Mie Kitahara
Acting
Biography
Mie Kitahara (北原三枝, Kitahara Mie, born 23 July 1933) is a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1952 and 1960. She is best known for co-starring in a series of films with Yujiro Ishihara, one of postwar Japan's most famous stars, starting with Crazed Fruit in 1956. They married in 1960 and she retired from acting, assuming her married name, Makiko Ishihara (石原まき子).
Born: July 23, 1933
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known For
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.
Crazed Fruit
Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.
The Moon Has Risen
Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in some sort of complicated relationships.
Tales of Ginza
In the thriving Tokyo neighborhood of Ginza, a woman in the process of selling her estranged husband’s art collection attempts to identify the man who painted her own portrait fifteen years prior.
Burden of Love
The female members of the family of the Minister of Health and Welfare, who has just proposed a program of birth control, become pregnant one after the other. - Nikkatsu
Man Who Causes a Storm
Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
I Am Waiting
A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.
Summer Storm
A woman falls in love with her sister's fiancé.
Always in My Heart Part 2
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
The Balloon
Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami’s daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.
Filmography
as Miki Kojima
as Keiko Sugita
as Yōko
as Keiko Ejima
as Takako Kuramoto
as Keiko Nishida
as Miyako Fukushima
as Saeko
as Mari Shiraki
as Kayoko Wakanohana
as Ryoko Asai
as Reiko Yoshida
as Eri
as Mikiko Mikihara
as Yukino Nakamachi
as Dancer
as Chiharu Okumura
as Saeko Godai
as Setsuko
as Waitress