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DESCRIPTION:In the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema\, even as male stars like 
 Toshiro  Mifune flourished\, its greatest strength was in an astonishing  
         array of female icons\, great actresses as well as superstars: in 
  a career that spanned over 40 years\, &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fil
 mforum.org/films/tanaka.html&quot;&gt;Kinuyo Tanaka&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt; (1909-1977
 )          suffered for Mizoguchi 15 times\, gun-molled for Ozu early and 
  got laughs for him late\, eventually becoming everyone&amp;rsquo\;s favorite 
 aunt\; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.filmforum.org/films/yamada.html&quot;&gt;Is
 uzu Yamada&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt; (born 1917) vaulted to stardom in her teens
  before playing a series of powerful\, dominant parts\, topped by her     
      legendary &amp;ldquo\;Lady Macbeth&amp;rdquo\;\; former dancer &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a
  href=&quot;http://www.filmforum.org/films/kyo.html&quot;&gt;Machiko Kyo&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; 
 &lt;/em&gt; (born 1924) became internationally famous in &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fil
 mforum.org/films/divas.html#rashomon&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rashomon&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; 
 &lt;/a&gt; \, then was glorified          in &lt;em&gt;LIFE&lt;/em&gt; \, co-starred with Br
 ando\, and grew in screen sexiness into her 50s\; &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;htt
 p://www.filmforum.org/films/hara.html&quot;&gt;Setsuko Hara&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt; (b
 orn 1920)\, the beloved &amp;ldquo\;Virgin Star\,&amp;rdquo\;          personified
  Miss Japan as the perfect daughter\, sister\,  daughter-in-law\, even mot
 her for Ozu\, while displaying Dostoyevskian  range for          Kurosawa\
 ; while &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.filmforum.org/films/takamine.html&quot;
 &gt;Hideko Takamine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/em&gt; (1924-2010)\, who died this past Dece
 mber\, graduated from being Japan&amp;rsquo\;s Shirley Temple into          th
 e tightly wound\, unconquered Naruse heroine\, even attaining the ultimate
 : a full-blown &lt;em&gt;New Yorker&lt;/em&gt; profile.
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SUMMARY:5 Japanese Divas
URL:/en/events/2011/04/21/5-japanese-divas/
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