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Mariko Okada was born in Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan on January 11, 1933. Public records list Mariko Okada as a film producer and film actor. That works out to 93 years old in 2026. Awards on record include Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress. Notable works include Late Autumn and Proof of the Man.
My Take
Mariko Okada, born in Yoyogi, Tokyo on 11 January 1933, worked at the center of Japanese cinema during its strongest decades. Read the directors she appeared for — Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita — and you are essentially reading a syllabus. Late Autumn alone would secure her a place in film history, and she won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress along the way. What interests me more is that she did not stay only on the performing side. She also worked as a film producer, which in that era meant a woman stepping into the part of the industry that controls money and green lights. I doubt that was made easy for her. She was married to the director Yoshishige Yoshida, so the conversation about how a scene should be built presumably continued at the kitchen table. Later work such as Proof of the Man shows a career that outlived the studio system that made it. That kind of longevity is not luck; it is judgment, exercised again and again.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mariko Okada
- Name (Japanese)
- 岡田茉莉子
- Reading
- おかだ まりこ
- Born
- January 11, 1933 (age 93)
- Origin
- Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Active years
- 1951 -
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress
3. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 236 (1951–2017)
- By year (titles with a known year)
- 1951: 1, 1952: 9, 1953: 10, 1954: 11, 1955: 11, 1956: 14, 1957: 13, 1958: 10, 1959: 7, 1960: 9, 1961: 9, 1962: 10, 1963: 7, 1964: 1, 1965: 6, 1966: 3, 1967: 8, 1968: 2, 1969: 1, 1970: 8, 1971: 3, 1972: 5, 1973: 1, 1975: 5, 1976: 1, 1977: 2, 1978: 4, 1979: 2, 1980: 1, 1981: 1, 1982: 3, 1983: 4, 1984: 2, 1985: 4, 1986: 2, 1987: 3, 1988: 1, 1989: 1, 1990: 3, 1991: 1, 1992: 3, 1995: 1, 1996: 3, 1997: 1, 1998: 1, 1999: 1, 2000: 1, 2003: 1, 2004: 3, 2006: 1, 2007: 4, 2008: 1, 2010: 2, 2013: 2, 2017: 1, year unknown: 11
- Debut work
- 舞姫
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Late Autumn |
| Notable work | Proof of the Man |
4. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariko%20Okada
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A1%E7%94%B0%E8%8C%89%E8%8E%89%E5%AD%90
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2053558
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mariko Okada born?
Mariko Okada was born on January 11, 1933 and is 93 years old.
Where is Mariko Okada from?
Mariko Okada is from Yoyogi, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Mariko Okada do?
Mariko Okada works as actor, film producer, film actor.
How long has Mariko Okada been active?
Mariko Okada has been active since 1951.
What is Mariko Okada known for?
Mariko Okada's notable works include Late Autumn, Proof of the Man.
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