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Setsuko Hara

1920 - 2015

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Setsuko Hara (原 節子, Hara Setsuko; 17 June 1920 – 5 September 2015) was a Japanese actress. Though best known for her performances in Yasujirō Ozu's films Late Spring (1949) and Tokyo Story (1953), she had already appeared in 67 films before working with Ozu. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest Japanese actresses of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Setsuko Hara is the 920th most popular actor (down from 710th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Japan (down from 237th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Actor.

Setsuko Hara is most famous for her role in the film "Tokyo Story" (1953) directed by Yasujiro Ozu.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Setsuko Hara ranks 920 out of 13,578. Before her are Richard Lynch, Florinda Bolkan, Erik Bruhn, Bubba Smith, Elisabeth Shue, and Peter Weller. After her are Lee J. Cobb, Til Schweiger, Viola Davis, Susanna Hoffs, Peter Dinklage, and Catherine Spaak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Setsuko Hara ranks 78. Before her are Timothy Leary, John Harsanyi, Elliot Richardson, Alicia Alonso, Richard Farnsworth, and Kim Yong-ju. After her are Jack Warden, Arthur Hailey, Ivan Kozhedub, Franklin J. Schaffner, Albert Barillé, and Jaan Kross. Among people deceased in 2015, Setsuko Hara ranks 72. Before her are Francesco Rosi, Marshall Rosenberg, Pierre Brice, Dave Mackay, Halldór Ásgrímsson, and Nirmala Joshi. After her are Kurt Masur, Louis Jourdan, Phil Taylor, Georges Wolinski, Robert Loggia, and Gabriele Ferzetti.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Setsuko Hara ranks 366 out of 6,245. Before her are Shigeo Sugimoto (1926), Hiroshi Saeki (1936), Kōichirō Matsuura (1937), Ono no Komachi (825), Maeda Toshiie (1538), and Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855). After her are Emperor Go-Saga (1220), Kakuei Tanaka (1918), Emperor Tenmu (631), Hideo Kojima (1963), Minoru Kobata (1946), and Amakusa Shirō (1621).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Setsuko Hara ranks 11. Before her are Sonny Chiba (1939), Ken Watanabe (1959), Hiroyuki Sanada (1960), Ken Takakura (1931), Takashi Shimura (1905), and Victoria Principal (1950). After her are Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950), Tatsuya Nakadai (1932), Sessue Hayakawa (1886), Masako Nozawa (1936), Machiko Kyō (1924), and Momoko Kōchi (1932).

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