Acting
Midori Komatsu
Komatsu Midori was born in Tokyo in 1891. From the age of five she studied at the Bando dance school and in 1911 joined a female theater which had just been formed, the Nakasu Masagoza. In 1912 at the age of 21 she made her stage debut. In 1913 upon the invitation of Shochiku Gomei, she participated in the female theater group the Kyoto City Second Kyogoku Taishoza where she continued her activities until 1915, when she chose to take the path leading towards action pictures. In 1919 she negotiated with Kunikatsu films and the following year joined the company. She was aiming to be a real movie star. At Kunikatsu she appeared in Shoshurei, Minashi Go and Chishio no Naruto. After the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 she joined Shochiku Shimogamo. She concentrated mainly on period dramas such as Nichiren Komachi, Yoshii Masayuki and Kane no Naruhi (The Day the Bell Tolls). In 1925 she transferred to Nikkatsu Daishogun Studios and appeared in Nakayama Yasubei, and Rakka no Mai. From this time onward she came to be in demand for elderly roles and the roles of mothers. From the 1930s she built up a portfolio of supporting roles, and then taking a professional name in the Wakayagi school of dancing, she took on the responsibility of choreography for the Nikkatsu Period Drama Theater. In 1942 she transferred to Daiei. She then concentrated mainly on period dramas until her retirement in 1964. She died in 1982 at the age of 91.
Filmography
The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto
Film · 1970
Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
Film · 1969
The Sisters and I
Film · 1967
Showdown of Men 3
Film · 1967
Shôjo no hanpatsu
Film · 1965
Onna no hayashi
Film · 1965
Shinsengumi Chronicles
Film · 1963
Bronze Magician
Film · 1963
The Notorious Man's Return
Film · 1962
A Lustful Man
Film · 1961
Bad Reputation Returns
Film · 1961
A Maiko's Holiday
Film · 1961
Shogun's Holiday
Film · 1958
Night Butterflies
Film · 1957
Birth of Romance
Film · 1957
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
Film · 1957
Undercurrent
Film · 1956
Sisters of Gion
Film · 1956
Marathon Samurai
Film · 1956
The Shadow That Kills the Moon
Film · 1955
Sansho the Bailiff
Film · 1954
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Film · 1954
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
Film · 1954
The Woman in the Rumor
Film · 1954
Maiko monogatari
Film · 1954
Hana no nagadosu
Film · 1954
Otomi-san
Film · 1954
A Geisha
Film · 1953
Kisoji no Komori-uta
Film · 1953
Suna-e jubaku
Film · 1953
Kuro obi arashi
Film · 1953
Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa
Film · 1952
Mabuta no haha
Film · 1952
Miss Oyu
Film · 1951
Aizenbashi
Film · 1951
Resurrection
Film · 1950
Minami no bara
Film · 1950
The Flower That Crossed the Mountain
Film · 1949
A Fool's Love
Film · 1949
Messenger from the Moon
Film · 1949
Guren bosatsu
Film · 1949
Three Pearls
Film · 1949
Yoimatsuri happyaku yachō
Film · 1947
Oshiroi jō
Film · 1947
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Film · 1942
Miyamoto Musashi - Dai-ichi-bu: Kusawake no hitobito - Dai-ni-bu: Eitatsu no mon
Film · 1940
Shunjû ittôryû
Film · 1939
Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary
Film · 1938
Ishimatsu from the Forest
Film · 1937
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
Film · 1931
The Revenge Champion
Film · 1931
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Film · 1927
Mito Kōmon
Film · 1926
Jigoku ni ochita mitsuhide
Film · 1926
Nagurareta o tonosama
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