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1. Akiko Wakabayashi

Akiko Wakabayashi was born on August 26, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. During her work in movies, she became one of Japan's most popular actresses of their cinema's "Golden Age", ranking with actresses Kumi Mizuno and Mie Hama. One of her first films was Akiko (1961), which was named after her. ...

2. Meiko Kaji

Actress | Shurayukihime

Meiko Kaji was born on March 24, 1947 in the Kanda area of Tokyo, Japan. Following graduation from the Yakumo Academy High School in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan in 1965, Kaji first began acting in films in the mid-1960's under her real name of Masako Ôta. She was given the stage name Meiko Kaji by ...

3. Yukiko Todoroki

Actress | Sugata Sanshirô

Yukiko Todoroki was born on September 11, 1917 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Sanshiro Sugata (1943), Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949) and Red Pier (1958). She was married to Kôji Shima and Masahiro Makino. She died on May 11, 1967 in Tokyo, Japan.

4. Setsuko Wakayama

Actress | Ginrei no hate

Setsuko Wakayama was born on June 7, 1929 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Snow Trail (1947), Sanjûrokunin no jôkyaku (1957) and Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959). She was married to Senkichi Taniguchi. She died on May 9, 1985.

5. Mieko Takamine

Actress | Inugami-ke no ichizoku

Mieko Takamine was born on December 2, 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Inugami Family (1976), Hi no tori (1978) and The Shogun Assassins (1979). She died on May 27, 1990 in Japan.

6. Mitsuko Mito

Actress | Miyamoto Musashi

Mitsuko Mito was born on March 23, 1919 in Fukushima, Japan. She was an actress, known for Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954), Ugetsu (1953) and Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955). She died on April 5, 1981.

7. Sayuri Yoshinaga

Actress | Kyûpora no aru machi

Veteran Japanese actress Yoshinaga Sayuri was born in Shibuya, Tokyo as World War II drew to a close. She graduated from Tokyo's Waseda University and later married director Okada Taro. She signed with the famous Nikkatsu Studio and has starred in films like Foundry Town ('Kyupora No Aru Machi'), ...

8. Kinuyo Tanaka

Actress | Joyû Sumako no koi

Tanaka Kinuyo was a highly regarded and prolific actress best known for her films with director Mizoguchi Kenji. She was immersed in the world of film having received her start in the world of entertainment at age fourteen, being a filmmaker herself, being the cousin of director Kobayashi Masaki ...

9. Mitsuko Kusabue

Actress | Dai tôzoku

Mitsuko Kusabue was born on October 22, 1933 in Yokohama, Japan. She is an actress, known for Samurai Pirate (1963), Miyamoto Musashi (1984) and I Don't Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account (2021).

10. Yoshiko Mita

Actress | Jo no mai

Yoshiko Mita was born on October 8, 1941 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Appassionata (1984), W no higeki (1984) and Toki rakujitsu (1992). She is married to Yasuo Takahashi. They have two children.

11. Keiko Kishi

Actress | Tasogare Seibei

Keiko Kishi was born on August 11, 1932 in Yokohama, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Twilight Samurai (2002), Kah-chan (2001) and Brother (1960). She was previously married to Yves Ciampi.

12. Michiko Kuwano

Actress | Hotaru no hikari

Michiko Kuwano was born on January 4, 1915 in Shiba, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Hotaru no hikari (1938), Forget Love for Now (1937) and Ônna no kânjo (1935). She died on April 1, 1946 in Japan.

13. Chikage Awashima

Actress | Hotarubi

Awashima Chikage was born as Nakagawa Keiko to store owner parents in Tokyo, Japan on 24.02.1924. Awashima began her entertainment career as part of the semi famous Takarazuka Revue of Kansai where she trained and performed beginning age fifteen. Her stage name was taken from a Japanese poem. She ...

