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Michiyo Aratama(1930-2001)

  • Actress
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Michiyo Aratama in Kwaidan (1964)
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
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The Sword of Doom (1966)
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Michiyo Aratama was born on 15 January 1930 in Nara, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959), The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) and The Sword of Doom (1966). She died on 17 March 2001 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 15, 1930
DiedMarch 17, 2001(71)
BornJanuary 15, 1930
DiedMarch 17, 2001(71)
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    • 3 wins total

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Known for

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.5
  • Michiko
  • 1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.5
  • Michiko
  • 1959
Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, and Tatsuya Nakadai in The Sword of Doom (1966)
The Sword of Doom
7.9
  • Ohama
  • 1966
The End of Summer (1961)
The End of Summer
7.7
  • Fumiko, eldest daughter
  • 1961

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Actress

  • Sasameyuki
    TV Movie
    • 1980
  • Kigeki hyakuten manten
    • 1976
  • Kaze to kumo to niji to (1976)
    Kaze to kumo to niji to
    TV Series
    • Masako
    • 1976
  • Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
    Zoku ningen kakumei
    8.5
    • 1976
  • Hi no ataru sakamichi
    • 1975
  • The Human Revolution (1973)
    The Human Revolution
    8.1
    • 1973
  • Aru heishi no kake (1970)
    Aru heishi no kake
    7.7
    • Mother Yamada
    • 1970
  • Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
    Tora-san, His Tender Love
    6.6
    • Shizu
    • 1970
  • Kôji Ishizaka in Ten to chi to (1969)
    Ten to chi to
    TV Series
    • Kesa Gozen
    • 1969
  • Devil's Temple (1969)
    Devil's Temple
    7.2
    • Aizen
    • 1969
  • Sky Scraper!
    • 1969
  • Za temputazu (1969)
    Za temputazu
    • Hisako
    • 1969
  • Taian ryokô
    • 1968
  • Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
    Hymn to a Tired Man
    7.5
    • Yosiko
    • 1968
  • Kigeki ekimae kazan
    • Sakura
    • 1968

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  • Height
    • 5′ 2¼″ (1.58 m)
  • Born
    • January 15, 1930
    • Nara, Japan
  • Died
    • March 17, 2001
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart failure)

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    Former "musume-yaku" star of the Takarazuka Revue (1946-1955).

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