Izumi Ashikawa

Sachiko Ito (伊藤佐知子, Itō Sachiko; born 6 October 1935), known professionally as Izumi Ashikawa (芦川 いずみ), is a Japanese actress.^[1][2] Ashikawa was called the Japanese Audrey Hepburn.^[3]

Izumi Ashikawa
芦川　いずみ
Ashikawa in 1965
Born	Sachiko Ito (1935-10-06) 6 October 1935 (age 89) Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1953–68
Spouse	Tatsuya Fuji ​ (m. 1968)​

In 1953, Ashikawa was scouted by director Yuzo Kawashima and joined the Shochiku studio.^[4] She made her film debut with Tokyomadamu to Osakafujin directed by Yuzo Kawashima.^[4] In 1955, she moved to the Nikkatsu studio and gained popularity.^[4] In 1968, Ashikawa married actor Tatsuya Fuji and retired.^[5][6][7] She made her final film appearance in the 1968 film Koto no Taiyo.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Tokyomadamu to Osakafujin (1953)
• The Baby Carriage (1956)
• The Balloon (1956)
• Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)
• Suzaki Paradise: Akashingō (1957)
• Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)
• The Perfect Game (1958)
• Kurenai no Tsubasa (1958)
• A Slope in the Sun (1959)
• Mutekiga Ore o Yondeiru (1960)
• Man with a Shotgun (1961)
• Living by Karate [ja] (1961)
• Glass-hearted Johnny [ja] (1962)
• A Chain of Islands [ja] (1965)
• Outlaw:Gangster VIP 2 (1968)
• Koto no Taiyo (1968)