Setsuko Karasuma

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Characters played by Setsuko Karasuma

Mitsuko — Manon (1981)

Mitsuko is a trainee in a theater troupe who works part-time to support herself and lives with her teacher, Yoshino. After meeting wealthy loan shark Takizawa at work, she begins a relationship with him and moves in with him after a fight with Yoshino. She later accompanies Takizawa to a funeral, where she meets Itaru and spends the night with him.

Masae Hiyoshi — 64: Part 1 (2016)

A minor character connected by name to the events surrounding the 64 case.

Natsuko — Four Seasons: Natsuko (1980)

Natsuko is the story’s central character, a young woman who supports her younger sister during her stay at a psychiatric sanatorium. She faces strain in her relationship with Tatsuo Kanamori and weighs a photographer’s modeling proposal, but ultimately chooses to pursue acting on her own terms.

Riichi's mother — Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998)

Riichi's mother is subjected to abuse at home. Her disappearance causes Riichi to assume that the violence has happened again, prompting a confrontation between him and his father; she later returns, changing the immediate course of the conflict.

Masae Hiyoshi — 64: Part 2 (2016)

Civilian connected to the investigation, provides minor clues or alibis.

Career Overview

Setsuko Karasuma has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1980. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently 64 Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Manon, Four Seasons: Natsuko, Makeup. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
40
Birth Date
1955-02-03
Birth Place
Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

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Content sources

Related entry on Wikidata (Q3549436), public domain (CC0).