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Keiko Tsushima

Acting Born Feb 7, 1926 Died Aug 1, 2012 Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan 78 credits

Biography

Keiko Tsushima was a Japanese actress born on 7 February 1926. She is notable for her role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. Tsushima also appeared in Japanese television series including Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki. She passed away on 1 August 2012.

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Known for

Kyo, Futari

as 母方の祖母・能田静枝
Film

Shogun's Joy of Torture

1968
Film

Seven Samurai

as Shino
Film

The Black Current

1954
Film

Tower of Lilies

as Teacher Miyagi
Film

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

as Setsuko Yamauchi

Frequent co-stars

Kichijirō Ueda 2 shared titles
Toshirō Mifune 1 shared title
Takashi Shimura 1 shared title
Yoshio Inaba 1 shared title
Seiji Miyaguchi 1 shared title
Minoru Chiaki 1 shared title
Daisuke Katō 1 shared title
Isao Kimura 1 shared title
Yukiko Shimazaki 1 shared title
Kamatari Fujiwara 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Last Snow
Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows.
The Stupid Teacher
Hometown
The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya
Goodbye for Tomorrow
Kyo, Futari
The Demon Comes in Spring
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
Waga seishun no eleven
Kashin
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Oretachi no TabiThe Surf
Tomorrow Will Shine
TeardropsOrder of the Salaryman
Theater of Life
Morning for Twoおれは男だ！
The Japan Derby Race
Brother
Shogun's Joy of TortureOhyaku: The Female DemonWicked Priest
The Daughters of the Saotome Family
The LighthouseThe Path Under the Platanes
The Hotelman's HolidayThe Child Writers
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)Talkative Company PresidentGood Luck to These TwoA Town with a Mountain and River
I Saw the KillerThe Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)DotanbaWedding DayWill-o'-the-Wisp
The Sacrifice of the Human TorpedoesYukikoTwilight SaloonFloating Weeds DiaryMeigetsu sataro gasa
Seven SamuraiThe Black CurrentA Samurai's LoveCape AshizuriThe Valley Between Love and Death
Sincere HeartTower of LiliesHiroba no kōdokuSisters
Our Chief, Our DoctorThe Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceThe WavesDevil’s Statue

Full filmography

  • The Last Snow (2002) as Kenichiro's Mother
  • Inspector Muta's Incident Files: Yokohama to Kushiro Field. The Mystery of the Triple Murder That Only Marimo Knows. (2001) as Akiko Muta
  • The Stupid Teacher (2000) as Kayo Kajii
  • Hometown (1999)
  • The Case Files of Detective Superintendent Muta 25 - The Case of the Woman Who Slayed at Lake Toya (1998) as Akiko Muta
  • Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) as Sumiko Kanazawa
  • Kyo, Futari (1990) as 母方の祖母・能田静枝
  • The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)
  • Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
  • The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S (1982)
  • Waga seishun no eleven (1979)
  • Kashin (1977) as Otaki
  • Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
  • Oretachi no Tabi (1975)
  • The Surf (1975) as Wife of a light house keeper
  • Tomorrow Will Shine (1974)
  • Teardrops (1973) as Mrs. Masako
  • Order of the Salaryman (1973)
  • Theater of Life (1972)
  • Morning for Two (1971)
  • おれは男だ！ (1971) as 小林敏子
  • The Japan Derby Race (1970)
  • Brother (1969)
  • Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968)
  • Ohyaku: The Female Demon (1968)
  • Wicked Priest (1968)
  • The Daughters of the Saotome Family (1962)
  • The Lighthouse (1959)
  • The Path Under the Platanes (1959) as Nobuko Takabatake
  • The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
  • The Child Writers (1958) as Natsu
  • The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) (1957)
  • Talkative Company President (1957) as Miyako Tachibana
  • Good Luck to These Two (1957)
  • A Town with a Mountain and River (1957) as Mineko Sugawara
  • I Saw the Killer (1956) as Kimiko Fujisaki
  • The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) (1956)
  • Dotanba (1956)
  • Wedding Day (1956)
  • Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956)
  • Kojinbutu no fufu (1956) as 妻とし子
  • Tengoku wa doko da (1956)
  • Avalanche (1956)
  • The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955) as Sachiko Manabe
  • Yukiko (1955)
  • Twilight Saloon (1955) as Emi Rosa
  • Floating Weeds Diary (1955) as Yayoi Ichikawa
  • Meigetsu sataro gasa (1955)
  • Seven Samurai (1954) as Shino
  • The Black Current (1954)
  • A Samurai's Love (1954)
  • Cape Ashizuri (1954)
  • The Valley Between Love and Death (1954) as Aiko Takeuchi
  • 12 Chapters About Women (1954) as Minako Atsuka
  • Hanran (1954)
  • Kunisada Chūji (1954) as Otoyo
  • Sincere Heart (1953) as Kiyoko Nonomiya
  • Tower of Lilies (1953) as Teacher Miyagi
  • Hiroba no kōdoku (1953) as Fumie
  • Sisters (1953)
  • Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952) as Mayumi Sada
  • The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) as Setsuko Yamauchi
  • The Waves (1952)
  • Devil’s Statue (1952)
  • An Angel Dreams Too (1951)
  • Tekirei san'nin musume (1951) as Motoko Matsukawa
  • Fireworks Over the Sea (1951) as Yukiko Nomura
  • Pure White Nights (1951)
  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool (1951) as Kimiko Fujikura
  • Omoide no borero (1950)
  • Homecoming (1950)
  • The Bells of Nagasaki (1950)
  • Yume o meshimase (1950) as Midori Matsumura
  • The Actress and the Detective (1950)
  • The Bridal Night Again (1949)
  • Sad Whistling (1949) as Kachigawa Kachigawa
  • Great X (1948) as Chiyo
  • The Ball at the Anjo House (1947) as Yôko Shinkawa