Yumeji Tsukioka

Honestly, this is a name from a whole different world than mine, and I mean that with respect. Yumeji Tsukioka was born in Hiroshima back in 1921, which puts her right in the heart of Japan's black-and-white cinema era, and I find that genuinely humbling to sit with. Picture it: no CGI, no flashy editing, no second takes saving you, just an actress holding the frame with her face and her posture alone. To make a lasting name in that kind of world, you had to have real presence, and I imagine she carried herself with this quiet, dignified poise on screen. She passed in 2017, and people who anchored those old films deserve to be remembered. So I'll just sit here with a bit of reverence, tip my hat, and appreciate that her name still lingers.

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Yumeji Tsukioka was a Japanese film actress born on October 14, 1921, in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. She built her career during the golden age of Japanese cinema, performing in an era when actors carried films through presence and expression alone. She passed away on May 3, 2017.

Name (English)

Yumeji Tsukioka

Name (Japanese)

月丘夢路

Reading

つきおか ゆめじ

Born

October 14, 1921 – May 3, 2017

Origin

Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Actress / Film Actress

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Active years

1939 - 2012

Works summary

Appearances

140 (1950–2005)

By year (titles with a known year)

1950: 4, 1951: 1, 1952: 1, 1953: 5, 1954: 7, 1955: 6, 1956: 10, 1957: 8, 1958: 6, 1959: 5, 1960: 1, 1961: 5, 1962: 3, 1964: 1, 1967: 3, 1968: 2, 1969: 2, 1970: 2, 1971: 2, 1972: 1, 1973: 2, 1974: 2, 1975: 2, 1976: 2, 1977: 3, 1978: 3, 1980: 1, 1981: 2, 1983: 2, 1985: 1, 1994: 1, 2005: 1, year unknown: 43

Debut work

乙女の性典

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%88%E4%B8%98%E5%A4%A2%E8%B7%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3573210

Tags

• From Hiroshima Prefecture
• Actress
• Film Actress

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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