Jitsuko Yoshimura
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-04-18 in Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Jitsuko Yoshimura (吉村実子 Yoshimura Jitsuko, born 18 April 1943) is a Japanese actress. She was discovered by Shohei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships. She went on to appear in The Insect Woman and Onibaba. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day.
Most Known For
Wakko no kin medaru
as 母・千代
dele
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
as Lybia (voice)
Onibaba
as Young Woman
Box: The Hakamada Case
as Kinu Hakamada
Sadako
as Old Woman
Oshin
as Naka Tanimura
The Devil's Path
as Kazuko Fujii
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
as Ei
The Insect Woman
as Nobuko
Dodes'ka-den
as Yoshie Kawaguchi
The Promised Land
A-Un
Pigs and Battleships
as Haruko
O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo
as Tetsuko
All About Our House
as Mitsuyo Iwata
Red Lion
as Oyou
Jūkyūsai
If You Were Young: Rage
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
as Keiko Yoshida