The Time of Reckoning
as Michiko Asai
The Time of Reckoning
as Michiko Asai
Affair in the Snow
as Yuriko Anzai
Affair in the Snow
as Yuriko Anzai
Impasse
as Tatsuko Ibuki
Impasse
as Tatsuko Ibuki
The Stronger Sex
The Stronger Sex
Family of Women
as 真山紀子
Family of Women
as 真山紀子
The Affair
as Oriko
The Affair
as Oriko
Two Wives
Two Wives
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Kyoko Otaguro
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Kyoko Otaguro
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Illusion of Blood
as Oiwa
Illusion of Blood
as Oiwa
The Radish and the Carrot
The Radish and the Carrot
The Scent of Incense
as Tomoko
The Scent of Incense
as Tomoko
Tale of Scarlet Love
Tale of Scarlet Love
Double Wedding
as Natsuko
Double Wedding
as Natsuko
The House Where Flowers Bloom
The House Where Flowers Bloom
Futari dake no toride
Futari dake no toride
Escape from Hell
as Kumi
Escape from Hell
as Kumi
Sing, Young People!
as Mariko Okada
Sing, Young People!
as Mariko Okada
An Autumn Afternoon
as Akiko
An Autumn Afternoon
as Akiko
Zoku aizen katsura
Zoku aizen katsura
Records of loyal vassals
as Okatsu
Records of loyal vassals
as Okatsu
Ai to kanashimi to
Ai to kanashimi to
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Shinko
Akitsu Hot Springs
as Shinko
Kiriko no unmei
Kiriko no unmei
Flower in a Storm
Flower in a Storm
This Year's Love
This Year's Love
A Roaring Trade
A Roaring Trade
Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree
Netsuai sha
as Yoriko Tsushima
Netsuai sha
as Yoriko Tsushima
The Estuary
The Estuary
Enraptured
as Senya
Enraptured
as Senya
Mizu tamari
Mizu tamari
Women of Tokyo
as Eiko Kurita
Women of Tokyo
as Eiko Kurita
Uzu
Uzu
Hunting Rifle
as Midori Misugi
Hunting Rifle
as Midori Misugi
Late Autumn
as Yuriko Sasaki
Late Autumn
as Yuriko Sasaki
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
as Akie Tsugawa
A Woman’s Uphill Slope
as Akie Tsugawa
Banana
Banana
Spring Dreams
as Chizuko Okudaira
Spring Dreams
as Chizuko Okudaira
Tokyo Omnibus
Tokyo Omnibus
Okinawa Interlude
Okinawa Interlude
Umi no Chizu
as Akiko
Umi no Chizu
as Akiko
ある落日
ある落日
Bridge
Bridge
Ai no Noutan
Ai no Noutan
People Waiting for Spring
as Junko Murai
People Waiting for Spring
as Junko Murai
The Days of Evil Women
The Days of Evil Women
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
as Yuri Ebihara
Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi
as Yuri Ebihara
Gendai Mushuku
as Rie Kitami
Gendai Mushuku
as Rie Kitami
Hibi no haishin
Hibi no haishin
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Rika
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
as Rika
Hanayome no o noroke
as Eiko Abe
Hanayome no o noroke
as Eiko Abe
Monkey Business
as Chie Katsura
Monkey Business
as Chie Katsura
Her Hoodlum Lover
as Ruiko Miyahara
Her Hoodlum Lover
as Ruiko Miyahara
Arashi no naka no hōyō: Omokage wa Harukanari
Arashi no naka no hōyō: Omokage wa Harukanari
When It Rains, It Pours
as Matsuko Abe
When It Rains, It Pours
as Matsuko Abe
Ninjō misui
Ninjō misui
Turtledove
Turtledove
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Rika
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as Rika
The Face
as Akiko Mizuhara
The Face
as Akiko Mizuhara
The Luckiest Dai
The Luckiest Dai
Women in Prison
as Kazuko Hirai, prisoner
Women in Prison
as Kazuko Hirai, prisoner
Runaway Bride
Runaway Bride
Shirai Gonpachi
as Komurasaki
Shirai Gonpachi
as Komurasaki
Beyond The Stars
as Kosuzu
Beyond The Stars
as Kosuzu
Rainy Night Duel
as Kikuko Kamo
Rainy Night Duel
as Kikuko Kamo
All Sold Out
All Sold Out
To Love and Forgive
To Love and Forgive
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
The Tears of Geisha Konatsu
House of Many Pleasures
as Suzuyo
House of Many Pleasures
as Suzuyo
No Time for Tears
as Michiko
No Time for Tears
as Michiko
A Man Among Men
as Michiko
A Man Among Men
as Michiko
Wedding Season
Wedding Season
Love Express
Love Express
Geisha Konatsu
as Natsuko
Geisha Konatsu
as Natsuko
Farewell Rabaul
as Sumiko Komatsu
Farewell Rabaul
as Sumiko Komatsu
Mama's Diary
Mama's Diary
The Lovers
as Yoshi
The Lovers
as Yoshi
A Song of Little Men
A Song of Little Men
An Edoite Judge
as Koto
An Edoite Judge
as Koto
Husband and Wife
as Kumiko, Shigekichi's sister
Husband and Wife
as Kumiko, Shigekichi's sister
Adolescence
as Mayumi Nishida
Adolescence
as Mayumi Nishida
A Meeting of Youths
as Sadako Takagi
A Meeting of Youths
as Sadako Takagi