was a Japanese actress. Her hobby was golf. She started work at Shochiku in 1950, and played supporting roles in some of Yasujirō Ozu's films. She was a constant in Japanese film and TV drama for half of the 20th century. Selected filmography Film (1950) (1950) - Oroku (1950) (1950) (1950) (1951) - Kaoko Fukuda, Namiko's sister Boyhood (1951) - Mrs. Yamazaki (1951) - Tomie Honda (1951) (1952) - Mitsuyo (1952) - Oryû (1953) Tokyo Story (1953) - Oden-ya no onna (1953) - Osugi Morikawa (1954) - Madame at bar (1954) (1955) - Hama Katagiri (1955) (1955) - Otsuko, second daughter (1956) (1956, part 1, 2) - Reiko (1956) - Omutsu (1956) - Sushi shop lady (1956) Tokyo Twilight (1957) Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957) (1957) (1958) (1958) (1958-1959, part 1, 2) Equinox Flower (1958) - Akemi (1959) - Kikutarô Good Morning (1959) - Oden'ya no Nyôbô High Teen (1959) - Tomiko, Hiroshi's mother (1959) - Nobuko, Miyazaki's mother (1959) (1959) - Kansuirô maid (1959) (1959) - O-Katsu (1960) (1960) Late Autumn (1960) (1960) - Orin Zero Focus (1961) (1961) - Bar's madame (1961, Serial) - Okane (Episode 1) (1962) (1962) (1962) (1962) (1965) - Maid (1965) (1966) - Kayo Kashima (1966) - Yoshi Okamoto (1966) (1967) (1968) - Kura, Chiyo's mother (1970) - Kane (1970) - Mitsuko Masuda (1975) (1975) - Boarding House Landlady (1983) - O-Tatsu (1992) - Yuki Anayama (1995) - Tomeno Give It All (1998) - Fuki Shinomura A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen (2000) (2002) (2004) - Tomi Furukawa Village Photobook (2004) Swing Girls (2004) - Tomoko's Grandmother (final film role) Television Playgirl (1969) - Grandmother Mito Kōmon (1971–1985) Ōoka Echizen (1972–1978) The Water Margin (1973) G-Men '75 (1977) Princess Comet (1978–1979) Monkey (1978) Ōedo Sōsamō (1984) Space Sheriff Shaider (1984) References External links https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0757299/ Japanese film actresses 1921 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Japanese actresses