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.
Acted in 86
1980s
- 1981
There Was a War When I Was a Child
Movie
1970s
- 1976
- 1974
Sanbaba
Movie
- 1973
Yakuza of the Present
Yone
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
Movie
- 1971
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
Movie
- 1970
The Last Kamikaze
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Tatsu Onuma
- 1968
Tales of the Inner Chamber
Movie
Rogue
Fusayo
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation
Movie
Ooku
TV
Human Torpedoes
Movie
- 1967
Classmates
Sadako Shiratori
Kojiro
Movie
陽のあたる坂道
Movie
- 1965
Start Here
Sumi Hanai
- 1964
Raised in a Palace
Osen
Yearning
Shizu Morita
- 1963
Dobuike
Matsuko Taira
- 1962
August Moon
Fuji Mishima
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
Movie
The Wiser Age
Matsuyo Tamura
- 1961
Moonlight in the Rain
Movie
Sazae-san Plays Cupid
Apron Lady
- 1960
Sazae And Aunt Apron
Apron Lady
This Greedy Old Skin
Oshika
The Lovelorn Geisha
Movie
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Aki Sakanishi
The Storm of the Pacific
Sato
1950s
- 1958
The Naked General
Movie
A Mother's Journey
Movie
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring
Yone (maid)
Mother
Kiyo Yuasa
- 1957
Kisses
Ryoko Uno
An Osaka Story
Movie
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Movie
- 1956
Haha shirayuki
Movie
New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune
Movie
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Ai
Aizome gasa
Movie
Children Seeking a Mother
Aki Yamamoto
Street of Shame
Yumeko
- 1955
Tama wa kudakezu
Movie
Hahabue kobue
Movie
Tsubakuro kasa
Movie
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Movie
- 1954
Haha chigusa
Movie
Date sōdō: Haha goten
Movie
A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their Prime
Movie
This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
Movie
- 1953
Haha no mizūmi
Movie
Kurohyō
Movie
Koshō musuko
Movie
The End of the Night
Movie
Haha no hitomi
Movie
- 1952
Sugamo's Mothers
Movie
The Paths of Two Maidens
Movie
Hahakozuru
Nobuko Tsuji
Haha yamahiko
Movie
Yobiko hoshi
Movie
Mabuta no haha
Movie
- 1951
Boshisen
Movie
Haha ningyō
Movie
Haha chidori
Movie
Kyūjō hiroba
Movie
- 1950
Haha tsubaki
Movie
1940s
- 1949
Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru
Movie
Haha koiboshi
Movie
Three Mothers
Movie
Haha kōbai
Movie
- 1948
Oyabaka taishō
Movie
Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman
Movie
- 1947
Chōchō shissō jiken
Movie
These Foolish Times
Movie
- 1941
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
Movie
- 1940
The Monkey King
Yoyo
1930s
- 1937
Japanese Women's Textbook
Movie
- 1935
Radio Queen
Movie