Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Date of Birth:

Jan 11, 1933

Place of Birth:

Tokyo, Japan

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Mariko Okada (岡田 茉莉子, Okada Mariko, born 11 January 1933) is a Japanese stage and film actress who starred in films of directors Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and others. She was married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida.

Okada was born the daughter of silent film actor Tokihiko Okada (real name Eiichi Takahashi), who died the year following her birth, and raised by her mother's sister in her early childhood. She gave her film debut in Mikio Naruse's 1951 Dancing Girl, for whom she worked again in Husband and Wife, Floating Clouds and Nagareru. Unsatisfied with the roles she was assigned to, she left Toho studios after her contract expired, and signed with Shochiku. In the following years, she starred in Yasujirō Ozu's Late Autumn and An Autumn Afternoon, Keisuke Kinoshita's Spring Dreams and The Scent of Incense, and Heinosuke Gosho's Hunting Rifle.

Between 1965 and 1971, she starred in all of Yoshida's films, independently produced melodramas narrated in an avant-garde fashion. In later years, she appeared in films like Juzo Itami's Tampopo and Shinji Aoyama's My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005), her last film role to date. She also regularly performed on stage and on television.

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filmography:

No Time for Tears No Time for Tears

1955

Farewell Rabaul Farewell Rabaul

1954

A Taxing Woman A Taxing Woman

1987

Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker? Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker?

2008

The Lovers The Lovers

1953

Sing, Young People Sing, Young People

1963

I Lived, But... I Lived, But...

1983

Escape from Hell Escape from Hell

1963

The Days of Evil Women The Days of Evil Women

1958

The Face The Face

1957

The Fall of Ako Castle The Fall of Ako Castle

1978

The Geisha House The Geisha House

1999

Domineering Domineering

1982

The End of the Night The End of the Night

1953

Hakuro no Shibijin Hakuro no Shibijin

2004

I Am a Cat I Am a Cat

1975

Waterfront Blues Waterfront Blues

1970

Husband and Wife Husband and Wife

1953

(Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home

1955

Two Wives Two Wives

1967

Uzu Uzu

1961

The Time of Reckoning The Time of Reckoning

1968

Appassionata Appassionata

1984

Bot-chan Bot-chan

1953

A Woman’s Uphill Slope A Woman’s Uphill Slope

1960

The Young Mistress Plays Detective in the Spa Murder The Young Mistress Plays Detective in the Spa Murder

1998

The Adorable Trio The Adorable Trio

1957

Adolescence Adolescence

1952

My Wonderful Yellow Car My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953

Scoundrel Scoundrel

1956

Double Wedding Double Wedding

1963

Women in Prison Women in Prison

1956

A Man Among Men A Man Among Men

1955

Girls in the Orchard Girls in the Orchard

1953

Morishige, where are you going? Morishige, where are you going?

1956

Tōchō suru onna Tōchō suru onna

1986

Umi no Chizu Umi no Chizu

1959

Price of Life Price of Life

1971

Rainy Night Duel Rainy Night Duel

1956

This Year's Love This Year's Love

1962

Japanese Humanity and Justice Japanese Humanity and Justice

1977

The Radish and the Carrot The Radish and the Carrot

1965

The Woman Who Touched the Legs The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952

Hot Corner Murder Hot Corner Murder

1960

Tokyo Omnibus Tokyo Omnibus

1959

Cross-Currents Cross-Currents

1972

1750 Days of Turbulence 1750 Days of Turbulence

1990

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

Lovetide Lovetide

1955

Young Madam's Interference in a Homicide Young Madam's Interference in a Homicide

2000

The Lone Journey The Lone Journey

1955

To Love and Forgive To Love and Forgive

1955

Wedding Season Wedding Season

1954

When It Rains, It Pours When It Rains, It Pours

1957

The Estuary The Estuary

1961

Shirai Gonpachi Shirai Gonpachi

1956

An Autumn Afternoon An Autumn Afternoon

1962

Illusion of Blood Illusion of Blood

1965

A Roaring Trade A Roaring Trade

1962

Eros + Massacre Eros + Massacre

1969

Floating Clouds Floating Clouds

1955

Farewell to the Summer Light Farewell to the Summer Light

1968

Heroic Purgatory Heroic Purgatory

1970

Tale of Scarlet Love Tale of Scarlet Love

1963

Yakuza bayashi Yakuza bayashi

1954

Bridge Bridge

1959

Flowing Flowing

1956

Zoku aizen katsura Zoku aizen katsura

1962

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955

Late Autumn Late Autumn

1960

Nigetekita hanayome Nigetekita hanayome

1956

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956

Tampopo Tampopo

1985

Flower in a Storm Flower in a Storm

1962

White Fish White Fish

1953

An Edoite Judge An Edoite Judge

1953

Futari dake no toride Futari dake no toride

1963

Affair in the Snow Affair in the Snow

1968

Yagyu Secret Scrolls Yagyu Secret Scrolls

1957

Women of Tokyo Women of Tokyo

1961

Dancing Girl Dancing Girl

1951

Women in the Mirror Women in the Mirror

2003

Confessions Among Actresses Confessions Among Actresses

1971

Akitsu Hot Springs Akitsu Hot Springs

1962

Records of loyal vassals Records of loyal vassals

1962

The Scent of Incense The Scent of Incense

1964

Proof of the Man Proof of the Man

1977

Ai no Noutan Ai no Noutan

1959

Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree

1955

Rebels on the High Sea Rebels on the High Sea

1956

My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

2005

Woman of the Lake Woman of the Lake

1966

Impasse Impasse

1967

Kiriko no unmei Kiriko no unmei

1962

The Affair The Affair

1967

A Story Written with Water A Story Written with Water

1965

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II

1958

Frozen River Frozen River

1976

Spring Dreams Spring Dreams

1960

Enraptured Enraptured

1961

Ai to kanashimi to Ai to kanashimi to

1962

Hunting Rifle Hunting Rifle

1961

Love's Family Tree Love's Family Tree

1961

Niizuma no shitatari Niizuma no shitatari

1976

The Whisper of Spring The Whisper of Spring

1952

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