Yōko Katsuragi
April 6, 1930 · 96 years old
Yōko Katsuragi (桂木洋子, Katsuragi, Yōko, 6 April 1930 – March 2007) was a Japanese actress active from 1948 to 1963. She appeared mostly in films of the Shochiku film studios, often under the direction of Keisuke Kinoshita.
Known For
7 titles
Late Spring
Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.
Scandal
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
A Japanese Tragedy
Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered. By 1953, it's clear that the children, as they enter adulthood,...
Apostasy
While revelations of his lower class past threaten his job, a school teacher fights for freedom and equality.
The Tattered Wings
A widow life is left in turmoil when her childhood lover returns to town, left between the decision whether to go with him and start a new life in tokyo or settle down with her kindly brother-in-law, amidst a growing scandal that ...
Zen-ma
Two journalists and their lovers share an uncertain future.
Umi no hanabi
The Kamiya family struggles to keep the town fishing association from going bankrupt as they deal with a dishonest captain and his degenerate crew.