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Yoshiko Mita Born October 8, 1941
Osaka, JapanOccupation Actress Yoshiko Mita (三田佳子 Mita Yoshiko) (born October 8, 1941) is a Japanese actress. Born in the city of Osaka, she graduated from Joshibi High School of Art and Design in Suginami, Tokyo. In 1960, she was hired by Toei and made her acting debut. She remained with Toei until 1967, then became free to appear in films, on television, and on the stage. Her performance in the film W no higeki (or "W's Tragedy", 1984) earned the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress in 1986. From 1991 to 1994, she topped Japan's official list of taxpayers in the Actors and Celebrities category.
Yoshiko appears in both contemporary and jidaigeki roles. She won the award for best actress at the 30th and at the 35th Blue Ribbon Awards.[1][2]
With husband Yasuo Takahashi she has two sons, both actors.
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Selected film appearances
- Ōshō (1962)
- Bushidō zankoku monogatari (1963) with Kinnosuke Nakamura, film won the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival[1]
- Same (1964) with Kinnosuke Nakamura
- Kuruwa Sodachi (1964), her first lead role
- Zatoichi kenka-daiko (1968) with Shintaro Katsu
- Tsuma to onna no aida (1976)
- A Ilha dos Amores (1982)
- W's Tragedy (1984)
- Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
- Rikyu (1989) as the wife of Sen no Rikyū with Rentaro Mikuni
- Umineko (2004)
Selected television appearances
- Taikōki (NHK Taiga drama, 1965) as Yodo-Dono
- Kōgen e Irrashai (Tokyo Broadcasting System series, 1976)
- Sekigahara (TBS New Year's Special, 1981) as Yodo-Dono
- Nyokei Kazoku (Yomiuri, 1984)
- Inochi (NHK Taiga drama, 1986) in the leading role
- Hana no Ran (NHK Taiga drama, 1994) as Hino Tomiko, the leading role
- Gekai Arimori Saeko (Nippon Television, two series, 1990 and 1992) in the leading role
- Ryōri no Tetsujin (Iron Chef) (1999) as a judge in the show's final battle between Hiroyuki Sakai and Alain Passard
Commercials
- Ajinomoto
- Matsushita Electric
- Seino Transportation
- Lion Corporation
- Taisho Pharmaceutical
References
- ^ "ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1987/. Retrieved 2010-4-1.
- ^ "ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1992/. Retrieved 2010-4-1.
External links
- Yoshiko Mita at the Internet Movie Database
- Yoshiko Mita at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
Awards Setsuko Hara (1951) · Isuzu Yamada (1952) · Nobuko Otowa (1953) · Hideko Takamine (1954) · Chikage Awashima (1955) · Isuzu Yamada (1956) · Yuuko Mochizuki (1957) · Fujiko Yamamoto (1958) · Tanie Kitabayashi (1959) · Keiko Kishi (1960) · Ayako Wakao (1961) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1962) · Sachiko Hidari (1963) · Shima Iwashita (1964) · Ayako Wakao (1965) · Youko Tsukasa (1966) · Ruriko Asaoka (1975) · Kumiko Akiyoshi (1976) · Shima Iwashita (1977) · Meiko Kaji (1978) · Kaori Momoi (1979) · Yukiyo Toake (1980) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1981) · Masako Natsume (1982) · Yūko Tanaka (1983) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (1984) · Yukiyo Toake (1985) · Ayumi Ishida (1986) · Yoshiko Mita (1987) · Kaori Momoi (1988) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1989) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1990) · Youki Kudoh (1991) · Yoshiko Mita (1992) · Ruby Moreno (1993) · Saki Takaoka (1994) · Miho Nakayama (1995) · Kaori Momoi (1997) · Mieko Harada (1998) · Kyōka Suzuki (1999) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2000) · Yūki Amami (2001) · Reiko Kataoka (2002) · Shinobu Terajima (2003) · Rie Miyazawa (2004) · Kyōko Koizumi (2005) · Yū Aoi (2006) · Kumiko Aso (2007) · Tae Kimura (2008)
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Shima Iwashita (1978) · Shinobu Ōtake (1979) · Kaori Momoi (1980) · Chieko Baishō (1981) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1982) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1983) · Rumiko Koyanagi (1984) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1985) · Mitsuko Baisho (1986) · Ayumi Ishida (1987) · Nobuko Miyamoto (1988) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (1989) · Yoshiko Tanaka (1990) · Keiko Matsuzaka (1991) · Tanie Kitabayashi (1992) · Yoshiko Mita (1993) · Emi Wakui (1994) · Saki Takaoka (1995) · Yūko Asano (1996) · Tamiyo Kusakari (1997) · Hitomi Kuroki (1998) · Mieko Harada (1999) · Shinobu Ōtake (2000) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2001) · Keiko Kishi (2002) · Rie Miyazawa (2003) · Shinobu Terajima (2004) · Kyōka Suzuki (2005) · Sayuri Yoshinaga (2006) · Miki Nakatani (2007) · Kirin Kiki (2008) · Tae Kimura (2009) · Takako Matsu (2010)
Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Kiwako Taichi (1976) · Ayumi Ishida (1977) · Shinobu Ōtake (1978) · Mayumi Ogawa (1979) · Yoko Agi (1980) · Yūko Tanaka (1981) · Miyako Yamaguchi (1982) · Mitsuko Baisho (1983) · Kin Sugai (1984) · Yoshiko Mita (1985) · Mieko Harada (1986) · Junko Sakurada (1987) · Eri Ishida (1988) · Hideko Yoshida (1989) · Kanako Higuchi (1990) · Jun Fubuki (1991) · Miwako Fujitani (1992) · Junko Sakurada (1993) · Shigeru Muroi (1994) · Meiko Kaji (1995) · Eriko Watanabe (1996) · Mitsuko Baisho (1997) · Kumiko Aso (1998) · Junko Fuji (1999) · Naomi Nishida (2000) · Kou Shibasaki (2001) · Miho Kanno (2002) · Eri Fukatsu (2003) · Masami Nagasawa (2004) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (2005) · Yū Aoi (2006) · Hiromi Nagasaku (2007) · Kirin Kiki (2008) · Kaoru Yachigusa (2009)
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Kaori Momoi (1978) · Shinobu Ōtake (1979) · Mayumi Ogawa (1980) · Michiyo Okusu (1981) · Yūko Tanaka (1982) · Rumiko Koyanagi (1983) · Atsuko Asano (1984) · Kin Sugai (1985) · Yoshiko Mita (1986) · Mieko Harada (1987) · Rino Katase (1988) · Eri Ishida (1989) · Etsuko Ichihara (1990) · Eri Ishida (1991) · Emi Wakui (1992) · Miwako Fujitani (1993) · Kyōko Kagawa (1994) · Shigeru Muroi (1995) · Nobuko Otowa (1996) · Eriko Watanabe (1997) · Mitsuko Baisho (1998) · Kumiko Aso (1999) · Kayoko Kishimoto (2000) · Mieko Harada (2001) · Kou Shibasaki (2002) · Tanie Kitabayashi (2003) · Eri Fukatsu (2004) · Masami Nagasawa (2005) · Hiroko Yakushimaru (2006) · Yū Aoi (2007) · Masako Motai (2008) · Kimiko Yo (2009) · Kimiko Yo (2010)
Categories:- 1941 births
- Japanese actors
- People from Osaka (city)
- Living people
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