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Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

Actor · Born April 18, 1943 (83) · Tokyo, Japan

Jitsuko Yoshimura (吉村実子 Yoshimura Jitsuko, born 18 April 1943) is a Japanese actress. She was discovered by Shohei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships. She went on to appear in The Insect Woman and Onibaba. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 18, 1943 (83)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Jitsuko Yoshimura's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Power
25%
Survival
22%
Self
12%
Bonds
7%
Society
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jitsuko Yoshimura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Jitsuko Yoshimura'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

41 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Sadako(2019)

    as Old Woman

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • dele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bad Girls of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Oshin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Naka Tanimura

  • The Devil's Path(2013)

    as Kazuko Fujii

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Box: Hakamada jiken - inochi towa(2010)

    as Kinu Hakamada

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Gap in the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Grandmother

  • All About Our House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Mitsuyo Iwata

  • Semi matsuri no shima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Coquille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kimie Fujisaki

  • Salaryman Senka: Tanshin Funin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Secret Liaisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Signal Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Auntie Midori

  • Hoshi wo tsugu mono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Keiko Yoshida

  • Wakko no kin medaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 151 episodes · as 母・千代

  • Jūkyūsai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Mother(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A-Un (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Dodes'ka-den(1970)

    as Yoshie Kawaguchi

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra(1970)

    as Lybia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • If You Were Young: Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Red Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Oyou

  • Monstrous! Who Am I?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Night of the Seagull (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Green Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Neon Taiheiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Bogus Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Midori Otaguro

  • Secret Agent 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Atout coeur à Tokyo pour OSS 117(1966)

    as Tetsuko

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • An Innocent Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Samurai Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Omiyo

  • Zettai tasū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Last Judgment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Seishun zenki: Aoi kajitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Onibaba(1964)

    as Young Woman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Onibaba : Film Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Insect Woman(1963)

    as Nobuko

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Pigs and Battleships(1961)

    as Haruko

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto(1954)

    as Ei

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1954 to 2019; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Sadako (2019)

$5.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Onibaba (1964)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Sadako (2019)

Film career

19542019

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s3 · acting1980s4 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s7 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
5469

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jitsuko Yoshimura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Box: Hakamada jiken - inochi towa (2010)

77th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Onibaba (1964)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 41. 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.

Is Jitsuko Yoshimura's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jitsuko Yoshimura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jitsuko Yoshimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shōhei Imamura shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles