was a Japanese film actress.

Career

Kuwano was born in Shiba ward,

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. After graduating from Mita High School in 1932, she first worked as a "sweets girl" for

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before entering the

Shochiku () is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not ...

film studios in 1934, where she gave her debut in Hiroshi Shimizu's '' Eclipse''. In addition to many films directed by Shimizu, she starred in films by

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and

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. In 1946, she collapsed on the set of

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's ''Victory of Women''. She is the mother of actress Miyuki Kuwano.

Selected filmography

* 1934: '' Eclipse'' * 1936: ''

Mr. Thank You is a 1936 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu (director), Hiroshi Shimizu. It is based on a short story by Nobel Prize for Literature, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Yasunari Kawabata, and noted for its portrayal of G ...

'' * 1937: '' What Did the Lady Forget?'' * 1939: '' A Brother and His Younger Sister'' * 1940: '' The Legend of Tank Commander Nishizumi'' * 1942: ''

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'' * 1946: ''Victory of Women''

References

External links

* 1915 births 1946 deaths Japanese film actresses {{Japan-film-actor-stub