--- name: "Yōko Tsukasa" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yoko-tsukasa" fi1m_id: "yoko-tsukasa" imdb_id: "nm0875362" tmdb_id: 70811 wikidata_id: "Q8054591" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 August 1934" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T23:27:08.422394+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." --- # Yōko Tsukasa ## Identity Yōko Tsukasa - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yoko-tsukasa - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yoko-tsukasa - **IMDb ID:** nm0875362 - **TMDB ID:** 70811 - **Wikidata ID:** Q8054591 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Tsukasa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8054591, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70811 Actor. Born 20 August 1934 in Sakaiminato, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 August 1934, Sakaiminato, Japan - **Also known as:** Yoko Shoji, Yôko Tsukasa, یوکو تسوکاسا, Yōko Aizawa, Yōko Shōji - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Tsukasa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8054591, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875362/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70811 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Yojimbo*](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) (88) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yōko Tsukasa is a Japanese actress. Born Yōko Shōji on 20 August 1934 in Watari-cho, Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, she graduated from Kyoritsu Women's Junior College in 1954 and joined Toho Studios after being scouted as a cover girl. She made her film debut that year and was given her stage name by actor Ryō Ikebe. Over a career spanning more than six decades she worked with directors including Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Akira Kurosawa. Her notable films include *Late Autumn* (1960), *The End of Summer* (1961), *Yojimbo* (1961) as Nui, and *The Kii River* (1966), for which she received the Blue Ribbon Award, Mainichi Film Award and Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress. She also appeared in *Samurai Rebellion* (1967) and *Goyokin* (1969). Tsukasa married politician and attorney Hideyuki Aizawa in 1969; they had one child. She reduced her acting commitments after 1971. She received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2003 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2010. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Yojimbo* (1961), Fi1m 88, as Nui — [page](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) ## Complete filmography (128) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Haru Urara* (2005), as Narrator (voice) - *Fukumimi* (2003), Actor - *Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan* (1992), Actor - *Haze of Love* (1985), Actor - *Blue Jeans Memory* (1981), Actor - *Drive for the Future* (1980), as Asako - *Red Soul* (1980), series, as Tachibana Kazuko - *Afterglow* (1978), Actor - *Queen Bee* (1978), as Tsutayo - *Island of Hell* (1977), as Katsuno - *Prophecies of Nostradamus* (1974), as Nobuo Nishiyama - *Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn* (1974), Actor - *I Hear the Whistle* (1971), as Hatsue Sugimoto - *The Earth is Born Again* (1971), as Minako Soejima - *Epic Chushingura* (1971), series, as Oishi Riku - *Haru no Sakamichi* (1971), series, as Lady Kasuga - *Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man* (1970), Actor - *Five Gents and a Kuniang* (1970), as Tanba Toyoko - *Five Gents Fly to Taiwan* (1970), as Toyoko Tamba - *Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor* (1969), as Tsune - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), Actor - *5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II* (1969), as Saijō Eiko (Takashi's wife) - *Goyokin* (1969), as Shino - *5 Gents Fly to Kyushu* (1969), as Eiko Saijō (Takashi’s Wife) - *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as Sumie Kimura - *Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant* (1968), as Natsuyo Honjō - *Devils-in-Law* (1968), Actor - *Five Gents and Karate Grandpa* (1968), as Natsuyo Honjo (Kenichi's Wife) - *Two in the Shadow* (1967), as Yumiko - *Five Gents Prefer Geisha* (1967), as Sumie Kimura (Shingo’s wife) - *Samurai Rebellion* (1967), as Ichi Sasahara - *Kojiro* (1967), as Nami - *Discover Japan with the 5 Gents* (1967), as Sumie Kimura (Nobuyoshi's Wife) - *The Daphne* (1966), as Umeko (the second daughter) - *Forever With You* (1966), Actor - *The Kii River* (1966), as Shintani Hana - *Moment of Terror* (1966), as Kinuko Kakinuma - *Five Gents on the Spot* (1966), as Yoko Kojima - *A Company President's Life Story* (1966), as Kojima Yōko (Keigo’s wife) - *Start Here* (1965), as Akiko Okabayashi (Eldest Daughter) - *Back Stairways* (1965), Actor - *President's Ninja Trick Book Part II* (1965), as Kyōko Ishikawa (Takashi's new wife) - *The Radish and the Carrot* (1965), Actor - *Five Gents' Trick Book* (1965), Actor - *Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins* (1964), as 1st Sin & 7th Sin - *Modern Gentleman* (1964), Actor - *Western King, Eastern Leader* (1964), Actor - *Thief on the Run* (1964), Actor - *I Am a Medical Examiner* (1964), Actor - *3 Gents in the Snow Country* (1964), Actor - *Hail the 3 Gents* (1964), as Fusae Ozawa - *We Are Salarymen* (1963), as Eiichiro’s Wife - *Dobuike* (1963), as Katsumi Muroi - *Women Called 'Wives'* (1963), Actor - *Devices Stronger Than Women* (1963), as Eiko Suda (CM Girl) - *Fūryū onsen bantō nikki* (1962), Actor - *Anything For Success* (1962), Actor - *Chûshingura* (1962), as Aguri Asano - *A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen* (1962), Actor - *Yoru no keisha* (1962), Actor - *Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II* (1962), Actor - *Woman of Design* (1962), as Ritsuko Yada - *The Wiser Age* (1962), as Netsuke Ishikawa - *Shimizu Port Salaryman* (1962), Actor - *The End of Summer* (1961), as Noriko - *A Night in Hong Kong* (1961), as Keiko Kimura - *Challenge to Live* (1961), Actor - *Yojimbo* (1961), as Nui — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/yojimbo.md) - *Eternity of Love* (1961), as Michi - *The Masterless 47 – Part II* (1961), Actor - *The Masterless 47* (1960), as Keiko - *Late Autumn* (1960), as Ayako Miwa - *The Angry Sea* (1960), as Sasko Kanamori - *Respect, Flatter, and Love* (1960), Actor - *The Lovelorn Geisha* (1960), as Miyako Fujimura - *The Blue Beast* (1960), Actor - *The Forbidden Scoop* (1960), Actor - *The Last Gunfight* (1960), as Sally - *The Three Treasures* (1959), as Princess Oto Tachibana - *Young Lovers* (1959), as Kazuyo Tsuda - *Saga of the Vagabonds* (1959), as Tazu - *The College Ruggers* (1959), as Takako Miyazaki - *Samurai Saga* (1959), as Lady Ochii / Princess Chiyo - *3 Dolls in College* (1959), as Michiko Kōda - *Record of Loving Your Wife* (1959), Actor - *Flower Shop Curtain* (1959), as Kyoko - *The Path Under the Platanes* (1959), as Kumiko Kazuki - *Scops-Owl Sermon* (1958), Actor - *Summer Clouds* (1958), as Miciko - *Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring* (1958), as Kyōko Arisaka (Yone’s daughter) - *Flower's Yearning* (1958), as Domoto Kozue - *Holiday in Tokyo* (1958), Actor - *The Third President* (1958), Actor - *The Capital of Love* (1958), as Aiko Hayakawa - *Assistant President* (1958), Actor - *The Blue Mountains Part 2* (1957), as Teacher Shimazaki - *The Blue Mountains* (1957), as Ms. Shimazaki - *Schooldays* (1957), as Mizuno Junko - *Night Holds a Truth* (1957), Actor - *A Dangerous Hero* (1957), as Yoko Mihara - *Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion* (1957), Actor - *Price of Beauty* (1957), as Chikako Izumi / Sally - *Summer in Eclipse* (1956), as Kioko - *A Brother and His Sister* (1956), as Fumiko Mamiya - *In Case of One Woman* (1956), as Mitsuko Misono - *Three Generations of Company Presidents* (1956), Actor - *Gendai no yokubô* (1956), Actor - *Blue Buds* (1956), as Bride - *Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl* (1956), as Reiko (Company President’s Daughter) - *The President Talks Bank* (1956), Actor - *Everyone's Sweetheart* (1956), Actor - *The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl* (1956), Actor - *All Sold Out* (1956), Actor - *The President's Boss* (1956), Actor - *To Love and Forgive* (1955), Actor - *Tactics of Love* (1955), Actor - *The First Kiss* (1955), as Yoshiko Kanai - *Marital Relations* (1955), Actor - *The History of Love* (1955), Actor - *Three Brides for Three Sons* (1955), Actor - *Mother and Son* (1955), as Tamako Izumi - *No Response from Car 33* (1955), Actor - *Frame of Snow* (1955), as Aoyagi Yūko - *The Immortal Pitcher* (1955), Actor - *All is Well 2* (1955), Actor - *All is Well* (1955), as Akiko Mori - *Forever Be Mine* (1954), Actor - *松本清張サスペンス 隠花の飾り*, series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Yōko Tsukasa](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-745da1420f1f.jpg) Yōko Tsukasa — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Yoko_Tsukasa_1955.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![『秋日和』（1960年）。](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-20c9add3b5df.jpg) 『秋日和』（1960年）。 — キネマ旬報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Kinema-Junpo-1960-November-late-1.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1960-November-late-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![『秋日和』（1960年）。](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-8a81fdba4058.jpg) 『秋日和』（1960年）。 — キネマ旬報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kinema-Junpo-1961-January-special-3.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1961-January-special-3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![​『秋日和』（1960年）。](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-a992273f9dfb.jpg) ​『秋日和』（1960年）。 — キネマ旬報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kinema-Junpo-1964-February-Special-Ozu-1.jpg/1280px-Kinema-Junpo-1964-February-Special-Ozu-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yōko Tsukasa](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-d0c90c2bf2a0.jpg) Yōko Tsukasa — Image via TMDB - ![Yōko Tsukasa](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-3ad093e77b24.jpg) Yōko Tsukasa — Image via TMDB - ![Yōko Tsukasa](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-fe4c573d9a5d.jpg) Yōko Tsukasa — Image via TMDB - ![司葉子。『サンケイグラフ』1955年1月2日・9日号。](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-f1c1959522e8.jpg) 司葉子。『サンケイグラフ』1955年1月2日・9日号。 — 産業経済新聞社（Sankei Shinbun Co., Ltd.）, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Tsukasa-Yoko-1.jpg/1280px-Tsukasa-Yoko-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![司葉子（1955年）](https://film.one/media/person/105288/gallery-0e2388a48298.jpg) 司葉子（1955年） — 産業経済新聞社（Sankei Shinbun Co., Ltd.）, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Tsukasa-Yoko-2.jpg/1280px-Tsukasa-Yoko-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won - Medal with Purple Ribbon 2003: Medal with Purple Ribbon (won) - Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress 1967: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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