Ranko Sawa

Biography

Ranko Sawa was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan in 1903 and joined Takarazuka's young girl's theater group in 1919 under the stage name Izumi Ranko. She later joined Nikkatsu Kamata in 1923 and Teikoku Cinema's Ashiya Studios in 1924, becoming a leading actress with notable performances in Hoshi wa Midaretobu and Kago no Tori, which became a surprise hit. Sawa's love affair with conductor Konoe Hidemaro was well-known, and they had one daughter together before separating.