Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

actress

Akiko Kazami was born on Jul 23, 1921 in Japan. Akiko Kazami's big-screen debut came with Tsuchi directed by Tomu Uchida in 1939. Akiko Kazami is known for Adrift in Tokyo directed by Satoshi Miki, Joe Odagiri stars as Fumiya Takemura and Tomokazu Miura as Aiichiro Fukuhara. The most recent award Akiko Kazami achieved is Mainichi Film Concours. The upcoming new movie Akiko Kazami plays is Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship which will be released on Mar 02, 2013.

Born in Gunma, as Fusa Nakamura, in 1921 Kazami Akiko died at age 95 on September 28th, 2016 due to old age after spending time being hospitalized at a hospital in Tokyo. She had begun acting, based on a suggestion by her father, in advance of the golden age of Japanese cinema and by the time she was ninety-years old was still working, which contributed to her fame. She was called 'The Mother Of Japan' due to length of her career as an actress and also due to taking on the role of a mother on the screen. After her husband's death she lived with her younger sister. Her son is a resident of the USA. Her hobbies were drawing and illustrating.

  • Birthday

    Jul 23, 1921
  • Place of Birth

    Tomioka, Gunma, Japan

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Mainichi Film Concours
2007
Winner - Special Award

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