Michiko Kuwano
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Michiko Kuwano was born on January 4, 1915 in the former municipality of Shiba ward, which is now located in the Minato ward in Tokyo.[4][5] Her father was a chef, and her mother died when she was four years old.[6] After graduating from Mita High School in 1932, she first worked as a "sweets girl" for Morinaga & Company before entering the Shochiku film studios in 1934.[1] She gave birth in 1942 to Miyuki Kuwano, who would later become an actress.[1]
She fainted during the filming of Victory of Women by Kenji Mizoguchi[1][6] and died on April 1, 1946 from complications of a hemorrhage due to an ectopic pregnancy at the age of 31.[6]
Career
She made her film debut in Hiroshi Shimizu's Eclipse. She would go on to make several films with Shimizu, including Mr. Thank You.[6] Michiko Kuwano appeared in nearly 90 films for Shōchiku between 1934 and 1946.[7] In addition to many films directed by Shimizu, she starred in films by Yasujirō Ozu and Yasujirō Shimazu. In 1946, she collapsed on the set of Kenji Mizoguchi's Victory of Women.
