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Yūko Mochizuki (望月優子, Mochizuki Yūko, January 28, 1917 – December 1, 1977) was a Japanese film and theatre actress who already had long stage experience, first with light comedies, later with dramatic roles, before making her film debut.[2] Mochizuki often appeared in the films of Keisuke Kinoshita, but also worked for prominent directors such as Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse. She won the Blue Ribbon Award for best supporting actress for Late Chrysanthemums[3] and for best actress for The Rice People and Unagitori.[4] She was also awarded best actress at the 1953 Mainichi Film Awards for her performance in A Japanese Tragedy.[5] In 1960, she directed the children's short film 海を渡る友情 (Umiwowataru yūjō, lit. "Friendship across the sea") for the Toei Educational Film Department.[1][6]

Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki (right) in Carmen Comes Home
Born	Mieko Satomi (1917-01-28)January 28, 1917 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan[1]
Died	December 1, 1977(1977-12-01) (aged 60)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Shigeo Suzuki

In 1971, Mochizuki ran for the House of Councilors election for the Japan Socialist Party. She died of breast cancer in 1977.[4]

Selected Filmography

• Carmen Comes Home (1951) – director Keisuke Kinoshita
• Honjitsu kyūshin (1952) – director Minoru Shibuya
• Gendai-jin (1952) – director Minoru Shibuya
• The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (1952) – director Yasujirō Ozu
• Carmen's Pure Love (1952) – director Keisuke Kinoshita
• A Japanese Tragedy (1953) – director Keisuke Kinoshita
• The Garden of Women (1954) – director Keisuke Kinoshita
• Late Chrysanthemums (1954) – director Mikio Naruse
• Growing Up (1955) – director Heinosuke Gosho
• The Tale of Jiro (1955) – director Hiroshi Shimizu
• Farewell to Dream (1956) – director Keisuke Kinoshita
• The Thick-Walled Room (1956) – director Masaki Kobayashi
• The Rice People (1957) – director Tadashi Imai
• Unagitori (1957) – director Sotoji Kimura
• Sorrow Is Only for Women (1958) – director Kaneto Shindō
• The Ballad of Narayama (1958) – director Keisuke Kinoshita
• Ballad of the Cart (1959) – director Satsuo Yamamoto
• A Town of Love and Hope (1959) – director Nagisa Ōshima
• The End of Summer (1961) – director Yasujirō Ozu
• Kwaidan (1964) – director Masaki Kobayashi

References

External links

• Yūko Mochizuki at IMDb
• "Yūko Mochizuki at the Kinema Junpo website" (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2021.

Bibliography

• Mochizuki, Yūko (1969). 生きて生きて生きて (Alive, alive, alive). Tokyo: 集団形星 (Shūdan Katachi Hoshi).
• Mochizuki, Yūko (1957). 生きて愛して演技して (Live, love and act). Tokyo: 平凡社 (Heibonsha).

На других языках

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[ru] Мотидзуки, Юко

Юко Мотидзуки (яп. 望月優子 Мотидзуки Юко), настоящее имя: Миэко Судзуки (яп. 鈴木美枝子 Судзуки Миэко); родилась 28 января 1917 года в Йокогоме, префектура Канагава, Япония — умерла 1 декабря 1977 года. Японская характерная актриса театра и кино, политик. Представляла Японскую социалистическую партию в Палате представителей (c 1971 по 1977 гг.)[2].

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