Acting
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
- Titles
- 60movies
- Career
Active from 1928 to 1967, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 17top three billing
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
I Was Born, But...76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.6average 2.6
- Family Dynamics8.0average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism6.2average 3.3
- Coming of Age5.6average 2.9
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Melancholy7.2average 4.7
- Wholesome5.5average 3.3
- Pathos7.4average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.0, average 5.1
- Crime1.0, average 3.7
- Mystery1.4, average 4.1
- Violence1.6, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Social Realism 3
- Classic Japanese Cinema 3
- Post-War Japan 2
- Family Conflict 2
- Classic Cinema 2
- Mother-Son Relationship 2
- Family Drama 2
- Ozu Classic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Tatsuo SaitōActorI Was Born, But..., Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, The Luck Which Touched the Leg, Mother and Child, A Primer on Marriage, +8 more
Yasujirō OzuWriterI Was Born, But..., The Only Son, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, The Luck Which Touched the Leg, +8 more
Takeshi SakamotoActorI Was Born, But..., Record of a Tenement Gentleman, The Luck Which Touched the Leg, Children in the Wind, Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen, +7 more- TTadao IkedaWriterRecord of a Tenement Gentleman, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, Every-Night Dreams, Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen, A Mother Should Be Loved, +5 more
- HHideo ShigeharaEditorI Was Born, But..., The Luck Which Touched the Leg, A Primer on Marriage, Couple on the Move, The Lady and the Beard, +4 more
Tomio AokiActorI Was Born, But..., The Only Son, The Luck Which Touched the Leg, Apart from You, Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay, +3 more
Chōko IidaActorThe Only Son, Record of a Tenement Gentleman, Every-Night Dreams, The Lady and the Beard, An Innocent Maid, +3 more
Reikichi KawamuraActorRecord of a Tenement Gentleman, Apart from You, Mother and Child, Children in the Wind, Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home, +2 more
Kōgo NodaWriterThe Luck Which Touched the Leg, A Primer on Marriage, A Mother Should Be Loved, An Innocent Maid, The Life of an Office Worker, +1 more
Kinuyo TanakaActorMother and Child, Burden of Life, An Innocent Maid, The Genealogy of Women, Lady Doctor Kinuyo
Kenji OyamaActorBurden of Life, Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen, Couple on the Move, An Innocent Maid, Don't Tell Your Wife About It
Shin SaburiActorBrothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, Mother and Child, Burden of Life, Woman in the Mist, Lady Doctor Kinuyo
Movies and TV shows
601980s
1 title · average score 72
72
The Funeral (1984)
as Mrs. Iwakiri
1960s
10 titles · average score 70
Shroud of Snow (1967)
as Ritsu
70
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
as Mother
The Tale of Genji (1966)
as Amagimi
Shojo jutai (1966)
as Old woman
Four Sisters (1962)
as Hisako Ueno
The Warrior from Kishu (1962)
as Ohama
Lakeside Figure (1961)
as Toshie Ogata
Heavenly Dragon (1960)
as Osai
1950s
6 titles
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)
as Sato Akiyama
Zangiku monogatari (1956)
as Sato
The Rose on His Arm (1956)
as Neighbour on the left, Madame
江戸いろは祭 (1953)
as 半次の母
A Ripple in a Morning (1952)
as Numazawa's mother
情艶一代女 (1951)
as おたけ
1940s
10 titles · average score 72
365 Nights (1948)
as Shizu Oe
A Flower Blooms (1948)
as Machiko's Mother
The Age of Beginnings (1947)
as Older Sister Machiko
Victory Song (1945)
as Ichiro's mother
Dancing with a Mask (1943)
as Takako, mother
Nobuko (1940)
as Mrs. Hosokawa
Kateikyōshi (1940)
as Mrs. Nakatsugawa
1930s
30 titles · average score 68
Mother and Child (1938)
as Orin, Her Mother
Children in the Wind (1937)
as Mother
75
The Only Son (1936)
as Otaka
Woman in the Mist (1936)
as Okiyo, Fumikichi's wife
Burden of Life (1935)
as Tamako Fukushima
A Hero of Tokyo (1935)
as Haruko Nemoto
62
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934)
as Chieko
70
Apart from You (1933)
as Kikue
76
I Was Born, But... (1932)
as Haha
61
The Lady and the Beard (1931)
as Teruo's Mother
The Luck Which Touched the Leg (1930)
as Toshiko, his Wife
A Primer on Marriage (1930)
as Bar's girl
1920s
3 titles
The Life of an Office Worker (1929)
as Fukuko Tsukamoto
Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen (1929)
as Yoshie, wife
Couple on the Move (1928)
as Chiyoko, Eikichi's wife