Michiyo Yasuda

Biography

Michiyo Okusu (大楠 道代, Ōkusu Michiyo, born February 27, 1946) is a Chinese-born Japanese actress. She has been nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 1981 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role prize for her performance in Zigeunerweisen. She began her career as a film ingenue using the stage name Michiyo Yasuda, under which she scored major early successes with films such as A Fool's Love and numerous love stories and "samurai" period piece dramas. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Zatoichi

as Tante Oume

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

as Shiranui

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

as Okichi

Zigeunerweisen

as Shuko Aochi

Hanging Garden

as Satoko Kinosaki

Yumeji

as Owner of a Hotel

Kagero-za

as Shinako

Face

as Ritsuko Nakagami

Love for an Idiot

as Naomi

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line