Acting · Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan · Born March 23, 1919
Mitsuko Mito (水戸光子 Mito Mitsuko, 23 March 1919 – 5 April 1981) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1935 and 1973. Her real name was Mitsuko Sekiba. In 1934, the year after she dropped out of Okazaki Municipal Girls' High School (now Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Kita High School), she moved from the Manpei Hotel in Nagoya to the Manpei Hotel in Atami where she was working. There, she was scouted by Shochiku director Isaburo Inoue, who happened to be staying at the hotel, and joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios . In 1945, she married actor Morikawa Shin. She retired from acting and had a child, but divorced the following year. She returned to the big screen early in Omitsu no Endan, released in October of the same year. While she played cheerful, down-to-earth characters, after leaving Shochiku she also broadened her acting range by taking on dirty roles in films such as Woman, Osho, Outcome of War, Ugetsu Monogatari, and An Inn at Osaka. She died of a liver tumor on April 5, 1981 at the age of 62.
MovieMen and War III: The Final Chapter
1973
as Otaki
MovieMen and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Otaki
MovieMen and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Otaki
MovieThe Sunset is Calling Me
1970
MovieWoman Gambler Is Coming
1968
MovieArmy Intelligence
1968
as Tamiko Yamamoto
MovieSwift Current
1967
A Fallen Woman
1967
as Makiko
MovieRebellion of Japan
1967
MovieOhana han: Dai ni bu
1966
as Teru Asao
MovieOhana han
1966
as Teru Asao
MovieWild Geese
1966
MovieRed Love, Green Love
1962
MovieHer Hidden Past
1962
as Mrs. Kono
MovieKanpai! Sararīman shokun
1962
MovieA Full Life
1962
as Harumi's mother-in-law
MovieA Roaring Trade
1962
MovieWith Wife, Children, and Friends
1961
as Takiyo Sugawa
MovieThe Radiant Prince
1961
as Lady Kokiden
MovieLove and Life
1961
as Teruyo Fuji
MovieI Will Never Forget
1960
MovieOnly She Knows
1960
MovieThe Wandering Princess
1960
as Izumi
MovieTokyo Omnibus
1959
MovieThe Human Wall
1959
MovieA Storm Zone
1959
as Shizue Tashiro
MovieBridge
1959
MovieThe Song of the Cart
1959
MovieAi no Noutan
1959
MoviePeople Waiting for Spring
1959
as Ritsu Yamamura
MovieFace in the Dark
1958
as Tomie
MovieHana no yukyo-den
1958
MovieUkiyo buro
1958
as O-riku
MovieThe Beauty Expert
1957
MovieAkuma no kao
1957
MovieThe Adventures of Chuji
1957
as Otsugi
MovieHaha to ko no mado
1957
MovieThe Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
1957
Movie白磁の人
1957
MovieI Will Buy You
1956
MovieAsashio yushio
1956
Asataro the Crow
1956
MovieShin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
1956
MovieSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Oko (uncredited)
MovieShin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
1955
MovieMune yori mune ni
1955
as Yûko Uemura
MovieSamurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Oko
MovieHouse of Many Pleasures
1955
as Chiyoko
The Young Lord
1955
MovieThe Young Swordsman
1954
MovieFall of the Shogun's Militia
1954
as Oren
MovieSamurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
as Oko
MovieAn Inn at Osaka
1954
as Orika
MovieThe Golden Demon
1954
as Akagashi
MovieKokoro no nichigetsu
1954
MovieZoku Tange Sazen
1953
MovieTange Sazen
1953
MovieYokubo
1953
MovieUgetsu
1953
as Ohama
MovieThis Way, That Way
1952
MovieUshiwakamaru
1952
as Tokiwa
MovieGhost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
1952
MovieShi no machi wo nogarete
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
MovieThe Man from the Moon
1951
MovieHibari no komoriuta
1951
MovieLantern Under a Full Moon
1951
MovieThe Tale of Genji
1951
as Aoi no ue
Movie上州鴉
1951
MovieYukiwarisō
1951
MovieBeyond Love and Hate
1951
as Masae Sakata
MovieConfessions of a Gynecologist
1950
MovieThe Sea of Beauty
1950
MovieA Woman's Face
1949
Aizenso
1949
My Name Is Mistress
1949
MovieHakuchō wa kanashikarazuya
1949
MovieDoburoku no Tatsu
1949
MovieThree Mothers
1949
MovieFlame of My Love
1949
as Chiyo
MovieShin Aizen Katsura
1948
MovieThe Grand Master
1948
as Koharu
MovieAs If To Kill
1948
MovieKomadori fujin
1948
MovieWoman
1948
as Toshiko
MovieDoyō fujin
1948
as Yōko Nakaseko
Onna dake no yoru
1947
MovieOtome no iru kichi
1945
MovieYou Are the Next Eagle
1944
MovieJubilation Street
1944
as Takako
MovieSailor
1944
MovieSinking the Unsinkable
1944
MovieNavy
1943
MovieDancing with a Mask
1943
as Chie, sister
MoviePort of Flowers
1943
as Oharu
MovieThree Sons And Two Daughters At Home
1943
MovieSouth Wind 2
1942
MovieSouth Wind
1942
MovieThe Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942
MovieThere Was a Father
1942
as Fumi
MovieSuzhou Nights
1941
MovieThe Flower is not False
1941
MovieKateikyōshi
1940
as Yayoi Kajikawa
MovieUtsukushiki Rinjin
1940
MovieKinuyo's First Love
1940
MovieWarm Current
1939
as Gin Ishiwata
MovieNew Woman Question and Answer
1939
MovieZoku aizen katsura
1939
MovieSouthern Wind
1939
MovieThe Tree of Love
1938
MovieMother and Child
1938
as Shigeko
MovieMarching Song
1937
Goodbye to the Front
1937
MovieForget Love for Now
1937
as Woman at Hotel
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
1937
as Ohatsu
MovieA Star Athlete
1937
Moon Over the Ruins
1937
as Keiko
MovieMr. Thank You
1936
