Michiyo Aratama (新珠三千代, Aratama Michiyo, 15 January 1930 – 17 March 2001) was a Japanese film and stage actress.
Michiyo Aratama | |
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 Michiyo Aratama in 1955 | |
| Born | Kyoko Toda 15 January 1930 Nara, Japan |
| Died | 17 March 2001 (aged 71) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1946–2001 |
Biography edit
After graduating from the Takarazuka Music and Dance School, Aratama joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1945.[1] She gave her film debut in 1951, but it was not before 1955 that she left the Takarazuka Revue, signing first with Nikkatsu film studios, then, after her contract expired, with Toho.[2] She worked for directors such as Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu and Masaki Kobayashi, appearing in films like The Human Condition, The End of Summer, Kwaidan and 47 Ronin.
From the late 1970s on she concentrated solely on stage and television work. Due to health problems, she reduced her appearances after 1994. She died of heart failure in 2001.[2] Aratama never married.[1]
Selected filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Wife | Yoshimi | Mikio Naruse |
| 1955 | The Heart | Shizu | Kon Ichikawa |
| 1956 | The Balloon | Yūzō Kawashima | |
| Suzaki Paradise: Red Light | Tsutae | Yūzō Kawashima | |
| 1958 | A Holiday in Tokyo | Kajirō Yamamoto | |
| Conflagration | Kon Ichikawa | ||
| Summer Clouds | Yae | Mikio Naruse | |
| 1959 | The Human Condition | Michiko | Masaki Kobayashi |
| 1960 | The Twilight Story | Mitsuko Taneda | Shirō Toyoda |
| 1961 | The End of Summer | Fumiko | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1962 | 47 Ronin | Hiroshi Inagaki | |
| 1963 | The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman | Natsuko | Kihachi Okamoto |
| 1964 | Kwaidan | Masaki Kobayashi | |
| 1965 | Samurai Assassin | Kihachi Okamoto | |
| 1966 | The Stranger Within a Woman | Masako Tashiro | Mikio Naruse |
| Sword of Doom | Ohama | Kihachi Okamoto | |
| 1967 | Lost Spring | Noboru Nakamura | |
| 1968 | Hymn to a Tired Man | Masaki Kobayashi | |
| 1969 | Chōkōsō no Akebono | Sachiko | Hideo Sekigawa |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Ten to Chi to[3] | Kesa Gozen | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1972 | Shin Heike Monogatari | Gion no Nyogo | NHK | Taiga drama |
| 1976 | Kaze to Kumo to Niji to | Masako | NHK | Taiga drama |
Awards edit
- 1959 Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Human Condition and Watashi wa kai ni naritai[4]
- 1959 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress for The Human Condition[5]
- 1961 Mainichi Film Concour for Best Supporting Actress for The End of Summer and Minami no kaze to nami[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "新珠三千代 (Michiyo Aratama)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ a b "新珠三千代 (Michiyo Aratama)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "天と地と". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "1959 Blue Ribbon Awards (consigned in February 1960)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "キネマ旬報 ベスト・テン 1959年・第33回". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第16回 (16th Mainichi Film Awards)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
External links edit
- Michiyo Aratama at IMDb
- Michiyo Aratama at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Sheppard, Eugenia (20 January 1974). "Widow's peak mark of a star". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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