15. Yumeji Tsukioka

Actress | Banshun

Yumeji Tsukioka was born on October 14, 1922 in Hiroshima, Japan. She was an actress, known for Late Spring (1949), Love Under the Crucifix (1962) and Z no senritsu (1948). She was married to Umetsugu Inoue. She died on May 3, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.

16. Junko Ikeuchi

Actress | Sûpâ jaiantsu

Junko Ikeuchi was born on November 4, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Sûpâ jaiantsu (1957), Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki (1966) and The Secret Sword (1963). She died on September 26, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.

17. Masako Natsume

Actress | Kiryûin Hanako no shôgai

Masako Natsume was born on November 17, 1957 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Onimasa (1982), Time and Tide (1983) and Gyoei no mure (1983). She was married to Shizuka Ijûin. She died on September 11, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan.

18. Hideko Takamine

Actress | Ukigumo

Along with Hara Setsuko and Tanaka Kinuyo, Takamine Hideko remains one of Japan's most admired and prolific film actresses. Born as Hirayama Hideko in Hakodate, Hokkaido in northern Japan in 1924, she became a child actress for Shochiku Studio at age five appearing in the film Haha. She would go on...

19. Ineko Arima

Actress | Tôkyô boshoku

Ineko Arima was born on April 3, 1932 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Tokyo Twilight (1957), Dai Chûshingura (1957) and Black River (1957). She was previously married to Kinnosuke Nakamura.

20. Michiyo Aratama

Actress | Ningen no jôken

Michiyo Aratama was born on January 15, 1930 in Nara, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959), The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) and The Sword of Doom (1966). She died on March 17, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan.

21. Chieko Murata

Actress | Inazuma

Chieko Murata was born on February 28, 1915 in Kobe, Japan. She is an actress, known for Lightning (1952), Yume ni miru hana (1934) and Yatarô gasa: zenkôhen (1952).

22. Kyôko Kagawa

Actress | Tengoku to jigoku

Born in Namegata, Ibaraki Prefecture in 1931, Kagawa Kyoko (also Makino Kyoko) has endured through the golden age of Japanese cinema, into the end of the century and onto the new to act in many of the more important films from her native country. Growing up she had aspired to learn English and then...

23. Kaoru Yachigusa

Actress | Miyamoto Musashi

Kaoru Yachigusa was born on January 6, 1931 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954), Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) and With Beauty and Sorrow (1965). She was married to Senkichi Taniguchi. She died on October 24, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

24. Sanae Takasugi

Actress | Tonari no Yae-chan

Sanae Takasugi was born on October 8, 1918 in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Tonari no Yae-chan (1934), Yama wa yûyake (1934) and Kinkanshoku (1934). She died on November 26, 1995.

25. Keiko Tsushima

Actress | Shichinin no samurai

Keiko Tsushima was born on February 7, 1926 in Nagasaki, Japan. She was an actress, known for Seven Samurai (1954), Shiosai (1975) and Kyatsu o nigasuna (1956). She died on August 1, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.

26. Yukiko Shimazaki

Actress | Shichinin no samurai

Yukiko Shimazaki was born on February 25, 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Seven Samurai (1954), Repast (1951) and Kin no tamago: Golden girl (1952).

27. Yôko Sugi

Actress | Aoi sanmyaku

Yôko Sugi was born on October 28, 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Aoi sanmyaku (1949), Husband and Wife (1953) and Picture Bride (1994). She died on May 15, 2019 in Tokyo.

28. Mariko Okada

Actress | Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima

Mariko Okada was born on January 11, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and producer, known for Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956), Akitsu Springs (1962) and This Year's Love (1962). She was previously married to Yoshishige Yoshida.

29. Yûko Kotegawa

Actress | Hana no furu gogo

Yûko Kotegawa was born on July 16, 1959 in Oita, Japan. She is an actress, known for Afternoon When Flowers Fell (1989), 47 Ronin (1994) and Riyû (2004). She was previously married to Ken Tanaka.

