Michiko Kuwano

Michiko Kuwano (桑野通子, Kuwano Michiko, 4 January 1915 – 1 April 1946) was a Japanese actress.[1] She appeared in more than forty films from 1934 to 1946.

Michiko Kuwano
Born(1915-01-04)4 January 1915
Died1 April 1946(1946-04-01) (aged 31)
OccupationActress
Years active1934-1946

Career

First working as a "sweets girl" for Morinaga & Company, Kuwano joined the Shochiku studio in 1934, debuting in Hiroshi Shimizu's Kinkanshoku.[2] She gave birth to a girl in 1942, who later became the actress Miyuki Kuwano, and resumed work in 1943, but collapsed on the set of Kenji Mizoguchi's Victory of Women in 1946.[2]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1936 Mr. Thank You
1937 What Did the Lady Forget?
1942 Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

References

  1. "Michiko Kuwano". BFI.
  2. "Kuwano Michiko". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 24 March 2016.


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