Kotoe Hatsui
Biography
Kotoe Hatsui was a Japanese actress and voice actress born on January 8, 1929, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She graduated from Aoba Jissen Girls High School and the Academy of Performing Arts, and she was formerly a member of the Seinenza theater company. Her husband was actor Fumito Yamano, to whom she was married from 1970 until 1990. During her career, Hatsui had 94 known credits in acting. Her film work included appearances in Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Shunpu den, Opuštěná dívka Orin, and the 1975 film Detonation Violent Riders, also known as Bakuhatsu! Bose zoo. Kotoe Hatsui passed away on September 21, 1990, at the age of 61.
Career overview
Kotoe Hatsui was a Japanese actress and voice actress born on January 8, 1929, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her educational background included graduation from Aoba Jissen Girls High School and the Academy of Performing Arts. Professionally, she was formerly a member of the Seinenza theater company. During her career, Hatsui was known for acting, with ninety-four known credits across her body of work in movies and television shows.
Among her notable film credits, she was recognized for her appearances in Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Shunpu den, and The Ballad of Orin. Additionally, she appeared in the 1975 Japanese film Detonation Violent Riders, which was directed by Teruo Ishii and featured a cast including Shinichi Chiba, Hiroshi Nawa, Koichi Iwaki, and Tomoko.
In her personal life, her husband was actor Fumito Yamano, a marriage that lasted from 1970 until her death. Kotoe Hatsui passed away on September 21, 1990, at the age of sixty-one.
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92 titles- The Rotten Wheelbarrow (2014)
- Yun’s Town (1989)
- Yume Camera 2 (1987)
- Let's Gotokuji (1987)
- Castle in the Sky (1986) as Dola (voice)
- Tree Without Leaves (1986)
- Black Board (1986) as Junko Iwagami
- I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985) as Naoko Ishii
- The Mirror of Janus (1985) as Hatsue Ozawa
- Time and Tide 2 (1985) as Mrs. Imai
- Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985) as Hama Egami
- Location (1984) as Sata
- Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta (1984)
- Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series (1983) as Shizuko Katō
- Dark Room (1983) as Natsue's Mother(夏枝の母)
- Time and Tide (1983)
- Karate Cop (1982) as Apartment Superintendent
- 偽りの花嫁 (1982) as Sakae Tashiro, Tashior's mother
- Edo Porn (1981)
- The Strangling (1979)
- Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu (1978)
- Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light (1978)
- Ballad of Orin (1977)
- Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977) as Yura Nagumo
- The Possessed (1976)
- The Surf (1975)
- The Last Song (1975)
- Detonation: Violent Riders (1975)
- Akasen Honmoku chabuya no onna (1975) as Narrator (voice)
- Violent Fraternity (1974)
- My Way (1974) as Kobayakawa's mother
- The Four Roughnecks (1974)
- Secret Book: Turbulent Cloud (1974) as Narrator
- Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973) as Tome Kudô
- Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby (1973) as Director of the Juvenile Training School for Girls
- Rika: The Mixed-Blood Girl (1972) as Middle-aged Lady (uncredited)
- Hymn (1972) as Shige - Yasuzaemon's wife
- King of Pornography (1971)
- King of the Widow-Killers (1971)
- Showdown in Gangland (1970)
- Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (1970) as Apollodoria (voice)
- Live Today, Die Tomorrow! (1970)
- The Kingpin of Fair Ladies (1970)
- Season of Tears (1969)
- The House of the Sleeping Virgins (1968)
- Birth of a Fighter (1967) as Kane
- Journey to the North (1967) as Tetsuko Kanai
- Shin yūkyōden (1966)
- No Greater Love (1966)
- Story of a Prostitute (1965) as Tsuyuko
- Born Under Crossed Stars (1965) as Sen Suzuki
- Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu (1965)
- Ochiba no honō (1965)
- Adventure With Him (1965)
- The Bride is Fifteen (1964)
- Ginza no jirochō tenka no ichidaiji (1963)
- Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards! (1963) as Irie
- The Gambling Monk (1963)
- Itsudemo yume o (1963)
- Kiri ni Kieta Hito (1963)
- Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women (1963) as Irie
- Ai to shi no katami (1962)
- Children of Izu (1962) as Ishimori's wife
- The Rambler Returns Home (1962)
- Ponkotsu oyaji (1962)
- Teenage Yakuza (1962) as Jiro's Mother
- Hana no saigetsu (1962)
- Season of Farewell (1962)
- Jūdai no kawa (1962)
- Facing to the Clouds (1962)
- Hitotsu no inochi (1962)
- Blood-Red Water in the Channel (1961) as Namie
- Pigs and Battleships (1961) as Tsune
- Living by Karate (1961) as Kinuko
- Shōjo (1961)
- The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass (1961) as Kinka Imai
- The Rambler under the Southern Cross (1961)
- Wind and waves of the South (1961) as Fusyo
- Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) as Concierge of Gorô's Apartment
- Everything Goes Wrong (1960) as Ritsuko
- The Sleeping Beast Within (1960) as Yaeko Sato
- Knock Down (1960)
- Covered Wagon (1960)
- Smashing the 0-Line (1960) as Yukiko
- Ore wa Ginza no kiheitai (1960)
- Age of Nudity (1959) as Fusae
- Nishi Ginza Station (1958)
- Voice Without a Shadow (1958) as Yasu Suzumoto
- Forbidden Lips (1958)
- Temptation (1957) as Taeko
- Twice on a Certain Night (1956)
- いごこち満点
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kotoe Hatsui best known for?
Kotoe Hatsui is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Here Come the Brides (1968), I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985), Edo Porn (1981), Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973).
When and where was Kotoe Hatsui born?
Kotoe Hatsui was born on January 8, 1929 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. They passed away on September 21, 1990.
How many credits does Kotoe Hatsui have?
Kotoe Hatsui has accumulated over 92 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1956 to 2014.
What is Kotoe Hatsui's background in cinema and television?
Kotoe Hatsui was a Japanese actress and voice actress born on January 8, 1929, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She graduated from Aoba Jissen Girls High School and the Academy of Performing Arts, and she was formerly a member of the Seinenza theater company. Her husband was actor Fumito Yamano, to whom she was marrie...