Michiko Tsuyama

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles

#1The Chieko Story

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Tama

8.8 / 10
Drama

Adapted from a poem, which was composed by poet and sculptor Kotaro Takamura, Chieko-Sho is the story of the artist's wife Chieko. The poet meets a woman, who also as an artist illustrates, one day. They marry and have a good life spending many years together. One day, however, she loses her mind and has to be confined to a hospital. The poetry was some of star Hara Setsuko's favourite even before her involvement in the film.

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#2Cheerful Detective

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
ComedyMystery

After graduating from detective school, Achao and Entaro received their certificates and launched a private detective agency. One night, while investigating Otoyo, the wife of a soba shop owner, the two went to the basement of a theater and unexpectedly stumbled upon the murder of model Ranko Nemoto. Using the earring she was wearing as a clue, they began their investigation.

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#3The Lady of Musashino

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Eiko

6.3 / 10
Drama

In post-war Japan, Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage, confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko's husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.

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#4Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

9.0 / 10

Once an average and seemingly ordinary Tokyo girl, she suddenly finds herself as a TV star owing to her discovery by a casting company, which noticed photographs that her cousin had sent. When another actress falls ill she is given the role instead. Her first film is a success propelling the young actress to popularity, her own fans, money and a house. While everything looks dandy from the outside not all is well within the family however.

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#5Vendetta of a Samurai

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.6 / 10
DramaActionHistory

Mataemon Araki, a renowned swordsman, helps a young man find vengeance.

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#6Moth Lamp

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#7The White Orchid

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Drama

A Japanese adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, directed by Kimura Keigo

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#8A Brother and His Sister

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Masako

8.0 / 10
Drama

In a household of three the husband is a salaryman who lives with his younger sister and wife in Tokyo. He is returning home late in the evenings because he plays go, or a Japanese version of chess, with his boss. The wife and sister are unhappy about this. The man's co-worker advises him to stop the late evenings out with the boss, but the man cares less. His sister works at a foreign firm and speaks English. When a man who had earlier visited her workplace returns and asks her out for dinner, she rejects him by lying about a husband. He had made impolite comments about her in English during his earlier visit not realizing she understands him.

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#9Beyond The Stars

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Komagiku

8.8 / 10
Romance

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#10Morishige, where are you going?

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Drama

A man who seemed to have found happiness with a wife and child loses his wife and his daughter gets married... A man's life, full of joy and sorrow, is vividly depicted to the tune of "Moonlit Desert" in this humanistic drama full of pathos, starring Hisaya Morishige.

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#11The Wife is a University Student

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Wada (Female Student)

8.8 / 10
RomanceDrama

Outspoken student Noriko stands up to bullies and befriends pitcher Mitsuo. As their bond deepens, she impulsively declares she wants to marry him—then reconsiders, realizing both still have growing to do before love can truly begin.

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#12Snow-Flake

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Oharu

7.5 / 10
Drama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#13The Man Without a Nationality

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Chiyoko

10.0 / 10

Thriller drama by Kon Ichikawa

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