Yoshiko Mita
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| Born | October 8, 1941 Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
Yoshiko Mita (三田佳子, Mita Yoshiko) (born October 8, 1941) is a Japanese actress. Born in the city of Osaka, she graduated from Joshibi High School of Art and Design in Suginami, Tokyo. In 1960, she was hired by Toei and made her acting debut. She remained with Toei until 1967, then became free to appear in films, on television, and on the stage. Her performance in the film W no higeki (or "W's Tragedy", 1984) earned the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress in 1986. From 1991 to 1994, she topped Japan's official list of taxpayers in the Actors and Celebrities category.
Yoshiko appears in both contemporary and jidaigeki roles. She won the award for best actress at the 30th and at the 35th Blue Ribbon Awards.[1][2]
With husband Yasuo Takahashi she has two sons, both actors.
Selected film appearances
- Ōshō (1962)
- Bushidō zankoku monogatari (1963) with Kinnosuke Nakamura, film won the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival[1]
- Same (1964) with Kinnosuke Nakamura
- Kuruwa Sodachi (1964), her first lead role
- Zatoichi kenka-daiko (1968) with Shintaro Katsu
- Tsuma to onna no aida (1976)
- A Ilha dos Amores (1982)
- W's Tragedy (1984)
- Haru no Kane (1985)
- Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
- Rikyu (1989) as the wife of Sen no Rikyū with Rentarō Mikuni
- Tōki Rakujitsu (1992)
- Umineko (2004)
- Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) as Xerneas (voice)
- The Actor (2016) as Natsuko Matsumura
Selected television appearances
- Taikōki (NHK Taiga drama, 1965) as Yodo-dono
- Kunitori Monogatari (NHK Taiga drama, 1973) as Miyoshino
- Kōgen e Irrashai (Tokyo Broadcasting System series, 1976)
- Sekigahara (TBS New Year's Special, 1981) as Yodo-Dono
- Nyokei Kazoku (Yomiuri, 1984)
- Inochi (NHK Taiga drama, 1986) in the leading role
- Hana no Ran (NHK Taiga drama, 1994) as Hino Tomiko, the leading role
- Gekai Arimori Saeko (Nippon Television, two series, 1990 and 1992) in the leading role
- Ryōri no Tetsujin (Iron Chef) (1999) as a judge in the show's final battle between Hiroyuki Sakai and Alain Passard
- Hana Moyu (NHK Taiga drama, 2015) as Sei
Commercials
- Ajinomoto
- Matsushita Electric
- Seino Transportation
- Lion Corporation
- Taisho Pharmaceutical
Honours
References
- ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
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External links
- Yoshiko Mita at IMDb
- Yoshiko Mita at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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