1891-09-09 Tokyo, Japan
Komatsu Midori was born in Tokyo in 1891. From the age of five she studied at the Bando dance school and in 1911 joined a female theater which had just been formed, the Nakasu Masagoza. In 1912 at the age of 21 she made her stage debut. In 1913 upon the invitation of Shochiku Gomei, she participated in the female theater group the Kyoto City Second Kyogoku Taishoza where she continued her activities until 1915, when she chose to take the path leading towards action pictures. In 1919 she negotiated with Kunikatsu films and the following year joined the company. She was aiming to be a real movie star. At Kunikatsu she appeared in Shoshurei, Minashi Go and Chishio no Naruto. After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 she joined Shochiku Shimogamo. She concentrated mainly on period dramas such as Nichiren Komachi, Yoshii Masayuki and Kane no Naruhi (The Day the Bell Tolls). In 1925 she transferred to Nikkatsu Daishogun Studios and appeared in Nakayama Yasubei, and Rakka no Mai. From this time onward she came to be in demand for elderly roles and the roles of mothers. From the 1930s she built up a portfolio of supporting roles, and then taking a professional name in the Wakayagi school of dancing, she took on the responsibility of choreography for the Nikkatsu Period Drama Theater. In 1942 she transferred to Daiei. She then concentrated mainly on period dramas until her retirement in 1964. She died in 1982 at the age of 91.
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関東義兄弟 | 1970-01-16 | |
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さくら盃 義兄弟 | 1969-03-29 | |
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古都憂愁 姉いもうと | 1967-04-14 | |
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男の勝負 関東嵐 | 1967-09-28 | |
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処女の反撥 | Proprietress of the Inn | 1965-10-01 |
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Onna no hayashi | 1965-10-01 | |
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新選組始末記 | 1963-01-03 | |
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妖僧 | старуха | 1963-10-05 |
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新・悪名 | 1962-06-03 | |
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続 悪名 | 1961-12-17 | |
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好色一代男 | 1961-03-21 | |
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江戸っ子祭 | 1958-02-12 | |
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ロマンス誕生 | 1957-05-15 | |
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夜の蝶 | Aya | 1957-04-01 |
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夜の河 | Auntie of Toshodaiji Temple | 1956-09-12 |
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祇園の姉妹 | 1956-05-18 | |
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噂の女 | Okanu | 1954-06-20 |
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近松物語 | Old Lady in Tea House | 1954-11-23 |
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山椒大夫 | Harbour's Lady | 1954-03-31 |
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怪猫岡崎騒動 | 1954-03-13 | |
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祇園囃子 | Oume | 1953-08-12 |
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怪談深川情話 | 1952-07-24 | |
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お遊さま | Hostess | 1951-06-22 |
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復活 | 1950-06-10 | |
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山を飛ぶ花笠 | 1949-09-11 | |
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弥次喜多道中記 | 1938-12-01 | |
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森の石松 | 1937-03-18 | |
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仇討選手 | 1931-12-18 | |
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殉教血史 日本二十六聖人 | 1931-10-01 | |
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弥次喜多 尊王の巻 | Okatsu | 1927-12-30 |
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水戸黄門 | 1926-10-15 | |
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地獄に落ちた光秀 | 1926-01-15 |
