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name: "Teruko Nagaoka"
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born: "5 January 1908"
died: "18 October 2010"
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# Teruko Nagaoka

Actor. Born 5 January 1908 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Died 18 October 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 January 1908, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- **Died:** 18 October 2010
- **Also known as:** 長岡輝子

## Biography

Teruko Nagaoka, also credited as 長岡輝子, was a Japanese actress and director. Born on 5 January 1908 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, she trained in theatre in Paris from 1928 to 1930, founded the Teatoru Komedi company on her return, and later joined the Bungakuza troupe. She worked primarily as an actress from 1951 onwards while continuing to direct.

Nagaoka appeared in many films, including several by Yasujirō Ozu: *Tokyo Story* (1953) as Yone Hattori, *Good Morning* (1959) as Toyoko Tomizawa, *Equinox Flower* (1958), *Tokyo Twilight* (1957) and *Early Spring* (1956). She also featured in television, notably as Kuni in the series *Oshin* (1983). Among her awards were the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, the Minister of Education Award for the Arts and the Kikuchi Kan Prize. She died on 18 October 2010 in Tokyo.

*Sources: imdb.com, ja.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tokyo Story* (1953), Fi1m 92, as Yone Hattori — [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-story.md)

## Also known for

- *Good Morning* (1959), Toyoko Tomizawa
- *Equinox Flower* (1958), Maid
- *Tokyo Twilight* (1957), Housekeeper Tomizawa
- *Early Spring* (1956), Mother Sato
- *Sound of the Mountain* (1954), Tsuma, Yasuko
- *Repast* (1951)

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