Mitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito (水戸光子 Mito Mitsuko, 23 March 1919 – 5 April 1981) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1973. Her real name was Mitsuko Sekiba.
In 1934, the year after she dropped out of Okazaki Municipal Girls' High School (now Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Kita High School), she moved from the Manpei Hotel in Nagoya to the Manpei Hotel in Atami where she was working. There, she was scouted by Shochiku director Isaburo Inoue, who happened to be staying at the hotel, and joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios .
In 1945, she married actor Morikawa Shin. She retired from acting and had a child, but divorced the following year. She returned to the big screen early in Omitsu no Endan, released in October of the same year. While she played cheerful, down-to-earth characters, after leaving Shochiku she also broadened her acting range by taking on dirty roles in films such as Woman, Osho, Outcome of War, Ugetsu Monogatari, and An Inn at Osaka.
She died of a liver tumor on April 5, 1981 at the age of 62.
Known for
Mr. Thank You
Mother and Child
Shigeko
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Oko (uncredited)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Oko
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Oko
The Golden Demon
Akagashi
Flame of My Love
Chiyo
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Otaki
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Otaki
Only She Knows
A Full Life
Harumi's mother-in-law
The Beauty Expert
Dedication of the Great Buddha
The Tree of Love
Forget Love for Now
Woman at Hotel
Goodbye to the Front
Kinuyo's First Love
Swift Current
A Fallen Woman
Makiko
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Otaki
The Tale of Genji
Aoi no ue
Asataro the Crow
The Human Wall
The Young Swordsman
I Will Buy You
Marching Song
This Way, That Way
Zoku aizen katsura
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Chiyoko
The Radiant Prince
Lady Kokiden
Port of Flowers
Oharu
An Inn at Osaka
Yokubo
Sinking the Unsinkable
A Star Athlete
Navy
Zoku Tange Sazen
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
Oren
Her Hidden Past
Mrs. Kono
The Wandering Princess
Izumi
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
A Woman's Face
悪魔の顔
Moon Over the Ruins
Keiko
Mune yori mune ni
Yûko Uemura
The Sunset is Calling Me
South Wind 2
Ai no Noutan
Dancing with a Mask
Chie, sister
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Love and Life
Teruyo Fuji
Sailor
Rebellion of Japan
Face in the Dark
Tomie
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Takiyo Sugawa
A Roaring Trade
New Woman Question and Answer
Bridge
A Storm Zone
Shizue Tashiro
Confessions of a Gynecologist
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Red Love, Green Love
Wild Geese
Beyond Love and Hate
Masae Sakata
Jubilation Street
Takako
白磁の人
Otome no iru kichi
Hana no yukyo-den
The Adventures of Chuji
Otsugi
Suzhou Nights
You Are the Next Eagle
The Grand Master
Koharu
Shin Aizen Katsura
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Ushiwakamaru
Tokiwa
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Warm Current
Gin Ishiwata
Army Intelligence
Tamiko Yamamoto
The Young Lord
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
Ohatsu
Ohana han
Teru Asao
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Teru Asao
Hibari no komoriuta
South Wind
Kateikyōshi
Yayoi Kajikawa
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
上州鴉
Yukiwarisō
Southern Wind
Woman
Toshiko
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Tange Sazen
Ukiyo buro
O-riku
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
Ugetsu
Ohama
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
There Was a Father
Fumi
The Song of the Cart
The Flower is not False
The Man from the Moon
People Waiting for Spring
Ritsu Yamamura