Person Details

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Aliases: Aiko Mimasu

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 17

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Aiko Mimasu ( November 2, 1910– January 18, 1982) was a Japanese actress. After the war, she became famous for her role in mother-movie films, and was known as the "mother-movie actress." Her real name is Aiko Kawaguchi, and her maiden name is Inui. She was born in Minami-Sumiyacho , Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (now Chuo-ku ). Her husband is Shotaro Kawaguchi , a Naoki Prize-winning author . She has three sons and one daughter with Kawaguchi, and actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi is her eldest son. Ruriko Kikawa, a member of the 24th class of the Takarazuka Revue , is her younger sister. In November of 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon . In 1982 , she died of pancreatic cancer at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital at the age of 71.

Most Famous Work

Street of Shame
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8

Street of Shame

(1956) Yumeko
Yearning
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8

Yearning

(1964) Shizu Morita
Classmates
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7

Classmates

(1967) Sadako Shiratori
The Storm of the Pacific
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5
Tsukigata Hanpeita
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7

Tsukigata Hanpeita

(1956) Ai
Kisses
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7

Kisses

(1957) Ryoko Uno
The Loyal 47 Ronin
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6

The Loyal 47 Ronin

(1958) Notsubone Toda
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
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7

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

(1960) Aki Sakanishi

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1981 N/A
1976 N/A
1974 N/A
1973 Yone
N/A
1971 N/A
1970 N/A
1969 Tatsu Onuma
1968 N/A
Fusayo
N/A
N/A
N/A
1967 Sadako Shiratori
N/A
N/A
1964 Osen
Shizu Morita
1962 Fuji Mishima
N/A
Matsuyo Tamura
1961 N/A
Kiku Takarai
1960 N/A
Oshika
N/A
Aki Sakanishi
Sato
1958 N/A
Notsubone Toda
1957 Ryoko Uno
N/A
1956 Ai
Aki Yamamoto
Yumeko
1955 N/A
N/A
1953 N/A
1952 Nobuko Tsuji
N/A
1949 N/A
1947 N/A
1942 N/A
1941 N/A
1940 Yoyo
1937 N/A
N/A
1935 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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