Kuniko Miyake
Acting
Biography
Kuniko Miyake (三宅 邦子, Miyake Kuniko, 17 September 1916 – 4 November 1992) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 180 films from 1934 to 1991.
Born: September 17, 1916
Place of Birth: Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Tokyo Story
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
Late Spring
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
The Makioka Sisters
Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.
An Autumn Afternoon
Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.
Early Summer
A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.
Late Autumn
A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
Good Morning
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning color and set in a suburb of Tokyo where housewives gossip about the neighbors’ new washing machine and unemployed husbands look for work as door-to-door salesmen, this charming comedy refashions Ozu’s own silent classic I Was Born, But . . . to gently satirize consumerism in postwar Japan.
Early Spring
A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
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.
The Makioka Sisters
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.
Filmography
as Mrs. Mori
as Self
as Iwaki's wife
as Tominaga's Aunt
as Sister Yamakawa
as Mother Superior
as Fumi
as Nobuko
as Mother Setsuko
as 千代崎信子
as Kikuko, Masaya Taki's mother
as Nobuko
as Sonoda Shizuko (Setsuko's mother)
as Haruko Shiroyama
as Tamiko Hayashi
as Mihoko Ishizawa, Kanako's Mother
as Michiko Tanaka
as Yoshie, Wakako's mum
as Machiko Mimura
as Masahiro's mother
as Akiko Mishima
as Shizuko Fujisawa
as President’s Wife
as Yukiko Kawai
as 天英院
as Hagino
as Mother Shizuko
as Fumiko Hirayama
as Osada
as Hisako Yasutomi
as Chizu Yamauchi
as Kayo
as Fumiko Mamiya
as Mrs. Kawamura
as Sanae
as Akiko Miwa
as Toshiko Kishida
as Kumiko
as Kubo's wife
as Ms. Natsumura
as Osumi - Dance master
as Akiko Mamiya
as Kikue Hara
as Junko
as Mitsue Akagashi
as Fujio Kono
as Tomone's friend