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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-02-07

Place of Birth

Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Keiko Tsushima

Biography

Keiko Tsushima (津島 恵子 Tsushima Keiko, 7 February 1926 – 1 August 2012) was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori (森 直子 Mori Naoko). She was notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki.

Known for

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

Kyo, Futari

Kyo, Futari

The 45th NHK Asadora. Set in an old Kyoto tsukemono (Japanese preserved vegetables) store, this series depicted the conflicts between a woman, her daughter and her father-in-law. It is a story about the relationships of three generation of women in the Nakahide family.

Kashin

Kashin

Centered around Masujiro Omura, who became a commander for the Choshu clan, and founded the modern Japanese millitary system.

Brother

Brother

The drama depicts the lives and loves of people living in three different environments: a family consisting of two brothers and their parents; a family with a father and a daughter who are not well organized; and a girl who has moved from the countryside to Tokyo to live alone in the whirlwind of the big city, desperately trying to survive.

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

おれは男だ!

おれは男だ!

Oretachi no Tabi

Oretachi no Tabi

A milestone in Japanese teen drama, representing the 1970s. It questions the meaning of life, worries, and joys.

Affair Trip

Affair Trip

Based on the story "Uwaki no tabi" ("Affair Journey") by Keita Genji.

Love is Different and Delicious

Love is Different and Delicious

Fancy Talker

Fancy Talker

Comedy about a car salesman delivering a late model station wagon from Tokyo to Izumo to a representative of the Japanese Diet, who plans to use the car in a bribe.

Yume o meshimase

Yume o meshimase

Nagisa Harumi had moved to Tokyo dreaming of becoming a revue star, but she couldn’t even land a job as a dancer and ended up working as a theater usher. She had told her boyfriend back home that she had become a star, but unfortunately, he had come to Tokyo to see her in all her glory.

The Demon Comes in Spring

The Demon Comes in Spring

Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in order that they may marry themselves. The ancient custom of the village decrees that the angry sea gods must be calmed by throwing the pair back into the sea. The lovers face being sacrificed to the sea gods or perhaps something even more difficult to bear.

The Actress and the Detective

The Actress and the Detective

A private detective chases a female pickpocket into a film studio and dashes through the sets. With special appearances by a star-studded cast.

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse

After returning from the war, a man falls in love at first sight with the beautiful young woman who welcomes him home only to discover she is Isako, his father’s new wife and therefore his stepmother.

I Saw the Killer

I Saw the Killer

A man running a small radio repair shop becomes a key witness in a murder case.