Jitsuko Yoshimura | |
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吉村実子 | |
Born | 18 April 1943 |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | actress |
Years active | 1961–1970, 2004–2005 |
Spouse |
Tetsuo Ishidate
(m. 1968–1999) |
Relatives | Mari Yoshimura (sister, actress) |
Jitsuko Yoshimura (吉村実子, Yoshimura Jitsuko, born 18 April 1943)[1] is a Japanese film and television actress. She was discovered by Shōhei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships.[2][3] She went on to appear in films like Imamura's The Insect Woman, Kaneto Shindō's Onibaba, for which she received the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress,[3] and Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-den. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day.
Yoshimura was married to actor Tetsuo Ishidate from 1968 to 1999.[4] Her sister is actress Mari Yoshimura (1935–).[3]