Komako Hara 原駒子 |
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Komako Hara in Hakuchō himon (1932)
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Born |
Komako Kuragata February 6, 1910 Kanagawa Prefecture |
Died | December 28, 1968 | (aged 58)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Film actress |
Komako Hara (原駒子 Hara Komako?, 6 February 1910 – 28 December 1968) was a Japanese film actress who was particularly prominent in the silent era. Her real name was Komako Kuragata.
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Hara made her motion picture debut in 1924 in the film Rakujitsu no yume. At studios such as Tōa Kinema and Makino Talkie, she achieved fame specializing in starring roles playing vamps, dokufu (poison women), and yakuza molls in jidaigeki. In the sound era, she shifted to secondary roles in films by directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Masahiro Makino, and Keigo Kimura. She appeared in over 200 films in her career.