Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura is a Japanese actress who works in both film and television. She is best known for her films with director Shōhei Imamura, including his picture The Insect Woman. Jitsuko Yoshimura appears nude alongside Nobuko Otowa in Onibaba, the film directed by Kaneto Shindō. She was born on 18 April 1943, and her sister is the actress Mari Yoshimura. Onibaba became her signature film and earned her the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also worked with Akira Kurosawa on Dodes'ka-den before stepping away from acting in 1970. She came back to the screen in 1980 and has kept working ever since. From 1968 to 1999 she was married to the actor Tetsuo Ishidate.

Jitsuko Yoshimura shares scenes with Nobuko Otowa on CelebMasta.