Noriko Matsumoto | |
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松本 典子 | |
| Born | 9 August 1935 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 26 March 2014 (aged 78)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1954–2001 |
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Kazuko Shimizu ( Japanese: 清水 和子, Hepburn: Shimizu Kazuko, 9 August 1935 – 26 March 2014), known professionally as Noriko Matsumoto (松本 典子, Matsumoto Noriko), was a Japanese actress and stage director. She and her husband, playwright Kunio Shimizu, were co-founders of the stage company Mokutōsha.
Biography
Kazuko Shimizu [1] was born on 9 August 1935 in Tokyo. [1] [2] and educated at Ohtani Gakuen and the Haiyuza Theatre Company training school. [1] [3] She joined the Mingei Theatre Company in 1959. [3]
After her debut in Kiyomi Hotta's 1954 production of Shima, Matsumoto began appearing in stage productions, including Jukichi Uno's production of Three Sisters. [1] In 1976, she and her husband Kunio Shimizu were among the co-founders of the stage company Mokutōsha, where she later worked as a leading actor and in the 1990s began working as a director. [2] [3] Her last performance was at the June 2001 Theater X production of Joyū N. [3] Outside of the stage, also had some film and television credits, [4] including as Fumiko in The Warped Ones. [5]
Matsumoto won two Kinokuniya Theatre Awards: in 1979 for her performances in Mokutōsha's production of Gakuya and Janjan's production of Jochū-tachi; and in 1984 for her performance in Mokutōsha's production of Love Letter: Ai to Hi no Seishin Bunseki. [6] She was awarded a 1987 Arts Encouragement Award for her performance at Tango at the End of Winter . [2]
Following a month of hospitalization, Matsumoto died on 26 March 2014 of interstitial pneumonia at a hospital in Setagaya, aged 78. [4] Her funeral was restricted to close relatives, with Shimizu serving as the chief mourner. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d "松本典子". デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Kotobank.
- ^ a b c "俳優の松本典子さん死去". Asahi Shimbun. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "松本典子さん死去 間質性肺炎で". Daily Sports (in Japanese). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b "女優の松本典子さん死去、７８歳 蜷川さん演出作品で芸術選奨". Sponichi Annex. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "狂熱の季節". Nikkatsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "紀伊國屋演劇賞 - パート 2". Kinokuniya. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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Noriko Matsumoto | |
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松本 典子 | |
| Born | 9 August 1935 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 26 March 2014 (aged 78)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1954–2001 |
| Spouse | |
Kazuko Shimizu ( Japanese: 清水 和子, Hepburn: Shimizu Kazuko, 9 August 1935 – 26 March 2014), known professionally as Noriko Matsumoto (松本 典子, Matsumoto Noriko), was a Japanese actress and stage director. She and her husband, playwright Kunio Shimizu, were co-founders of the stage company Mokutōsha.
Biography
Kazuko Shimizu [1] was born on 9 August 1935 in Tokyo. [1] [2] and educated at Ohtani Gakuen and the Haiyuza Theatre Company training school. [1] [3] She joined the Mingei Theatre Company in 1959. [3]
After her debut in Kiyomi Hotta's 1954 production of Shima, Matsumoto began appearing in stage productions, including Jukichi Uno's production of Three Sisters. [1] In 1976, she and her husband Kunio Shimizu were among the co-founders of the stage company Mokutōsha, where she later worked as a leading actor and in the 1990s began working as a director. [2] [3] Her last performance was at the June 2001 Theater X production of Joyū N. [3] Outside of the stage, also had some film and television credits, [4] including as Fumiko in The Warped Ones. [5]
Matsumoto won two Kinokuniya Theatre Awards: in 1979 for her performances in Mokutōsha's production of Gakuya and Janjan's production of Jochū-tachi; and in 1984 for her performance in Mokutōsha's production of Love Letter: Ai to Hi no Seishin Bunseki. [6] She was awarded a 1987 Arts Encouragement Award for her performance at Tango at the End of Winter . [2]
Following a month of hospitalization, Matsumoto died on 26 March 2014 of interstitial pneumonia at a hospital in Setagaya, aged 78. [4] Her funeral was restricted to close relatives, with Shimizu serving as the chief mourner. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d "松本典子". デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Kotobank.
- ^ a b c "俳優の松本典子さん死去". Asahi Shimbun. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "松本典子さん死去 間質性肺炎で". Daily Sports (in Japanese). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b "女優の松本典子さん死去、７８歳 蜷川さん演出作品で芸術選奨". Sponichi Annex. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "狂熱の季節". Nikkatsu (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "紀伊國屋演劇賞 - パート 2". Kinokuniya. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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