Yoshiko Okada

Known for ActingBorn 1902-04-21Died 1992-02-10Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Yoshiko Okada (岡田嘉子, Okada Yoshiko, 21 April 1902 – 10 February 1992) was a Japanese actress. She was one of the most popular actresses in Japan during the late 1920s and early 1930s. She entered the film industry in 1923 and quickly rose to fame by appearing in numerous films. During the transition from silent films to sound films, Okada continued acting but faced increasing competition from younger actresses. Her popularity declined as new stars emerged in the 1930s. She was among the first actresses to replace onnagata (men playing female roles) in Japanese cinema and became famous for portraying modern, independent women, reflecting social shifts in 1920s–30s Japan. Her love life and relationships with directors were widely reported, contributing to her celebrity image. In 1938, she fled to the Soviet Union with her lover, the stage director Ryokichi Sugimoto. Soon after arriving in the Soviet Union, both were arrested during the Great Purge. Sugimoto was executed. Okada was sentenced to ten years in a labor camp. After her release, she remained in the Soviet Union and worked in theatre. She became involved in theatrical activities in Moscow, learning Russian and integrating into Soviet theater. For many years, she was believed to have died. In 1972, it was revealed that she was still alive. She briefly returned to Japan in 1973, attracting considerable media attention. Okada later returned to the Soviet Union, where she lived until her death in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yoshiko Okada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Life of Don Matsugoro

Ten Thousand Boys

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

Love

Until the Day We Meet Again

August Without Emperor

Orange Road Express

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

No Blood Relation

An Inn in Tokyo

With a Single Sword Bale

Mother of the East

Rice

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

A Woman Crying in Spring

Woman of Tokyo

Niizuma no wananaki

Daphne

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Five Women Around Him

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The Conjuror in the Town

Daichi wa hohoemu dainihen

Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen

Skull Dance

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