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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-01-15

Day of Death

2001-03-17 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Nara, Nara, Japan

Also Known As

Митиё Аратама

Michiyo Aratama

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Michiyo Aratama (新珠 三千代, Aratama Michiyo, 15 January 1930 – 17 March 2001) was a Japanese actress who appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Hiroshi Inagaki's Chushingura, Kihachi Okamoto's Samurai Assassin and Sword of Doom, and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan, Hymn to a Tired Man and The Human Condition trilogy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michiyo Aratama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Kwaidan

1965

Kwaidan

as

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

The End of Summer

1961

The End of Summer

as

Fumiko

Victory and Defeat

1960

Victory and Defeat

as

Sayoko Takamatsu

Samurai Assassin

1965

Samurai Assassin

as

Okiku / Princess Kiku

Conflagration

1958

Conflagration

as

Mistress of the floral art

The Heart

1955

The Heart

as

Shizu, Nobuchi's wife

The Stranger Within a Woman

1966

The Stranger Within a Woman

as

Masako Tashiro

Devil's Temple

1969

Devil's Temple

as

Aizen

The Masterless 47

1960

The Masterless 47

as

Geisha Kayoji

A Boy and Three Mothers

1958

A Boy and Three Mothers

as

The Real Mother

Aoi Secret Book

1958

Aoi Secret Book

as

Asayo

Wife

1953

Wife

as

Yoshimi Niemura

A Trap

1965

A Trap

as

Michiko Kôno

The Balloon

1956

The Balloon

as

Kumiko Yamana

The Gambling Samurai

1960

The Gambling Samurai

as

Niko Enzo

Brand of Evil

1964

Brand of Evil

as

Asai Setsuko

Three Faces of Love

1967

Three Faces of Love

as

Fujiyo Shindo

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

1957

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

as

Yukari Yoyogi (Tetsuharu's Wife)

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1959

I Want to Be a Shellfish

as

Fusae Shimizu

Crossroad

1956

Crossroad

as

Harumi Oki

Till We Meet Again

1955

Till We Meet Again

as

Kyoko Yamana

The Baby Carriage

1956

The Baby Carriage

as

Tomoko Aizawa

All About Marriage

1958

All About Marriage

as

Keiko Kakiuchi

Get Married, Mother

1962

Get Married, Mother

as

Mitsuyo Kawamoto

The Walking Major

1970

The Walking Major

as

Mother Yamada

Japan's Longest Day

1967

Japan's Longest Day

as

Yuriko Hara

Hymn to a Tired Man

1968

Hymn to a Tired Man

as

Yoshiko Hide

New Third-Class Executive

1959

New Third-Class Executive

as

Akiko Hakoda

Playboy President

1961

Playboy President

as

Geisha Hyōtan

Company President Travels Abroad

1963

Company President Travels Abroad

as

Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

1963

Company President Travels Abroad Part II

as

Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

1965

President's Ninja Trick Book Part II

as

Sumie (Bar Marimo Madame)

A Company President's Life Story

1966

A Company President's Life Story

as

Machiko (Osaka Bar Madam)

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

1967

Discover Japan with the 5 Gents

as

Suzuko (Bar Madam)

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

1967

Five Gents Prefer Geisha

as

Suzuko (Bar Madam)

Yushu Heiya

1963

Yushu Heiya

as

Misako

Modern Salaryman: Bushido  Romance

1960

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance

as

Mizukami Michiko (Setsuko's sister)

Daybreak Chorus

1963

Daybreak Chorus

as

Yonéko Takasugi

Shin Heike Monogatari

Shin Heike Monogatari

as

Gion no Nyogo

Niji wo Oru

Niji wo Oru

as

上原敏江

Production

Crew

Directing