Cast

Michiyo Yasuda

1946

Active years (films on this site)

1980–2003

Genres

HorrorMysteryFantasyRomanceThriller

Schools and movements

Japanese New WaveContemporary Asian Cinema

Directors worked with

Seijun Suzuki3 filmsTakeshi Kitano1 film

Biography

Michiyo Okusu is a Chinese-born Japanese actress. She has been nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 1981 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role prize for her performance in Zigeunerweisen. She began her career as a film ingenue using the stage name Michiyo Yasuda, under which she scored major early successes with films such as A Fool's Love and numerous love stories and "samurai" period piece dramas.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 1966
• Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress 2004
• Kinuyo Tanaka Award 2012

4 films on this site

1. Zigeunerweisen 1980 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
2. Kagero-za 1981 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
3. Yumeji 1991 · Seijun Suzuki · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
4. Zatoichi 2003 · Takeshi Kitano · IMDb 7.4 · Cast