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 . 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.

Most Known For

Ugetsu

as Ohama

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

as Oko (uncredited)

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

as Oko

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

as Oko

There Was a Father

as Fumi

Port of Flowers

as Oharu

Mr. Thank You

The Human Wall

The Wandering Princess

as Izumi

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

as Otaki

An Inn at Osaka

Ohana han: Dai ni bu

as Teru Asao

Men and War III: The Final Chapter

as Otaki

The Tale of Genji

as Aoi no ue

Army Intelligence

as Tamiko Yamamoto

Warm Current

as Gin Ishiwata

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

as Otaki

The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat

Kanpai! Sararīman shokun

Her Hidden Past

as Mrs. Kono