Junko Ikeuchi | |
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池内 淳子 | |
| Born | Sumiko Nakazawa 4 November 1933 Honjo, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 26 September 2010 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1955–2010 |
Sumiko Nakazawa (中沢 純子, Nakazawa Sumiko, 4 November 1933 – 26 September 2010), known professionally as Junko Ikeuchi (池内 淳子, Ikeuchi Junko), was a Japanese actress. She joined the film studio Shintoho after being recruited from Mitsukoshi's Nihonbashi store, and subsequently starred in films and television series like Super Giant (1957), The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959), A Woman and the Beancurd Soup (1965), Illusion of Blood (1965), and Tora-san's Love Call (1971). Gaining popularity on television dramas, she also earned the nicknames "20% Actress" and "Queen of TV Dramas".