Aiko Mimasu

Known for

Acting

Born

Nov 2, 1902

Died

Jan 18, 1982

From

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Aiko Mimasu ( November 2, 1910– January 18, 1982) was a Japanese actress. After the war, she became famous for her role in mother-movie films, and was known as the "mother-movie actress." Her real name is Aiko Kawaguchi, and her maiden name is Inui. She was born in Minami-Sumiyacho , Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (now Chuo-ku ). Her husband is Shotaro Kawaguchi , a Naoki Prize-winning author . She has three sons and one daughter with Kawaguchi, and actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi is her eldest son. Ruriko Kikawa, a member of the 24th class of the Takarazuka Revue , is her younger sister. In November of 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon . In 1982 , she died of pancreatic cancer at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital at the age of 71.

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Street of Shame

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Yearning

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Kisses

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

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Daughters, Wives and a Mother

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The Storm of the Pacific

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The Wiser Age

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The Lovelorn Geisha

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An Osaka Story

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Kojiro

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Tales of the Inner Chamber

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Classmates

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The Machine Gun Dragon

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The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

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Raised in a Palace

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The Last Kamikaze

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There Was a War When I Was a Child

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Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

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