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Yoshiko Okada
Acting

Yoshiko Okada
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-04-21,Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

Life of Don Matsugoro

9

Life of Don Matsugoro
1986-03-21

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae

7.385

Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
1934-06-28

No Blood Relation

7.324

No Blood Relation
1932-12-16

An Inn in Tokyo

7.078

An Inn in Tokyo
1935-11-21

6.771

Woman of Tokyo
1933-02-09

Niizuma no wananaki

0

Niizuma no wananaki
1976-04-03

Until the Day We Meet Again

8

Until the Day We Meet Again
1932-11-24

The Passion of a Woman Teacher

7

The Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926-07-14

A Woman Crying in Spring

6.8

A Woman Crying in Spring
1933-04-01

Five Women Around Him

0

Five Women Around Him
1927-03-18

6.75

Rice
1957-03-04

August Without Emperor

7.25

August Without Emperor
1978-09-23

Orange Road Express

7

Orange Road Express
1978-04-29

8

Love
1933-11-09

The Conjuror in the Town

0

The Conjuror in the Town
1925-02-13

Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen

0

Daichi wa hohoemu daisanpen
1925-04-17

Daichi wa hohoemu dainihen

0

Daichi wa hohoemu dainihen
1925-04-17

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

8.8

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976-07-23

The Loyal 47 Ronin

0

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932-12-01

0

Skull Dance
1923-03-15

With a Single Sword Bale

7

With a Single Sword Bale
1934-07-14

0

日輪　前篇
1926-05-21

Ten Thousand Boys

9

Ten Thousand Boys
1962-03-24

0

Daphne
1933-11-16

Mother of the East

7

Mother of the East
1934-02-01