Tazuko Kusaka
Known For & Full Filmography14 Titles
Movie - 1954, 2h 15m • as Matsue no Haha
From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
Movie - 1938, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes it to Kyoto finally, but is unable to meet him. Plus she isn't accepted into Kyoto society. She goes back to her hometown and tries to forget him. She quits the hospital to concentrate on her singing. She makes her professional debut with the hit "Aizen Katsura". Kozo is in the audience.
Movie - 1940, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A story of a store that makes Tabi socks.
Movie - 1953, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
At the close of the war in Japan, a widowed mother makes every possible sacrifice to bring up her ungrateful son and daughter who are unimpressed with their poor standard of living at home. They gradually reject her in search of the material comforts that working as a maid cannot provide. The mother's despair becomes interminable.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.
Movie - 1940, 2h 15m • as Komao
A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.
Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.
Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.
Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In a provincial Japanese town, an entrepreneurial sanitation collector is drawn into the world of local politics, only to discover that the prosperity he helped create will benefit everyone but himself.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Omiyo
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising baseball player to The Toyko Flowers.
Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1939, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
1939 Japanese movie
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
1962 Japanese movie