About

Known credits:
113
Birthday:
1933-01-11
Place of birth:
Tokyo, Japan
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Mariko Okada

Overview

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Mariko Okada (岡田 茉莉子, Okada Mariko, born 11 January 1933) is a Japanese stage and film actress who starred in films of directors Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita and others. She was married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida.

Okada was born the daughter of silent film actor Tokihiko Okada (real name Eiichi Takahashi), who died the year following her birth, and raised by her mother's sister in her early childhood. She gave her film debut in Mikio Naruse's 1951 Dancing Girl, for whom she worked again in Husband and Wife, Floating Clouds and Nagareru. Unsatisfied with the roles she was assigned to, she left Toho studios after her contract expired, and signed with Shochiku. In the following years, she starred in Yasujirō Ozu's Late Autumn and An Autumn Afternoon, Keisuke Kinoshita's Spring Dreams and The Scent of Incense, and Heinosuke Gosho's Hunting Rifle.

Between 1965 and 1971, she starred in all of Yoshida's films, independently produced melodramas narrated in an avant-garde fashion. In later years, she appeared in films like Juzo Itami's Tampopo and Shinji Aoyama's My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005), her last film role to date. She also regularly performed on stage and on television.

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Known for

Acting
2008 Kijû Yoshida: What Is a Filmmaker? Actor Self N/A
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2005 My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Actor Navi 59
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2004 Hakuro no Shibijin Actor Kazuko Izawa N/A
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2003 Women in the Mirror Actor Ai Kawase 59
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2000 Young Madam's Interference in a Homicide Actor Tokiko Matsuzaki N/A
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1999 The Geisha House Actor Hanaman's owner 59
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1998 The Young Mistress Plays Detective in the Spa Murder Actor Asakura Takako N/A
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1990 1750 Days of Turbulence Actor 59
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1988 丹後・宮津殺人岬 Actor N/A
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1987 A Taxing Woman Actor Mitsuko Sugiura 59
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1985 Tampopo Actor Spaghetti Teacher 66
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1984 Appassionata Actor Sei Shimamura 59
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1983 I Lived, But... Actor Self 59
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1982 Domineering Actor Hiroko Tadokoro 59
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1979 鮮やかな完全犯罪・女相続人 Actor N/A
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1979 The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi Actor Kyoko Yasugi 58
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1978 The Fall of Ako Castle Actor Riku Ohishi 59
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1977 Proof of the Man Actor Kyoko Yasugi 59
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1977 Japanese Humanity and Justice Actor N/A
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1976 Niizuma no shitatari Actor N/A
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1976 Frozen River Actor N/A
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1975 I Am a Cat Actor Hanako 58
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1975 Genroku Taiheiki Actor Riku N/A
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1972 Cross-Currents Actor Fujie Kaizuka N/A
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1971 Confessions Among Actresses Actor Kyoko Ichimori 59
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1971 Price of Life Actor N/A
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1970 Waterfront Blues Actor Maki Kamijo N/A
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1970 Heroic Purgatory Actor Nanako 59
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1969 Eros + Massacre Actor Noe Ito / Mako Ito 60
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1968 Farewell to the Summer Light Actor Naoko Toba 59
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1968 The Time of Reckoning Actor 58
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1968 Affair in the Snow Actor Yuriko Anzai 59
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1967 Impasse Actor Tatsuko Ibuki 59
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1967 The Affair Actor Oriko 59
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1967 Two Wives Actor 59
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1967 Three Sisters Actor Nagai Mura N/A
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1966 Woman of the Lake Actor Miyako Mizuki 59
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1965 A Story Written with Water Actor Shizuka Matsutani 59
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1965 Illusion of Blood Actor Oiwa 59
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1965 The Radish and the Carrot Actor 59
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1964 The Scent of Incense Actor Tomoko 59
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1963 Tale of Scarlet Love Actor N/A
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1963 Double Wedding Actor Natsuko N/A
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1963 Futari dake no toride Actor N/A
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1963 Escape from Hell Actor Kumi 59
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1963 Sing, Young People Actor Mariko Okada 59
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1962 An Autumn Afternoon Actor Akiko 66
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1962 Zoku aizen katsura Actor N/A
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1962 Records of loyal vassals Actor Okatsu N/A
