Michiyo Okusu | |
Birth Date: | February 27, 1946 |
Birth Place: | Tianjin, China |
Occupation: | Actress |
Yearsactive: | 1964–present |
is a Chinese-born Japanese actress. She has been nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 1981 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role prize for her performance in Zigeunerweisen. She began her career as a film ingenue using the stage name Michiyo Yasuda, under which she scored major early successes with films such as A Fool's Love and numerous love stories and "samurai" period piece dramas.[1]