Reiko Dan

Reiko Dan
Born(1935-03-26)March 26, 1935
DiedNovember 24, 2003(2003-11-24) (aged 68)
Other namesReiko Hamada (浜田 令子, Hamada Reiko)
OccupationActress

Reiko Dan (団 令子, Dan Reiko), real name Reiko Hamada (浜田 令子, Hamada Reiko; March 26, 1935 – November 24, 2003), was a Japanese actress.[1] She appeared in multiple films between 1957 and 1974, such as Sanjuro and Red Beard.[2] She retired in 1974, coming back briefly from the late 1980s to 1990 to support her son, Yuta Dan (1967–2006), who was also an actor.

Early life

Reiko Dan was born on 26 March 1935 in Kyoto City, Japan. She would begin acting in 1957 when she was 22. From 1957 and 1974, she would appear in several films such as When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Yasujirô Ozu's The End of Summer (1961), and Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro (1962) and Red Beard (1965).

Partial filmography

Beginning from 1957 and 1973, she would appear in 109 films. [3] She is best well known for her roles in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Sanjuro (1962), Red Beard (1965), The Age of Assassins (1967), and The Little Adventurer (1973). In 1957, she’d win the Newcomer of the Year award for being one of the many promising newcomers in Japanese film.

Date Title Role
1957 Daigaku no Samurai-tachi Michiko Nakajima
1958 A Holiday in Tokyo
1958 Song for a Bride
1958 All About Marriage Mariko Mutō
1958 Hadaka no Taishō Female Conductor
1959 Daigaku no Oneechan Toshiko Sonoe
1959 Monkey Sun Pon
1959 Three Dolls in Ginza (Ginza no Oneechan) Ryōko Awa (Punch)
1959 Three Dolls from Hong Kong (Oneechan Makaritōru) Toshiko Sonoe
1960 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Junko Ichihashi
1960 3 Dolls and 3 Guys (Samurai to Oneechan) Yuriko Dan (Punch)
1960 Haori no Taishō Harue
1960 Daughters, Wives and a Mother Haruko Sakanishi
1960 The Dangerous Kiss (Seppun Dorobō) Mieko Yuki
1960 Oneechan ni Makashi to Ki! Toshiko Sonoe (Punch)
1960 Gametsui Musume Kinu Oyamada
1960 Ganbare! Bangaku Ōji
1960 Oneechan wa Tsui Teru ze Ryoko Tan
1961 Daigaku no Wakadaishō Kyoko Danno
1961 The End of Summer Yuriko
1962 Burari Bura-bura Monogatari Aunt
1962 Sanjuro Daughter
1965 Red Beard O-Sugi
1965 Fort Graveyard Oharu aka Kin Sun Ho
1965 The Crazy Adventure Etsuko
1967 The Age of Assassins Keiko Tsurumaki
1973 Sotsugyô ryokô (The Little Adventurer) Kiyoko Saito

References

  1. ↑ "映画情報". 映画情報 (in Japanese). June 1959.
  2. ↑ "Dan Reiko" (in Japanese). Kinema Jumpo. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ↑ allcinema. "団令子". allcinema (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-08-09.