Famous People with Name Setsuko

Setsuko Hara            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Setsuko Hara: a famous Japanese actress who appeared in many of Yasujiro Ozu's films, most notably as Noriko in the Noriko Trilogy (Late Spring, Early Summer, and Tokyo Story). She also starred in pictures by Akira Kurosawa, Mikio Naruse and other prominent directors. She is called "the Eternal Virgin" in Japan and is a symbol of Japanese film's golden era of the 1950s. She suddenly quit acting in 1963 (the same year as Ozu's death), and has since led a secluded life in Kamakura, refusing all interviews and refusing to be photographed (making Japanese-cinema scholar Donald Richie refer to Hara as the "Greta Garbo of Japan"). Her final role was Riku, wife of Oishi Yoshio, in a film of Chushingura. She later became the inspiration for the protagonist of the 2001 movie Millennium Actress. [1]

Setsuko Inoue            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Setsuko Inoue: is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all seven matches.

Setsuko Sasaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Setsuko Sasaki: is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion.She was a member of the Japanese winning team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Setsuko Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Setsuko Yoshida: is a female Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1968 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played six matches.