Toshiko Kobayashi (小林トシ子, Kobayashi, Toshiko, April 6, 1932 – December 29, 2016) was a Japanese actress active from 1949 to 1980.[1]
Toshiko Kobayashi | |
---|---|
![]() Toshiko Kobayashi (center) in Carmen Comes Home | |
Born | (1932-04-06)April 6, 1932[1] Tsukiji, Chūō-ku, Tokyo[1] |
Died | December 29, 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 84) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Toshiko Teshigahara |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949–1980 |
Spouse(s) | Hiroshi Teshigahara (1956–2001) |
She joined the Nichigeki Dancing Team in 1946. In 1949, she was discovered by film director Keisuke Kinoshita and gave her film debut in his comedy Broken Drum.[2] Under contract with the Shochiku film studios,[2] she starred in many films of Kinoshita and Masaki Kobayashi.[3]
She was married to new wave film director Hiroshi Teshigahara from 1956 until his death in 2001, with whom she had two daughters.[4][5]
General | |
---|---|
National libraries | |
Other |
|
![]() | This article about a Japanese actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |