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Howard Orr
31Dec11
What other actor/actress in the world can claim to have worked with four of the world's greatest directors in some of their finest works? "Ugetsu", "Street Of Shame", "Rashomon", "Floating Weeds", "Older Brother, Younger Sister". And that's before you get onto her work with other, also very talented directors. Amazing. (And she was hot.)
trolley freak
1Sep11
One of the great stars from Japan's Golden Age of moviemaking. She holds the distinction of being the only actor I can think of who starred in films by all 6 of my favourite Japanese directors - Ozu, Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Ichikawa, Naruse and Masumura. Not only that, she starred in the first Best Foreign Film Oscar winner (Gate of Hell) and also appeared in a 60's New Wave classic (The Face Of Another). She even found time to go to Hollywood to appear alongside Marlon Brando! A legend...
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