Acting · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan · Born June 17, 1920
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Setsuko Hara (June 17, 1920 – September 5, 2015) was a Japanese actress who appeared in six of Yasujirō Ozu's films, most notably as Noriko in the "Noriko Trilogy": Late Spring (1949), Early Summer (1951), and Tokyo Story (1953). Her other films for Ozu were Tokyo Twilight (1957), Late Autumn (1960), and finally The End of Summer in 1961. She was born Masae Aida in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. She came to prominence as an actress at an early age, in the 1937 German-Japanese co-production Die Tochter des Samurai (Daughter of the Samurai), known in Japan as Atarashiki Tsuchi (The New Earth), directed by Arnold Fanck and Mansaku Itami. She also starred in films by Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, and other prominent directors. She was called "the Eternal Virgin" in Japan and is a symbol of the golden era of Japanese cinema of the 1950s. She suddenly quit acting in 1963 (the same year as Ozu's death), and led a secluded life in Kamakura, refusing all interviews and photographs. Her last major role was Riku, wife of Ōishi Yoshio, in the 1962 film Chushingura. She was the inspiration for the protagonist of the 2001 movie Millennium Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Setsuko Hara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Noriko Setsuko 2
2023
as Noriko Setsuko
Noriko Setsuko
2023
as Noriko Setsuko
MovieUntitled # 7 : Rare
2021
MovieChûshingura
1962
as Riku Oishi
MovieMusume to watashi
1962
MovieThe End of Summer
1961
as Akiko
MovieLove and Fascination
1961
MovieThe Wayside Pebble
1960
as Oren Aikawa
MovieLate Autumn
1960
as Akiko Miwa
MovieLife of a Country Doctor
1960
MovieDaughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
as Sanae Soga
MovieThe Three Treasures
1959
as Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
MovieOban kanketsu hen
1958
as Kanako Arishima
MovieHoliday in Tokyo
1958
MovieWoman Unveiled
1958
MovieZokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
1957
as Kanako Arishima
MovieThe Last Escape
1957
as Tomiko
MovieZoku Ôban: Fûun hen
1957
as Kanako Arishima
MovieThe Chieko Story
1957
as Chieko Takamura
MovieTokyo Twilight
1957
as Takako Numata
MovieÔban
1957
as Kanako Mori
MovieA Brother and His Sister
1956
as Akiko Mamiya
MovieWomen in Prison
1956
as Prison Officer
MovieThree Youngmen and a Dream Girl
1956
as Designer Matsukawa
MovieSettlement of Love
1956
as Katsuko
MovieSudden Rain
1956
as Fumiko Namiki
MovieNobuko Rides on a Cloud
1955
as Mom
MovieSound of the Mountain
1954
as Ogata Kikuko
MovieTokyo Story
1953
as Noriko Hirayama
MovieWhite Fish
1953
as Sachiko
MovieToki no teizo: Sōshūban
1952
MovieTokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Yuki
MovieKin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
MovieThe Wind Blows Twice
1952
as Kanae Hisamatsu
MovieRepast
1951
as Michiyo Okamoto
MovieEarly Summer
1951
as Noriko Mamiya
MovieThe Idiot
1951
as Taeko Nasu
MovieThe Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
as Teruko
MovieAlps Story: The Wild
1950
MovieA Female Doctor's Examination Room
1950
as Fumiko Tajima
MovieShirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi
1950
MovieLate Spring
1949
as Noriko Somiya
MovieThe Blue Mountains: Part II
1949
as Yukiko Shimazaki
MovieThe Blue Mountains: Part I
1949
as Yukiko Shimazaki
MovieHere's to the Young Lady
1949
as Yasuko Ikeda
MovieKōfuku no genkai
1948
MovieA Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
as Kuriko Sato
MovieFujisancho
1948
MovieTemptation
1948
as Takako
MovieThree-Fingered Detective
1947
Onna dake no yoru
1947
MovieThe Ball at the Anjo House
1947
as Atsuko Anjo
MovieThe Age of Beginnings
1947
as Miyako Tomoda
MovieNo Regrets for Our Youth
1946
as Yukie Yagihara
MovieBeauty
1946
as Keiko
MovieThree Women of the North
1945
MovieUntil Victory Day
1945
MovieThe Cruel Sea
1944
MovieSearing Wind
1943
as Kumiko Takagi
MovieToward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
1943
MovieSuicide Troops of the Watchtower
1943
as Yoshiko
The Opium War
1943
MovieThe War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1942
as Kikuko
MovieGreen Earth
1942
MovieYoung Teacher
1942
as Tomiko Hirayama
MovieCurrents of Youth
1942
as Makiko Yuijima
MovieSky of Hope
1942
as Chizuko
MovieStory of Leadership
1941
as Kuniko
MovieThe Sisters' Agreement
1940
as Sachiko
MovieA World of Two
1940
The Snake Princess
1940
as Koto Hime
MovieWedding Day
1940
as Yoshiko
MovieTravels to the East
1940
as Showa Kinema Actress
MovieHikari to kage (Zenpen)
1940
MovieHikari to kage (Kōhen)
1940
MovieWomen in Tokyo
1939
as 君塚節子
MovieThe Town
1939
as Sonomi Kihara
MovieShanghai Landing Party
1939
as Mingzhu - Chinese girl
MovieBeautiful Departure
1939
Winter Inn
1938
MoviePastoral Symphony
1938
MovieThe Giant
1938
MovieThe Woman Aiming for the Shogun
1937
MovieMother's Melody
1937
as Keiko
MovieThe Daughter of the Samurai
1937
as Misuko Yamato
MovieThe Crown of Life
1936
MoviePriest of Darkness
1936
as Onami
MovieThrowing the Soul Away
1935
as Student
