Igawa Kuniko

Name: Igawa Kuniko
Native name: 井川邦子
Also Known as: いがわくにこ, 野中敏子, のなかとしこ, 河野敏子, このとしこ, Kono Toshiko
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: October 15, 1923
Died: October 4, 2012

Born as Toshiko Nonaka, she began acting as Toshiko Kono before changing her name again after World War II during the golden age of Japanese cinema to Kuniko Igawa. She became a café owner after she retired, which occurred in 1977, in Kamakura. Coffee Igawa is still a going concern despite her death in 2012 and being run by her relatives who had taken over the operation of the café earlier as Igawa had slipped, fallen and was unable to continue as before. Igawa was in approximately 60 films.
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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1981	Akakabu Kenji Funsenki 2 Japanese Drama, 1981, 13 eps (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	13	(Ep. 3) Guest Role	0.0
1961	Hanshichi Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1961, 27 eps (Ep. 15) (Guest Role)	27	(Ep. 15) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1960	The River Fuefuki Japanese Movie, 1960, (Support Role)	Support Role	2.0
1959	The Snow Flurry Japanese Movie, 1959, Nagura Tatsuko (Support Role)	Nagura Tatsuko Support Role	6.0
1958	Kono Ten no Niji Japanese Movie, 1958, Hayashi (Support Role)	Hayashi Support Role	6.0
1957	Times of Joy and Sorrow Japanese Movie, 1957, Suzuki Itoko (Support Role)	Suzuki Itoko Support Role	0.0
1955	The Tattered Wings Japanese Movie, 1955, Kimiko [Fuyuko's sister] (Support Role)	Kimiko [Fuyuko's sister] Support Role	8.0
1955	Diary of Loneliness Japanese Movie, 1955, Yoshiko (Support Role)	Yoshiko Support Role	0.0
1954	Twenty-Four Eyes Japanese Movie, 1954, Matsue (Support Role)	Matsue Support Role	7.9
1954	Kaito Sannin Yoshizo Japanese Movie, 1954, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1953	Love Letter Japanese Movie, 1953, (Support Role)	Support Role	6.9
1953	Otome no Shinsatsu Shitsu Japanese Movie, 1953, Nonomiya Yukiko (Support Role)	Nonomiya Yukiko Support Role	0.0
1952	Chi Tocho Byuonsan: Ozome Hankuro Japanese Movie, 1952, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1951	Early Summer Japanese Movie, 1951, Yasuda Takako [Noriko's friend] (Guest Role)	Yasuda Takako [Noriko's friend] Guest Role	7.8
1951	Adolescent Japanese Movie, 1951, Ms. Hanahagi (Main Role)	Ms. Hanahagi Main Role	0.0
1951	Carmen Comes Home Japanese Movie, 1951, Mitsuko Taguchi [Haruo's wife] (Support Role)	Mitsuko Taguchi [Haruo's wife] Support Role	6.4
1950	Fuun Konpira-san Japanese Movie, 1950, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1948	The Portrait Japanese Movie, 1948, Midori (Main Role)	Midori Main Role	7.4
1947	Marriage Japanese Movie, 1947, Kimiko [Fumie's sister] (Support Role)	Kimiko [Fumie's sister] Support Role	0.0
1946	The Girl I Loved Japanese Movie, 1946, Yoshiko (Main Role)	Yoshiko Main Role	8.0
1946	Women's Victory Japanese Movie, 1946, Nurse (Support Role)	Nurse Support Role	8.7
1944	Jubilation Street Japanese Movie, 1944, [Postal delivery woman] (Unknown)	[Postal delivery woman] Unknown	5.0
1943	The Living Magoroku Japanese Movie, 1943, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1943	Hiwa Normanton Gojiken: Kamen no Buto Japanese Movie, 1943, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1940	Tokai no Honryu Japanese Movie, 1940, [Woman at game] (Support Role)	[Woman at game] Support Role	0.0
1940	Kinuyo's First Love Japanese Movie, 1940, Miyoshi Mitsuyo (Support Role)	Miyoshi Mitsuyo Support Role	0.0

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