| Komako Hara | |
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Komako Hara in Hakuchō himon (1932) |
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| Born | February 6, 1910 Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Died | December 28, 1968 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Film actress |
Komako Hara (原駒子 Hara Komako, 6 February 1910 – 28 December 1968) was a Japanese film actress who was particularly prominent in the silent era. Her real name was Komako Kuragata.[1]
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Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Hara made her motion picture debut in 1924 in the film Rakujitsu no yume.[1] At studios such as Tōa Kinema and Makino Talkie, she achieved fame specializing in starring roles playing vamps, dokufu (poison women), and yakuza molls in jidaigeki.[1] In the sound era, she shifted to secondary roles in films by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Masahiro Makino, and Keigo Kimura. She appeared in over 200 films in her career.