--- name: "Mitsuko Mito" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mitsuko-mito" fi1m_id: "mitsuko-mito" imdb_id: "nm0593930" tmdb_id: 108021 wikidata_id: "Q4383856" roles: ["Actor"] born: "23 March 1919" died: "5 April 1981" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-25T05:37:10.771527+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mitsuko Mito ## Identity Mitsuko Mito - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mitsuko-mito - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** mitsuko-mito - **IMDb ID:** nm0593930 - **TMDB ID:** 108021 - **Wikidata ID:** Q4383856 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuko_Mito, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4383856, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0593930/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/108021 Actor. Born 23 March 1919 in Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Died 5 April 1981. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 23 March 1919, Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - **Died:** 5 April 1981 - **Also known as:** Mitsuko Sekiba, Мицуко Мито - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuko_Mito, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4383856, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0593930/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/108021 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Ugetsu*](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md) (89) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Mitsuko Mito (also credited as Mitsuko Sekiba) was a Japanese actress. She was born Mitsuko Sekiba on 23 March 1919 in Sakaino, Niitsuru, Fukushima Prefecture, and died on 5 April 1981. She appeared in more than 150 films between 1935 and 1973, working with directors including Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu and Kaneto Shindō. Her roles include Ohama in *Ugetsu* (1953), Oko in the *Samurai* trilogy (*Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto*, 1954; *Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple*, 1955; *Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island*, 1956), Fumi in *There Was a Father* (1942) and a part in *Mr. Thank You* (1936). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Ugetsu* (1953), Fi1m 89, as Ohama — [page](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md) ## Complete filmography (132) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Men and War III: The Final Chapter* (1973), as Otaki - *Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow* (1971), as Otaki - *Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny* (1970), as Otaki - *The Sunset is Calling Me* (1970), Actor - *Woman Gambler Is Coming* (1968), Actor - *Army Intelligence* (1968), as Tamiko Yamamoto - *Swift Current* (1967), Actor - *A Fallen Woman* (1967), as Makiko - *Rebellion of Japan* (1967), Actor - *Ohana han: Dai ni bu* (1966), as Teru Asao - *Ohana han* (1966), as Teru Asao - *Wild Geese* (1966), Actor - *Modern Gentleman* (1964), Actor - *Red Love, Green Love* (1962), Actor - *Her Hidden Past* (1962), as Mrs. Kono - *A Full Life* (1962), as Harumi's mother-in-law - *Kanpai! Sararīman shokun* (1962), Actor - *A Roaring Trade* (1962), Actor - *With Wife, Children, and Friends* (1961), as Takiyo Sugawa - *The Radiant Prince* (1961), as Lady Kokiden - *Love and Life* (1961), as Teruyo Fuji - *I Will Never Forget* (1960), Actor - *Only She Knows* (1960), Actor - *The Wandering Princess* (1960), as Izumi - *Tokyo Omnibus* (1959), Actor - *The Human Wall* (1959), Actor - *A Storm Zone* (1959), as Shizue Tashiro - *Bridge* (1959), Actor - *The Song of the Cart* (1959), Actor - *Ai no Noutan* (1959), Actor - *People Waiting for Spring* (1959), as Ritsu Yamamura - *Face in the Dark* (1958), as Tomie - *Hana no yukyo-den* (1958), Actor - *Ukiyo buro* (1958), as O-riku - *The Beauty Expert* (1957), Actor - *Akuma no kao* (1957), Actor - *The Adventures of Chuji* (1957), as Otsugi - *Haha to ko no mado* (1957), Actor - *The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat* (1957), Actor - *Hakuji no hito* (1957), as Sagako Kuroki - *New Tale of Genji: Shizuka and Yoshitsune* (1956), Actor - *I Will Buy You* (1956), Actor - *8:13 PM* (1956), Actor - *Zoku tenshi mo otoshi goro* (1956), Actor - *Tenshi mo otoshi goro* (1956), Actor - *Studio wa ōsawagi* (1956), Actor - *Asashio yushio* (1956), Actor - *Asataro the Crow* (1956), Actor - *Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2* (1956), Actor - *Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island* (1956), as Oko (uncredited) - *Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1* (1955), Actor - *Mune yori mune ni* (1955), as Yûko Uemura - *Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple* (1955), as