Ranko Hanai

Biography

Ranko Hanai was a Japanese actress born on July 15, 1918, in Osaka. She began her career at age 11 as a child performer with theatre troupes and later debuted on screen under the name Reiko Shimizu in 1929. Known for notable roles in "Sanshiro Sugata" (1943) and "Repast" (1951), Hanai continued to work prolifically, appearing in over 200 films between 1929 and 1961 before her death at age 42.