Setsuko Hara
(Born 17, June 1920)
Birth name: Masae Aida
Born in 17 June 1920, Yokohama, Japan. She has appeared on several films of Yasujiro Ozu, including Banshun. Her debut was in 1935 Tamerau Nakare Wakodo yo (Do not Hesitate, Young Folks) by Tetsu Taguchi. She has appeared in over 100 films, and her last film was in 1962 "Chushingura" by Hiroshi Inagaki. She is called Eternal Virgin in Japan, maybe because she mysteriously quit her job as an actress in 62. She is considered as very Japanese actress.
Japanese-German film directed by Arnold Frank was interesting part of her career. It was said to be her real breakthrough. She represents European style woman, which is quite opposite from her usual being. I believe that's where she adopted her skill to show the western looks in Yasujiro Ozu's films.
Filmography as an actress
| Year | Movie and her role in it / International titles |
| 1935 | Tamerau nakare wakodo yo.... Osetsu / Don't Hesitate, Young Folks (1935) |
| 1936 | Kochiyama soshun .... Onami |
| 1937 | Atarashiki tsuchi .... Misuko Yamato / New Earth, The (1937) / New Soil, The (1937) / Tochter des Samurai, Die (1937) (Germany) |
| 1939 | Uruwashiki shuppatsu .... Tomiko Hojo |
| 1939 | Chushingura [Go] .... Oteru / Chushingura (Part Two) (1939) |
| 1940 | Toyuki |
| 1942 | Kibo no aozora |
| 1942 | Seishun no kiryu / Currents of Youth (1942) (International: English title) / Wind Currents of Youth (1942) |
| 1942 | Hawai mare oki kaisen / War at Sea from Hawaii to Malay, The (1942) (literal English title) |
| 1943 | Bôrô no kesshitai / Watchtower Suicide Squad (1943) (informal English title) |
| 1943 | Wakaki hi no yorokobi |
| 1943 | Ahen senso .... Airan / Opium War, The (1943) |
| 1945 | Kita no san-nin / Three Women of the North (1945) (International: English title) |
| 1946 | Waga seishun ni kuinashi .... Yukie Yagihara / No Regrets for My Youth (1946) / No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) |
| 1947 | Anjo-ke no Butokai / Ball at the Anjo House, The (1947) |
| 1948 | Yuwaku |
| 1948 | Taifuken no onna / Woman in the Typhoon Area, The (1948) |
| 1949 | Ojôsan kanpai .... Yasuko Ikeda / Here's to the Girls (1949) (literal English title) / Here's to the Lady (1949) (informal literal English title) |
| 1949 | Banshun .... Noriko / Late Spring (1949) |
| 1949 | Aoi sanmyaku / Green Mountains, The (1949) (informal literal English title) |
| 1951 | Hakuchi) .... Taeko / Idiot, The (1951) (USA) |
| 1951 | Meshi .... Michiyo Okamoto / Repast (1951) |
| 1951 | Bakushu .... Noriko / Early Summer (1951) |
| 1953 | Tokyo monogatari .... Noriko / Tokyo Story (1964) (USA) |
| 1954 | Yama no oto .... Daughter-in-law / Sound of the Mountain (1954) |
| 1955 | Non-chan kumo ni noru .... Nobuko's mother / Nobuko Rides on a Cloud (1955) (Japan: English title) |
| 1956 | Shu-u / Sudden Rain (1956) |
| 1956 | Aijô no kessan / Settlement of Love (1956) |
| 1957 | Zokuzoku Ôban: Dôto uhen |
| 1957 | Tokyo boshoku .... Takako Numata / Tokyo Twilight (1957) / Twilight in Tokyo (1957) |
| 1957 | Jôshû to tomo ni / Women in Prison (1957) |
| 1959 | Nippon tanjo .... Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess / Age of the Gods (1959) / Birth of Japan, The (1959) / Japan Birth (1959) / Japan Is Born (1959) / Three Treasures, The (1959) |
| 1960 | Musume tsuma haha / Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) |
| 1960 | Robo no ishi .... Oren Aikawa / Wayside Pebble, The (1960) (USA) |
| 1960 | Fundoshi isha .... Iku, Wife of Keisai / Country Doctor, The (1960) / Life of a Country Doctor (1960) |
| 1960 | Akibiyori .... Akiko Miwa / Late Autumn (1960) (USA) |
| 1961 | Kohayagawa-ke no aki .... Akiko / Autumn for the Kohayagawa Family (1961) (literal English title) / Early Autumn (1961) / End of Summer, The (1961) / Last of Summer, The (1961) |
| 1962 | Chushingura .... Riku / 47 Ronin (1962) / 47 Samurai (1963) (USA) / Loyal 47 Ronin, The (1962) |
See also: Setsuko Hara at IMDB.