Oko - *House of Many Pleasures* (1955), as Chiyoko - *The Young Lord* (1955), Actor - *The Young Swordsman* (1954), Actor - *Fall of the Shogun's Militia* (1954), as Oren - *Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto* (1954), as Oko - *An Inn at Osaka* (1954), as Orika - *The Golden Demon* (1954), as Akagashi - *Kokoro no nichigetsu* (1954), Actor - *Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō* (1953), Actor - *Suna-e jubaku* (1953), Actor - *Zoku Tange Sazen* (1953), Actor - *Tange Sazen* (1953), Actor - *Desire* (1953), Actor - *Ugetsu* (1953), as Ohama — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/ugetsu.md) - *This Way, That Way* (1952), Actor - *Dedication of the Great Buddha* (1952), Actor - *Ushiwakamaru* (1952), as Tokiwa - *Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa* (1952), Actor - *Escape from the City of Death* (1952), Actor - *Avalanche* (1952), as Tokie Kijima - *The Man from the Moon* (1951), Actor - *Hibari no komoriuta* (1951), Actor - *Lantern Under a Full Moon* (1951), Actor - *The Tale of Genji* (1951), as Aoi no ue - *Jushu karasu* (1951), Actor - *Doro ni mamirete* (1951), Actor - *Yukiwarisō* (1951), Actor - *Beyond Love and Hate* (1951), as Masae Sakata - *The Scarlet Bat* (1950), Actor - *The End of the War* (1950), Actor - *Minami no bara* (1950), Actor - *Confessions of a Gynecologist* (1950), Actor - *The Sea of Beauty* (1950), Actor - *Tsuma mo koisu* (1950), Actor - *A Woman's Face* (1949), Actor - *Aizenso* (1949), Actor - *My Name Is Mistress* (1949), Actor - *Hakuchō wa kanashikarazuya* (1949), Actor - *Doburoku no Tatsu* (1949), Actor - *Three Mothers* (1949), Actor - *Flame of My Love* (1949), as Chiyo - *Shin Aizen Katsura* (1948), Actor - *The Grand Master* (1948), as Koharu - *As If To Kill* (1948), Actor - *Komadori fujin* (1948), Actor - *Woman* (1948), as Toshiko - *Doyō fujin* (1948), as Yōko Nakaseko - *Onna dake no yoru* (1947), Actor - *Otome no iru kichi* (1945), Actor - *You Are the Next Eagle* (1944), Actor - *Jubilation Street* (1944), as Takako - *Sailor* (1944), Actor - *Sinking the Unsinkable* (1944), Actor - *Navy* (1943), Actor - *Dancing with a Mask* (1943), as Chie, sister - *Port of Flowers* (1943), as Oharu - *Three Sons And Two Daughters At Home* (1943), Actor - *South Wind 2* (1942), Actor - *South Wind* (1942), Actor - *The Spy Has Not Died Yet* (1942), Actor - *There Was a Father* (1942), as Fumi - *Suzhou Nights* (1941), Actor - *The Flower is not False* (1941), Actor - *Kateikyōshi* (1940), as Yayoi Kajikawa - *Utsukushiki Rinjin* (1940), Actor - *Kinuyo's First Love* (1940), Actor - *Warm Current* (1939), as Gin Ishiwata - *New Woman Question and Answer* (1939), Actor - *Zoku aizen katsura* (1939), Actor - *Southern Wind* (1939), Actor - *The Tree of Love* (1938), Actor - *Mother and Child* (1938), as Shigeko - *Marching Song* (1937), Actor - *Goodbye to the Front* (1937), Actor - *Forget Love for Now* (1937), as Woman at Hotel - *Don't Tell Your Wife About It* (1937), as Ohatsu - *A Star Athlete* (1937), Actor - *Moon Over the Ruins* (1937), as Keiko - *Mr. Thank You* (1936), Actor ## Gallery - ![Mitsuko Mito in Ugetsu monogatori (雨月物語) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi , 1953](https://film.one/media/person/3870131/gallery-630d087d7b69.jpg) Mitsuko Mito in Ugetsu monogatori (雨月物語) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi , 1953 — Daiei, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Mitsuko_Mito_in_Ugetsu_monogatori%2C_1953.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mitsuko Mito](https://film.one/media/person/3870131/gallery-7bbd85077438.jpg) Mitsuko Mito — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Mitsuko_mito.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![水戸光子](https://film.one/media/person/3870131/gallery-5e6b9b2874bd.png) 水戸光子 — Ihei Kimura, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Mito_Mitsuko-_September_21_-_October_2_1951_-_Kimura_Ihei.png/1280px-Mito_Mitsuko-_September_21_-_October_2_1951_-_Kimura_Ihei.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Tsumasaburō Bandō and Mitsuko Mito in Ōshō (王将) directed by Daisuke Itō, 1948](https://film.one/media/person/3870131/gallery-3bf2b25c874c.jpg) Tsumasaburō Bandō and Mitsuko Mito in Ōshō (王将) directed by Daisuke Itō, 1948 — Daiei, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tsumasabur%C5%8D_Band%C5%8D_and_Mitsuko_Mito_in_%C5%8Csh%C5%8D%2C_1948.jpg/1280px-Tsumasabur%C5%8D_Band%C5%8D_and_Mitsuko_Mito_in_%C5%8Csh%C5%8D%2C_1948.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mitsuko Mito](https://film.one/media/person/3870131/gallery-e65a48cfd2e5.jpg) Mitsuko Mito — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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