(born Misako Uehara; 26 March 1937 2003) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in a few Japanese films from the late 1950s, most notably starring as Princess Yuki in

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who List of works by Akira Kurosawa, directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the History of film, history of cinema ...

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The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese ''epic jidaigeki'' adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It tells the story of two peasants who agree to escort a man and a woman across enemy lines in return for gold without knowi ...

''. Following a brief career, she left acting.

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* 1937 births Japanese film actresses 2003 deaths Actresses from Fukuoka 20th-century Japanese actresses {{Japan-film-actor-stub