30. Satomi Oka

Actress | Miyamoto Musashi

Satomi Oka was born on September 15, 1935 in Hyogo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Miyamoto Musashi (1961), Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple (1964) and Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island (1965).

31. Shiho Fujimura

Actress | Zatôichi tekka-tabi

Shiho Fujimura was born in Kanagawa, Japan on January 3rd 1939. Throughout most of her career, she usually appeared in "Jidaigeki" dramas. She started her career in 1962 by debuting in The Outcast (1962) directed by Kon Ichikawa and Kiru (1962) directed by Kenji Kisumi and both starring Ichikawa ...

32. Machiko Kyô

Actress | Rashômon

Machiko Kyô was born on March 25, 1924 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Rashomon (1950), The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) and Gate of Hell (1953). She died on May 12, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

33. Michiko Saga

Actress | Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima

Michiko Saga was born on March 1, 1934 in Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956), Dai Chûshingura (1957) and Shin yûkyôden (1966). She died on August 19, 1992 in the Philippines.

34. Junko Kanô

Actress | Kagi

Junko Kanô was born on January 21, 1936 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Odd Obsession (1959), Onna no kyôshitsu (1959) and Typhoon Reporter (1963).

35. Masayo Banri

Actress | Zatôichi monogatari

Masayo Banri was born on March 29, 1937 in China. She is an actress, known for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), Onnakeizu (1962) and Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963).

36. Kanako Higuchi

Actress | Rônin-gai

Kanako Higuchi was born on December 13, 1958 in Niigata, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ronin Gai (1990), Casshern (2004) and Amida-do dayori (2002). She has been married to Shigesato Itoi since 1993.

37. Katsuko Wakasugi

Actress | Dokufu Takahashi Oden

Katsuko Wakasugi was born on March 23, 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Dokufu Takahashi Oden (1958), The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) and Nijiotoko (1949).

38. Kyôko Enami

Actress | Tsugaru jongarabushi

Kyôko Enami was discovered through Daiei's New Face program in 1959, and was promptly made a star in 1960. An awesome beauty with remarkably pale skin, she also conveyed a kind of steeliness that turned out to make her ideal for the popular film series "Gambling Woman," which made her one of the ...

39. Yumiko Nogawa

Actress | Toba no mesu neko

Born in Kyoto the 160 cm tall Nogawa Yumiko's first claim to fame was being the runner-up in the Miss Kimono competition in her hometown. She would later get married to Tsutomu Osaka, a theatre director, who had been married before and become the stepmother to voice actress Kaori Yamagata.

41. Chieko Baishô

Actress | Hauru no ugoku shiro

Chieko Baishô was born on June 29, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980) and Tora-san's Runaway (1970). She has been married to Reijirô Koroku since 1993. She was previously married to Mamoru Komiya.

42. Utako Mitsuya

Actress | Sûpâ jaiantsu

Utako Mitsuya was born on August 11, 1936 in Japan. She was an actress, known for Sûpâ jaiantsu (1957), Zoku sûpâ jaiantsu (1957) and Rajo to satsujin-meiro (1959). She was married to Yoshiki Onoda. She died on March 24, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.

43. Mayumi Ogawa

Actress | Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

Mayumi Ogawa was born on October 7, 1939 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Vengeance Is Mine (1979), Shin Godzilla (2016) and The Three Undelivered Letters (1979). She was previously married to Toshiyuki Hosokawa.

44. Yoshiko Kayama

Actress | Sanbiki no samurai

Yoshiko Kayama was born on January 1, 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and writer, known for Three Outlaw Samurai (1964), Beast in the Shadows (1977) and Soul of a Man (1966).

45. Haruko Katô

Actress | Majo no takkyûbin

Haruko Katô was born on November 24, 1922 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), Love Is a Hunter (1976) and A Thousand & One Nights (1969). She was married to Masaya Takahashi and Michio Kato. She died on November 2, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.

