*  1930, Japan

A leading lady of Japanese films,

she was memorable in the title role

in WOMAN IN THE DUNES (1964).

Filmography:

1953   MUDDY WATERS      

1960   GET 'EM ALL  

1961   THE HUMAN CONDITION III / NINGEN NO JOKEN V-VI /

          A SOLDIER'S PRAYER         

1962   AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON / SAMMA NO AJI

1963   BUSHIDO      

1964   BRAND OF EVIL       

1964   PASSION      

1964   WOMAN IN THE DUNES/SUNA NO ONNA    

1965   CONQUEST   

1965   SCHOOL FOR SEX / SCHOOL OF LOVE      

1966   THE FACE OF ANOTHER/TANIN NO KAO    

1967   THE SHOGUN AND HIS MISTRESS  

1968   THE TIME OF RECKONING   

1969   VIXEN

1990   HEAVEN AND EARTH