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Junko Kano

Acting Born Jan 21, 1936 Tokyo, Japan 56 credits

Biography

Junko Kano, born Junko Yoshida on January 21, 1936, in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, is a Japanese actress. She began her acting career in the 1960s and became known for her roles in films such as Women's Classic (1960), Shakya, A Woman's Medal (1961), Qin Shi Huang, Black Test Car, Odd Obsession, Black Report, The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly, Black Lizard, A Woman's Testament, A Design for Dying, and Night Mist Makes Women Cry. Her work spans several decades and includes both film and television appearances.

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Known for

Film

Black Lizard

as Sanae Iwase
Film

Odd Obsession

as Toshiko Kenmochi

Frequent co-stars

Machiko Kyō 2 shared titles
Shizuo Chūjō 2 shared titles
Ganjirō Nakamura II 1 shared title
Tatsuya Nakadai 1 shared title
Tanie Kitabayashi 1 shared title
Ichirō Sugai 1 shared title
Mantarō Ushio 1 shared title
Kyū Sazanka 1 shared title
Mayumi Kurata 1 shared title
Hikaru Hoshi 1 shared title

Career timeline

Onsen GeishaBlack ReportTyphoon ReporterWhen Women Lie
Their LegacyBlack Test CarThe Great WallBlack LizardAkiko
BuddhaWakai yatsura no kaidanNocturne of a WomanWakai nakamaA Design for Dying
Patterns of LoveA Woman's TestamentDare yori mo kimi o aisuThe Grave Tells AllFool's Love
Odd ObsessionThe Makioka SistersThe Cast-OffSudden Attack of the Christian LordA Storm Zone
Nusumareta EndanMotherTokyo EyesLove RiverNichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
The Invisible Man vs. The Human FlyNight ButterfliesJū nana-sai no dangaiMorning WhistlingWarm Current

Full filmography

  • Onsen Geisha (1963) as Tami (Shimeka)
  • Black Report (1963) as Ayako Kataoka
  • Typhoon Reporter (1963)
  • When Women Lie (1963) as Harumi Shinko
  • Their Legacy (1962)
  • Black Test Car (1962) as Masako Usami
  • The Great Wall (1962)
  • Black Lizard (1962) as Sanae Iwase
  • Akiko (1962)
  • Night Mist Makes Women Cry (1962) as Minako Honjo
  • Red Love, Green Love (1962) as Sanae Oda
  • A Woman's Life (1962) as Tomoei Tsutsumi
  • Forbidden (1962)
  • Kakkoii wakamono tachi (1962)
  • Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo (1962)
  • The Midday Trap (1962) as Naoko
  • Ashita au hito (1962)
  • Buddha (1961) as Matangi
  • Wakai yatsura no kaidan (1961)
  • Nocturne of a Woman (1961)
  • Wakai nakama (1961)
  • A Design for Dying (1961) as Katsumi Tsubota
  • Shin Jinsei Gekijo (1961)
  • Bara to ryū (1961)
  • Refresher Course for Wives (1961)
  • Triangle Moods (1961) as Midori
  • Patterns of Love (1960)
  • A Woman's Testament (1960)
  • Dare yori mo kimi o aisu (1960)
  • The Grave Tells All (1960)
  • Fool's Love (1960) as Naomi
  • Black Sea of Trees (1960) as Sachiko
  • Kirai Kirai Kirai (1960)
  • Odd Obsession (1959) as Toshiko Kenmochi
  • The Makioka Sisters (1959)
  • The Cast-Off (1959) as Kyoko Sawai
  • Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (1959)
  • A Storm Zone (1959) as Misa Niijima
  • The Aristocrat's Stairs (1959)
  • Across the Darkness (1959) as Motomi Torii
  • Nusumareta Endan (1958) as Sachiko Ozumi
  • Mother (1958) as Chieko Yuasa
  • Tokyo Eyes (1958)
  • Love River (1958)
  • Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958) as Hagie
  • Thirst (1958)
  • Chance Meeting (1958) as Fusae Shimazaki
  • The Women Divers (1958)
  • Gomen asobase Hanamuko sensei (1958)
  • Accomplice (1958)
  • The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly (1957) as Akiko Hayakawa
  • Night Butterflies (1957) as Fumie
  • Jū nana-sai no dangai (1957)
  • Morning Whistling (1957)
  • Warm Current (1957)
  • Prize of Flesh