Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima in the 1949 movie Kanashiki Kuchibue
Native name	津島 恵子
Born	(1926-02-07)7 February 1926 Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Died	1 August 2012(2012-08-01) (aged 86) Tokyo, Japan
Cause of death	Stomach cancer
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Ichio Mori (married 1957–2012)

Keiko Tsushima (津島 恵子, Tsushima Keiko, 7 February 1926 – 1 August 2012) was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori (森 直子, Mori Naoko).^[1] She was notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga Jinsei no Toki.

Born in Nagasaki Prefecture, she married Ichio Mori, then director of Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), in 1957.^[2] She died of stomach cancer on 1 August 2012 at a hospital in Chuo, Tokyo, aged 86.^[1]

Filmography

• A Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
• Kanashiki Kuchibue (1949)
• The Bells of Nagasaki (1950)
• Nami (1951)
• The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice (1952)
• Seven Samurai (1954)
• Ningen Gyorai Kaiten (1955)

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External links

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• Keiko Tsushima at the Internet Movie Database