46. Eiko Muramatsu

Actress | Tanin no kao

Eiko Muramatsu was born on March 31, 1938 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Face of Another (1966), Aoi sanmyaku (1966) and Kwaidan (1964).

47. Haruko Wanibuchi

Actress | Hausu

Haruko Wanibuchi was born on April 22, 1945 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for House (1977), House of Sleeping Beauties (1995) and Heisei Musekinin-ikka Tokyo Deluxe (1995).

48. Yôko Nogiwa

Actress | Trick

Yôko Nogiwa was born on January 24, 1936 in Tsubata, Japan. She was an actress, known for Trick (2000), Trick: The Movie 2 (2006) and Trick: The Movie (2002). She was married to Shin'ichi Chiba. She died on June 13, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.

49. Yukiko Fuji

Actress | Yarareru mae ni yare

Yukiko Fuji is known for Kill Before Being Killed (1964), Black Speeding (1964) and School of Crime (1964). She was previously married to Jirô Tamiya.

50. Yoshiko Sakuma

Actress | Furusato wa midori nariki

Yoshiko Sakuma was born on February 24, 1939 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Furusato wa midori nariki (1961), Isan sôzoku (1990) and Earthquake Bird (2019). She was previously married to Mikijirô Hira.

51. Ruriko Asaoka

Actress | Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro aiaigasa

Ruriko Asaoka was born on July 2, 1940 in Changchun, Jilin, China. She is an actress, known for Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975), Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana (1995) and Incident at Blood Pass (1970). She was previously married to Koji Ishizaka.

52. Kumi Mizuno

Actress | Gojira · Ebira · Mosura Nankai no daikettô

Kumi Mizuno was born on New Years Day of 1937 as Maya Igarashi in Nigata, Japan. After she graduated from acting school in 1957, her screen debut was in the Minoru Shibuya film Crazy Society. By the time her second film Futari dake no hashi (1958) came out, she changed her name to "Kumi Mizuno." ...

53. Kyôko Anzai

Actress | Koibumi

Kyôko Anzai was born on September 27, 1934 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Love Letter (1953), Battle in Outer Space (1959) and Furyô shônen (1956). She was married to Tatsuya Mihashi. She died on January 28, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan.

54. Masayo Utsunomiya

Actress | Shinkansen daibakuha

Masayo Utsunomiya was born on March 6, 1948. She is an actress, known for Bullet Train (1975), Irezumi (1982) and Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (1974). She was previously married to Yoichi Miura and Tokuma Nishioka.

55. Noriko Watanabe

Actress | Kare no ootobai, kanojo no shima

Noriko Watanabe was born on July 23, 1965 in Oita, Japan. She is an actress, known for His Motorbike, Her Island (1986), Tsumiki kuzushi (1983) and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003). She was previously married to Hiroshi Nishioka.

56. Chikako Miyagi

Actress | Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon

Chikako Miyagi was born on November 26, 1922 in Iwate, Japan. She was an actress, known for Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon (1940), Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji ketto (1942) and Utau tanuki goten (1942). She died on August 7, 1996.

57. Mako Midori

Actress | Mesu

Mako Midori was born on March 26, 1944 in Taiwan. She is an actress, known for Female (1964), Akujo (1964) and Nihiki no mesu inu (1964). She is married to Renji Ishibashi.

58. Tomoko Ogawa

Actress | Les oiseaux de Meiji Jingu

Tomoko Ogawa was born on January 26, 1949 in Hiroshima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Les oiseaux de Meiji Jingu (1974), Kin'yôbi no tsumatachi e (1983) and Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great Battle (1966).

59. Hiroko Sakuramachi

Actress | Isshin Tasuke - Tenka no ichidaiji

Hiroko Sakuramachi was born on June 16, 1937 in Shizuoka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Isshin Tasuke - Tenka no ichidaiji (1958), Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja (1957) and Magistrate Toyama 2: Fireball Magistrate (1958).

