Michiko Kuwano

Biography

Michiko Kuwano was a Japanese actress born on January 4, 1915, in Tokyo. She began her career as a "sweets girl" before joining Shochiku film studios in 1934 and went on to appear in nearly 90 films, including notable collaborations with directors Hiroshi Shimizu, Yasujirō Ozu, and Yasujirō Shimazu. Her life was tragically cut short when she died in 1946 at the age of 31 due to complications from an ectopic pregnancy while filming Kenji Mizoguchi's "Victory of Women".