, real name , was a Japanese actress. She appeared in multiple films between 1957 and 1974, such as Sanjuro and Red Beard. 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. 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. DateTitleRole1957Daigaku no Samurai-tachiMichiko Nakajima1958A Holiday in Tokyo1958Song for a Bride1958All About MarriageMariko Mutō1958Hadaka no TaishōFemale Conductor1959Daigaku no OneechanToshiko Sonoe1959Monkey SunPon1959Three Dolls in Ginza (Ginza no Oneechan)Ryōko Awa (Punch)1959Three Dolls from Hong Kong (Oneechan Makaritōru)Toshiko Sonoe1960When a Woman Ascends the StairsJunko Ichihashi19603 Dolls and 3 Guys (Samurai to Oneechan)Yuriko Dan (Punch)1960Haori no TaishōHarue1960Daughters, Wives and a MotherHaruko Sakanishi1960The Dangerous Kiss (Seppun Dorobō)Mieko Yuki1960Oneechan ni Makashi to Ki!Toshiko Sonoe (Punch)1960Gametsui MusumeKinu Oyamada1960Ganbare! BangakuŌji1960Oneechan wa Tsui Teru zeRyoko Tan1961Daigaku no WakadaishōKyoko Danno1961The End of SummerYuriko1962Burari Bura-bura MonogatariAunt1962SanjuroDaughter1965Red BeardO-Sugi1965Fort GraveyardOharu aka Kin Sun Ho1965The Crazy AdventureEtsuko1967The Age of AssassinsKeiko Tsurumaki1973 Sotsugyô ryokô (The Little Adventurer)Kiyoko Saito
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