Kotoe Hatsui

Biography

Kotoe Hatsui was a Japanese actress and voice actress born on January 8, 1929, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She graduated from Aoba Jissen Girls' High School and the Academy of Performing Arts, and was formerly a member of the Seinenza theater company. As an actress, she is known for her roles in films such as "The Young Boss" (1967) and "Castle in the Sky" (1986), as well as her versatility in playing various older woman characters on stage and screen.