Tsukasa, Yoko (1934–)
Tsukasa, Yoko (1934–)
Japanese actress. Name variations: Yôko Tsukasa. Born Aug 20, 1934, in Tottori, Japan.
Leading lady of Japanese films, began career as a cover girl; made film debut in Forever Be Mine (1954), followed by Tenka taihei, Oen-san, Brother and Sister, Iwashigumo (Summer Clouds), Nippon tanjo, Girl in the Mist, Akibiyori, Yojimbo, Honkon no yoru, Early Autumn, Onna no za, Horoki, Chushingura (47 Samurai), Kojiro, Samurai Rebellion, Midaregumo, Admiral Yamamoto, Goyokin, Shinsengumi (Band of Assassins), and Island of Horrors, among others.
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