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Aiko Mimasu

Aiko Mimasu

Acting

Born: November 2, 1902Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Aiko Mimasu ( November 2, 1910– January 18, 1982) was a Japanese actress. After the war, she became famous for her role in mother-movie films, and was known as the "mother-movie actress." Her real name is Aiko Kawaguchi, and her maiden name is Inui. She was born in Minami-Sumiyacho , Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (now Chuo-ku ). Her husband is Shotaro Kawaguchi , a Naoki Prize-winning author . She has three sons and one daughter with Kawaguchi, and actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi is her eldest son. Ruriko Kikawa, a member of the 24th class of the Takarazuka Revue , is her younger sister. In November of 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon . In 1982 , she died of pancreatic cancer at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital at the age of 71.

Known For
Filmography
There Was a War When I Was a Child

There Was a War When I Was a Child

1981
The Machine Gun Dragon

The Machine Gun Dragon

1976
Sanbaba

Sanbaba

1974
Yakuza of the Present

Yakuza of the Present

Yone

1973
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail

The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail

1973
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

1971
The Last Kamikaze

The Last Kamikaze

1970
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Tatsu Onuma

1969
Tales of the Inner Chamber

Tales of the Inner Chamber

1968
Rogue

Rogue

Fusayo

1968
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation

Brothers'Code - The Back Relation

1968
Human Torpedoes

Human Torpedoes

1968
Classmates

Classmates

1967
Classmates

Classmates

Sadako Shiratori

1967
Kojiro

Kojiro

1967
陽のあたる坂道

陽のあたる坂道

1967
Start Here

Start Here

Sumi Hanai

1965
Raised in a Palace

Raised in a Palace

Osen

1964
Yearning

Yearning

Shizu Morita

1964
August Moon

August Moon

Fuji Mishima

1962
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

1962
The Wiser Age

The Wiser Age

Matsuyo Tamura

1962
Moonlight in the Rain

Moonlight in the Rain

1961
Sazae-san Plays Cupid

Sazae-san Plays Cupid

1961
The Ginza Three Boys

The Ginza Three Boys

Kiku Takarai

1961
Sazae And Aunt Apron

Sazae And Aunt Apron

1960
This Greedy Old Skin

This Greedy Old Skin

Oshika

1960
The Lovelorn Geisha

The Lovelorn Geisha

1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

Aki Sakanishi

1960
The Storm of the Pacific

The Storm of the Pacific

Sato

1960
The Naked General

The Naked General

1958
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

Yone (maid)

1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Notsubone Toda

1958
Mother

Mother

Kiyo Yuasa

1958
Kisses

Kisses

Ryoko Uno

1957
An Osaka Story

An Osaka Story

1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling

Daiei Studio is Bustling

1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Ai

1956
Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother

Aki Yamamoto

1956
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

Yumeko

1956
Tama wa kudakezu

Tama wa kudakezu

1955
五十円横町

五十円横町

1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955
Kurohyō

Kurohyō

1953
The End of the Night

The End of the Night

1953
Sugamo's Mothers

Sugamo's Mothers

1952
The Paths of Two Maidens

The Paths of Two Maidens

1952
母子鶴

母子鶴

Nobuko Tsuji

1952
母山彦

母山彦

1952
Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru

Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru

1949
Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman

Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman

1948
These Foolish Times

These Foolish Times

1947

Onna keizu

1942
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941
The Monkey King

The Monkey King

Yoyo

1940
Japanese Women's Textbook

Japanese Women's Textbook

1937

Harikiri Boy

1937
Radio Queen

Radio Queen

1935