Yōko Katsuragi

Acting

Yōko Katsuragi

Born April 6, 1930 · Tokyo, Japan

Died March 1, 2007 · aged 76

Yōko Katsuragi (桂木洋子, Katsuragi, Yōko, 6 April 1930 – March 2007) was a Japanese actress active from 1948 to 1963. She appeared mostly in films of the Shochiku film studios, often under the direction of Keisuke Kinoshita.

Known For

Late SpringLate Spring · 1949
Late Spring
8.01949
MovieDrama
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
ScandalScandal · 1950
Scandal
6.91950
MovieDrama
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
Crazy UproarCrazy Uproar · 1950
Crazy Uproar
9.01950
MovieComedy
Also known as Crazy Uproar.
Ai to chie no waAi to chie no wa · 1956
Ai to chie no wa
1956
Movie
A Japanese TragedyA Japanese Tragedy · 1953
A Japanese Tragedy
5.81953
MovieDrama
At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.
Next Door to HappinessNext Door to Happiness · 1955
Next Door to Happiness
1955
MovieDrama
The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the father leaves with another woman, returns after he is rejected, and leaves again with the family's money.
ApostasyApostasy · 1948
Apostasy
6.01948
MovieDrama
In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.
Weeping DollWeeping Doll · 1951
Weeping Doll
1951
Movie
A Hibari Misora musical about an impoverished girl and her brother in Postwar Japan.

Filmography

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Dreaming PeopleDreaming People · 1953
Dreaming People
1953
MovieDrama
Shinya Ban (Masao Wakahara) returns from the south and is deeply disappointed when he learns that his mutual friend Yuriko (Mieko Takamine) is marrying Toshio (Toshio Hosokawa), the son of Zenpei Hamaguchi (Yoshito Yamaji), for her obligation. He encouraged the unhappy Yuriko and taught her how to make her marriage with Toshio a happy one. He makes a fresh start as an architect under the care of Ryosuke Shibata (Jiro Yanagi), who had taken care of his father, but Ryosuke's daughter Sumiko (Yoko Katsuragi) has feelings for him. Fujie Kakimoto's (Sadako Sawamura) son Koichi (Eiji Wakasugi) came to know about Sumiko and asked her to marry him after coming to Shinya to ask for her design. Knowing that Shinya's love for Yuriko would not be easily wiped away, Sumiko decided to marry Koichi, who had a bad leg. Shinya watches the beautiful bond between Koichi and Sumiko and decides to forget his past and move forward on the path to self-perfection.