60. Toshiko Kobayashi

Actress | Kuro tokage

Toshiko Kobayashi was born on April 6, 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Black Lizard (1968), Carmen Comes Home (1951) and Kaze no shisen (1963). She was married to Hiroshi Teshigahara. She died on December 29, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.

61. Mayumi Nagisa

Actress | Yajû gari

Mayumi Nagisa was born on October 10, 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973), Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) and Destiny's Son (1962). She was previously married to Kuranosuke Hamaguchi.

62. Sachiko Hidari

Actress | Nippon konchûki

Sachiko Hidari was born on June 29, 1930 in Toyama, Japan. She was an actress and director, known for The Insect Woman (1963), She and He (1963) and A Fugitive from the Past (1965). She was married to Susumu Hani. She died on November 7, 2001 in National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.

63. Izumi Ashikawa

Actress | Aitsu to watashi

Izumi Ashikawa was born on October 6, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Aitsu to watashi (1961), Aoi sanmyaku (1963) and Arashi o yobu otoko (1966). She has been married to Tatsuya Fuji since August 28, 1968. They have one child.

64. Kayo Matsuo

Actress | Shogun Assassin

Kayo Matsuo was born on March 17, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shogun Assassin (1980), Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968) and Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972).

65. Hisako Takihana

Actress | Tôjin Okichi

Hisako Takihana was born on March 4, 1906. She was an actress, known for Tôjin Okichi (1930), Robo no ishi (1938) and Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso hen (1928). She died on February 12, 1985.

66. Reiko Ike

Actress | Yasagure anego den: Sôkatsu rinchi

Reiko Ike was still in her late teens when she was "discovered" by Japan's Toei Studios (stories of her "discovery" are inconsistent, ranging from being scouted in a nightclub to being spotted as a model). Along with Miki Sugimoto she was Toei's top sex star throughout the 1970s, and the focus of ...

67. Akemi Negishi

Actress | Nemuri Kyôshirô: Joyôken

Akemi Negishi might never have become an actress but for Josef von Sternberg. The legendary director was in Japan looking for a woman to play the seductress who leads a bunch of soldiers astray in his upcoming (and as it turned out, last) movie _Anatahan (1954)_. But Sternberg spotted Negishi one ...

68. Hitomi Nozoe

Actress | Onna no kyôshitsu

Hitomi Nozoe was born on February 11, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Onna no kyôshitsu (1959), Danryû (1957) and Three Bosses (1960). She was married to Hiroshi Kawaguchi. She died on May 4, 1995.

69. Rieko Sumi

Actress | Seizoroi kenka wakashû

Rieko Sumi is known for A Gang of Five (1955), Uta andon (1960) and A Night to Remember (1962).

70. Hizuru Takachiho

Actress | Haitoku no mesu

Hizuru Takachiho was born on October 10, 1932 in Kobe, Japan. She is an actress, known for Haitoku no mesu (1961), Zero Focus (1961) and Mitsu-kubi-tou (1956).

71. Yatsuko Tan'ami

Actress | Ikiru

Yatsuko Tan'ami was born on June 25, 1924 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ikiru (1952), Hitori okami (1968) and Tokyo no ekubo (1952).

72. Reiko Ôhara

Actress | Yagyû ichizoku no inbô

Reiko Ôhara was born on November 13, 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978), Ohan (1984) and Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970). She was married to Shin'ichi Mori and Tsunehiko Watase. She died on August 6, 2009 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

73. Chiemi Eri

Actress | Sazae-san

Chiemi Eri was born on January 11, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Sazae-san (1956), Sazae-san no akachan tanjo (1960) and Fuku no kami: Sazae-san ikka (1961). She was married to Ken Takakura. She died on February 13, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan.

