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
Ugetsu
Ohama
Ukiyo buro
O-riku
Lantern Under a Full Moon
The Young Swordsman
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Suzhou Nights
Tange Sazen
Swift Current
Zoku Tange Sazen
Mr. Thank You
Sailor
Only She Knows
Ai no Noutan
The Young Lord
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Kateikyōshi
Yayoi Kajikawa
Goodbye to the Front
Forget Love for Now
Woman at Hotel
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
Ohatsu
Marching Song
A Star Athlete
Asataro the Crow
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
The Adventures of Chuji
Otsugi
The Song of the Cart
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Southern Wind
上州鴉
The Wandering Princess
Izumi
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Wild Geese
You Are the Next Eagle
Woman
Toshiko
Face in the Dark
Tomie
Moon Over the Ruins
Keiko
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Oko
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Teru Asao
The Beauty Expert
The Grand Master
Koharu
Mother and Child
Shigeko
A Full Life
Harumi's mother-in-law
Ushiwakamaru
Tokiwa
Army Intelligence
Tamiko Yamamoto
A Storm Zone
Shizue Tashiro
South Wind 2
Kinuyo's First Love
Otome no iru kichi
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Oko (uncredited)
Mune yori mune ni
Yûko Uemura
Hibari no komoriuta
South Wind
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Bridge
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
The Radiant Prince
Lady Kokiden
Warm Current
Gin Ishiwata
Dancing with a Mask
Chie, sister
Navy
白磁の人
Yukiwarisō
Port of Flowers
Oharu
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Chiyoko
悪魔の顔
Hana no yukyo-den
New Woman Question and Answer
A Fallen Woman
Makiko
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Takiyo Sugawa
Shin Aizen Katsura
Dedication of the Great Buddha
The Tree of Love
This Way, That Way
The Golden Demon
Akagashi
Red Love, Green Love
Jubilation Street
Takako
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Otaki
Ohana han
Teru Asao
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
Oren
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Oko
Flame of My Love
Chiyo
Her Hidden Past
Mrs. Kono
An Inn at Osaka
Confessions of a Gynecologist
Sinking the Unsinkable
Zoku aizen katsura
There Was a Father
Fumi
Rebellion of Japan
The Human Wall
The Man from the Moon
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Otaki
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Otaki
The Sunset is Calling Me
Yokubo
I Will Buy You
The Tale of Genji
Aoi no ue
Love and Life
Teruyo Fuji
A Roaring Trade
Beyond Love and Hate
Masae Sakata