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Michiyo Yasuda

Michiyo Yasuda

Acting·1946·63 films

Michiyo Okusu (大楠 道代, Ōkusu Michiyo, born February 27, 1946) is a Chinese-born Japanese actress. She has been nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 1981 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role prize for her performance in Zigeunerweisen. She began her career as a film ingenue using the stage name Michiyo Yasuda, under which she scored major early successes with films such as A Fool's Love and numerous love stories and "samurai" period piece dramas.

Filmography

Zatoichi
Zatoichi (2003)Tante Oume
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)Shiranui
Zigeunerweisen
Zigeunerweisen (1980)Shuko Aochi
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)Okichi
Hanging Garden
Hanging Garden (2005)Satoko Kinosaki
Yumeji
Yumeji (1991)Owner of a Hotel
Kagero-za
Kagero-za (1981)Shinako
Face
Face (2000)Ritsuko Nakagami
Love for an Idiot
Love for an Idiot (1967)Naomi
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972)
BU・SU
BU・SU (1987)Kochou
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies (1966)Akane
I'm Flash!
I'm Flash! (2012)
The Projects
The Projects (2016)Kimiko Gyotoku
Akame 48 Waterfalls
Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003)Kishida Seiko
Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse (1975)
Mission: Iron Castle
Mission: Iron Castle (1970)
Bedtime Eyes
Bedtime Eyes (1987)
Freezing Point
Freezing Point (1966)Yoko
Lefty Fencer
Lefty Fencer (1969)Okin
The Fallen Angel
The Fallen Angel (2010)Madame Ritsuko
The Two in Tracksuits
The Two in Tracksuits (2008)Ms. Toyama
Shinran: Path to Purity
Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
Spring Snow
Spring Snow (2005)
The Little Runaway
The Little Runaway (1966)Michiko Sakuma
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Assignment Dragon No. 3 (1967)Akiko
Fate Deals the Card of Death
Fate Deals the Card of Death (1971)
Slaughter in the Snow
Slaughter in the Snow (1973)
Location
Location (1984)Natsuko / Teruko
Tekken
Tekken (1990)
Kanto Woman Yakuza
Kanto Woman Yakuza (1968)
Naked Ambition
Naked Ambition (1970)
The Virgin Witness
The Virgin Witness (1966)Kazue Tozaki
Secrets of a Woman's Temple
Secrets of a Woman's Temple (1969)
I Never Shot Anyone
I Never Shot Anyone (2020)Yayoi Ichikawa
The Sex Check
The Sex Check (1968)
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty (1968)
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters (1974)Ginko Murasaki
The Daring Nun
The Daring Nun (1968)Sister Shunko
The Goofball
The Goofball (1998)
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu (1971)Yoshiko
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
The Woman Gambler's Supplication (1968)
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom (1966)
Girl with Bamboo Leaves
Girl with Bamboo Leaves (1969)
The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule (1971)
Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best
Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best (1969)
Born Fighter
Born Fighter (1970)Orin
Woman Gambler Is Coming
Woman Gambler Is Coming (1968)
Secret Report From A House Of Women
Secret Report From A House Of Women (1968)
Kanto Woman Infamy
Kanto Woman Infamy (1969)
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison (1968)
Women's Prison
Women's Prison (1968)
Someday
Someday (2011)Takako Kazamatsuri
Kanto Woman Fortitude
Kanto Woman Fortitude (1969)
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers
Thoroughbred Women Gamblers (1967)
出獄四十八時間
出獄四十八時間 (1969)
The Detective Journey
The Detective Journey (1980)
殺人者
殺人者 (1966)
Dianas of the Campus
Dianas of the Campus (1966)
Kaze to Ki to Sora to
Kaze to Ki to Sora to (1964)
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories
Seiko Matsuda's Sweet Memories (1987)
Kanto Onna Gokudo
Kanto Onna Gokudo (1969)
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1966)