Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura (吉村実子 Yoshimura Jitsuko, born 18 April 1943) is a Japanese actress. She was discovered by Shohei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships. She went on to appear in The Insect Woman and Onibaba. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continues to work to this day.

Acted Movies

Onibaba (1964)

Director: Kaneto Shindō

Writers: Kaneto Shindō,

Cast: Fudeko Tanaka, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, J?kichi Uno, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sat?, Kentarô Kaji, Nobuko Otowa, Somesh? Matsumoto, Taiji Tonoyama,

The Insect Woman (1963)

Director: Shōhei Imamura

Writers: Keiji Hasebe,

Cast: Daizaburo Hirata, Emiko Aizawa, Emiko Higashi, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kazuo Kitamura, Masumi Harukawa, Sachiko Hidari, Seizabur? Kawazu, Tanie Kitabayashi, Teruko Kishi,

Pigs and Battleships (1961)

Director: Shōhei Imamura

Writers: Hisashi Yamanouchi,

Cast: Eijir? T?no, Hideo Sato, Hiroyuki Nagato, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Masao Mishima, Shir? ?saka, Shoichi Ozawa, Takeshi Kat?, Tetsuro Tamba, Y?ko Minamida,