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Setsuko Hara

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Setsuko Hara

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Japanese actress (1920–2015)

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Setsuko Hara (1920–2015) was a Japanese film actor. Born in Yokohama, she began her acting career in 1935 and continued working until her death in 2015. She held citizenship in Japan and the Empire of Japan. Hara died of pneumonia in Kanagawa Prefecture from natural causes.

Her professional field was acting, and she spoke Japanese. Records indicate she was associated with 86 works, though other sources list five works. She is referenced by 162 other encyclopedia articles.

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Film & TV

Acting · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Setsuko Hara (June 17, 1920 – September 5, 2015) was a Japanese actress who appeared in six of Yasujirō Ozu's films, most notably as Noriko in the "Noriko Trilogy": Late Spring (1949), Early Summer (1951), and Tokyo Story (1953). Her other films for Ozu were Tokyo Twilight (1957), Late Autumn (1960), and finally The End of Summer in 1961. She was born…

Known for

  • Noriko Setsuko — Noriko Setsuko2023
  • Noriko Setsuko 2 — Noriko Setsuko2023
  • Untitled # 7 : Rare2021
  • Chûshingura — Riku Oishi1962
  • Musume to watashi1962
  • The End of Summer — Akiko1961
  • Love and Fascination1961
  • Late Autumn — Akiko Miwa1960
  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother — Sanae Soga1960
  • Life of a Country Doctor1960

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
RO
Active from
2000-05

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Key facts

Born
Masae Aida , ( 1920-06-17 ) 17 June 1920, Yokohama , Kanagawa , Japan
Died
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) (aged 95), Kanagawa , Japan
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1935–1963
Notable work
No Regrets for Our Youth , Late Spring , Early Summer , Tokyo Story
Kanji
原 節子
Hiragana
はら せつこ
Romanization
Hara Setsuko

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Encyclopedic overview

Alternative Japanese name Kanji会田 昌江 Hiraganaあいだ まさえ

Kiyo Kuroda (left) and Setsuko Hara (right) in Atami, Shizuoka (photo from the July 1936 issue of the film magazine Nikkatsu Gahō) Hara in Atarashiki Tsuchi (1937) In Late Spring (1949) In Tokyo Story (1953) Hara on location of Tokyo Story (1953), director Yasujirō Ozu (far right), on the grounds of Jōdo-ji in Onomichi, Hiroshima in August 1953 Setsuko Hara (原 節子, Hara Setsuko; born Masae Aida (会田 昌江); 17 June 1920 – 5 September 2015) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her performances in Yasujirō Ozu's films Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and Tokyo Twilight (1957), amongst many others, and for working extensively with director Mikio Naruse. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese film actresses of all time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Setsuko Hara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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