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

  • Late Spring

    Late Spring

  • Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

  • Repast

    Repast

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • A Woman in the Typhoon Area

    A Woman in the Typhoon Area

  • Priest of Darkness

    Priest of Darkness

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House

  • Sound of the Mountain

    Sound of the Mountain

  • Wedding Day

    Wedding Day

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • Life of a Country Doctor

    Life of a Country Doctor

  • Three-Fingered Detective

    Three-Fingered Detective

  • The Wind Blows Twice

    The Wind Blows Twice

  • Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • Settlement of Love

    Settlement of Love

  • The Rainbow-Colored Flower

    The Rainbow-Colored Flower

  • Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

    Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl

  • The Blue Mountains: Part II

    The Blue Mountains: Part II

  • Sky of Hope

    Sky of Hope

  • Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

  • Musume to watashi

    Musume to watashi

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

    Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

  • Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

    Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

  • The Daughter of the Samurai

    The Daughter of the Samurai

  • Currents of Youth

    Currents of Youth

  • Oban kanketsu hen

    Oban kanketsu hen

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

  • The Giant

    The Giant

  • Tokyo Sweetheart

    Tokyo Sweetheart

  • The Blue Mountains: Part I

    The Blue Mountains: Part I

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • The Age of Beginnings

    The Age of Beginnings

  • A Female Doctor's Examination Room

    A Female Doctor's Examination Room

  • Story of Leadership

    Story of Leadership

  • The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

  • Hot Wind

    Hot Wind

  • Machi

    Machi

  • White Fish

    White Fish

  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

  • Mother's Melody

    Mother's Melody

  • Ôban

    Ôban

  • Kōfuku no genkai

    Kōfuku no genkai

  • Shanghai Landing Party

    Shanghai Landing Party

  • Beautiful Departure

    Beautiful Departure

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

  • Toyuki

    Toyuki

  • Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

    Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

  • Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi

    Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi

  • Green Earth

    Green Earth

  • The Wayside Pebble

    The Wayside Pebble

  • The Crown of Life

    The Crown of Life

  • Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

    Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

  • The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

    The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

  • Love and Fascination

    Love and Fascination

  • The Snake Princess

    The Snake Princess

  • Pastoral Symphony

    Pastoral Symphony

  • Winter Inn

    Winter Inn

  • Women in Tokyo

    Women in Tokyo

  • Throwing the Soul Away

    Throwing the Soul Away

  • Noriko Setsuko 2

    Noriko Setsuko 2

  • Untitled # 7 : Rare

    Untitled # 7 : Rare

  • Noriko Setsuko

    Noriko Setsuko

  • Alps Story: The Wild

    Alps Story: The Wild

  • No Regrets for Our Youth

    No Regrets for Our Youth

  • Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

    Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

  • Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

  • A Sister's Promise

    A Sister's Promise