Reiko Dan (団 令子, Dan Reiko), real name Reiko Hamada (浜田 令子, Hamada Reiko; March 26, 1935 – November 24, 2003), was a Japanese actress. She appeared in multiple films between 1957 and 1974, such as Sanjuro and Red Beard. She retired in 1974, coming back briefly from the late 1980s to 1990 to support her son, Yuta Dan (1967–2006), who was also an actor.
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Early life
Reiko Dan was born on 26 March 1935 in Kyoto City, Japan. She would begin acting in 1957 when she was 22. From 1957 and 1974, she would appear in several films such as When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Yasujirô Ozu's The End of Summer (1961), and Akira Kurosawa's Sanjuro (1962) and Red Beard (1965).
Partial filmography
Beginning from 1957 and 1973, she would appear in 109 films. She is best well known for her roles in When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Sanjuro (1962), Red Beard (1965), The Age of Assassins (1967), and The Little Adventurer (1973). In 1957, she’d win the Newcomer of the Year award for being one of the many promising newcomers in Japanese film.