Aiko Mimasu

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

November 2, 1902

died

January 18, 1982

place of birth

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

also known as

Aiko Mimasu

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Aiko Mimasu ( November 2, 1910– January 18, 1982) was a Japanese actress. After the war, she became famous for her role in mother-movie films, and was known as the "mother-movie actress."

Her real name is Aiko Kawaguchi, and her maiden name is Inui. She was born in Minami-Sumiyacho , Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (now Chuo-ku ). Her husband is Shotaro Kawaguchi , a Naoki Prize-winning author . She has three sons and one daughter with Kawaguchi, and actor Hiroshi Kawaguchi is her eldest son. Ruriko Kikawa, a member of the 24th class of the Takarazuka Revue , is her younger sister.

In November of 1976, she was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon . In 1982 , she died of pancreatic cancer at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital at the age of 71.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Street of Shame
7.7

Street of Shame

1956as Yumeko
The Storm of the Pacific
6.0

The Storm of the Pacific

1960as Sato
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
7.3

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

1960as Aki Sakanishi
Yakuza of the Present
7.0

Yakuza of the Present

1973as Yone
Yearning
8.1

Yearning

1964as Shizu Morita
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
7.5

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1969as Tatsu Onuma
The Loyal 47 Ronin
6.2

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958as Notsubone Toda
Rogue
7.0

Rogue

1968as Fusayo
Kisses
6.8

Kisses

1957as Ryoko Uno
Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
10.0

Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler

1971
The Last Kamikaze
7.0

The Last Kamikaze

1970
The Machine Gun Dragon
6.5

The Machine Gun Dragon

1976
Mother

Mother

1958as Kiyo Yuasa
The Wiser Age
7.3

The Wiser Age

1962as Matsuyo Tamura
Human Torpedoes
7.0

Human Torpedoes

1968
Classmates
6.5

Classmates

1967as Sadako Shiratori
The Lovelorn Geisha
6.9

The Lovelorn Geisha

1960
Kojiro
8.0

Kojiro

1967
Daiei Studio is Bustling

Daiei Studio is Bustling

1957
An Osaka Story
6.0

An Osaka Story

1957
Raised in a Palace
7.0

Raised in a Palace

1964as Osen
The Monkey King
7.0

The Monkey King

1940as Yoyo
August Moon

August Moon

1962as Fuji Mishima
The Ginza Three Boys

The Ginza Three Boys

1961as Kiku Takarai
Sanbaba
9.0

Sanbaba

1974
The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
10.0

The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail

1973
五十円横町

五十円横町

1955
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
6.5

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941
Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring

1958as Yone (maid)
These Foolish Times
10.0

These Foolish Times

1947
Japanese Women's Textbook
9.0

Japanese Women's Textbook

1937
This Greedy Old Skin
10.0

This Greedy Old Skin

1960as Oshika
There Was a War When I Was a Child
5.5

There Was a War When I Was a Child

1981
Tsukigata Hanpeita
7.0

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956as Ai
Brothers'Code - The Back Relation

Brothers'Code - The Back Relation

1968
Sazae And Aunt Apron
10.0

Sazae And Aunt Apron

1960
Kurohyō

Kurohyō

1953
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
10.0

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955
The End of the Night
10.0

The End of the Night

1953
Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru

Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru

1949
The Naked General
7.0

The Naked General

1958
Moonlight in the Rain
9.0

Moonlight in the Rain

1961
Ika naru hoshi no moto ni
7.0

Ika naru hoshi no moto ni

1962
Sugamo's Mothers

Sugamo's Mothers

1952
Radio Queen

Radio Queen

1935
Tales of the Inner Chamber
5.0

Tales of the Inner Chamber

1968
Sazae-san Plays Cupid
8.0

Sazae-san Plays Cupid

1961
Children Seeking a Mother

Children Seeking a Mother

1956as Aki Yamamoto
母山彦

母山彦

1952
母子鶴

母子鶴

1952as Nobuko Tsuji