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My Take
Shizue Kawarazaki was born in 1908 — which means she came into the world when the Meiji era still had a few years left in it, lived through the earthquakes and wars and economic upheavals of the twentieth century, and kept going all the way to 2002, ninety-three years old. That alone deserves a moment of respect. She was a Tokyo actress working in an era when Japanese theater was still deeply rooted in prewar traditions, and the fact that she stuck with it across such seismic cultural shifts says something about the kind of stubbornness and craft it takes to last. She helped found the Zenshinza troupe in 1931, married its star Chōjūrō Kawarazaki, and was the mother of three actors and the aunt of Shima Iwashita, so a woman who spent that much of her life in the performing arts and survived everything the Showa period threw at the country clearly had stories.
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Overview
Shizue Kawarazaki (January 25, 1908 – January 1, 2002) was a Japanese actress born in Tokyo. She was active during the prewar and postwar eras, spanning the Taisho and Showa periods of Japanese theater and performing arts. She passed away at the age of 93, leaving behind a career that bridged some of the most transformative decades in Japanese cultural history.
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- Name (English)
- Shizue Kawarazaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 河原崎しづ江
- Reading
- かわらざき しづえ
- Born
- January 25, 1908 – January 1, 2002
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. 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 Shizue Kawarazaki born?
Shizue Kawarazaki was born on January 25, 1908.
When did Shizue Kawarazaki die?
Shizue Kawarazaki died on January 1, 2002, aged 93.
Where was Shizue Kawarazaki from?
Shizue Kawarazaki was from Tokyo, Japan.
What did Shizue Kawarazaki do?
Shizue Kawarazaki worked as Actress.
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