74. Kuniko Igawa

Actress | Bakushû

Born Toshiko Nonaka, she began acting as Toshiko Kôno before changing her name again after World War II during the golden age of Japanese cinema to Kuniko Igawa. She became a café owner after she retired, which occurred in 1977, in Kamakura. Coffee Igawa is still a going concern despite her death ...

75. Matsuko Shiga

Actress | Sanma no aji

Matsuko Shiga was born in Tokyo and got her start in Ozu Yasujiro's 1951 classic, Early Summer, alongside Hara Setsuko and Chishu Ryu after joining Shochiku Studio in 1950. Aside from an approximate ten full-length films she added TV drama and commercials to her resume as well. Her hobbies include ...

76. Setsuko Hara

Actress | Banshun

Setsuko Hara became one of Japan's best-loved stars over her 30-year film career. Her signature character type, variations on a daughter devoted to her parents and home, inspired the nickname that stayed with her until retirement: the Eternal Virgin. To some extent, reality mirrored her roles in ...

77. Mie Hama

Actress | You Only Live Twice

Mie Hama was born in Tokyo, Japan on November 20, 1943 in a blue-collar Tokyo family whose small cardboard factory burned down in World War II. She grew up poor. She first started out working as a bus fare collector. While working, she was spotted by producer Tomoyuki Tanaka when she was only ...

78. Yôko Katsuragi

Actress | Banshun

Yôko Katsuragi was born on April 6, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Late Spring (1949), Scandal (1950) and Black River (1957). She was married to Toshirô Mayuzumi. She died in March 2007 in Japan.

79. Yumiko Takahashi

Actress | Shomuni

Yumiko Takahashi was born on January 7, 1974 in Saitama, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shomuni (1998), Toki no kagayaki (1995) and Shomuni Forever (2003).

80. Kotomi Kyôno

Actress | Shomuni

Kotomi Kyôno was born on October 18, 1978 in Hiroshima, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shomuni (1998), Labyrinth of Dreams (1997) and Messengers (1999).

81. Miki Sakai

Actress | Love Letter

Born in Shizuoka City in Shizuoka Prefecture Sakai Miki made her debut in Shunji Iwai's Love Letter in 1995, was a hit and won the Newcomer Of The Year at the Japanese Academy Award as a result. She moved forward to other movies and TV serials and has been active since. Prior to that she was a ...

82. Kimiko Yo

Actress | Okuribito

Yo Kimiko was born in Yokohama, a city just south of Tokyo to a Japanese mother and Taiwanese father on the 12th of May 1956. Her cousin was actress Bunjaku Han. She became active in front of the camera in 1987 and has been a feature of Japanese television and cinema ever since. She had begun ...

83. Michiyo Kogure

Actress | Aoi sanmyaku

Michiyo Kogure was born on January 31, 1918 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan. She was an actress, known for Aoi sanmyaku (1949), Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) and Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956). She died on June 13, 1990.

84. Yôko Minamida

Actress | Hausu

Yôko Minamida was born on March 1, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for House (1977), Samurai no ko (1963) and Aoi sanmyaku (1963). She was married to Hiroyuki Nagato. She died on October 21, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

85. Mariko Kaga

Actress | Kagerô-za

Mariko Kaga was born on December 11, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Kagero-za (1981), Yûgure made (1980) and Muddy River (1981).

86. Shima Iwashita

Actress | Seppuku

Shima Iwashita was born on January 3, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Harakiri (1962), Ballad of Orin (1977) and Clouds at Sunset (1967). She has been married to Masahiro Shinoda since 1967.

87. Yôko Tsukasa

Actress | Yôjinbô

Yôko Tsukasa was born on August 20, 1934 in Sakai-minato, Japan. She is an actress, known for Yojimbo (1961), The Kii River (1966) and Moment of Terror (1966). She has been married to Hideyuki Aizawa since 1969.

88. Ryôko Nakano

Actress | Furueru shita

Ryôko Nakano was born on May 6, 1950 in Aichi, Japan. She is an actress, known for Furueru shita (1980), Harukanaru sôro (1980) and Manhunt (1976).

