Takiko Mizunoe
| Takiko Mizunoe | |
|---|---|
 Takiko Mizunoe in 1935 | |
| Born |
Umeko Miura 20 February 1915 Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Died | 16 November 2009 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | actress, film producer, presenter |
Takiko Mizunoe (水の江 瀧子 Mizunoe Takiko), born Umeko Miura (三浦 ウメ子 Miura Umeko, 20 February 1915 – 16 November 2009) was a Japanese actress, film producer, and radio and TV presenter. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaido, and began her career by acting in Shochiku's musical theatre troupe.[1] Later she became Japan’s first female film producer, working with the actors Yujiro Ishihara and Masumi Okada and the director Koreyoshi Kurahara at Nikkatsu during the studio’s golden age. Films she produced include Season of the Sun and Crazed Fruit. She also twice hosted the New Year’s Eve music show Kōhaku Uta Gassen.
Partial filmography
As an actress
- Invisible Man Appears (1949)
- Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
As a producer
- Season of the Sun (1956)
- Crazed Fruit (1956)
- I Am Waiting (1957)
- Red Quay (1958)
- Rusty Knife (1958)
- Crimson Wings (1958)
- Ue o Muite Arukō (1962)
References
- ↑ "Actress, producer Mizunoe dies". Japan Times. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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