Shizue Tatsuta
Actor
Biography
Shizue Tatsuta was a Japanese actress of the silent and early sound eras. Much is unknown about her life before her acting career. As an actress, she symbolized the "moga" (modern girl) archetype of the era. She appeared in nearly seventy films, including works by Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, and Heinosuke Gosho.
After about ten years of acting experience, she retired from Shochiku in 1936, at the age of thirty-three. After retiring, she opened a bar in Ginza. She married Aikichi Ikeda, a high-class furniture dealer, and they had a child.
Filmography
Umi mo yusha
1927
Love and Power
1930
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
as Madame at Bar 1933
A Primer on Marriage
as Mineko 1930
Young Lady
as Bad Madam 1930
Nikutai no bÅfÅ«
1931
Scenes of Love
as The shabby woman 1929
If Only She...
1928
The Glory of the ShÅwa Era
as Taeko (ShÅwa chapter) 1928
The Model of New Women
1929
The Father and His Son
1929
The Beating
1930
The Big City: Explosion
1930
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1
as Sakura 1931
Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2
as Sakura (Kokichi's second daughter) 1931
Sisters: Part 1
1931