Kuniko Miyake
- Acting
- September 17, 1916 · Saitama, Japon
- November 4, 1992
Biography
Kuniko Miyake (三宅邦子, September 17, 1916 – November 4, 1992) was a legendary Japanese actress. She was a prominent member of director Yasujirō Ozu's recurring ensemble cast, frequently portraying compassionate mothers, wives, and family figures. Her notable filmography includes timeless cinema classics such as "Late Spring" (1949), "Early Summer" (1951), "Tokyo Story" (1953), and "An Autumn Afternoon" (1962).
Known for
Filmography
- Until the End of the World · Mrs. Mori
- Wim Wenders in Tokyo · Self
- Gonza the Spearman · Iwaki's wife
- The Makioka Sisters · Tominaga's Aunt
- Jirocho of Shimizu 1: The Glorious Port of Shimizu
- The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges
- The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch · Sister Yamakawa
- The Daring Nun · Mother Superior
- The Final Winner?
- The Journey · Setsuko
- Sodachi zakari
- Dianas of the Campus
- The Eternal Life
- Under the Roof of Young Tokyo · Fumi Kuwano (Fukiko's mother)
- Police Precinct Part 22: Teenage Footsteps
- Youth After School · Fumi
- Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi
- An Autumn Afternoon · Nobuko
- Zoku aizen katsura
- Hibari's Tale of Pathos
- Mount Hakone
- Tokyo's Business District
- San'nin musume kanpai!
- Love Under the Crucifix
- Flower in a Storm
- A Roaring Trade
- The Burdened Sisters · Mother Setsuko
- The Radiant Prince
- Shiroi minamikaze
- 夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ · 千代崎信子
- 北上川悲歌
- Door of Flowers
- 東京の夜は泣いている · Kikuko, Masaya Taki's mother
- 若い涙を吹きとばせ
- Les Mesdemoiselles
- Late Autumn · Nobuko
- Just Barely
- White Cliffs
- Young Nude
- Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance · Sonoda Shizuko (Setsuko's mother)
- The Wandering Princess
- Tokyo Omnibus
- Someday I'll Know · Haruko Shiroyama
- Etajima, the Naval Academy
- Good Morning · Tamiko Hayashi
- Tasogare no Tokyo Tower
- The Makioka Sisters
- Otoko jū kyū no wataridori
- The Snowy Heron
- Bright Young Maidens · Mihoko Ishizawa, Kanako's Mother
- Love River
- Family Safety
- Mother
- Escapade in Japan · Michiko Tanaka
- On This Earth · Yoshie, Wakako's mum
- The Blue Sky Maiden · Machiko Mimura
- Chikaiteshi
- Aisubeki tsumi
- Kosui monogatari
- Love of the Princess
- The Rose on His Arm · Masahiro's mother
- Kobushi no hana no sakukoro
- Ai no kaikyō
- Summer in Eclipse · Akiko Mishima
- Children Seeking a Mother · Shizuko Fujisawa
- Asashio yushio
- Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl · President’s Wife
- Sabakareru jūdai
- Housewives Are Suing
- Early Spring · Yukiko Kawai
- Teen-ager's Resistance
- Ejima and Ikushima · 天英院
- Hanamazu
- Mother's Ambition
- The Phantom Horse · Hagino
- Farewell, Innocence · Mother Shizuko
- Tomorrow's Happiness · Masae Taki
- Farewell Song
- Haru no uzumaki
- Brotherly Love