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 Spring · 1949Late 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.
Scandal · 1950Scandal
★ 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 Uproar · 1950Crazy Uproar
★ 9.01950
MovieComedy
Also known as Crazy Uproar.
Ai to chie no wa · 1956Ai to chie no wa
1956
Movie
A Japanese Tragedy · 1953A 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 Happiness · 1955Next 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.
Apostasy · 1948Apostasy
★ 6.01948
MovieDrama
In the Meiji period, a schoolteacher tries to hide his lower-class upbringing as he supports a visiting liberal intellectual.
Weeping Doll · 1951Weeping Doll
1951
Movie
A Hibari Misora musical about an impoverished girl and her brother in Postwar Japan.
Filmography
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