Michiko Kuwano

Michiko Kuwano (桑野通子) was a Japanese film actress.

Career
Kuwano was born in Shiba ward, Tokyo. After graduating from Mita High School in 1932, she first worked as a "sweets girl" for Morinaga & Company before entering the Shochiku film studios in 1934, where she gave her debut in Hiroshi Shimizu's Eclipse. In addition to many films directed by Shimizu, she starred in films by Yasujirō Ozu and Yasujirō Shimazu. In 1946, she collapsed on the set of Kenji Mizoguchi's Victory of Women. She is the mother of actress Miyuki Kuwano.

Selected filmography

 * 1934: Eclipse
 * 1936: Mr. Thank You
 * 1937: What Did the Lady Forget?
 * 1939: A Brother and His Younger Sister
 * 1940: The Legend of Tank Commander Nishizumi
 * 1942: Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
 * 1946: Victory of Women