Atsuko Ichinomiya

Acting

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Born 1913-12-29 · Kanda, Tokyo, Japan

Atsuko Ichinomiya was a Japanese actress. Her birth name was Atsuko Yoshida. She was born in Kanda, Tokyo (now Chiyoda Ward), Japan. She grew up in a family involved in the confectionery business. She attended Sei-no Elementary School and then Three-Wheeler High School (currently known as Miwatari Gakuen High School). During her school days, she participated in track and field and showed athletic talent. In 1932, Atsuko entered the film industry, initially appearing as a voice-over runner in films by the Funi Film Company. She later joined the Nifu Eiga Film Company and made her debut as an actress in the movie "Ginrei Fuji ni Yomigaeru" in 1933. Her performance caught the attention of the industry, and she adopted the stage name Atsuko Ichinomiya. In 1934, Atsuko became a research student at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater, which led her to further opportunities in both theater and film. She appeared in various films and plays, establishing herself as a notable actress. Atsuko Ichinomiya continued to act in both films and television dramas, becoming a well-respected character actor known for her versatile performances. She appeared in movies such as "春の戯れ" ("Spring Play") and "おかあさん" ("Mother"), and she was a regular in popular TV series like "女と味噌汁" ("Women and Miso Soup"). Her dedication to acting and her memorable roles contributed to her lasting impact on the entertainment industry. Atsuko Ichinomiya passed away on February 16, 1991, at the age of 77, due to liver failure. Her contributions to Japanese cinema and television continue to be remembered and appreciated. Source: "一の宮あつ子" - Wikipedia

Acting credits

Chûshingura poster
7.1

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

Chûshingura

1962

The Bride Is Waiting poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Bride Is Waiting

1957

Female Detective Story: S.O.S  Woman poster
10.0

A private detective and a colleague investigate a man for a wealthy young lady.

Female Detective Story: S.O.S Woman

1958

Once More poster
6.8

A romance with political overtones about the relationship of a sheltered bourgeois woman and a doctor who devotes himself to caring for the poor. Over a ten-year period - from 1936 through the war - they find each other and are separated again by the events of those tumultuous days.

Once More

1947

365 Nights poster
6.7

A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love with the daughter of the mistress of the house and decides to marry her. Only to discover that his father is is in debt and wants him to marry Ranko so that she may help his company by granting 1.5 million yen. Teruko decides to borrow money from a greedy bar owner who lends her money on certain conditions and photographs her without her consent. A love traingle forms between Koroku, Ranko, and Teruko. Things complicate when Koroku marries Teruko and Tsugawa threatens them for the money causing many twists and turns.

365 Nights

1948

Five Gents' Trick Book poster
10.0

The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.

Five Gents' Trick Book

1965

The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The First Love of a Cha Cha Girl

1956

Teenage Sazae poster
10.0

Adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip. The first entry in the series shot in color.

Teenage Sazae

1957

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife poster
NR

Masuo and Sazae are enjoying their newlywed life in their new house, even though they are in company housing. Masuo's colleague is invited to thank him for the newlyweds, but Masuo has been told by Managing Director Hanamura to go on a business trip to Kansai. Before long, Masuo contacted Sazae to come to Osaka.

Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife

1959

The Bad Sleep Well poster
7.7

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

Nutcracker Fantasy poster
6.6

Based off of the novel, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and the ballet, "The Nutcracker", Sanrio shows their take on the classic story in a stop-motion animated film.

Nutcracker Fantasy

1979

Story of a Detective's Assistant poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Story of a Detective's Assistant

1957

Two in the Shadow poster
7.8

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.

Two in the Shadow

1967

Flirtation in Spring poster
10.0

Japanese adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's play "Marius", set in early XXth century Japan.

Flirtation in Spring

1949

Who Knows a Woman's Heart poster
10.0

Ikeuchi was captain of the K - University ice hockey team. The daughter Shikotsuko of Ginza 's western restaurant "Piccolo" was also a female student at K University and was a figure player. They had a dream of being dispatched to Oslo in the Olympic Games and were struggling in each way. Mizuno who runs a sports equipment store in Ginza, showed the geisha by guiding the junior's Ikeuchi and others to the shop of Shimbashi one day.

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

1951

A Salaryman's Ten Commandments poster
NR

Modern comedy.

A Salaryman's Ten Commandments

1959

Mother poster
7.0

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Mother

1952

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Heavenly Comic Story of a Gentleman

1960

Sazae-san's Baby poster
9.0

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

Sazae-san's Baby

1960

The Izu Dancer poster
8.1

While vacationing in the Izu peninsula, a high school student Kawashima becomes intrigued by Kaoru, a pretty young dancer in a troupe of travelling performers, and he tags along with them on their journeys.

The Izu Dancer

1974

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion poster
NR

1957 Japanese movie.

Forgotten Flower Petal: Conclusion

1957

The Munekata Sisters poster
7.1

Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

The Munekata Sisters

1950

Biting Young Master poster
NR

Modern comedy.

Biting Young Master

1960

Modern Salaryman: Bushido  Romance poster
NR

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social expectations.

Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance

1960