Tokyo Story1953
As Fumiko Hirayama
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Kuniko Miyake
Born
Kuniko Miyake (三宅邦子, September 17, 1916 – November 4, 1992) was a legendary Japanese actress. She was a prominent member of director Yasujirō Ozu's recurring ensemble cast, frequently portraying compassionate mothers, wives, and family figures. Her notable filmography includes timeless cinema classics such as "Late Spring" (1949), "Early Summer" (1951), "Tokyo Story" (1953), and "An Autumn Afternoon" (1962).
Filmography (131)
Late Spring1949
As Akiko Miwa
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Until the End of the World1991
As Mrs. Mori
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Good Morning1959
As Tamiko Hayashi
TMDb 7.7 / 10
An Autumn Afternoon1962
As Nobuko
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952
As Chizu Yamauchi
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Makioka Sisters1983
As Tominaga's Aunt
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Late Autumn1960
As Nobuko
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Early Spring1956
As Yukiko Kawai
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Four Mothers
Four Mothers1954
Haru no uzumaki1954
Early Summer1951
As Fumiko Mamiya
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Flame of My Love1949
As Toshiko Kishida
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Escapade in Japan1957
As Michiko Tanaka
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Blue Sky Maiden1957
As Machiko Mimura
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Mount Hakone1962
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Teenage Secrets1954
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family1941
As Kazuko
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Gonza the Spearman1986
As Iwaki's wife
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Tokyo Omnibus1959
Haha nami1953
Love Under the Crucifix1962
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Ejima and Ikushima1955
As 天英院
Tomorrow's Happiness1955
As Masae Taki
Kanojo no tokudane1952
Tokyo's Business District1962
Mother's First Love1954
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Radiant Prince1961
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Trio's Engagements1937
As Junko
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Wim Wenders in Tokyo1990
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Rose on His Arm1956
As Masahiro's mother
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Housewives Are Suing1956
On This Earth1957
As Yoshie, Wakako's mum
TMDb 7.0 / 10
You and I1941
As Kubo's wife
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Zoku aizen katsura1962
The Wild Geese1953
As Osada
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Just Barely1960
Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl1956
As President’s Wife
Teen-ager's Resistance1955
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch1968
As Sister Yamakawa
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Housewife Camellia1936
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Phantom Horse1955
As Hagino
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Les Mesdemoiselles1961
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges1974
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Okinu and Banto1940
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Love of the Princess1957
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Family Safety1958
The Journey1967
As Setsuko
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Asashio yushio1956
Dianas of the Campus1966
Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance1960
As Sonoda Shizuko (Setsuko's mother)
Mother1958
The Golden Demon1937
As Mitsue Akagashi
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Fujisancho1948
The Portrait1948
As Kumiko
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Youth of the Son1952
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Brotherly Love1954
Introspection Tower1941
As Ms. Natsumura
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Renai muteki kantai
Renai muteki kantai1937
Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove1952
Hanran1954
Summer in Eclipse1956
As Akiko Mishima
Sado Island Elegy1952
獄門島 総集篇
獄門島 総集篇1950
The Snowy Heron1958
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Ripple in a Morning1952
As Kayo
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the Green Grass1954
Someday I'll Know1959
As Haruko Shiroyama
TMDb 9.0 / 10
White Cliffs1960
A Roaring Trade1962
A Meeting of Youths1952
As Muneko
Police Precinct Part 22: Teenage Footsteps1963
A Female Doctor's Examination Room1950
As Mrs. Kawamura
Etajima, the Naval Academy1959
Family Diary1938
As Kikue Hara
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Island of Horrors1949
As Sanae
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Poppy1935
As Fujio Kono
TMDb 6.6 / 10
夕やけ小やけの赤とんぼ1961
As 千代崎信子
Gokumon Jima: Kaimei Hen1949
Mother's Ambition1955
Burden of Life1935
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Homecoming1950
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hanamazu1955
Tree of Love1954
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Hibari's Tale of Pathos1962
北上川悲歌
北上川悲歌1961
Flower in a Storm1962
Dôkoku1952
Late Night Confession
Late Night Confession1949
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Bright Young Maidens1958
As Mihoko Ishizawa, Kanako's Mother
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Eclipse1934
As Tomone's friend
Zoku jūdai no seiten1953
As Hisako Yasutomi
The Burdened Sisters1961
As Mother Setsuko
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Kyōshū1952
東京の夜は泣いている1961
As Kikuko, Masaya Taki's mother
Youth After School1963
As Fumi
Tasogare no Tokyo Tower1959
Alps Story: The Wild1950
The Final Winner?1968
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Okayo's Preparedness1939
As Osumi - Dance master
TMDb 7.0 / 10
San'nin musume kanpai!1962
Ah, Youth1951
Parakin to Kyū-chan mōshiwakenai yarō-tachi1962
Battle of Roses1950
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Firefly Grass1954
Door of Flowers1961
Shiroi minamikaze1961
I Yearn for Father1951
The Makioka Sisters1959
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Farewell, Innocence1955
As Mother Shizuko
Haha o tataeru uta1939
Children Seeking a Mother1956
As Shizuko Fujisawa
Love River1958
若い涙を吹きとばせ1961
New Woman Question and Answer1939
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Queen of the Wind1938
Sodachi zakari1967
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Half Virgin
Half Virgin1938
Boy Aviation Pilots1936
The Daring Nun1968
As Mother Superior
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Brother and His Younger Sister1939
As Akiko Mamiya
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Chikaiteshi1957
Jirocho of Shimizu 1: The Glorious Port of Shimizu
Jirocho of Shimizu 1: The Glorious Port of Shimizu1981
Kobushi no hana no sakukoro1956
Farewell Song1955
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Eternal Life1964
Under the Roof of Young Tokyo1963
As Fumi Kuwano (Fukiko's mother)
Young Nude1960
Bannai Tarao Series Demon King of Kyokumadan1954
Namida no Sekinin
Namida no Sekinin1940
Sabakareru jūdai1956
Filmography and biography: TMDb