Mariko Okada | |
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 Mariko Okada in 1962 | |
| Born | (1933-01-11)January 11, 1933 (age 92) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film producer |
| Years active | 1951–present |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Tokihiko Okada(father) Sonoko Tazuru(mother) |
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 directorsMikio Naruse,Yasujirō Ozu,Keisuke Kinoshita and others. She was married to film directorYoshishige Yoshida.[3]
Okada was born the daughter of silent film actorTokihiko Okada (real name Eiichi Takahashi), who died the year following her birth,[4] and raised by her mother's sister in her early childhood.[1] She gave her film debut in Mikio Naruse's 1951Dancing Girl,[5] for whom she worked again inHusband and Wife,Floating Clouds andNagareru. Unsatisfied with the roles she was assigned to, she leftToho studios after her contract expired, and signed withShochiku.[1] In the following years, she starred in Yasujirō Ozu'sLate Autumn andAn Autumn Afternoon, Keisuke Kinoshita'sSpring Dreams andThe Scent of Incense, andHeinosuke Gosho'sHunting Rifle.
The 1962Akitsu Springs was Okada's 100th film[6] and the first under the direction of her future husband Yoshishige Yoshida.[7] Between 1965 and 1971, she starred in all of Yoshida's films, independently produced melodramas narrated in anavant-garde fashion, of whichEros + Massacre was the formally most radical.[7]
In later years, she appeared in films likeJuzo Itami'sTampopo andShinji Aoyama'sMy God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005),[8] her last film role to date.[1] She also regularly performed on stage and on television.[1]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1951 | Dancing Girl | Shinako | |
| 1953 | Husband and Wife | Kumiko, Shigekichi's sister | |
| 1954 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Akemi | |
| 1955 | Floating Clouds | Sei Mukai | |
| 1955 | The Lone Journey | Otaka | |
| 1955 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Akemi | |
| 1956 | Flowing | Nanako | |
| 1956 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Akemi | |
| 1957 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Rika | |
| 1957 | When It Rains, It Pours | Matsuko Abe | |
| 1960 | Spring Dreams | Chizuko Okudaira | |
| 1960 | Late Autumn | Yuriko Sasaki | |
| 1961 | Hunting Rifle | Midori | |
| 1961 | Enraptured | Senya | |
| 1962 | An Autumn Afternoon | Akiko Hirayama | |
| 1962 | Akitsu Springs | Shinko | Also Producer |
| 1964 | The Scent of Incense | Tomoko | |
| 1965 | A Story Written with Water | Shizuka, Shizuo's mother | |
| 1965 | Illusion of Blood | Oiwa | |
| 1966 | Woman of the Lake | Miyako Mizuki | |
| 1967 | The Affair | Oriko | |
| 1968 | Affair in the Snow | Yuriko Anzai | |
| 1969 | Eros + Massacre | Noe Ito | |
| 1970 | Heroic Purgatory | Nanako, Rikiya's wife | |
| 1977 | Proof of the Man | Kyoko Yasugi | |
| 1978 | The Fall of Ako Castle | Riku | |
| 1982 | Conquest | Hiroko Tadokoro | |
| 1985 | Tampopo | "Spaghetti Sensei", the etiquette coach | |
| 1987 | A Taxing Woman | Mitsuko Sugiura | |
| 1998 | The Geisha House | Hanaman's owner | |
| 2002 | Women in the Mirror | Ai Kawase | |
| 2005 | My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? | Navi |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Yagyu Conspiracy | Lady Kasuga | |
| 1985-1986 | Sanada Taiheiki | Yodo-dono |
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