Jitsuko Yoshimura Explained

Jitsuko Yoshimura
Native Name:吉村実子
Native Name Lang:jp
Birth Date:18 April 1943
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:actress
Years Active:1961–1970, 2004–2005
Relatives:Mari Yoshimura (sister, actress)

[1] is a Japanese film and television actress. She was discovered by Shōhei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships.[2] [3] She went on to appear in films like Imamura's The Insect Woman, Kaneto Shindō's Onibaba, for which she received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-den. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day.

Yoshimura was married to actor Tetsuo Ishidate from 1968 to 1999.[4] Her sister is actress Mari Yoshimura (1935–).

Filmography (selected)

YearTitleTypeRole
1961Pigs and BattleshipsFilmHaruko
1963The Insect WomanFilmNobuko
1964OnibabaFilmYounger woman
1965An Innocent WitchFilmAyako Oshima
1966Atout cœur à Tokyo pour OSS 117FilmTetsuko
1970CleopatraFilmMary/Lybia (voice)
1970Dodes'ka-denFilmYoshie Kawaguchi
2004Blooming AgainFilmShizue
2005Aibō season 3, episode 11TVSachiko Sakai

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 吉村実子 (Yoshimura Jitsuko) . Kinenote . ja . 3 March 2012.
  2. Book: Imamura, Shōhei . Eiga wa kyōki no tabi de aru . 2004 . Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha . 978-4-532-16471-3.
  3. Web site: 吉村実子 (Yoshimura Jitsuko . ja . 30 December 2021 . NHK.
  4. Web site: 石立鉄男 (Ishidate Tetsuo . ja . 30 December 2021 . Kotobank.