As Actor
There Was a War When I Was a Child
1981
4.0
Aiko Mimasu
Acting
Birth Date
November 2, 1902
Place of Birth
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Date of Death
January 18, 1982
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971
10.0
As Actor
Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968
4.3
As Actor
Kojiro
1967
7.5
As Actor
Yearning
1964
8.1
As Actor
The Wiser Age
1962
7.3
As Actor
The Lovelorn Geisha
1960
6.3
As Actor
The Storm of the Pacific
1960
5.6
As Actor
Kisses
1957
6.6
As Actor
An Osaka Story
1957
5.4
As Actor
Street of Shame
1956
7.7