Setsuko Hara

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

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

  • Late Spring

    Late Spring

  • Late Autumn

    Late Autumn

  • Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story

  • The Daughter of the Samurai

    The Daughter of the Samurai

  • Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

    Nobuko Rides on a Cloud

  • The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

    The Woman Aiming for the Shogun

  • Women in Tokyo

    Women in Tokyo

  • Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight

  • Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

    Suicide Troops of the Watchtower

  • Early Summer

    Early Summer

  • The Crown of Life

    The Crown of Life

  • Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

    Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

  • The Idiot

    The Idiot

  • The Rainbow-Colored Flower

    The Rainbow-Colored Flower

  • Pastoral Symphony

    Pastoral Symphony

  • Wedding Day

    Wedding Day

  • The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

  • The Wayside Pebble

    The Wayside Pebble

  • The Snake Princess

    The Snake Princess

  • Here's to the Young Lady

    Here's to the Young Lady

  • Kōfuku no genkai

    Kōfuku no genkai

  • Throwing the Soul Away

    Throwing the Soul Away

  • The Giant

    The Giant

  • Noriko Setsuko

    Noriko Setsuko

  • No Regrets for Our Youth

    No Regrets for Our Youth

  • The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

  • The Ball at the Anjo House

    The Ball at the Anjo House

  • Three Women of the North

    Three Women of the North

  • Story of Leadership

    Story of Leadership

  • Three-Fingered Detective

    Three-Fingered Detective

  • The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

  • The Opium War

    The Opium War

  • Mother's Melody

    Mother's Melody

  • Hot Wind

    Hot Wind

  • Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

    Hikari to kage (Kōhen)

  • Priest of Darkness

    Priest of Darkness

  • Beautiful Departure

    Beautiful Departure

  • Winter Inn

    Winter Inn

  • The Blue Mountains: Part I

    The Blue Mountains: Part I

  • Love and Fascination

    Love and Fascination

  • The Age of Beginnings

    The Age of Beginnings

  • Untitled # 7 : Rare

    Untitled # 7 : Rare

  • Alps Story: The Wild

    Alps Story: The Wild

  • Oban kanketsu hen

    Oban kanketsu hen

  • Toyuki

    Toyuki

  • Sudden Rain

    Sudden Rain

  • Ôban

    Ôban

  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

    Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen

  • Musume to watashi

    Musume to watashi

  • Currents of Youth

    Currents of Youth

  • A Woman in the Typhoon Area

    A Woman in the Typhoon Area

  • Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi

    Shirayuki sensei to kodomo tachi

  • The Three Treasures

    The Three Treasures

  • Shanghai Landing Party

    Shanghai Landing Party

  • Machi

    Machi

  • Sound of the Mountain

    Sound of the Mountain

  • A Female Doctor's Examination Room

    A Female Doctor's Examination Room

  • White Fish

    White Fish

  • Noriko Setsuko 2

    Noriko Setsuko 2

  • Green Earth

    Green Earth

  • Holiday in Tokyo

    Holiday in Tokyo

  • Women in Prison

    Women in Prison

  • The Wind Blows Twice

    The Wind Blows Twice

  • The Blue Mountains: Part II

    The Blue Mountains: Part II

  • Chûshingura

    Chûshingura

  • Repast

    Repast

  • Temptation

    Temptation

  • Tokyo Sweetheart

    Tokyo Sweetheart

  • Settlement of Love

    Settlement of Love

  • Life of a Country Doctor

    Life of a Country Doctor

  • Daughters, Wives and a Mother

    Daughters, Wives and a Mother

  • Woman Unveiled

    Woman Unveiled

  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

    Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen

  • Sky of Hope

    Sky of Hope

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

    Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

  • Until Victory Day

    Until Victory Day

  • A Sister's Promise

    A Sister's Promise

  • Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky

    Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky