Aiko Mimasu

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

60

Gender

Female

Birthday

1902-11-02

Day of death

1982-01-18 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Aiko Mimasu

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Start Here

    Start Here

  • Sugamo's Mothers

    Sugamo's Mothers

  • Tama wa kudakezu

    Tama wa kudakezu

  • Harikiri Boy

    Harikiri Boy

  • The End of the Night

    The End of the Night

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • The Paths of Two Maidens

    The Paths of Two Maidens

  • The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail

    The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail

  • Radio Queen

    Radio Queen

  • Mother

    Mother

  • The Machine Gun Dragon

    The Machine Gun Dragon

  • The Storm of the Pacific

    The Storm of the Pacific

  • Kisses

    Kisses

  • There Was a War When I Was a Child

    There Was a War When I Was a Child

  • The Naked General

    The Naked General

  • Sanbaba

    Sanbaba

  • Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru

    Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru

  • Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

    Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

  • Tales of the Inner Chamber

    Tales of the Inner Chamber

  • Yearning

    Yearning

  • Brothers'Code - The Back Relation

    Brothers'Code - The Back Relation

  • 母子鶴

    母子鶴

  • 五十円横町

    五十円横町

  • Yakuza of the Present

    Yakuza of the Present

  • Women of Osaka Castle

    Women of Osaka Castle

  • Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

    Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

  • Kurohyō

    Kurohyō

  • Street of Shame

    Street of Shame

  • The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

    The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

  • This Greedy Old Skin

    This Greedy Old Skin

  • The Wiser Age

    The Wiser Age

  • The Ginza Three Boys

    The Ginza Three Boys

  • Classmates

    Classmates

  • Classmates

    Classmates

  • Children Seeking a Mother

    Children Seeking a Mother

  • The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

  • Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

    Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

  • Daiei Studio is Bustling

    Daiei Studio is Bustling

  • A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

    A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

  • These Foolish Times

    These Foolish Times

  • Japanese Women's Textbook

    Japanese Women's Textbook

  • Human Torpedoes

    Human Torpedoes

  • Kojiro

    Kojiro

  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

    Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

  • Onna keizu

    Onna keizu

  • Moonlight in the Rain

    Moonlight in the Rain

  • Sazae And Aunt Apron

    Sazae And Aunt Apron

  • Sazae-san Plays Cupid

    Sazae-san Plays Cupid

  • Raised in a Palace

    Raised in a Palace

  • The Last Kamikaze

    The Last Kamikaze

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • An Osaka Story

    An Osaka Story

  • August Moon

    August Moon

  • The Lovelorn Geisha

    The Lovelorn Geisha

  • 母山彦

    母山彦

  • Rogue

    Rogue

  • Ooku

    Ooku

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita

    Tsukigata Hanpeita

  • 不断草

    不断草

  • Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman

    Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman