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Actor
Aiko Mimasu
- Born November 2, 1902 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Died January 18, 1982
Aiko Mimasu ( November 2, 1910– January 18, 1982) was a Japanese actress. After the war, she became famous for her role in mother-movie films, and was known as the "mother-movie actress." Her real name is Aiko Kawaguchi, and her maiden name is Inui. She was born in Minami-Sumiyacho , Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (now Chuo-ku ). Her husband is Shotaro Kawaguchi , a Naoki Prize-winning author . She has three sons and one daughter with Kawaguchi, and actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi is her eldest son. Ruriko Kikawa, a member of the 24th class of the Takarazuka Revue , is her younger sister.
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In November of 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon . In 1982 , she died of pancreatic cancer at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital at the age of 71.
Known for
Street of Shame1956
Yearning1964
Kisses1957
The Loyal 47 Ronin1958
Daughters, Wives and a Mother1960
The Storm of the Pacific1960
The Wiser Age1962
The Lovelorn Geisha1960
Filmography
- 1981There Was a War When I Was a ChildFilm
- 1980不断草Series
- 1976The Machine Gun DragonFilm
- 1974SanbabaFilm
- 1973The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in JailFilm
- 1973Yakuza of the PresentFilmYone
- 1971Bitter Tears of a Woman GamblerFilm
- 1970The Last KamikazeFilm
- 1970Women of Osaka CastleSeries
- 1969Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsFilmTatsu Onuma
- 1968Tales of the Inner ChamberFilm
- 1968RogueFilmFusayo
- 1968Human TorpedoesFilm
- 1968Brothers'Code - The Back RelationFilm
- 1968OokuSeries
- 1967KojiroFilm
- 1967ClassmatesFilmSadako Shiratori
- 1967陽のあたる坂道Film
- 1965Start HereFilmSumi Hanai
- 1964YearningFilmShizu Morita
- 1964Raised in a PalaceFilmOsen
- 1963DobuikeFilmMatsuko Taira
- 1962The Wiser AgeFilmMatsuyo Tamura
- 1962Ika naru hoshi no moto niFilm
- 1962August MoonFilmFuji Mishima
- 1961Sazae-san Plays CupidFilmApron Lady
- 1961Moonlight in the RainFilm
- 1961The Ginza Three BoysFilmKiku Takarai
- 1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherFilmAki Sakanishi
- 1960The Storm of the PacificFilmSato
- 1960The Lovelorn GeishaFilm
- 1960This Greedy Old SkinFilmOshika
- 1960Sazae And Aunt ApronFilmApron Lady
- 1958The Loyal 47 RoninFilmNotsubone Toda
- 1958The Naked GeneralFilm
- 1958A Mother's JourneyFilm
- 1958MotherFilmKiyo Yuasa
- 1958Diary of an Elegant Hot SpringFilmYone (maid)
- 1958White Jeep PatrolFilm
- 1957KissesFilmRyoko Uno
- 1957An Osaka StoryFilm
- 1957Daiei Studio is BustlingFilm
- 1956Street of ShameFilmYumeko
- 1956Tsukigata HanpeitaFilmAi
- 1956Children Seeking a MotherFilmAki Yamamoto
- 1956New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and YoshitsuneFilm
- 1956Studio wa ōsawagiFilm
- 1956Aizome gasaFilm
- 1956Haha shirayukiFilm
- 1956I Love YouFilm
- 1955A Girl Isn't Allowed to LoveFilm
- 1955Gojūen yokochōFilm
- 1955Tama wa kudakezuFilm
- 1955Tsubakuro kasaFilm
- 1955Hahabue kobueFilm
- 1954Haha tokidoriFilm
- 1954This Love Costs 50 Million YenFilm
- 1954A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their PrimeFilm
- 1954Four MothersFilm
- 1954Date sōdō: Haha gotenFilm
- 1954Haha chigusaFilm
- 1953The End of the NightFilm
- 1953KurohyōFilm
- 1953Koshō musukoFilm
- 1953Haha no hitomiFilm
- 1953Haha namiFilm
- 1953Haha no mizūmiFilm
- 1952Haha yamahikoFilm
- 1952The Paths of Two MaidensFilm
- 1952HahakozuruFilmNobuko Tsuji
- 1952Sugamo's MothersFilm
- 1952Mabuta no hahaFilm
- 1952Yobiko hoshiFilm
- 1951Kyūjō hirobaFilm
- 1951Haha zukiyoFilm
- 1951Haha chidoriFilm
- 1951Haha ningyōFilm
- 1951BoshisenFilm
- 1950Haha tsubakiFilm
- 1950Kenjū no mae ni tatsu hahaFilm