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Kuniko Igawa(1923-2012)

  • Actress
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Kuniko Igawa in Early Summer (1951)
Born Toshiko Nonaka, she began acting as Toshiko Kôno before changing her name again after World War II during the golden age of Japanese cinema to Kuniko Igawa. She became a café owner after she retired, which occurred in 1977, in Kamakura. Coffee Igawa is still a going concern despite her death in 2012 and being run by her relatives who had taken over the operation of the café earlier as Igawa had slipped, fallen and was unable to continue as before. Igawa was in approximately 60 films
BornOctober 15, 1923
DiedOctober 4, 2012(88)
BornOctober 15, 1923
DiedOctober 4, 2012(88)
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Early Summer (1951)
Early Summer
8.0
  • Takako
  • 1951
Toshiko Kobayashi and Hideko Takamine in Carmen Comes Home (1951)
Carmen Comes Home
6.5
  • Mitsuko Taguchi
  • 1951
Love Letter (1953)
Love Letter
7.2
  • Actress
  • 1953
Santa monogatari
  • Mrs. Hanaogi
  • 1951

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  • The River Fuefuki (1960)
    The River Fuefuki
    7.0
    • 1960
  • Asa o yobu kuchibue
    • 1959
  • Hiroi ten
    • Haruko
    • 1959
  • The Snow Flurry (1959)
    The Snow Flurry
    7.1
    • Tatsuko
    • 1959
  • The Eternal Rainbow (1958)
    The Eternal Rainbow
    6.9
    • Hayashi
    • 1958
  • Times of Joy and Sorrow (1957)
    Times of Joy and Sorrow
    7.1
    • Itoko Suzuki
    • 1957
  • Hana wa nagekazu (1957)
    Hana wa nagekazu
    • 1957
  • Katei kyôshi to joseito
    • 1957
  • Joyû tanjô
    Short
    • 1956
  • Sutajio chôtokkyû
    Short
    • 1956
  • Cha no ma no tokei: Aijô no hamon
    • 1956
  • Jonan yashiki (1956)
    Jonan yashiki
    • 1956
  • Jûku no haru (1956)
    Jûku no haru
    • 1956
  • Uramachi no ojôsan (1956)
    Uramachi no ojôsan
    • 1956
  • Subarashiki shôtai (1955)
    Subarashiki shôtai
    • 1955

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  • Alternative name
    • Toshiko Kôno
  • Born
    • October 15, 1923
    • Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • October 4, 2012

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    Opened a café called Coffee Igawa in Kamakura following her retirement, which is still in place despite her death.

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