Tokie Hidari
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Tokie Hidari is, by now, a veteran Japanese actress with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The role of Kayo in 'Ponyo' is the one that keeps being brought up. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Survival Family'. She started at 12. Casting directors have gone to her for comedy more than for anything else. Work has kept arriving for 67 years, which is its own kind of achievement.
Tokie Hidari
23 Movies
6 Series
Tokie Hidari is, by now, a veteran Japanese actress with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The role of Kayo in 'Ponyo' is the one that keeps being brought up. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Survival Family'. She started at 12. Casting directors have gone to her for comedy more than for anything else. Work has kept arriving for 67 years, which is its own kind of achievement.
Movies
Plays Kayo (voice)
Ponyo
2008
Plays Old Woman
Survival Family
2017
Plays A Clerk at a cake shop
Song of Goodbye
2007
Plays Tomiko
Sleeping Man
1996
Plays Asao's Mother
Getting Any?
1995
Plays Fumi Fujioka
Kabei: Our Mother
2008
Plays Kinu Matsumoto
Go, Masao!
2012
Plays Osugi
Double Suicide
1969
Plays Patient's Wife
The Last Dance
1993
Plays Matchmaker
Come On Irene
2018
Plays Tomoko Abe
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
Plays Shinsyun Ku
For Kayako
1984
Plays Asakura
A Quiet Life
1995
Plays Chief Nurse
Love Letter
1985
Plays Eiko Tanaka
Seven Weeks
2014
Plays Michiko Kajimura
The Last Snow
2002
Plays Sawako
Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
1970
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Full Filmography
Miss Sherlock
Mariko Maibara · 1 episode
2018
TV
Come On Irene
Matchmaker
2018
Film
Survival Family
Old Woman
2017
Film
Great Selection Taxi
Mutsumi Sayama · 1 episode
2014
TV
Seven Weeks
Eiko Tanaka
2014
Film
The Island Teacher
Yoko Otsuka · 6 episodes
2013
TV
Legal High
Arima Tane · 1 episode
2012
TV
Sleeping Jukujo
Minori Mishima · 9 episodes
2012
TV
Go, Masao!
Kinu Matsumoto
2012
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Tokie Hidari and where are they from?
Tokie Hidari is 79 years old, born on March 27, 1947 in Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Tokie Hidari?
Tokie Hidari is best known for roles in Ponyo, Survival Family, Love and Honor.
How many movies has Tokie Hidari been in?
Over a 67-year career (since 1959), Tokie Hidari has appeared in 23 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was Tokie Hidari's first movie?
The career of Tokie Hidari began with The Song of the Cart (1959).
What is Tokie Hidari's most recent movie or series?
Tokie Hidari's most recent release is Angry Rice Wives, which premiered on January 8, 2021.
What TV shows has Tokie Hidari appeared in?
On television, Tokie Hidari has appeared in Legal High, Miss Sherlock, Great Selection Taxi, Professional Killers.
Tokie Hidari
1947-03-27 · Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Tokie Hidari is, by now, a veteran Japanese actress with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. The role of Kayo in 'Ponyo' is the one that keeps being brought up. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Survival Family'. She started at 12. Casting directors have gone to her for comedy more than for anything else. Work has kept arriving for 67 years, which is its own kind of achievement.