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Yôko Tsukasa

Yôko Tsukasa

Actor · Born August 20, 1934 (92) · Sakaiminato, Japan

Yōko Aizawa (相澤 葉子, Aizawa Yōko, born August 20, 1934) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 17th Blue Ribbon Awards for Kinokawa. She is a professor at Tokyo University of Social Welfare and serves as the 2nd head of Nihon Taishōmura theme park. Born as Yōko Shōji (庄司 葉子) in Tottori Prefecture, to a family of cotton merchants who had settled in Yumihama. Her family is a branch of the Shōji family, the landed magnate of Watari. She married politician and attorney Hideyuki Aizawa. Their son Hiromitsu married singer and actress Shoko Aida. She's been awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2003) and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2010).

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Born
August 20, 1934 (92)
From
Sakaiminato, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 128 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 56% in 30 days

What are Yôko Tsukasa's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
20%
Society
16%
Survival
14%
Ideas
11%
Power
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Dread
1
Elegiac
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yôko Tsukasa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Yôko Tsukasa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

128 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Haru Urara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Fukumimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Haze of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Blue Jeans Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Drive for the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Asako

  • Red Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Tachibana Kazuko

  • Afterglow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Queen Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Tsutayo

  • The Devil's Island(1977)

    as Katsuno

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Prophecies of Nostradamus(1974)

    as Nobuo Nishiyama

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nagare no Fu Part I: Disturbance, Part II: Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • I Hear the Whistle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hatsue Sugimoto

  • The Earth is Born Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Minako Soejima

  • Epic Chushingura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 52 episodes · as Oishi Riku

  • Haru no Sakamichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 52 episodes · as Lady Kasuga

  • Japan's No. 1 Yakuza Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Five Gents and a Kuniang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tanba Toyoko

  • Five Gents Fly to Taiwan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Toyoko Tamba

  • Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Tsune

  • Battle of the Japan Sea(1969)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Saijō Eiko (Takashi's wife)

  • The Steel Edge of Revenge(1969)

    as Shino

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 5 Gents Fly to Kyushu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Eiko Saijō (Takashi’s Wife)

  • Admiral Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Sumie Kimura

  • Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Natsuyo Honjō

  • Devils-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Five Gents and Karate Grandpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Natsuyo Honjo (Kenichi's Wife)

  • Two in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Yumiko

  • Five Gents Prefer Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sumie Kimura (Shingo’s wife)

  • Samurai Rebellion(1967)

    as Ichi Sasahara

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kojiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Nami

  • Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sumie Kimura (Nobuyoshi's Wife)

  • The Daphne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Umeko (the second daughter)

  • Forever With You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • The Kii River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Shintani Hana

  • Moment of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kinuko Kakinuma

  • Five Gents on the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Yoko Kojima

  • A Company President's Life Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Kojima Yōko (Keigo’s wife)

  • Start Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Akiko Okabayashi (Eldest Daughter)

  • Back Stairways (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • President's Ninja Trick Book Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Kyōko Ishikawa (Takashi's new wife)

  • Five Gents' Trick Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Radish and the Carrot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as 1st Sin & 7th Sin

  • Modern Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Western King, Eastern Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Thief on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • I Am a Medical Examiner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • 3 Gents in the Snow Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Hail the 3 Gents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Fusae Ozawa

  • We Are Salarymen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Eiichiro’s Wife

  • Dobuike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Katsumi Muroi

  • Women Called 'Wives' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Devices Stronger Than Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Eiko Suda (CM Girl)

  • Fūryū onsen bantō nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Anything For Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Chushingura(1962)

    as Aguri Asano

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Yoru no keisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Shimizu Port Salaryman Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Woman of Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Ritsuko Yada

  • The Wiser Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Netsuke Ishikawa

  • Shimizu Port Salaryman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The End of Summer(1961)

    as Noriko

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • A Night in Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Keiko Kimura

  • Challenge to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Yojimbo(1961)

    as Nui

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Eternity of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Michi

  • The Masterless 47 – Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Masterless 47 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Keiko

  • Late Autumn(1960)

    as Ayako Miwa

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sasko Kanamori

  • Respect, Flatter, and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Lovelorn Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Miyako Fujimura

  • The Blue Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Forbidden Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Last Gunfight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sally

  • The Three Treasures(1959)

    as Princess Oto Tachibana

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Young Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kazuyo Tsuda

  • Saga of the Vagabonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Tazu

  • The College Ruggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Takako Miyazaki

  • Samurai Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Lady Ochii / Princess Chiyo

  • 3 Dolls in College (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Michiko Kōda

  • Record of Loving Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Flower Shop Curtain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kyoko

  • The Path Under the Platanes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Kumiko Kazuki

  • Scops-Owl Sermon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Summer Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Miciko

  • Diary of an Elegant Hot Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Kyōko Arisaka (Yone’s daughter)

  • Flower's Yearning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Domoto Kozue

  • Holiday in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Third President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Capital of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Aiko Hayakawa

  • Assistant President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Blue Mountains Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Teacher Shimazaki

  • The Blue Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ms. Shimazaki

  • Schooldays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mizuno Junko

  • Night Holds a Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Dangerous Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Yoko Mihara

  • Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Price of Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Chikako Izumi / Sally

  • Summer in Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kioko

  • A Brother and His Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Fumiko Mamiya

  • In Case of One Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Mitsuko Misono

  • Three Generations of Company Presidents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Gendai no yokubô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Blue Buds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Bride

  • Three Youngmen and a Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Reiko (Company President’s Daughter)

  • The President Talks Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Everyone's Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • All Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The President's Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • To Love and Forgive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Tactics of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The First Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Yoshiko Kanai

  • Marital Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The History of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Three Brides for Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Mother and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Tamako Izumi

  • No Response from Car 33 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Frame of Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Aoyagi Yūko

  • The Immortal Pitcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • All is Well 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • All is Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Akiko Mori

  • Forever Be Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • 松本清張サスペンス 隠花の飾り (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 128 titles, 127 of them dated from 1954 to 2005; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office

Yojimbo (1961)

$73K worldwide

Highest rated

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Yojimbo (1961)

Film career

19542005

Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1960Screen debut· Late Autumn

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting128 of 128: 128 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score94th

By decade

1950s49 · acting1960s59 · acting1970s12 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s2 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Yôko Tsukasa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 94th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most divisive · actor

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

72nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yôko Tsukasa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yôko Tsukasa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoyuki Tanaka shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers