Kuniko Igawa
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Kuniko Igawa.
Born: October 15, 1923
Place of Birth: Chiyoda, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Times of Joy and Sorrow
The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Early Summer
A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.
Twenty-Four Eyes
From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
The River Fuefuki
In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge over the Fuefuki river, decides to serve a warlord to escape his miserable condition, being soon followed by his younger brothers. Although not all the men of the family take this tragic path of death, women of the family will be doomed to endure the pain of loss during the next five generations.
Marriage
In postwar Japan a young woman is unable to marry her sweetheart because her family's in difficult circumstances and needs her income to keep afloat.
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate.
Love Letter
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
The Snow Flurry
After surviving the double suicide pact she made with her lover, a woman gives birth to their child.
The Garden of Women
A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.
The Living Magoroku
A wealthy family will not allow the military to grow crops on their fields due to their superstitious beliefs about their son's illness.
Filmography
as Minoru's mother
as Tatsuko
as Itoko Suzuki
as Kimiko, Fuyuko's sister
as Matsue
as 弥生
as Yoshie's sister
as Takako
as Mitsuko Taguchi
as Midori
as Fumie's sister
as Yoshiko
as Nurse