Masako Izumi
Masako Izumi | |
|---|---|
和泉 雅子 | |
 Izumi in 1963 | |
| Born | 31 July 1947 Ginza, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 9 July 2025 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–2025 |
Masako Izumi (和泉 雅子, Izumi Masako; 31 July 1947 – 9 July 2025) was a Japanese actress, singer and adventurer.[1]
Life and career
Izumi was born in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan on 31 July 1947.[2] She joined Wakakusa Theatre Company and started her acting career as a child actress[3][4] at the age of 11.[5] Three years later, she moved to Nikkatsu Film company and she became one of the three representative actresses of the Nikkatsu called Nikkatsu Sannin Musume along with Sayuri Yoshinaga and Chieko Matsubara.[3]
In 1963, Izumi starred in Kirio Urayama's film Bad Girl and the film won a Golden Prize at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.[6]
Izumi was the first Japanese woman to reach the North Pole on an expedition, which she did in 1989.[7]
Izumi died from cancer on 9 July 2025, at the age of 77.[8]
Selected filmography
- Kojo no Tsuki (1958)
- The Snow Flurry (1959) as Sakura Nagura
- The Seven Challengers (1961)
- The Love Story of Ginza (1962)
- Bad Girl (1963) as Wakae Kita
- Hikaru umi (1963)
- The Bastard (1963) as Emiko Okamura
- Wakakusa Monogatari (1964) as Chieko
- Tattooed Life (1965) as Midori Kinoshita
- The Society (1968) as Mineko Kobayashi
- The Wild Sea (1969)
- Earth Ninja Chronicles: Duel in the Wind (1979)
- Men and War Part II (1971)[9]
- Blood Vendetta (1971)
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) (TV series) as Yomogiko
- Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (1998) (TV series)
References
- ^ "Masako Izumi" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "和泉雅子" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ a b "和泉雅子" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Masako Izumi Profile" (in Japanese). The TV. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "和泉雅子" (in Japanese). 映画DB. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "百科事典マイペディア「浦山桐郎」の解説". Kotobank. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Japan Actress, Adventurer Masako Izumi Dies at 77". The Japan News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "冒険家で俳優の和泉雅子さん死去 日本人女性で初めて北極点走破". Asahi. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河". eiga.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
External links
- Masako Izumi at IMDb
- Masako Izumi discography at Discogs