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Mie Kitahara | |
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Mie Kitahara in 1955 | |
| Born | 23 July 1933 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–1960 |
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Mie Kitahara (北原三枝, Kitahara Mie; born 23 July 1933) is a Japanese actress[1] who appeared in more than 60 films between 1952 and 1960.[2]
Born in Meguro, Tokyo, Kitahara gave her screen debut in Keisuke Kinoshita's 1952 Carmen's Pure Love.[1] In 1954, she moved from the Shochiku film studios to Nikkatsu.[1][2] She is best known for co-starring in a series of films with Yūjirō Ishihara, starting with Crazed Fruit in 1956.[1] They married in 1960 and she retired from acting,[1] assuming her married name, Makiko Ishihara (石原まき子).[3]