Acting
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Born 1943-04-18
Tokyo, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
Jitsuko Yoshimura (吉村実子 Yoshimura Jitsuko, born 18 April 1943) is a Japanese actress. She was discovered by Shohei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships. She went on to appear in The Insect Woman and Onibaba. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jitsuko Yoshimura
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Onibaba
1964
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
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Jūkyūsai
1989
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Dodes'ka-den
1970
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Sadako
2019
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Wakko no kin medaru
1989
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The Insect Woman
1963
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Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
1970
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Pigs and Battleships
1961
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Samurai Spy
1965
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (41 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Promised Land | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Sadako | Old Woman | Movie | 2019 |
 | dele | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Bad Girls of Japan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Oshin | Naka Tanimura | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Devil's Path | Kazuko Fujii | Movie | 2013 |
 | Box: The Hakamada Case | Kinu Hakamada | Movie | 2010 |
 | A Gap in the Skin | Grandmother | Movie | 2005 |
 | All About Our House | Mitsuyo Iwata | Movie | 2001 |
 | Semi matsuri no shima | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2000 |
 | Coquille | Kimie Fujisaki | Movie | 1999 |
 | Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Secret Liaisons | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1995 |
 | Signal Fool | Auntie Midori | Movie | 1990 |
 | Hoshi wo tsugu mono | Keiko Yoshida | Movie | 1990 |
 | Wakko no kin medaru | 母・千代 | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Jūkyūsai | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Mother | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
 | A-Un | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Dodes'ka-den | Yoshie Kawaguchi | Movie | 1970 |
 | Cleopatra: Queen of Sex | Lybia (voice) | Movie | 1970 |
 | If You Were Young: Rage | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Red Lion | Oyou | Movie | 1969 |
 | Monstrous! Who Am I?! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Night of the Seagull | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Green Years | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Neon Taiheiki | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Bogus Policeman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri | Midori Otaguro | Movie | 1967 |
| Secret Agent 101 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 | |
 | O.S.S. 117: Mission to Tokyo | Tetsuko | Movie | 1966 |
 | An Innocent Witch | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Samurai Spy | Omiyo | Movie | 1965 |
 | Zettai tasū | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Last Judgment | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Onibaba | Young Woman | Movie | 1964 |
 | Onibaba : Film Location | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Insect Woman | Nobuko | Movie | 1963 |
 | Pigs and Battleships | Haruko | Movie | 1961 |
 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | Ei | Movie | 1954 |