Setsuko Hara
2026-06-04
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Setsuko Hara (原 節子, Hara Setsuko; born Masae Aida (会田 昌江); 17 June 1920 – 5 September 2015) was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her performances in Yasujirō Ozu's films Late Spring (1949), Tokyo Story (1953) and Tokyo Twilight (1957), amongst many others, and for working extensively with director Mikio Naruse. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese film actresses of all time.
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1953 Hit Film, Directed by Sacred Treasure of Cinema, Ranked Among ‘Best Movies of All Time’
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Setsuko Hara, Japanese Star of Films by Ozu and Kurosawa, Is Dead at 95 (Published 2015)
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