Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake in Early Summer
Born
Yasu Miura

(1916-09-17)17 September 1916
Iwatsuki, Saitama, Japan[1]
Died4 November 1992(1992-11-04) (aged 76)
Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActress
Years active1934–1991

Kuniko Miyake (三宅 邦子, Miyake Kuniko, 17 September 1916 – 4 November 1992) was a Japanese actress.[1][2] She appeared in nearly 200 films between 1934 and 1991.[3]

Biography

Miyake was born Yasu Miura in Iwatsku City, Saitama Prefecture. After graduating from Saitama Prefectural Kuki High School, she joined the Shochiku film studios in 1934 and made her film debut the same year with Yume no sasayaki.[2] After World War II, she also appeared in productions by Toho, Daiei and other film studios.[3] Miyake starred in many films directed by Yasujirō Ozu, including Late Spring and Tokyo Story. She also frequently appeared in television dramas.[2]

Selected filmography

Year Title Director
1937 The Golden Demon Hiroshi Shimizu
1939 A Brother and His Younger Sister Yasujirō Shimazu
1941 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family Yasujirō Ozu
1948 The Portrait Keisuke Kinoshita
1949 Flame of My Love Kenji Mizoguchi
Late Spring Yasujirō Ozu
1950 Arupusu monogatari Yasei Tsutomu Sawamura
Battle of Roses Mikio Naruse
1951 Early Summer Yasujirō Ozu
Chichi Koishi Shunkai Mizuho
1952 Hibari no Sākasu Kanashiki Kobato Mizuho Shunkai
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice Yasujirō Ozu
1953 Tokyo Story Yasujirō Ozu
The Wild Geese Shiro Toyoda
1955 Hotaru no Hikari Kazuo Mori
1956 Early Spring Yasujirō Ozu
The Rose on His Arm Keisuke Kinoshita
1957 Suzakumon Kazuo Mori
The Blue Sky Maiden Yasuzo Masumura
1959 Good Morning Yasujirō Ozu
1960 Late Autumn Yasujirō Ozu
1962 An Autumn Afternoon Yasujirō Ozu
1962 Love Under the Crucifix Kinuyo Tanaka
1968 The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch Noriaki Yuasa
1986 Gonza the Spearman Masahiro Shinoda
1991 Until the End of the World Wim Wenders

References

  1. ^ a b "三宅 邦子 (Miyake Kuniko)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "三宅 邦子 (Miyake Kuniko)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "三宅 邦子 (Miyake Kuniko)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 February 2021.


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