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1962 Ai to kanashimi to Actor N/A
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1962 Akitsu Hot Springs Actor Shinko 59
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1962 Kiriko no unmei Actor N/A
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1962 Flower in a Storm Actor N/A
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1962 This Year's Love Actor 59
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1962 A Roaring Trade Actor N/A
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1961 Love's Family Tree Actor N/A
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1961 The Estuary Actor N/A
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1961 Enraptured Actor Senya N/A
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1961 Women of Tokyo Actor Eiko Kurita N/A
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1961 Uzu Actor N/A
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1961 Hunting Rifle Actor Midori Misugi 59
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1960 Late Autumn Actor Yukiko Sasaki 63
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1960 A Woman’s Uphill Slope Actor Akie Tsugawa N/A
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1960 Hot Corner Murder Actor Aiko N/A
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1960 Spring Dreams Actor Chizuko Okudaira 59
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1959 Tokyo Omnibus Actor N/A
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1959 Umi no Chizu Actor Akiko N/A
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1959 Bridge Actor N/A
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1959 Ai no Noutan Actor N/A
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1958 The Days of Evil Women Actor N/A
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1958 Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II Actor Rika 58
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1957 The Adorable Trio Actor Michiko Saeki N/A
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1957 When It Rains, It Pours Actor Matsuko Abe N/A
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1957 Yagyu Secret Scrolls Actor Rika 59
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1957 The Face Actor Akiko Mizuhara N/A
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1956 Flowing Actor Nanako 59
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1956 Women in Prison Actor Kazuko Hirai, prisoner 59
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1956 Rebels on the High Sea Actor Miki N/A
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1956 Morishige, where are you going? Actor Michiyo N/A
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1956 Scoundrel Actor N/A
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1956 Nigetekita hanayome Actor N/A
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1956 Shirai Gonpachi Actor Komurasaki N/A
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1956 Rainy Night Duel Actor Kikuko Kamo N/A
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1956 Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Actor Akemi 61
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1955 To Love and Forgive Actor N/A
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1955 Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree Actor Saeko N/A
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1955 The Lone Journey Actor Otaka N/A
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1955 Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Actor Akemi 61
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1955 (Street of Wandering Pigeons) When Will the Birds Come Home Actor Suzuyo N/A
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1955 No Time for Tears Actor Michiko N/A
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1955 Floating Clouds Actor Sei Mukai 61
Fair
1955 Lovetide Actor Sonoko N/A
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1955 A Man Among Men Actor Michiko N/A
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1954 Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto Actor Akemi 62
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1954 Yakuza bayashi Actor N/A
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1954 Farewell Rabaul Actor Sumiko Komatsu 59
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1953 The Lovers Actor Yoshi N/A
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1953 Girls in the Orchard Actor N/A
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1953 White Fish Actor Kuniko N/A
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1953 Bot-chan Actor Madonna 59
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1953 The End of the Night Actor N/A
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1953 An Edoite Judge Actor Koto N/A
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1953 Husband and Wife Actor Kumiko, Shigekichi's sister 59
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1953 My Wonderful Yellow Car Actor The young woman 59
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1952 The Whisper of Spring Actor N/A
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1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs Actor Yasukichi's Sister N/A
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1952 Adolescence Actor Mayumi Nishida N/A
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1952 Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Actor N/A
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1951 Dancing Girl Actor Shinako 59
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Downtown Story Actor N/A
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Production
1973 Coup d'Etat Production Producer 59
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1962 Akitsu Hot Springs Production Producer 59
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Costume & Make-Up
1962 Akitsu Hot Springs Costume & Make-Up Costume Design 59
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