Suzuki Mitsue

Name: Suzuki Mitsue
Native name: 鈴木光枝
Also Known as: すずきみつえ, 鈴木光枝
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: July 29, 1918
Died: May 22, 2007

Born in Kanda Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo (currently Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo ). and dropped out of Tokyo City First High School (currently Fukagawa High School, Tokyo ).

She studied under Masao Inoue and took her first stage in 1932 .

In 1942, she formed a theater company Bunkaza with her husband Takashi Sasaki , Satoshi Yamamura , Isao Yamagata and others. After Sasaki's death, she took office as a representative and contributed to the development of the new theater world in Japan.

She played many middle-aged female roles and old female roles, and was called "one the three grandmothers (actors) actresses in the new theater world" along with Sakae Kitayashiya and Koei Hatsui, and was evaluated as a master of old age.

On May 22, 2007, she died due to heart failure in a hospital in Chiba Prefecture, Kashiwa City, at 88 years old.

Her daughter is actress Ai Sasaki. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1983	Tokugawa Ieyasu Japanese Drama, 1983, 50 eps (Unknown)	50	Unknown	8.2
1979	Ma-ne-chan Japanese Drama, 1979, 156 eps (Unknown)	156	Unknown	8.3
1974	Hatoko no Umi Japanese Drama, 1974, 312 eps (Support Role)	312	Support Role	6.0
1968	Ahiru no gakkou Japanese Drama, 1968, 47 eps (Unknown)	47	Unknown	6.0
1968	Kappa no Sanpei: Yokai Daisakusen Japanese Drama, 1968, 26 eps (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 8) Guest Role	0.0
1967	San Shimai Japanese Drama, 1967, 52 eps Jimbo Kuni [Matashiro's mother] (Support Role)	52	Jimbo Kuni [Matashiro's mother] Support Role	6.0
1966	Ohanahan Japanese Drama, 1966, 310 eps (Unknown)	310	Unknown	5.0
1961	Hanshichi Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1961, 27 eps (Ep. 14) (Guest Role)	27	(Ep. 14) Guest Role	0.0
1956	New Family Album Japanese Drama, 1956, 8 eps [Former Principal] (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	8	[Former Principal] (Ep. 8) Guest Role	0.0
1953	Kofuku e no Kifuku Japanese Drama, 1953, 13 eps Maid Kimiya (Support Role)	13	Maid Kimiya Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1990	Childhood Days Japanese Movie, 1990, Kazama Maki (Support Role)	Kazama Maki Support Role	7.3
1988	Tora-san 40: Salad-Day Memorial Japanese Movie, 1988, (Bit part)	Bit part	7.8
1982	The Tower of Lilies Japanese Movie, 1982, [Old woman in Itozu] (Bit part)	[Old woman in Itozu] Bit part	10.0
1981	Noriko, Now Japanese Movie, 1981, Tominaga Tsume (Support Role)	Tominaga Tsume Support Role	0.0
1972	Mofuku no Homonsha Japanese Movie, 1972, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1965	Seishun to Hananda Japanese Movie, 1965, [Tachibana's mother] (Bit part)	[Tachibana's mother] Bit part	6.0
1965	House of Terrors Japanese Movie, 1965, [Spiritualist] (Support Role)	[Spiritualist] Support Role	6.9
1936	Taii no Musume Japanese Movie, 1936, Okon [Village girl] (Support Role)	Okon [Village girl] Support Role	7.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1988	Oshutome-san Dai Boshu! Japanese Special, 1988, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1985	Scandal Mokushiroku Japanese Special, 1985, 2 eps (Support Role)	2	Support Role	0.0
1983	Kaseifu wa Mita! 1 Japanese Special, 1983, 1 eps Inamura Tsune [Tatsuya's mother] (Guest Role)	1	Inamura Tsune [Tatsuya's mother] Guest Role	0.0
1982	Nyuushimondai Satsujin Jiken Japanese Special, 1982, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1981	Uchi no Honkan Series 5 "Honkan Yuki no Jin" Japanese Special, 1981, 1 eps Makino Yone [Old woman] (Support Role)	1	Makino Yone [Old woman] Support Role	2.0
1961	Zokuya Japanese Special, 1961, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	6.0
1960	Chosen Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	0.0
1960	Soshite Kyo mo Mata Japanese Special, 1960, 1 eps [Ichitaro's Mother] (Bit part)	1	[Ichitaro's Mother] Bit part	0.0
1953	Yomigaetta Christ Japanese Special, 1953, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1953	Kare wa Senpai Japanese Special, 1953, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0
1953	Haha no Hatsukoi Japanese Special, 1953, 1 eps (Unknown)	1	Unknown	0.0

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