Sachiko Hidari Explained

Sachiko Hidari
左幸子
Birth Name:Sachiko Nukamura
Birth Date:1930 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Asahi, Toyama, Japan[1]
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Actress, director
Yearsactive:1952–1995

was a Japanese actress and film director.

Life

Hidari was born in Asahi, Toyama, as the eldest of 8 children. She graduated from Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education and gave her film debut in 1952 in Wakaki hi no ayamachi.[2] Between 1952 and 1995, she appeared in more than 90 films[3] under the direction of filmmakers such as Tadashi Imai, Shōhei Imamura and Paul Schrader. In 1964, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival for her roles in She and He and The Insect Woman.[4] In 1977, she directed and starred in the film The Far Road, which made her the first woman actor–director since Kinuyo Tanaka, and was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.[5] Hidari also appeared on stage and television. She died of lung cancer in 2001.

Hidari was married to director Susumu Hani from 1959 to 1977, with whom she had one daughter, Mio Hani. Her sister is actress Tokie Hidari.

Selected filmography

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 左幸子 (Sachiko Hidari) . Kinenote . ja . 18 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 「日本の女」を演じきった左幸子さん逝く (Sachiko Hidari, who played the "Japanese woman", passed away) . Nikkansports.com . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20011213040448/http://www.nikkansports.com/jinji/2001/seikyo011111.html . 13 December 2001 . dead . 23 December 2021.
  3. Web site: 左幸子 (Sachiko Hidari) . Japanese Movie Database . ja . 18 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Berlinale 1964: Prize Winners . 23 December 2020 . berlinale.de.
  5. Web site: Sachiko Hidari —Japan's Only Woman Director . New York Times . 12 February 1978 . 23 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Mainichi Awards 1955 (official site) . ja . 23 December 2021.
  7. Web site: 1963 Blue Ribbon Awards . 23 December 2021 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075600mp_/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1963/ . 7 February 2009.
  8. Web site: Mainichi Awards 1963 (official site) . ja . 23 December 2021.
  9. Web site: The Insect Woman: Awards . IMDb . 23 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Mainichi Awards 1965 (official site) . ja . 23 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Mainichi Awards 1967 (official site) . ja . 23 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Mainichi Awards 2001 (official site) . ja . 23 December 2021.