Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada as she appeared on a movie poster for Floating Clouds (1955).

Mariko Okada (岡田 茉莉子^?) (born 1933) is a Japanese actress. She is married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida.

Her father was the noted silent film actor Tokihiko Okada, who before his early death (the year following his daughter's birth) starred in Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Chorus (1931). As an adult, Mariko herself was cast by Ozu, appearing for example in An Autumn Afternoon (1962), the director's final film.

Filmography

She has appeared in 151 films^[1]

• Floating Clouds (浮雲 Ukigumo) (1955)
• The Lone Journey (旅路 Tabiji) aka The Road (1955)
• Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (続宮本武蔵　一乗寺の決闘 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijōji no kettō) (1955)
• Late Autumn (秋日和 Akibiyori) (1960)
• An Autumn Afternoon (秋刀魚の味　Sanma no Aji) (1962)
• Cloudburst aka Hard Rain (土砂降り Doshaburi)
• Women in the Mirror (2002)
• My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005)

Awards

• 1958, Season of the Demon Girl (悪女の季節, Akujo no Kisetsu^?), Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, 13th Mainichi Film Awards^[2]
• 1962, Love This Year (今年の恋, Kotoshi no Koi^?) and Kiriko's Fate (霧子の運命, Kiriko no Unmei^?), Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, 36th Kinema Junpo Awards^[3]
• 1962, Love This Year and Akitsu Springs (秋津温泉, Akitsu Onsen^?), Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, 17th Mainichi Film Awards^[4]
• 1998, Golden Glory Award and Platinum Grand Prize, 8th Japan Movie Critics Awards^[5]

References

1. ^ "岡田茉莉子" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0050040.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-18. 
2. ^ "楢山節考 第13回(1958年度)毎日映画コンクール（日本映画大賞）受賞" (in Japanese). Mainichi Film Awards. http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history13.html. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
3. ^ "1962年 キネマ旬報賞" (in Japanese). MovieWalker at Walkerplus.com. http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=award_list&yr_award=1962. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
4. ^ "切腹 第17回(1962年度)毎日映画コンクール（日本映画大賞）受賞" (in Japanese). Mainichi Film Awards. http://www.japan-movie.net/about/history17.html. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
5. ^ "日本映画批評家大賞　JAPAN MOVIE CRITICS AWARD" (in Japanese). Japan Movie Critics Award. http://www.tokios-e.com/jmca/past.html#08. Retrieved 2009-01-30. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645422/

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