89. Ayako Wakao

Actress | Seisaku no tsuma

Ayako Wakao was born on November 8, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Seisaku's Wife (1965), Women Are Born Twice (1961) and A Wife Confesses (1961).

90. Yuriko Hishimi

Actress | Urutora sebun

Yuriko Hishimi was born on June 10, 1947 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ultraseven (1967), Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) and Ultraseven X (2007).

91. Hiroko Sakurai

Actress | Urutora Q

Hiroko Sakurai was born on March 4, 1946 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and producer, known for Ultra Q (1965), Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966) and Ultraman (1967).

92. Rumi Sakakibara

Actress | Kaettekita Urutoraman

Rumi Sakakibara was born on March 5, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress and producer, known for Return of Ultraman (1971), Death Ride (2006) and Lone Wolf and Cub (1973). She has been married to Junichi Suzuki since 2001.

93. Mako Hyôdô

Actress | Gekijouban Makurosu Purasu

Mako Hyôdô was born on September 7, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Macross Plus Movie Edition (1995), The Red Spectacles (1987) and Macross Plus (1994).

94. Yuriko Hoshi

Actress | San Daikaijû Chikyû Saidai no Kessen

Born on December 6 1943, Yuriko Hoshi was one of the younger members of the Toho stable of actors during the 1960s. She made a big impression in the Wakadasho (Young Guy) movies and was recognized for her youthful energy. Eventually she became more known for her roles in kaiju eiga films such as ...

95. Reiko Dan

Actress | Tsubaki Sanjûrô

Reiko Dan was born on March 26, 1935 in Kyoto City, Japan. She was an actress, known for Sanjuro (1962), Red Beard (1965) and Kureji no daiboken (1965). She died on November 24, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.

96. Yumi Shirakawa

Actress | Chikyû Bôeigun

Yumi Shirakawa joined Toho when she was just 19, in 1956. By the end of the year, Toho had catapulted the beautiful actress into her first starring role, alongside Kenji Sahara in RODAN (Sora no Daikaiju Radon, 1956). Director Ishiro Honda took a shine to her and cast her in several of his ...

97. Yasuko Sawaguchi

Actress | Godzilla 1985

Yasuko Sawguchi, born on 11 June 1965, Sakai, Osaka, Japan. She beat more than 30 thousand other participants and won the first Cinderella beauty contest held by Toho, a famous movie company in Japan, in 1984. She got the heroine role and made her debut in the movie "Story of a Policeman 3" in June...

98. Yôko Fujiyama

Actress | Kaitei gunkan

Yôko Fujiyama was born on December 17, 1941 in Yokohama, Japan. She was an actress, known for Atragon (1963), Red Beard (1965) and Chushingura (1962). She died on December 11, 2022 in Japan.

99. Keiko Sawai

Actress | Urutora Q

Keiko Sawai was born on January 2, 1945 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ultra Q (1965), Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) and Konto Gojugo-go: Uchu daibôken (1969).

100. Noriko Takahashi

Actress | Urutora Q

Noriko Takahashi was born on September 19, 1946 in Kofu, Japan. She is an actress, known for Ultra Q (1965), Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) and Konto Gojugo-go: Uchu daibôken (1969). She was previously married to Minori Terada.

101. Megumi Matsumoto

Actress | Shachô hanjôki

Megumi Matsumoto was born on December 9, 1947 in Osaka, Japan. She is an actress, known for Shachô hanjôki (1968), Zoku shacho hanjôki (1968) and Za taigâsu: Sekai wa bokura o matteiru (1968). She has been married to Yûzô Kayama since 1970. They have four children.

102. Mayumi Ôzora

Actress | Fûrin kazan

Mayumi Ôzora was born on March 10, 1940 in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Samurai Banners (1969), Shitto (1962) and Rise Against the Sword (1966).