Namiko Hatsuse
Japanese actress (1889–1951)
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Namiko Hatsuse (初瀬 浪子; August 1889 – 1951), also written Nami-ko Hatsuse and Hatsuse Namiko, was the stage name of a Japanese actress, born Hideko Iwao.
Early life and education
Hideko Iwao was born in Tokyo, the daughter of Tosui Iwao.[1] As Namiko Hatsuse, she was one of the first graduates of Kawakami Sadayakko's Actress Training Institute.[2]
Career
Hatsuse specialized shingeki style acting in modern and Western dramas on the Tokyo stage. She was part of the Imperial Theatre Troupe.[3] Her roles included one of the sisters in Maurice Maeterlinck's The Death of Tintagiles (1912),[4] the young wife in Bjornstjerne Bjornson's The Newly Married Couple,[5] and Karaginu in The Treachery of Terutora (1913).[6] She played the koto in character in The Treachery of Terutora.[7] She was also recognized for roles in Shakespeare adaptations,[8] including Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor.[9][10] She also appeared in the film A Woman's Sorrows (1937) directed by Mikio Naruse.[11]
Personal life
Namiko Hatsuse died in 1951, aged 62 years.
