Mitsuko Mito
In 1934, the year after she dropped out of Okazaki Municipal Girls' High School (now Aichi Prefectural Okazaki Kita High School), she moved from the Manpei Hotel in Nagoya to the Manpei Hotel in Atami where she was working. There, she was scouted by Shochiku director Isaburo Inoue, who happened to be staying at the hotel, and joined the Shochiku Kamata Studios .
In 1945, she married actor Morikawa Shin. She retired from acting and had a child, but divorced the following year. She returned to the big screen early in Omitsu no Endan, released in October of the same year. While she played cheerful, down-to-earth characters, after leaving Shochiku she also broadened her acting range by taking on dirty roles in films such as Woman, Osho, Outcome of War, Ugetsu Monogatari, and An Inn at Osaka.
She died of a liver tumor on April 5, 1981 at the age of 62.
Filmography (105 Appearances)
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
The Sunset is Calling Me
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Army Intelligence
Swift Current
A Fallen Woman
Rebellion of Japan
Ohana han: Dai ni bu
Ohana han
Wild Geese
Red Love, Green Love
Her Hidden Past
A Full Life
Kanpai! Sararīman shokun
A Roaring Trade
With Wife, Children, and Friends
The Radiant Prince
Love and Life
Only She Knows
The Wandering Princess
Tokyo Omnibus
The Human Wall
A Storm Zone
Bridge
The Song of the Cart
Ai no Noutan
People Waiting for Spring
Face in the Dark
Hana no yukyo-den
Ukiyo buro
The Beauty Expert
悪魔の顔
The Adventures of Chuji
The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat
白磁の人
I Will Buy You
Asataro the Crow
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
Mune yori mune ni
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
House of Many Pleasures
The Young Lord
The Young Swordsman
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
An Inn at Osaka
The Golden Demon
Kokoro no nichigetsu
Zoku Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
Yokubo
Ugetsu
This Way, That Way
Ushiwakamaru
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
Shi no machi wo nogarete
Dedication of the Great Buddha
The Man from the Moon
Hibari no komoriuta
Lantern Under a Full Moon
The Tale of Genji
上州鴉
Yukiwarisō
Beyond Love and Hate
Confessions of a Gynecologist
A Woman's Face
Flame of My Love
Shin Aizen Katsura
The Grand Master
Woman
Otome no iru kichi
You Are the Next Eagle
Jubilation Street
Sailor
Sinking the Unsinkable
Navy
Dancing with a Mask
Port of Flowers
Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home
South Wind 2
South Wind
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
There Was a Father
Suzhou Nights
The Flower is not False
Kateikyōshi
Utsukushiki Rinjin
Kinuyo's First Love
Warm Current
New Woman Question and Answer
Zoku aizen katsura
Southern Wind
The Tree of Love
Mother and Child
Marching Song
Goodbye to the Front
Forget Love for Now
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
A Star Athlete
Moon Over the Ruins
Mr. Thank You