Aiko Mimasu
Known For
Acting
Born
1902-11-02 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died
1982-01-18
Biography
Aiko Mimasu ( November 2, 1910– January 18, 1982) was a Japanese actress. After the war, she became famous for her role in mother-movie films, and was known as the "mother-movie actress." Her real name is Aiko Kawaguchi, and her maiden name is Inui. She was born in Minami-Sumiyacho , Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (now Chuo-ku ). Her husband is Shotaro Kawaguchi , a Naoki Prize-winning author . She has three sons and one daughter with Kawaguchi, and actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi is her eldest son. Ruriko Kikawa, a member of the 24th class of the Takarazuka Revue , is her younger sister. In November of 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon . In 1982 , she died of pancreatic cancer at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital at the age of 71.
Most Known For
Women of Osaka Castle
An Osaka Story
不断草
The Storm of the Pacific
as Sato
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
as Tatsu Onuma
Street of Shame
as Yumeko
Yearning
as Shizu Morita
Human Torpedoes
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
as Aki Sakanishi
Ooku
The Lovelorn Geisha
This Greedy Old Skin
as Oshika
These Foolish Times
The Wiser Age
as Matsuyo Tamura
Yakuza of the Present
as Yone
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Notsubone Toda
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Kurohyō
Classmates
as Sadako Shiratori