Deceased

When Did Michiyo Kogure Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asTsuma Wada, Митиё КогурэGenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn31/01/1918Born inShimonoseki, Yamaguchi, JapanDied13/06/1990 (aged 72)Died inTokyoWikidataQ3311531 ↗TMDb#108025 ↗

Michiyo Kogure was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in nearly 200 films in a career which spanned 45 years, starring in works by Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and others. Film historian Donald Richie once called her "[o]ne of Japan's most versatile actresses, and perhaps the most intellectual of all in her approach to acting."

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Filmography154 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1984	Karate Cop 3Movie	—	66
1982	Lady on 6th Street: Taste of HoneyMovie	Azusa	64
1980	Tokugawa no OnnatachiSeries	—	62
1979	Tora-san, the MatchmakerMovie	Kuniko	61
1978	Dances of FlameMovie	—	60
1975	Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film DirectorMovie	Self	57
1974	SanbabaMovie	—	56
1972	The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangMovie	Osei	54
1971	The Path of the KingMovie	Osai	53
1971	Okoma, the Orphan GamblerMovie	Otaki	53
1969	Madcap MixupMovie	Otama	51
1969	Gambler's LegacyMovie	—	51
1968	Tales of the Inner ChamberMovie	—	50
1967	Gambler: Victory Without DeathMovie	—	49
1967	Shogun and His Mistress 2Movie	Otami	49
1967	Exterminate the Young Boss!Movie	—	49
1966	Nerves for VictoryMovie	—	48
1966	Koto—The Lake of TearsMovie	Suzuko	48
1966	Four and A Half MatsMovie	Taneko Tachibana	48
1965	A Lonely GambleMovie	Tazuko Ogaki	47
1965	Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs KojiroMovie	Oko	47
1965	Cold Rice, Osan, ChanMovie	—	47
1965	The Black CatMovie	—	47
1964	Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji TempleMovie	—	46
1964	The SharksMovie	—	46
1964	Female Ninja MagicMovie	Afuku	46
1964	Orders from HellMovie	—	46
1963	Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword StyleMovie	Oko	45
1963	A House in the QuarterMovie	Katsue	45
1963	Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidaiMovie	Okume Tamaki	45
1963	Eleven GangstersMovie	Miwa Yamanouchi	45
1962	Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka HeightsMovie	Okou	44
1962	In Search of MotherMovie	Ohama	44
1962	A Carpenter and ChildrenMovie	—	44
1962	Komadori shimai oke-sa wataridoriMovie	—	44
1962	Her Hidden PastMovie	Koyoshi	44
1962	Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamushaMovie	—	44
1962	Marriage of the Sky and the SeaMovie	—	44
1962	Hibari the Traveling PerformerMovie	—	44
1962	The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of OsakaMovie	Ayako	44
1961	Run, Genta, Run!Movie	—	43
1961	The Red ShadowMovie	Hahakage	43
1961	Way of Morning MistMovie	Ogin	43
1961	Kanbi no san-tō shainMovie	Nobuko Furukawa	43
1961	The Ako RetainersMovie	—	43
1961	Miyamoto MusashiMovie	Oko	43
1961	Aoi kairyūMovie	—	43
1961	The Shogun and the FishmongerMovie	—	43
1961	A Night in Hong KongMovie	Yoshiko Matsuyama	43
1961	鳴門秘帖Movie	—	43
1960	ShinranMovie	—	42
1960	Shinran, Part IIMovie	—	42
1960	The Swordsman In The Golden ValleyMovie	—	42
1960	Official with a TattooMovie	Ohan	42
1960	The Man Who Came to Shimizu HarborMovie	—	42
1960	Bored Hatamoto: Island of No ReturnMovie	—	42
1960	12 Ounces to GloryMovie	—	42
1959	A Man ExplodesMovie	—	41
1959	Kaze no uchi so toMovie	—	41
1959	Speed CrazyMovie	—	41
1959	Stop the Old FoxMovie	Omiyo no kata	41
1959	The 47 Masterless SamuraiMovie	—	41
