Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Born 1934-08-20 (age 91) Sakaiminato, Japan
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Biography

Yōko Aizawa (相澤 葉子, Aizawa Yōko, born August 20, 1934) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 17th Blue Ribbon Awards for Kinokawa. She is a professor at Tokyo University of Social Welfare and serves as the 2nd head of Nihon Taishōmura theme park.

Born as Yōko Shōji (庄司 葉子) in Tottori Prefecture, to a family of cotton merchants who had settled in Yumihama. Her family is a branch of the Shōji family, the landed magnate of Watari.

She married politician and attorney Hideyuki Aizawa. Their son Hiromitsu married singer and actress Shoko Aida. She's been awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2003) and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2010).

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Known For

Yojimbo
Yojimbo

1961

as Nui

Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow

1967

as Yumiko

Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion

1967

as Ichi Sasahara

Queen Bee
Queen Bee

1978

as Tsutayo

Prophecies of Nostradamus
Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974

as Nobuo Nishiyama

Chûshingura
Chûshingura

1962

as Aguri Asano

The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures

1959

as Princess Oto Tachibana

The End of Summer
The End of Summer

1961

as Noriko

Late Autumn
Late Autumn

1960

as Ayako Miwa

Admiral Yamamoto
Admiral Yamamoto

1968

as Sumie Kimura

Summer Clouds
Summer Clouds

1958

as Miciko

Island of Hell
Island of Hell

1977

as Katsuno

Goyokin
Goyokin

1969

as Shino

Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

as Self - Actress

The Blue Beast
All is Well
All is Well

1955

as Akiko Mori

Mother and Son
Mother and Son

1955

as Tamako Izumi

Holiday in Tokyo
The Last Gunfight
The Last Gunfight

1960

as Sally