Keiko Tsushima
Acting
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.
Born: February 7, 1926
Place of Birth: Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Theater Of Life
Centred on Aonari Hyokichi, a young literary man with aspirations to become a writer, and the surrounding people, including Kira Tsuneo and Tobigashikaku.
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.
Twilight Saloon
Inside a bustling postwar Tokyo beer hall, a diverse group of patrons, performers, and workers spend a single evening navigating their personal frustrations and social anxieties. A disillusioned professor, a struggling artist, and various laborers find their lives intersecting through chance encounters and heated arguments fueled by drink.
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Tora-san spends several days at the home of a hard-working salaryman ("salaried worker"), who abruptly disappears. When the man's wife asks Tora-san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found.
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
Wedding Day
Shinsaku was once a renowned playwright, has now been left behind by journalism and is living a lethargic life in Oiso. His family is concerned with Shinsaku regaining his old vigor as a writer and Sakie, his daughter, finding a suitable match, while the family is struggling with the losses of war.
Tower of Lilies
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
The Ball at the Anjo House
After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the family holds one last ball before leaving.
Ohyaku: The Female Demon
Ohyaku is a grifter who falls in love with a thief, who recruits her for his plan to rob a shipment of government gold. When this plan goes wrong and Ohyaku ends up in prison, she resolves to do anything to escape and claim revenge on the ones who betrayed her and her lover.
Sincere Heart
A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar.
Filmography
as Kayo Kajii
as Sumiko Kanazawa
as 母方の祖母・能田静枝
as Otaki
as Wife of a light house keeper
as Mrs. Masako
as Nobuko Takabatake
as Natsu
as Mineko Sugawara
as Miyako Tachibana
as 妻とし子
as Kimiko Fujisaki
as Yayoi Ichikawa
as Emi Rosa
as Sachiko Manabe
as Minako Atsuka
as Aiko Takeuchi
as Otoyo
as Shino
as Fumie
as Kiyoko Nonomiya
as Teacher Miyagi
as Setsuko Yamauchi
as Mayumi Sada
as Yukiko Nomura
as Kimiko Fujikura
as Kachigawa Kachigawa
as Chiyo
as Yôko Shinkawa