1959	Eyes of Mother and DaughterMovie	—	41
1958	The Magnificent FiveMovie	—	40
1958	直八子供旅Movie	—	40
1958	Souls in the Moonlight IIMovie	Otoku	40
1958	The Spell of the Hidden GoldMovie	Mojiwaka	40
1958	A Boy and Three MothersMovie	Keiko, the Mother-in-Law	40
1958	The Red BatMovie	—	40
1958	The Loyal 47 RoninMovie	Dayû Ukihashi	40
1957	Daiei Studio is BustlingMovie	—	39
1957	Freelance SamuraiMovie	Kosuzu Hanabusa	39
1957	Night Holds a TruthMovie	—	39
1957	UjōMovie	Shizu Noguchi, Ujo's wife	39
1957	Yataro’s Travel HatMovie	—	39
1957	Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashikiMovie	—	39
1956	Sisters of GionMovie	—	38
1956	Flowery BrothersMovie	—	38
1956	Tsukigata HanpeitaMovie	Somehachi	38
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandMovie	Yoshino (uncredited)	38
1956	Beyond The StarsMovie	Yachiyo	38
1956	While the Demon Steps OutMovie	—	38
1956	In Case of One WomanMovie	Toku Misono	38
1956	Street of ShameMovie	Hanae	38
1956	Night SchoolMovie	Senta's mother (uncredited)	38
1956	Women in PrisonMovie	Yasuko Chiba, prisoner	38
1956	Sound in the MistMovie	Tsuruko	38
1955	Taira Clan SagaMovie	Yasuko	37
1955	The Tale of JiroMovie	Oyoshi	37
1955	紋三郎の秀Movie	—	37
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleMovie	Lady Yoshino	37
1955	Tomorrow's HappinessMovie	Keiko	37
1955	Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire SpiderMovie	お千代	37
1955	Life of GeishaMovie	—	37
1954	HanranMovie	—	36
1954	Nangoku TaiheikiMovie	—	36
1954	Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashiMovie	—	36
1954	Mama's DiaryMovie	—	36
1954	疾風愛憎峠Movie	—	36
1953	ReminiscenceMovie	Mrs. Ota	35
1953	The Blue RevolutionMovie	—	35
1953	A GeishaMovie	Miyoharu	35
1953	Coming Up of KodokanMovie	—	35
1953	Tokyo ProfileMovie	Michiko	35
1953	Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkamiMovie	—	35
1953	The SunMovie	—	35
1952	The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceMovie	Taeko Satake	34
1952	DivorceMovie	Michiko Sôma	34
1952	Okuni and GoheiMovie	Okuni	34
1952	DôkokuMovie	—	34
1952	Castle of RevengeMovie	—	34
1952	Oka wa hanazakariMovie	—	34
1952	Red FanMovie	—	34
1952	Passion FireMovie	合羽屋おらく	34
1951	The White OrchidMovie	—	33
1951	Pure White NightsMovie	—	33
1951	The Tale of GenjiMovie	Fujitsubo	33
1951	Story of LightningMovie	—	33
1951	Fireworks Over the SeaMovie	Mie Kamiya	33
1950	HomecomingMovie	—	32
1950	The Actress and the DetectiveMovie	—	32
1950	ProbationMovie	—	32
1950	Portrait of Madame YukiMovie	Yuki Shinano	32
1949	Ghost Cat of NabeshimaMovie	—	31
1949	The Blue Mountains: Part IMovie	Umetaro	31
1949	A Woman's FightMovie	—	31
1949	The Blue Mountains: Part IIMovie	Umetaro	31
1949	Lady From HellMovie	—	31
1948	Drunken AngelMovie	Nanae	30
1948	The Fifth WitnessMovie	—	30
1948	Golden DevilMovie	—	30
1948	Golden Devil Part 2Movie	—	30
1948	Platform at NightMovie	—	30
1948	Thirty-three footprintsMovie	—	30
1948	Sanmenkyō no kyōfuMovie	—	30
1948	The Fourth LadyMovie	—	30
1948	Yūkyō no mureMovie	—	30
1947	Newlywed League MatchMovie	—	29
1947	Four Love StoriesMovie	—	29
1946	Yurusareta ichiyaMovie	—	28
1943	Kaisen no ZenyaMovie	—	25
1942	Winter JasmineMovie	—	24
1942	The Spy Has Not Died YetMovie	—	24
1942	Flowers of PatriotismMovie	—	24
1942	Otoko no ikiMovie	—	24
1942	A Certain WomanMovie	—	24
1941	女の宿Movie	Taeko Noguchi	23
1941	Dawn ChorusMovie	—	23
1940	Wood and StoneMovie	Eriko Oikawa	22
1940	Torrent of a Big CityMovie	—	22
1939	Lovers' DuetMovie	—	21
1939	Spring ThunderMovie	Eiko Tōjō	21
1939	Women at WarMovie	—	21
1939	Mother is StrongMovie	—	21