Kuniko Miyake

Biography

Miyake kuniko was born in the Iwatsuki ward of Saitama City, Saitama just north of Tokyo on 17.09.1916 as Miura Yasu and died on 04.11.1992 in Tokyo. In between she was in dozens of films most notably multiple collaborations with director Ozu Yasujiro in classics of cinema like Tokyo Story and Early Summer. She joined Shochiku studio and appeared in Yume No Sasayaki ('Sasayaki's Dream) in 1934. Beginning the 1960s she was mostly active in television serials.

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 21 years1941 to 1962

Genres

Drama100%, 7 films
Comedy29%, 2 films
Family14%, 1 film

First and latest

Kuniko Miyake movies on Netflix

An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0as Nobuko
Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9as Nobuko
Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8as Tamiko Hayashi
Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1as Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952IMDb rating 7.6as Chizu Yamauchi
Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2as Akiko Miwa
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941IMDb rating 7.2as Kazuko

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Tokyo Story1953 Dramaas Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
IMDb rating 8.179K votes
Good Morning1959 Comedy, Drama, Familyas Tamiko Hayashi
IMDb rating 7.813K votes
Late Spring1949as Akiko Miwa
IMDb rating 8.222K votes
An Autumn Afternoon1962as Nobuko
IMDb rating 8.012K votes
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952as Chizu Yamauchi
IMDb rating 7.64.5K votes
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941as Kazuko
IMDb rating 7.21.7K votes
Late Autumn1960as Nobuko
IMDb rating 7.96.8K votes

Most often with

Yasujirô Ozu directed seven of these films. Chishû Ryû appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Chishû Ryû

Toyo Takahashi

Eijirô Tôno

Nobuo Nakamura

Haruko Sugimura

Hisao ToakeYasujirô OzuDirector, 7 films

Films together

Chishû Ryû7 films together, 1941 to 1962
Chishû Ryû's page
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Miyake as NobukoRyû as Shuhei Hirayama
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Miyake as NobukoRyû as Shukichi Miwa
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Miyake as Tamiko HayashiRyû as Keitarô Hayashi
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wifeRyû as Shukichi Hirayama
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952IMDb rating 7.6Miyake as Chizu YamauchiRyû as Sadao Hirayama
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Miyake as Akiko MiwaRyû as Shukichi Somiya
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941IMDb rating 7.2Miyake as KazukoRyû as Shojiro's Friend
Toyo Takahashi5 films together, 1949 to 1962
Toyo Takahashi's page
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Miyake as NobukoTakahashi as 'Wakamatsu' no Okami
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Miyake as NobukoTakahashi as Wakamatsu's Owner
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Miyake as Tamiko HayashiTakahashi as Shige Ôkubo
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wifeTakahashi as Rinka no saikun
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Miyake as Akiko MiwaTakahashi as Shige
Eijirô Tôno3 films together, 1953 to 1962
Eijirô Tôno's page
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Miyake as NobukoTôno as Sakuma - The 'Gourd'
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Miyake as Tamiko HayashiTôno as Tomizawa
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wifeTôno as Sanpei Numata
Nobuo Nakamura3 films together, 1953 to 1962
Nobuo Nakamura's page
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Miyake as NobukoNakamura as Shuzo Kawai
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Miyake as NobukoNakamura as Shuzo Taguchi
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wifeNakamura as Kurazo Kaneko
Haruko Sugimura3 films together, 1949 to 1959
Haruko Sugimura's page
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Miyake as Tamiko HayashiSugimura as Kikue Haraguchi
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wifeSugimura as Shige Kaneko
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Miyake as Akiko MiwaSugimura as Masa Taguchi
Hisao Toake3 films together, 1952 to 1960
Hisao Toake's page
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Miyake as NobukoToake as Tanekichi Kuwata
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wifeToake as Osamu Hattori
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952IMDb rating 7.6Miyake as Chizu YamauchiToake as Toichiro Amamiya
Yasujirô OzuDirector, 7 films, 1941 to 1962
- An Autumn Afternoon1962IMDb rating 8.0Miyake as Nobuko
- Late Autumn1960IMDb rating 7.9Miyake as Nobuko
- Good Morning1959IMDb rating 7.8Miyake as Tamiko Hayashi
- Tokyo Story1953IMDb rating 8.1Miyake as Fumiko Hirayama - his wife
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952IMDb rating 7.6Miyake as Chizu Yamauchi
- Late Spring1949IMDb rating 8.2Miyake as Akiko Miwa
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941IMDb rating 7.2Miyake as Kazuko
Also three films together3 more actors
- Setsuko HaraLate Autumn (1960), Tokyo Story (1953) and Late Spring (1949)
- Shin SaburiLate Autumn (1960), The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) and Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
- Keiji SadaAn Autumn Afternoon (1962), Late Autumn (1960) and Good Morning (1959)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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