Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Actor

Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 1933

Biography

Mie Kitahara (北原三枝, Kitahara Mie, born 23 July 1933) is a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1952 and 1960. She is best known for co-starring in a series of films with Yujiro Ishihara, one of postwar Japan's most famous stars, starting with Crazed Fruit in 1956. They married in 1960 and she retired from acting, assuming her married name, Makiko Ishihara (石原まき子).

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Mie Kitahara 1
Mie Kitahara 2
Mie Kitahara 3

Representative Works

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
7.5
/ Japanese
Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit
6.9
/ Japanese
Burden of Love
Burden of Love
6.8
/ Japanese
Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza
7.0
/ Japanese
Wandering Shore
Wandering Shore
8.0
/ Japanese
The Green Music Box
The Green Music Box
5.0
/ Japanese
Confession
Confession
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
Jirochô yûkyôden: Akiba no himatsuri
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
6.5
/ Japanese
The Champion
The Champion
6.7
/ Japanese
That Wonderful Guy
That Wonderful Guy
6.0
/ Japanese
A Slope in the Sun
A Slope in the Sun
5.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952Winner

Best Performance

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

Crazed Fruit
1956Nominee

Best Performance

Crazed Fruit

Burden of Love
1955Nominee

Best Performance

Burden of Love

Career Highlights

Tales of Ginza
1955Highlight

Best Performance

Tales of Ginza

Wandering Shore
1956Highlight

Best Performance

Wandering Shore

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