
Person
Michiyo Aratama
Acting · 1930–2001 · Nara, Nara, Japan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michiyo Aratama, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Niji wo Oru
上原敏江

Wind, Clouds, and Rainbow
Masako

Shin Heike Monogatari
Gion no Nyogo

Kwaidan
First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")

Wife
Yoshimi Niemura

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Michiko

Tsukiyo no kasa
1955

Devils-in-Law
1968

I Want to Be a Shellfish
Fusae Shimizu

Sky Scraper!
1969
Filmography
- 1982雪の華-建礼門院徳子の生涯
- 1980Niji wo Oru上原敏江
- 1976Human Revolution II
- 1976Wind, Clouds, and RainbowMasako
- 1975Slope of the Sun
- 1973The Human Revolution
- 1972Shin Heike MonogatariGion no Nyogo
- 1970The Walking MajorMother Yamada
- 1970Tora-san, His Tender LoveOshizu
- 1969Devil's TempleAizen
- 1969Sky Scraper!
- 1969The Tempters: Smile After TearsHisako
- 1968大安旅行
- 1968喜劇・大安旅行
- 1968Hymn to a Tired ManYosiko
- 1968Volcano of Station Front Plaza
- 1968Devils-in-Law
- 1967The Last LadyKazuko Kita
- 1967Japan's Longest DayYuriko Hara
- 1967Five Gents Prefer GeishaSuzuko (Bar Madam)
- 1967Three Faces of LoveFujiyo Shindo
- 1967Discover Japan with the 5 GentsSuzuko (Bar Madam)
- 1966Once a Rainy Day
- 1966The Sword of DoomOhama
- 1966Five Gents on the SpotMachiko
- 1966The Stranger Within a WomanMasako Tashiro
- 1966A Company President's Life StoryMachiko (Osaka Bar Madam)
- 1965A TrapMichiko Kôno
- 1965Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
- 1965President's Ninja Trick Book Part IISumie (Bar Marimo Madame)
- 1965KwaidanFirst Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
- 1965Samurai AssassinOkiku / Princess Kiku
- 1965Five Gents' Trick Book
- 1964Brand of EvilAsai Setsuko
- 19643 Gents in the Snow Country
- 1964The Prodigal SonOkichi
- 1963Daybreak ChorusYonéko Takasugi
- 1963The Elegant Life of Mr. EverymanNatsuko
- 1963DobuikeUmeko Murata
- 1963The Life of a Horse-Trader
- 1963Aloha 3 GentsKiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
- 19633 Gents In HawaiiKiyoko (Madam of Sakura-tei, Hawaii)
- 1963The Hidden Profile
- 1963Madame AkiMisako
- 1962Chûshingura
- 1962Get Married, MotherMitsuyo Kawamoto
- 1962Heso no taisho
- 1962Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong
- 1962Whirlpool of Love
- 1962Three Gentlemen from Tokyo
- 1962Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II
- 1962Shimizu Port Salaryman
- 1961Structure of Hate
- 1961The End of SummerFumiko
- 1961The Gambler's CodeOkinu
- 1961Moonlight in the Rain
- 1961Playboy PresidentGeisha Hyōtan
- 1961The Masterless 47 – Part II
- 1961The Wind and Waves
- 1961The Human Condition III: A Soldier's PrayerMichiko
- 1960The Masterless 47Geisha Kayoji
- 1960The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of NightAkie Narumi
- 1960Jiyūgaoka fujin
- 1960The Twilight Story
- 1960New Third Class Executive: Husband EducationAkiko Hakoda
- 1960The Dangerous Kiss
- 1960Victory and DefeatSayoko Takamatsu
- 1960New Third Class Executive: Fortune TellerAkiko Hakoda
- 1960The Gambling SamuraiNiko Enzo
- 1960Modern Salaryman: Bushido RomanceMizukami Michiko (Setsuko's sister)
- 1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingAkiko Hakoda (Secretary)
- 1959The Human Condition II: Road to EternityMichiko
- 1959Actor Shark
- 1959New Third-Class ExecutiveAkiko Hakoda
- 1959I Want to Be a ShellfishFusae Shimizu
- 1959Gambler and the PrincessOshige
- 1959The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveMichiko
- 1959The Human ConditionMichiko
- 1958ConflagrationMistress of the floral art
- 1958Summer Clouds
- 1958The Young Beast
- 1958All About MarriageKeiko Kakiuchi
- 1958Aoi Secret BookAsayo
- 1958A Boy and Three MothersThe Real Mother
- 1957The Oil-Hell Murder
- 1957First Love StoryHanako Tomizaki (Yukichiyo)
- 1957Muhō Ichidai
- 1957Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16Yukari Yoyogi (Tetsuharu's Wife)
- 1957Dancing Sisters
- 1956Suzaki Paradise: Red Light DistrictTsutae
- 1956This Is Home
- 1956Family of Sorrow
- 1956CrossroadHarumi Oki
- 1956Called to the Stand
- 1956The BalloonKumiko Yamana
- 1956The Baby CarriageTomoko Aizawa
- 1955Policeman's Diary, Part 2
- 1955The Samurai of Edo
- 1955The HeartShizu, Nobuchi's wife
- 1955Tsukiyo no kasa
- 1955Three Faces
- 1955Vanished Glory
- 1955Till We Meet AgainKyoko Yamana
- 1955Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf
- 1953WifeYoshimi Niemura
- 1951Swords and Brocade
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