Michiyo Aratama

Biography

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Michiyo Aratama (新珠三千代, Aratama Michiyo, 15 January 1930 – 17 March 2001) was a Japanese actress who appeared in leading and supporting roles in such films as Hiroshi Inagaki's Chushingura, Kihachi Okamoto's Samurai Assassin and Sword of Doom, and Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan, Hymn to a Tired Man and The Human Condition trilogy.

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Known For

Shin Heike Monogatari

Gion no Nyogo

Niji wo Oru

上原敏江

Kwaidan

First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow

Masako

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Michiko

Japan's Longest Day

Yuriko Hara

Chûshingura

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Michiko

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1976	Human Revolution II
1973	The Human Revolution
1970	Tora-san, His Tender Love	Oshizu
1970	The Walking Major	Mother Yamada
1969	Devil's Temple	Aizen
1969	Sky Scraper!
1969	The Tempters: Smile After Tears	Hisako
1968	Hymn to a Tired Man	Yosiko
1968	大安旅行
1968	Devils-in-Law
1968	Hymn to a Tired Man	Yoshiko Hide
1968	喜劇・大安旅行
1967	Three Faces of Love	Fujiyo Shindo
1967	Japan's Longest Day	Yuriko Hara
1967	Discover Japan with the 5 Gents	Suzuko (Bar Madam)
1967	Five Gents Prefer Geisha	Suzuko (Bar Madam)
1966	The Sword of Doom	Ohama
1966	The Thin Line	Masako Tashiro
1966	Once a Rainy Day
1966	A Company President's Life Story	Machiko (Osaka Bar Madam)
1966	Five Gents on the Spot	Machiko
1965	Kwaidan	First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
1965	Samurai Assassin	Okiku / Princess Kiku
1965	A Trap	Michiko Kôno
1965	Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965	Five Gents' Trick Book
1965	President's Ninja Trick Book Part II	Sumie (Bar Marimo Madame)
1964	3 Gents in the Snow Country
1964	Brand of Evil	Asai Setsuko
1963	The Life of a Horse-Trader
1963	The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman	Natsuko
1963	The Hidden Profile
1963	Company President Travels Abroad	Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
1963	Company President Travels Abroad Part II	Kiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
1962	Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
1962	Shimizu Port Salaryman
1962	Ai no uzu shio
1962	Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
1962	Heso no taisho
1962	Chûshingura
1962	Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
1962	Get Married, Mother	Mitsuyo Kawamoto
1961	The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer	Michiko
1961	The End of Summer	Fumiko
1961	The Gambler's Code	Okinu
1961	Structure of Hate
1961	The Masterless 47 – Part II
1961	The Wind and Waves
1961	Moonlight in the Rain
1961	Playboy President	Geisha Hyōtan
1960	Victory and Defeat	Sayoko Takamatsu
1960	The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night	Akie Narumi
1960	The Masterless 47	Geisha Kayoji
1960	The Twilight Story
1960	The Gambling Samurai	Niko Enzo
1960	The Gambling Samurai	Toku
1960	The Dangerous Kiss
1960	Jiyūgaoka fujin
1960	New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking	Akiko Hakoda (Secretary)
1960	New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller	Akiko Hakoda
1960	New Third Class Executive: Husband Education	Akiko Hakoda
1959	The Human Condition I: No Greater Love	Michiko
1959	The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity	Michiko
1959	Gambler and the Princess	Oshige
1959	Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959	I Want to Be a Shellfish	Fusae Shimizu
1959	Actor Shark
1959	New Third-Class Executive	Akiko Hakoda
1958	Conflagration	Mistress of the floral art
1958	A Boy and Three Mothers	The Real Mother
1958	Aoi Secret Book	Asayo
1958	Summer Clouds
1958	All About Marriage	Keiko Kakiuchi
1957	Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16	Yukari Yoyogi (Tetsuharu's Wife)
1957	Dancing Sisters
1957	Muhō Ichidai
1956	The Balloon	Kumiko Yamana
1956	Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District	Tsutae
1956	Family of Sorrow
1956	Called to the Stand
1956	Crossroad	Harumi Oki
1956	The Baby Carriage	Tomoko Aizawa
1955	Three Faces
1955	The Heart	Shizu, Nobuchi's wife
1955	Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
1955	Tsukiyo no kasa
1955	Till We Meet Again	Kyoko Yamana
1955	Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955	The Samurai of Edo
1955	Vanished Glory
1953	Wife	Yoshimi Niemura
1951	Swords and Brocade

Year	TV Show	Role
1982	雪の華－建礼門院徳子の生涯
1980	Niji wo Oru	上原敏江
1976	Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow	Masako
1972	Shin Heike Monogatari	Gion no Nyogo