Mitsuko Mito
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 . In 1945, she married actor Morikawa Shin. She retired from acting and had a child, but divorced the following year. She returned to the big screen early in Omitsu no Endan, released in October of the same year. While she played cheerful, down-to-earth characters, after leaving Shochiku she also broadened her acting range by taking on dirty roles in films such as Woman, Osho, Outcome of War, Ugetsu Monogatari, and An Inn at Osaka. She died of a liver tumor on April 5, 1981 at the age of 62.
Filmography
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
as Otaki
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
as Otaki
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Otaki
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
as Otaki
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Otaki
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Otaki
The Sunset is Calling Me
The Sunset is Calling Me
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Army Intelligence
as Tamiko Yamamoto
Army Intelligence
as Tamiko Yamamoto
Swift Current
Swift Current
A Fallen Woman
as Makiko
A Fallen Woman
as Makiko
Rebellion of Japan
Rebellion of Japan
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Teru Asao
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
as Teru Asao
Ohana han
as Teru Asao
Ohana han
as Teru Asao
Wild Geese
Wild Geese
Red Love, Green Love
Red Love, Green Love
Her Hidden Past
as Mrs. Kono
Her Hidden Past
as Mrs. Kono
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
A Full Life
as Harumi's mother-in-law
A Full Life
as Harumi's mother-in-law
A Roaring Trade
A Roaring Trade
With Wife, Children, and Friends
as Takiyo Sugawa
With Wife, Children, and Friends
as Takiyo Sugawa
The Radiant Prince
as Lady Kokiden
The Radiant Prince
as Lady Kokiden
Love and Life
as Teruyo Fuji
Love and Life
as Teruyo Fuji
I Will Never Forget
I Will Never Forget
Only She Knows
Only She Knows
The Wandering Princess
as Izumi
The Wandering Princess
as Izumi
Tokyo Omnibus
Tokyo Omnibus
The Human Wall
The Human Wall
A Storm Zone
as Shizue Tashiro
A Storm Zone
as Shizue Tashiro
Bridge
Bridge
The Song of the Cart
The Song of the Cart
Ai no Noutan
Ai no Noutan
People Waiting for Spring
as Ritsu Yamamura
People Waiting for Spring
as Ritsu Yamamura
Face in the Dark
as Tomie
Face in the Dark
as Tomie
Hana no yukyo-den
Hana no yukyo-den
Ukiyo buro
as O-riku
Ukiyo buro
as O-riku
The Beauty Expert
The Beauty Expert
Akuma no kao
Akuma no kao
The Adventures of Chuji
as Otsugi
The Adventures of Chuji
as Otsugi
Haha to ko no mado
Haha to ko no mado
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
Hakuji no hito
as Sagako Kuroki
Hakuji no hito
as Sagako Kuroki
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
Asashio yushio
Asashio yushio
Asataro the Crow
Asataro the Crow
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Oko (uncredited)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Oko (uncredited)
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
Mune yori mune ni
as Yûko Uemura
Mune yori mune ni
as Yûko Uemura
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Oko
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
as Oko
House of Many Pleasures
as Chiyoko
House of Many Pleasures
as Chiyoko
The Young Lord
The Young Lord
The Young Swordsman
The Young Swordsman
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as Oren
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
as Oren
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Oko
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Oko
An Inn at Osaka
as Orika
An Inn at Osaka
as Orika
The Golden Demon
as Akagashi
The Golden Demon
as Akagashi
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Suna-e jubaku
Suna-e jubaku
Zoku Tange Sazen
Zoku Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
Desire
Desire
Ugetsu
as Ohama
Ugetsu
as Ohama
This Way, That Way
This Way, That Way
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Ushiwakamaru
as Tokiwa
Ushiwakamaru
as Tokiwa
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
Escape from the City of Death
Escape from the City of Death
Avalanche
as Tokie Kijima
Avalanche
as Tokie Kijima
The Man from the Moon
The Man from the Moon
Hibari no komoriuta
Hibari no komoriuta
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Lantern Under a Full Moon
The Tale of Genji
as Aoi no ue
The Tale of Genji
as Aoi no ue
Jushu karasu
Jushu karasu
Doro ni mamirete
Doro ni mamirete
Yukiwarisō
Yukiwarisō
Beyond Love and Hate
as Masae Sakata
Beyond Love and Hate
as Masae Sakata
The Scarlet Bat
The Scarlet Bat
The End of the War
The End of the War
Minami no bara
Minami no bara
Confessions of a Gynecologist
Confessions of a Gynecologist
The Sea of Beauty
The Sea of Beauty
Tsuma mo koisu
Tsuma mo koisu
A Woman's Face
A Woman's Face
Aizenso
Aizenso
My Name Is Mistress
My Name Is Mistress
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
Doburoku no Tatsu
Doburoku no Tatsu
Three Mothers
Three Mothers
Flame of My Love
as Chiyo
Flame of My Love
as Chiyo
Shin Aizen Katsura
Shin Aizen Katsura
The Grand Master
as Koharu
The Grand Master
as Koharu
As If To Kill
As If To Kill
Komadori fujin
Komadori fujin
Woman
as Toshiko
Woman
as Toshiko
Doyō fujin
as Yōko Nakaseko
Doyō fujin
as Yōko Nakaseko
Onna dake no yoru
Onna dake no yoru
Otome no iru kichi
Otome no iru kichi
You Are the Next Eagle
You Are the Next Eagle
Jubilation Street
as Takako
Jubilation Street
as Takako
Sailor
Sailor
Sinking the Unsinkable
Sinking the Unsinkable
Navy
Navy
Dancing with a Mask
as Chie, sister
Dancing with a Mask
as Chie, sister
Port of Flowers
as Oharu
Port of Flowers
as Oharu
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
South Wind 2
South Wind 2
South Wind
South Wind
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
There Was a Father
as Fumi
There Was a Father
as Fumi
Suzhou Nights
Suzhou Nights
The Flower is not False
The Flower is not False
Kateikyōshi
as Yayoi Kajikawa
Kateikyōshi
as Yayoi Kajikawa
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Kinuyo's First Love
Kinuyo's First Love
Warm Current
as Gin Ishiwata
Warm Current
as Gin Ishiwata
New Woman Question and Answer
New Woman Question and Answer
Zoku aizen katsura
Zoku aizen katsura
Southern Wind
Southern Wind
The Tree of Love
The Tree of Love
Mother and Child
as Shigeko
Mother and Child
as Shigeko
Marching Song
Marching Song
Goodbye to the Front
Goodbye to the Front
Forget Love for Now
as Woman at Hotel
Forget Love for Now
as Woman at Hotel
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
as Ohatsu
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
as Ohatsu
A Star Athlete
A Star Athlete
Moon Over the Ruins
as Keiko
Moon Over the Ruins
as Keiko
Mr. Thank You
Mr. Thank You