Toshiko Kobayashi
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Toshiko Kobayashi (小林トシ子, Kobayashi Toshiko, 6 April 1932 – 29 December 2016) was a Japanese actress active from 1949 to 1980.[1]
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Toshiko Kobayashi | |
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Born | (1932-04-06)6 April 1932[1] |
Died | 29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 84) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Toshiko Teshigahara |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949–1980 |
Spouse(s) | Hiroshi Teshigahara (1956–2001) |
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She joined the Nichigeki Dancing Team in 1946. In 1949, she was discovered by film director Keisuke Kinoshita and gave her film debut in his comedy Broken Drum.[2] Under contract with the Shochiku film studios,[2] she starred in many films of Kinoshita and Masaki Kobayashi.[3]
She was married to new wave film director Hiroshi Teshigahara from 1956 until his death in 2001, with whom she had two daughters.[4][5]