Setsuko Hara

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-06-17

Day of death

2015-09-05 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Setsuko Hara

Biography

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  Masae Aida in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. She came to prominence as an actress at an early age, in the 1937 German-Japanese co-production Die Tochter des Samurai (Daughter of the Samurai), known in Japan as Atarashiki Tsuchi (The New Earth), directed by Arnold Fanck and Mansaku Itami. She also starred in films by Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse, and other prominent directors. She was called "the Eternal Virgin" in Japan and is a symbol of the golden era of Japanese cinema of the 1950s. She suddenly quit acting in 1963 (the same year as Ozu's death), and led a secluded life in Kamakura, refusing all interviews and photographs. Her last major role was Riku, wife of Ōishi Yoshio, in the 1962 film Chushingura. She was the inspiration for the protagonist of the 2001 movie Millennium Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Setsuko Hara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • The Daughter of the Samurai

    The Daughter of the Samurai

  • Noriko Setsuko 2

    Noriko Setsuko 2

  • Life of a Country Doctor

    Life of a Country Doctor

  • Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

  • Late Spring

    Late Spring

  • Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

    Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

  • Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

  • Untitled # 7 : Rare

    Untitled # 7 : Rare

  • The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House

  • Repast

    Repast

  • No Regrets for Our Youth

    No Regrets for Our Youth

  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • Sound of the Mountain

    Sound of the Mountain

  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

  • Ôban

    Ôban

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • Priest of Darkness

    Priest of Darkness

  • Hot Wind

    Hot Wind

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

  • Sky of Hope

    Sky of Hope

  • Tokyo Sweetheart

    Tokyo Sweetheart

  • The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

  • Three-Fingered Detective

    Three-Fingered Detective

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • Settlement of Love

    Settlement of Love

  • Oban kanketsu hen

    Oban kanketsu hen

  • The Wayside Pebble

    The Wayside Pebble

  • Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

    Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

  • Musume to watashi

    Musume to watashi

  • White Fish

    White Fish

  • Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

    Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Wedding Day

    Wedding Day

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • The Blue Mountains: Part I

    The Blue Mountains: Part I

  • Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

    Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

  • Shanghai Landing Party

    Shanghai Landing Party

  • The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

  • Machi

    Machi

  • The Rainbow-Colored Flower

    The Rainbow-Colored Flower

  • Love and Fascination

    Love and Fascination

  • Story of Leadership

    Story of Leadership

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

    Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

  • The Giant

    The Giant

  • The Wind Blows Twice

    The Wind Blows Twice

  • Green Earth

    Green Earth

  • The Blue Mountains: Part II

    The Blue Mountains: Part II

  • A Female Doctor's Examination Room

    A Female Doctor's Examination Room

  • Women in Tokyo

    Women in Tokyo

  • Currents of Youth

    Currents of Youth

  • The Snake Princess

    The Snake Princess

  • Mother's Melody

    Mother's Melody

  • The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

    The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

  • Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

    Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

  • Alps Story: The Wild

    Alps Story: The Wild

  • Beautiful Departure

    Beautiful Departure

  • Throwing the Soul Away

    Throwing the Soul Away

  • Toyuki

    Toyuki

  • The Crown of Life

    The Crown of Life

  • The Age of Beginnings

    The Age of Beginnings

  • A Sister's Promise

    A Sister's Promise

  • Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

  • Winter Inn

    Winter Inn

  • Pastoral Symphony

    Pastoral Symphony

  • A Woman in the Typhoon Area

    A Woman in the Typhoon Area

  • Kōfuku no genkai

    Kōfuku no genkai

  • Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi

    Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi

  • Noriko Setsuko

    Noriko Setsuko