Izumi Ashikawa
芦川 いずみ
Born (1935-10-06) 6 October 1935
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1953-68

Izumi Ashikawa (芦川 いずみ, Ashikawa Izumi, born 6 October 1935) is a Japanese actress.[1][2] Ashikawa was called the Japanese Audrey Hepburn.[3]

In 1953, Ashikawa was scouted by director Yuzo Kawashima and joined the Shochiku studio.[4] She made her film debut with Tokyomadamu to Osakafujin directed by Yuzo Kawashima.[4] In 1955, she moved to the Nikkatsu studio and gained popularity.[4] In 1968, Ashikawa married actor Tatsuya Fuji and retired.[5][6][7] She made her final film appearance in the 1968 film Koto no Taiyo.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "芦川いづみ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  2. "藤竜也、妻・芦川いづみさんへの愛を告白「寝る前に握手します。毎日が船出です」". デイリー. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  3. "芦川 いづみ について" (in Japanese). 日活公式サイト. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 芦川いづみインタビュー (in Japanese). 本の話. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  5. "芦川いづみ 映画祭". シネマトゥディ. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  6. "芦川いづみ DVDBOX". amazon. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  7. 藤竜也、事務所を辞めて出演。裁判にまで発展した『愛のコリーダ』は「逃げちゃいけない出会い」 (in Japanese). テレ朝ポスト TV Asashi. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

Izumi Ashikawa at IMDb


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