Portrait of Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Acting

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Career

Active from 1928 to 1967, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mitsuko Yoshikawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.1, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Mystery
    1.5, average 4.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Realism 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 3
  • Mother-Son Relationship 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Human Condition 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Ozu Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 88
The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mrs. Iwakiri

1960s

13 titles · average score 71
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kumi

Shroud of Snow
Shroud of Snow (1967)

as Ritsu

The Journey
The Journey (1967)

as Michi

Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mother

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1966)

as Amagimi

Shojo jutai
Shojo jutai (1966)

as Old woman

Akitsu Hot Springs
Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Priest's Wife

Four Sisters
Four Sisters (1962)

as Hisako Ueno

The Warrior from Kishu
The Warrior from Kishu (1962)

as Ohama

The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost
The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

as Oyumi

Lakeside Figure
Lakeside Figure (1961)

as Toshie Ogata

Heavenly Dragon
Heavenly Dragon (1960)

as Osai

1950s

7 titles
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha (1959)

as Sato Akiyama

Zangiku monogatari
Zangiku monogatari (1956)

as Sato

The Rose on His Arm
The Rose on His Arm (1956)

as Neighbour on the left, Madame

江戸いろは祭
江戸いろは祭 (1953)

as 半次の母

A Ripple in a Morning
A Ripple in a Morning (1952)

as Numazawa's mother

Tekirei san'nin musume
Tekirei san'nin musume (1951)

as Teruko Matsukawa

情艶一代女
情艶一代女 (1951)

as おたけ

1940s

10 titles · average score 83
365 Nights
365 Nights (1948)

as Shizu Oe

A Flower Blooms
A Flower Blooms (1948)

as Machiko's Mother

Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Record of a Tenement Gentleman (1947)
GoodWatch score 90

as Kikuko

The Age of Beginnings
The Age of Beginnings (1947)

as Older Sister Machiko

Victory Song
Victory Song (1945)

as Ichiro's mother

Dancing with a Mask
Dancing with a Mask (1943)

as Takako, mother

Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home (1943)

as Mother

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
GoodWatch score 75

as Chizuru

Nobuko
Nobuko (1940)

as Mrs. Hosokawa

Kateikyōshi
Kateikyōshi (1940)

as Mrs. Nakatsugawa

1930s

36 titles · average score 75
Mother and Child
Mother and Child (1938)

as Orin, Her Mother

Children in the Wind
Children in the Wind (1937)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mother

The Only Son
The Only Son (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Otaka, Ryosuke's neighbour

Burden of Life
Burden of Life (1935)

as Tamako Fukushima

A Hero of Tokyo
A Hero of Tokyo (1935)

as Haruko Nemoto

A Mother Should Be Loved
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chieko

Apart from You
Apart from You (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kikue

Every-Night Dreams
Every-Night Dreams (1933)
GoodWatch score 75

as Neighbor's wife

I Was Born, But...
I Was Born, But... (1932)
GoodWatch score 89

as Haha

The Lady and the Beard
The Lady and the Beard (1931)
GoodWatch score 74

as Teruo's Mother

The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman
The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman (1931)

as Mitsuko

The Luck Which Touched the Leg
The Luck Which Touched the Leg (1930)

as Toshiko, his Wife

1920s

7 titles
The Life of an Office Worker
The Life of an Office Worker (1929)

as Fukuko Tsukamoto

Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen
Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen (1929)

as Yoshie, wife

Scenes of Love
Scenes of Love (1929)

as The mistress

Couple on the Move
Couple on the Move (1928)

as Chiyoko, Eikichi's wife

The Glory of the Shōwa Era
The Glory of the Shōwa Era (1928)

as Tetsuko Sakurai (Adjudant's Wife)

Symphony of Youth
Symphony of Youth (1928)

as Fumiko Yamakawa

The Oath of a Thousand Kills
The Oath of a Thousand Kills (1927)

as Miyoshino (Hideryū's Concubine)