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
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Oko (uncredited)
There Was a Father
Fumi
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Oko
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Oko
Woman
Toshiko
Mr. Thank You
Port of Flowers
Oharu
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Otaki
An Inn at Osaka
The Wandering Princess
Izumi
The Human Wall
I Will Buy You
Sinking the Unsinkable
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Otaki
Navy
Warm Current
Gin Ishiwata
Her Hidden Past
Mrs. Kono
The Young Swordsman
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Otaki
Army Intelligence
Tamiko Yamamoto
Sailor
The Tale of Genji
Aoi no ue
Ohana han
Teru Asao
Hana no yukyo-den
A Roaring Trade
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
Oren
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
Hibari no komoriuta
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
Ushiwakamaru
Tokiwa
The Grand Master
Koharu
Moon Over the Ruins
Keiko
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Teru Asao
Otome no iru kichi
Beyond Love and Hate
Masae Sakata
Face in the Dark
Tomie
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
Tokyo Omnibus
Ai no Noutan
Bridge
悪魔の顔
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
Love and Life
Teruyo Fuji
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
Wild Geese
Flame of My Love
Chiyo
Dedication of the Great Buddha
The Young Lord
A Woman's Face
Dancing with a Mask
Chie, sister
The Song of the Cart
Jubilation Street
Takako
With Wife, Children, and Friends
Takiyo Sugawa
Suzhou Nights
Zoku aizen katsura
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Rebellion of Japan
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Mune yori mune ni
Yûko Uemura
South Wind 2
Zoku Tange Sazen
A Star Athlete
The Radiant Prince
Lady Kokiden
Kateikyōshi
Yayoi Kajikawa
The Tree of Love
South Wind
A Storm Zone
Shizue Tashiro
(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home
Chiyoko
Yokubo
Only She Knows
Asataro the Crow
The Golden Demon
Akagashi
Southern Wind
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
上州鴉
The Beauty Expert
Tange Sazen
Goodbye to the Front
The Man from the Moon
You Are the Next Eagle
This Way, That Way
Kokoro no nichigetsu
The Sunset is Calling Me
A Full Life
Harumi's mother-in-law
Marching Song
Yukiwarisō
The Adventures of Chuji
Otsugi
Shin Aizen Katsura
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
Ohatsu
Confessions of a Gynecologist
Kinuyo's First Love
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Red Love, Green Love
白磁の人
People Waiting for Spring
Ritsu Yamamura
Forget Love for Now
Woman at Hotel
Mother and Child
Shigeko
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
A Fallen Woman
Makiko
Ukiyo buro
O-riku