Yuriko Hanabusa
Japanese actress (1900–1970)

Yuriko Hanabusa (英百合子, Hanabusa Yuriko; 7 March 1900 – 7 February 1970) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1970.
Selected filmography
Souls on the Road (1921)
Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)
The Daughter of the Samurai (1937)
Young People (1937)
Spring on Leper's Island (1940)
Listen to the Voices of the Sea (1950)
Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
The Tale of Genji (1951)
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Rikon (1952)
Epitome (1953)
Life of a Woman (1953)
The Elegant Life of Mr.
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