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Yoshiko Okada

1902 - 1992 (age 89) • Acting

Yoshiko Okada (岡田 嘉子, Okada Yoshiko, 21 April 1902 – 10 February 1992) was a Japanese actress. She was one of the most popular actresses in Japan during the late 1920s and early 1930s. She entered the film industry in 1923 and quickly rose to fame by appearing in numerous films. During the transition from silent films to sound films, Okada continued acting but faced increasing competition from younger actresses. Her popularity declined as new stars emerged in the 1930s. She was among the first actresses to replace onnagata (men playing female roles) in Japanese cinema and became famous for portraying modern, independent women, reflecting social shifts in 1920s–30s Japan. Her love life and relationships with directors were widely reported, contributing to her celebrity image.

Known For

Woman of Tokyo

68%

Chikako

1933

An Inn in Tokyo

71%

Otaka

1935

No Blood Relation

73%

Tamae Kiyooka

1932

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

74%

Kyouko

1934

A Woman Crying in Spring

68%

Ohama

1933

Until the Day We Meet Again

80%

Woman

1932

Life of Don Matsugoro

90%
1986

Orange Road Express

70%
1978

Life of Don Matsugoro

90%
1986

August Without Emperor

73%

Kaneda

1978

Orange Road Express

70%
1978

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

88%

Shino

1976

Niizuma no wananaki

1976

Ten Thousand Boys

90%
1962

Ten Thousand Boys

90%

Director

1962

Rice

68%
1957

An Inn in Tokyo

71%

Otaka

1935

With a Single Sword Bale

70%
1934

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

74%

Kyouko

1934

Mother of the East

70%

Madame Osato (Ken's biological mother)

1934

Daphne

Yuka Taniguchi

1933

Love

80%

Machiko

1933

A Woman Crying in Spring

68%

Ohama

1933

Woman of Tokyo

68%

Chikako

1933

No Blood Relation

73%

Tamae Kiyooka

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Orui

1932

Until the Day We Meet Again

80%

Woman

1932

Five Women Around Him

1927

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

70%

Ohisa

1926

日輪 前篇

1926

Daichi wa hohoemu dainihen

1925

Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen

1925

The Conjuror in the Town

1925

Skull Dance

その娘お絹

1923

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