Hara Setsuko
- Name: Hara Setsuko
- Native name: 原節子
- Also Known as: はら せつこ, 會田昌江, あいだ まさえ
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Female
- Born: June 17, 1920
- Died: September 5, 2015
In 1963, shortly after the death of her mentor, director Ozu Yasujiro, she suddenly walked away from the film industry. At age 43, and at the height of her popularity, she bluntly refused to perform again, angering her fans, the industry, and the press. She implied acting had never been a pleasure and that she had only pursued a career in order to provide for her large family; this explanation is seen as the cause of her popularity backlash. She moved to a small house in picturesque Kamakura where she remained, living alone (though apparently sociable with friends), and refusing all roles offered.
She is undoubtedly known mostly for her work with Ozu Yasujiro, making six films with the great director, including the so-called Noriko trilogy, of which Tokyo Story (1953) is probably the best-known. She also worked with Kurosawa Akira, Naruse Mikio, Inagaki Hiroshi, and many others. (Source: IMDb) Edit Biography
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Musume to Watashi
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Iwatani Chizuko
(Main Role)
|
2.0
|
The End of Summer
Japanese Movie, 1961,
Akiko
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Late Autumn
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Miwa Akiko
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Loincloth Doctor
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Koyama Go
(Main Role)
|
1.0
|
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Japanese Movie, 1960,
Sanae Soga
(Main Role)
|
6.9
|
The Three Treasures
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess
(Support Role)
|
5.9
|
A Holiday in Tokyo
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Chairman
(Support Role)
|
1.0
|
Onna de aru Koto
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Sayama Ichiko
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
Tokyo Twilight
Japanese Movie, 1957,
Numata Takako
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Aijo no Kessan
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Katsuko
(Support Role)
|
2.0
|
Sudden Rain
Japanese Movie, 1956,
Namiki Fumiko
(Main Role)
|
6.6
|
Sound of the Mountain
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Ogata Kikuko
(Main Role)
|
7.7
|
Tokyo Story
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Hirayama Noriko
(Support Role)
|
7.9
|
Fengyun Child of Love
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Yukiko
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Tokyo Sweetheart
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Yuki
(Main Role)
|
6.4
|
Repast
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Okamoto Michiyo
(Main Role)
|
7.2
|
Early Summer
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Mamiya Noriko
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
The Idiot
Japanese Movie, 1951,
Nasu Taeko
(Main Role)
|
7.3
|
Late Spring
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Somiya Noriko
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Zoku Aoi Sanmyaku
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Shimazaki Yukiko
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
Blue Mountain Range
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Shimazaki Yukiko
(Main Role)
|
7.4
|
Here's to the Young Lady
Japanese Movie, 1949,
Ikeda Yasuko
(Main Role)
|
6.7
|
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Sato Kuriko
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
Toki no Teizo
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Mori Shizue
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Temptation
Japanese Movie, 1948,
Hitomi Takako
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
A Ball at the Anjo House
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Anjo Atsuko
(Main Role)
|
6.8
|
Kakedashi Jidai
Japanese Movie, 1947,
Chida Miyako
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
No Regrets for Our Youth
Japanese Movie, 1946,
Yagihara Yukie
(Main Role)
|
7.5
|
Wakaki hi no Yorokobi
Japanese Movie, 1943,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Suicide Troops of the Watchtower
Japanese Movie, 1943,
Yoshiko
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Seishun no Kiryu
Japanese Movie, 1942,
Makiko
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Green Earth
Japanese Movie, 1942,
(Unknown)
|
0.0
|
Sky of Hope
Japanese Movie, 1942,
Chizuko
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
Shido Monogatari
Japanese Movie, 1941,
Kuniko
(Main Role)
|
9.0
|
Marriage Ecology
Japanese Movie, 1941,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Onna no Machi
Japanese Movie, 1940,
Ineko
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Giant
Japanese Movie, 1938,
Chiyo
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Tokai Bijoden
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Yuri
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Daughter of the Samurai
Japanese Movie, 1937,
Kiyo
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
Kenji to Sono Imoto
Japanese Movie, 1937,
(Unknown)
|
2.0
|
Kochiyama Soshun
Japanese Movie, 1936,
Onami
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Midori no Chiheisen: Kohen
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Yukari
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
Midori no Chiheisen: Zenpen
Japanese Movie, 1935,
Yukari
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
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